User manual TC ELECTRONIC M350

[. . . ] M350 DUAL ENGINE PROCESSOR USER’S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Read these instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. [. . . ] However, the M350 will continue to look for a digital signal on the S/PDIF input. If you wish to stay in analog mode, press DIG IN once and the LED will stop flashing. Dual Input mode – LED When this LED is lit (green) it indicates that the Dual Input routing mode has been selected via the switch located on the rear panel. Read more about the Dual Input mode on page 23. OPERATING – INPUT/OUTPUT SECTION MIX RATIO Sets the mix between dry and wet signal. The Mix parameter operates differently depending on the selected routing: In “Dual S/R” routing, “MIX” controls the overall wet/dry mix of both the Delay/Effects and the Reverb section. In “Serial” routing, “MIX” functionality in the “Effects” section depends on the selected effect: The Compressor and De-Esser effects have a fixed mix setting of 100% in Serial routing. The Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Tremolo effects have a fixed mix setting of 50% in Serial routing. Reverb and Delay mix level is set using the MIX knob in Serial routing. To individually adjust the mix setting between Reverb and Delay, use the BALANCE knob. BYPASS The bypass function operates differently depending on the selected routing. Serial routing: Here the bypass function simply passes the source signal unprocessed to output. Both engines have their maximum output at the 12 o’clock position. Fully clockwise or counter-clockwise settings can be considered as 100% bypass of one of the engines. 17 THE DELAY-EFFECTS ENGINE Delay / Effects Engine Effect Selector With the EFFECT selector you select between one of the following effects and Off. • • • • • • • • Dynamic Delay Studio Delay Triplets Delay Soft Delay Ping Pong Delay SlapBack Delay Smooth Phaser Vintage Phaser • • • • • • • Tremolo Instrument Flanger Lush Chorus Smooth Chorus De-Esser Hard Comp Comp Example Let us say that you tap quarter notes in tempo 120BPM using the TAP key. With the TIMING knob in 12 o’clock position you now have a delay time of 500ms*. If you turn the TIMING knob fully counterclockwise, the actual Delay time will be 0. 5 times 500ms = 250ms If you turn the TIMING knob fully clockwise, the tempo will be: 2 times 500ms = 1000ms (1 second) When powering up the M350, the default global tempo is 120BPM, but as explained above the position of the TIMING knob defines the actual tempo. Accordingly, the timing range for this delay type is much shorter. -12dB, -6dB, -3dB Gain Reduction LEDs These LEDs indicate the applied gain reduction in the compression and de-ess algorithms. TAP key and TIMING knob Delay Effects: The tempo of the delay effects is set using both the TAP key and the TIMING knob. By tapping the TAP key you specify a “global tempo” that you can increase/decrease using the TIMING knob, which operates as a multiplier. The range of the TIMING knob is 0. 5 to 2. 18 THE DELAY-EFFECTS ENGINE TIMING knob – De-Ess and Compression: For the De-Ess algorithm the TIMING knob controls the Amount parameter. For the Compressor algorithm the TIMING knob controls the Drive parameter. Or you could say that the threshold is lowered and make-up gain is applied at the same time as level compensation. [. . . ] Living Room As the direct opposite to the Cathedral type, the Living Room algorithm simulates a relatively small, well furnished room. In such a room, many reflections are absorbed by soft materials, and the sound is reflected and sustained only by the walls (covered with wallpaper), windows and maybe some furniture. Nearfield If you want a reverb that is tight and characterized by early reflections, the Nearfield reverb will be your preferred choice. Use this reverb type to obtain a tight, bright and “smack-in-theface” sound. [. . . ]