TC Electronic M3000 Manuale utente

M3000

STUDIO REVERB PROCESSOR

USERS MANUAL

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1 Read these instructions.

2 Keep these instructions.

3 Heed all warnings.

4 Follow all instructions.

5 Do not use this apparatus near water.

6 Clean only with dry cloth.

7 Do not block any ventilation openings.

Install in accordance with the manufacturer's

instructions.

8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,

heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including

amplifiers) that produce heat.

9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or

grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades

with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug

has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide

blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If

the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult

an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles,

and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by the

manufacturer.

12 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when

unused for long periods of time.

13 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has been

damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or

plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects

have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been

exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally,

or has been dropped.

• This equipment should be installed near the socket

outlet and disconnection of the device should be easily

accessible.

• Do not install in a confined space.

• Do not open the unit - risk of electric shock inside.

Caution:

You are cautioned that any change or modifications not

expressly approved in this manual could void your authority

to operate this equipment.

Service

• There are no user-serviceable parts inside.

• All service must be performed by qualified personnel.

WARNING

• To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not

expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

• This apparatus must be earthed.

• Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one

supplied with the product.

• Be advised that different operating voltages require the

use of different types of line cord and attachment plugs.

• Check the voltage in your area and use the

correct type. See table below:

Voltage Line plug according to

standard.

110-125V UL817 and CSA C22.2 no 42.

220-230V CEE 7 page VII, SR section

107-2-D1/IEC 83 page C4.

240V BS 1363 of 1984.

Specification for 13A fused

plugs and switched and

unswitched socket outlets.

The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol

within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert

the user to the presence of uninsulated

"dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure

that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a

risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user to the

presence of important operating and maintenance

(servicing) instructions in the literature

accompanying the product.

NOTE

Certificate Of Conformity

TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240 Risskov, Denmark,

hereby declares on own responsibility that following

product:

M3000 Digital Signal Processor

That is covered by this certificate and marked with CE-label

conforms with following standards:

EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains

(IEC 60065) operated electronic and related

apparatus for household and similar

general use

EN 55103-1 Product family standard for audio,

video, audio-visual and entertainment

lighting control apparatus for

professional use.

Part 1: Emission.

EN 55103-2 Product family standard for audio,

video, audio-visual and entertainment

lighting control apparatus for

professional use.

Part 2: Immunity.

With reference to regulations in following directives:

73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC

Issued in Risskov, December 2002

Anders Fauerskov

Managing Director

EMC / EMI.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with

the limits for a Class B Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of

the FCC rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in residential installations. This

equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be

determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user

is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or

more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

For the customers in Canada:

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian

ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la

norme NMB-003 du Canada.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAFETY &

CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY a-b

INTRODUCTION

Table of contents 3

Introduction 5

The Front Panel 6

The Rear Panel 8

The Signal Flow 9

BASIC OPERATION

Recall 10

Recall & Snapshots 12

Store 13

The Reverb Wizard 14

I/O - The Signal Page 15

Levels Menu 17

Routing 18

Routing & Studio Setup Examples 19

Utility and MIDI 20

MIDI Monitor 22

Full MIDI Implementation 22

Tempo 23

Edit 24

Dynamic Morphing 25

REVERB

VSS™ Introduction 26

VSS™FP - Film and Post 30

VSS™SR - Surround 32

Reverb programs

VSS™3 33

VSS™ Gate 35

VSS™ FP 39

VSS™ SR 42

C.O.R.E 45

REV 3 46

ADDITIONAL EFFECTS

Delay 47

Pitch 47

EQ 48

Chorus-Flanger 49

Tremolo 50

Phaser 51

Expander/Gate 51

Compressor 52

De-esser 53

APPENDIX

The Reset Page 54

Self Test 55

Troubleshooting 56

Glossary 57

Technical Specifications 58

MIDI Implementation Chart 59

Soldering Instructions 60

PRESET LIST 61

TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov - [email protected] English version Rev 3 - SW - V 2.04

Prod. No: 606067513

Main Features :

VSS™ technology giving you

- Real room simulation - giving the ability to simulate

the response of actual rooms.

- Spaciousness - the ability to create a wide and natural

sonic image and avoid the massive “wall of reverb”.

- Piano correctness - the ability to keep the signal in

100% correct pitch, even when engaging extensive

effects processing.

- Modulation Free - the ability to keep the signal

100% free of sound deteriorating modulation.

- Add Modulation - the option to add modulation to the

tail of the reverb in order to add life and feel to the

sound.

- With control of the Early Reflections you have the

ability to simulate all relevant parameters of

true ambience.

Reverbs

- VSS™3

- VSS™Gate

- VSS™FP

- VSS™SR

- C.O.R.E.

- Rev 3

Congratulations on the purchase of your new M3000.

We hope, that you will have as much pleasure using it as we had making it.

The objective of the M3000 has been to make the best reverb unit ever heard.

Utilizing the existing reverb technology to its limit didn’t satisfy the developers at TC, and we had to come up with an entirely new way of

thinking about reverb. This is now known as the VSS™ Technology.

The M3000 is first and foremost a reverb unit, but we have also included a long list of well-known, tested and loved algorithms from other

TC products as listed below.

- The M3000 is based on TC’s award-winning Dual Processing system, which gives you numerous options of combining the different

preset-algorithms.

- See the M3000 as two separate machines connected via a flexible routing system. The routings are; Serial, Parallel, Dual Input,

Dual Mono, Linked and Pre-Glide.

- The M3000 comes with 600 high grade factory presets (500 Single and 100 Combined), using our new VSS™ technology in

combination with well known algorithms from other TC Products.

- Store your favorite presets in the internal RAM bank. Up to 250 Single and 50 Combined user presets can be stored.

- Store your favorite presets on a standard PCMCIA-card, and you have your own “tools” with you wherever a M3000 is

available. Depending on the size of the card you can store up to 250 Single and 50 Combined presets.

INTRODUCTION

The algorithms in the M3000 are :

Additional Effects

- Delay

- Pitch

-EQ

- Expander

- Compressor

- Chorus/Flanger

- Tremolo/Panner

- Phaser

- De-esser

THE FRONT PANEL

SETUP SECTION

I/O

Input/Output.

Sample Rate.

Select Status bit Output.

Dithering.

ROUTING

Setup the internal routing

of the 2 Engines.

LEVELS

Input/Output Analog levels.

Digital/Input level.

UTIL/MIDI

Adjust the viewing angle of the display

for better comfort.

Security lock.

Glide Time setting.

Card handling.

Pedal Input.

MIDI.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS

Help (online help function)

MIDI Monitor (Monitors all MIDI ch. at the same time)

POWER + MEMORY CARD

POWER SWITCH

Turn on the machine with a

single light touch. To turn off

the machine you must press

and hold down the POWER

key approx. 3 seconds, until

the display reads M3000.

This delay time is to avoid

switching off the device by

accident.

PCMCIA-CARD

Copy presets to/from a

standard memory card.

CARD TYPES

S-RAM type 1 PCMCIA

cards, with a minimum of

64KB and a maximum of

2MB memory.

PPM + INDICATORS

PPM METERS

Ranging from -40dB to 0dB.

OVERLOAD

Indicates if internal overload

occurs.

SAMPLE RATE INDICATOR

48000Hz

44100Hz

32000Hz

MIDI IN

MIDI receive indicator.

CARD

Indicates presence of a valid

memory card.

TEMPO

Beats per minute indicator.

MORPHING

Indicates on-going morphing

between the two Engines.

ENGINE 1 OR 2

RECALL

Recall/activate the program

you have selected.

STORE

Save and name your

current preset. The M3000

holds 500 single factory

presets and up to 250

Single user presets.

EDIT

Enter the edit mode.

BYPASS

Individual bypass key for

each Engine.

Secondary functions

(with SHIFT activated)

Recall Wizard

Find a preset that matches your applica-

tion

Delete preset

The fast (and only) way to delete presets

COMBINED 1+2

RECALL

Recall/activate Combined

presets.

STORE

Save and name Combined

presets. The M3000 holds

100 Combined factory

presets and up to 50

Combined user presets.

EDIT

Engine out level.

Dynamic Morphing.

BYPASS

Bypasses the entire device.

SNAPSHOTS 1-4

Quick Store/Recall of

Combined presets.

Secondary functions

(with SHIFT activated)

Recall Wizard.

Delete preset.

CONTROL SECTION

Confirm operations.

SHIFT

Press to access secondary

functions

(Text below the buttons).

CURSORS

Move between parameters.

ADJUST wheel

Set parameter values

and preset numbers.

Secondary functions

(with SHIFT activated)

Cancel

Jump to the top or the bot-

tom of the present displayed

parameter list.

THE FRONT PANEL

THE REAR PANEL

Notes:

To accommodate international regulations, we have also added a back panel power switch.

You do not need to use the POWER switch on the rear panel. Leave this POWER switch on and use our

Easy-Touch POWER switch on the front.

Be sure to select Channel Input in the I/O display when only one Input is used.

Pin 2 is »hot« on all XLR’s (AES Regulations).

If you are connecting the M3000 to unbalanced equipment, you must tie pins 1 and 3 together in the cable

ends away from the M3000. (Please see Soldering Instructions on page 61).

By connecting a momentary pedal to the External Control Input, you can control any one of four different

features: Engine 1 bypass, Engine 2 bypass, Engine 1+2 bypass or Tap Tempo.

Main

Power

Switch

Power

Input

Balanced

XLR

Analog

Inputs

Balanced

XLR

Analog

Outputs

Serial

no.

Digital

In/Out

AES/EBU

S/PDIF

Wordclock

RCA

MIDI

In,Thru,Out

External

Control

Input

Digital

In/Out

ADAT

Tos-link

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