Radial Engineering Voco-Loco User Manual

Radial Engineering Ltd.
Voco-Loco™ Preamp Loop
True to the Music
®
SETTING UP THE DRY SOUND
Start with both footswitches turned off. Check the LED indicators and make
sure they are also off. Set all the Voco-Loco controls to the 12 o’clock
position to start.
WETDRYPREAMP & EQUALIZER EFFECTS LOOP
48V
MIC IN LOW HIGH MIXSEND RECV TONE
Turn on the PA system and slowly increase the level while speaking into
your mic. Always test at low levels for safety. If you encounter buzz or
hum, push in the recessed ground LIFT switch on the rear panel. This
disconnects pin-1 on the XLR which often eliminates noise caused
by ground loops. Adjust the MIC IN level and use the LOW and HIGH
equalizer controls to adjust the tone of your mic. Keep in mind that adding
excessive lows or highs can lead to feedback or unwanted resonance.
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Setting up the wet sound
Turn on the effects loop by depressing the
right hand footswitch. The LED will illuminate
indicating the effects loop is active. Now try
turning on one of your effect pedals. It is a
good idea to test with one effect at a time
as this will make it easier to trouble shoot
should something not be connected or
working properly. Using an effect such as a
delay or chorus is usually a good place to
start as you can easily gauge if the Voco-
Loco is overdriving the effect and causing
it to distort. If it is, simply turn down the
SEND level and increase the RECV level
controls to compensate. Rotate the wet/dry
MIX control from one extreme to the other to
compare the original dry signal with the wet
signal. Adjust the mix so that it sounds right
and you are set to add more pedals.
Adjusting the tone control
The tone control is a post effects-loop EQ
that is designed to smooth out excessively
bright or harsh sounding pedals. Keep in
mind that most guitar pedals are designed
to go through the 12” loudspeaker in a guitar
amp. There is no tweeter to reproduce high
frequencies. With a PA, you have a full
range system that now has mid range horns
and tweeters to reproduce the high end, so
you may need to compensate. Simply try it
and set it to where it sounds best to you.
BRIGHTERWARMER
TONE
WETTERDRYER
MIX
MORELESS
SEND
MORELESS
RECV
Increases or decreases the level
going to the effect pedal.
Increases or decreases the level
received from the effect pedal.
Mixes the original dry signal and
the wet effect signal together.
Controls the overall tone of the
wet effect signal.

Radial Engineering Voco-Loco Specifications

General

Brand	Radial Engineering
Model	Voco-Loco
Category	Music Pedal
Language	English