Radial XAMP
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What you need to know
What you need to know
- Simple and fast reamping: retrieve a recorded track from a line output and send it back to amps and pedals to rework the sound afterwards.
- Radial studio quality: 100% discrete Class A circuit designed for faithful reproduction and a clean signal.
- Dual instrument outputs: two high-impedance outputs isolated by transformers, with independent level controls to feed two amps (or two effects chains).
- Handling common issues: ground lift to reduce ground loops and 180-degree phase inversion in case of phase cancellation between two amps.
Manufacturer Information
Radial
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The X-Amp Philosophy, Adapted to the 500 Series Format for the Modern Studio
Reamping has become an essential method in production because it finally separates the musician's performance from the producer's sound work. The Radial X-Amp follows this logic: you record a "clean" take (often via a DI or preamp output), then later take your time to explore different amps, cabinets, microphones, placements, and settings. In this 500 series format version, the approach remains the same: direct integration into a 500 chassis, convenient for studio racks, allowing access to reamping without cluttering the desktop with multiple boxes or complicating cabling.
The result is especially relevant as a production evolves: arrangements become denser, artistic direction changes, or there is a need for a more aggressive or, conversely, a cleaner tone. Instead of re-recording, you can reinterpret the existing track by adjusting amplification, effects chain, and mic placement, all while preserving the original performance.
Who Should Use the Radial X-Amp and When?
The Radial X-Amp is aimed at studios, demanding home studios, sound engineers, and producers who want to save time while maintaining maximum control over the final sound. It is a tool of choice for guitars and basses but also for creative uses on keyboards, drum machines, samples, and even vocals whenever you want to "take out" a sound that is too direct and run it through an amp, pedal, or external effects chain.
In sessions, the benefit is immediate: during recording, the guitarist focuses on accuracy, groove, and intention. Afterwards, you can take the time to refine the sound: choice of amp, speaker, mic, placement, and processing. This method avoids hours of rewiring and limits back-and-forth, while offering a highly appreciated level of flexibility as the production takes shape.
Technical specifications
| Category | format 500 | Analog outputs | 2 x jack, XLR |
| Number of channels | 2 | Power supply | 40 mA |
| Digital conversion | No | Display | LED |
| Max input level (dBu) | 26 | Ports | API 500 |
| Settings | output level | Weight | 700 g |
| THD | 0,002% @ 1 kHz | Dimensions (mm) | 134 x 40 x 170 |
| Inputs | XLR | ||
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Questions frequently asked
Does the Radial X-Amp work in a 500 series rack?
This API 500 format model installs in a compatible chassis and draws 40 mA. Its dimensions are 134 x 40 x 170 mm with a weight of 700 g.
How to connect an audio interface to the X-Amp for reamping?
The rear balanced XLR line input receives the signal from an interface, converter, or console. The circuit then unbalances and buffers this signal to feed an amplifier or pedal input. The maximum input level is 26 dBu.
Can one send a track to two guitar amps?
Two high-impedance instrument outputs on jack connectors, isolated by transformer, allow feeding two amps with the same track.
Are the output levels independently adjustable?
Each guitar output has its own independent level control to tailor the attack sent to each amp. This setup notably allows adjusting separately the response of a clean chain and a distorted chain.
How to fix hum or phase issues when using two amps?
Ground lift functions help eliminate ground loops. A 180-degree phase inversion corrects phase opposition between two amps or two microphone inputs.
