Radial Hot Shot DM1 Dynamic Mic Switcher/Mute

Description

Front-of-house isn’t always the conversation a vocalist wants to have live. The Radial Hot Shot DM1 solves that with a simple, road-tough passive box built around a momentary foot switch: press it, and your dynamic mic’s signal instantly redirects from the main PA to a dedicated monitor output, so you can flag a tempo change, ask for more vocal in the wedge, or coordinate with a bandmate without the audience — or the whole venue — hearing it.

Setup mirrors any standard mic run: XLR in from the microphone, XLR out to the house system as usual. The added monitor output feeds your monitor console, where the engineer can route talkback to stage wedges, in-ears, or the tech crew as needed. It’s a one-box solution for discreet on-stage communication that doesn’t require an extra channel of open mic bleeding into the mains.

Because it’s built for dynamic mics specifically and stays fully passive, there’s no power supply to manage and no added noise floor — just clean switching exactly when you need it. Radial’s 14-gauge steel chassis, baked enamel finish, and isolated heavy-duty XLR jacks and switch mechanism mean this thing shrugs off load-in, load-out, and everything a touring rig throws at it.

• On-stage mic mute with instant signal redirect to monitors
• Momentary foot switch for quick, one-press control
• Enables private communication with band and crew mid-show
• Ground lift built in to kill hum from ground loops
• Can toggle to a second mic channel, with or without effects

For riders that call for reliable, no-fuss stage communication, the Hot Shot DM1 earns its spot in the signal chain.