* Select the best mic & preamp combination
* Passive
'straight wire' color-free signal path
* Built-in 48V phantom power for
condenser mics
* Improve the workflow efficiency in your
studio
The Radial Cherry Picker is a unique tool designed to improve
efficiency and workflow in the studio by simplifying the process of matching the
best preamp with a microphone for a given track. This is most often done when
recording vocals. This improves the sonic character of the track and provides
the vocalist with a more comfortable sound, which in turn allows for a better
performance.
Four front panel 'radio style' selector switches select the active preamp
while automatically disconnecting the mic from the others. Completely passive
and 100% discrete, the Cherry Picker features a 'straight wire' signal path.
There is no active circuitry whatsoever in between the mic signal and the
preamp. The audio signal switching is performed by a series of military-grade
gold contact sealed relays for zero coloration and distortion to ensure a fair
and honest comparison between preamps.
The rear panel is equipped with a balanced XLR input for the microphone and
four balanced XLR outputs to feed the various preamps. When using a studio
condenser, the Cherry Picker internally generates 48V phantom power so that
switching between preamps will not disrupt the phantom power going to the
microphone. This could otherwise cause severe popping in the audio system and
headphones. Separate ground lift switches for each output help reduce noise by
eliminating ground loops plus a handy mute switch turns all outputs off,
enabling the engineer to leave the preamp settings untouched when testing out
other mics.
The Cherry Picker... a tool designed to improve performance, sound and
workflow at the same time.