TC 1210 Manual English
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1. STATIC and DYNAMIC DELAY PANNING effect setting samples The basics of a chorus sound is the mixing of a signal with a modulated delayed part of the same signal The modulation of the delay brings with it a slight shifting pitch the added delay part of the signal gives the imagination that more than one voice is sounding hence the name chorus Furthermore the mixing of the two parts produces a comb filter like frequency response Arranged in the right proportions this brings with it a nice broadening of the sound TC 1210 contains not only one but two such units Two chorus flanger units brings the possibilities of creating chorus and flangings simultaneously as well as creating some even more exiting chorus effects some of them with the nice features of the single chorus unit enhanced some of them with a totally new stereo image Combined with the spatial image creation circuitry within the TC 1210 you create a variety of dynamically moving SPATIAL CHORUS and FLANGER images Spatial excitations bound to be heard to image OPERATIONAL DESCRIPTION The TC 1210 has two general modes of operation N Normal mode stereo or mono input stereo output Separate mode 2 separate channels each mono input stereo output In normal mode the TC 1210 is a two preset unit where the two presets can be used singly or combined IND In separate mode the TC 1210 is divided into two independent chorus flang2. TC 1210 SPATIAL EXPANDER STEREO CHORUS FLANGER INSTRUCTION MANUAL CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION FEATURES THE SOUND IMAGE OF TC 1210 OPERATIONAL DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS HOW TO GET STARTED SETTING SAMPLES TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SERVICE OPTIONS OTHER TC PRODUCTS APPENDIX THE HAAS EFFECT OMOANDAANN _ bk ok oOo INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the TC 1210 We are sure you have made a sound investment with which you will enjoy many sessions BEHIND THE TC 1210 The reasonings behind the TC 1210 have been to make the ultimate surround sounding chorus flanger for the studio and for on stage use a goal we are sure you also will realise has been reached Built on experiences with our TC STEREO CHORUS FLANGER pedal with which we have enjoyed a shear stream of encouragements from practically everyone who have had the opportunity including the utmost capable musicians in the world the TC 1210 takes you some steps further into creating a wealth of fascinating and well sounding spatial stereo chorus sound images TC Electronic is a well reputated audio processing electronics firm started in 1976 now with more than 100 manpower years of combined skills within high quality audio processing developments and manufacturing FEATURES A new non digital sounding high quality analog differential bucket principle has been developed for the TC 1210 featuring much improved pe
3. behind these combinations take their roots in the so called Haas effect or principle of first arrival Sound travels through air with a speed of approx 340 m sec and it is our brainwork with the sound arriving at slightly different times to each ear directly from the source and the reflections of the sound reverberations arriving a little later that enables us to tell from where the sound originated that is we hear a sound source as coming from the position from where the sound source has its shortest distance or arrives first By introducing delays in a stereo system we can move our experience of the position of the sound sources In some respects these delays needed are so short that we merely regard them as phase shifts This is one of the basics of most so called EXITER effects in which a slight and static broadening of the stereo image is created primarily in the treble range The careful combinations of phase shifts and delays within the TC 1210 enables a variety of STATIC SPATIAL EXPANSIONS wide broadenings and psychoacoustic enhancements of the stereo image to be created By unbalancing the delays and phase shifts within the TC 1210 it is possible with the left and right channels volumes remaining unchanged to shift the appeared Origination of the sound from left to right and vice versa Modulating the delays introduces a dynamic shifting panning image These effects can be heard with the TC 1210
4. ers It is possible to link the LFO s and the bypass of the two channels thereby enabling the TC 1210 to synchronize the effects used on different tracks or instruments DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS FRONT PANEL CONTROLS BYPASS INPUT SENS PPM METER INTENSITY SPEED WIDTH DELAY Switches the effects in and out Controls the headrooms of the channels Adjusts the input and the output level simultaneously automatically giving the TC 1210 an 1 1 input output gain ratio Shows the headrooms of the channels effect MODE 1 Controls the amount of direct clean signal effect MODE 2 Controls the amount of effect signal effect MODE 3 Controls the amount of signal regenerated effect MODE 4 Controls the amount of inversed signal re generated Controls the rate of sweep from one sweep every ten seconds to ten sweeps every second Controls the depth of the delay modulation from o to 100 Controls the length of the delay time from approx 0 65 to 12 mS INPUT MODE SWITCHES STEREO INPUT Disables the mix of inputs 1 amp 2 to allow stereo or separate input signals SEPARATE INPUT Divides TC 1210 into two separate mono in stereo out chorus flangers LINK MODE SWITCHES CROSS OFF 1 INNORMAL MODE Switches off the cross mixings of the channels IN IN SEPARATE MODE Disables the bypass link of the two channels SWEEP SYNC 1 IN NORMAL MODE Synchronizes the two LFO delay modulato
5. itry to obtain the effects described Active transformer balanced XLR inputs and outputs are provided along with singleended jack in and outs Separate channel PPM headroom indicators and unitygain levelmatching circuitry to accommodate a wide range of input signals Provisions for the mixing and link of the two units are provided as well as ex bypass and speed controls In the signal path only high slewrate and low noise circuitry constructions are used Separate supply lines for signal path and controlling circuitry For low noise and endurable long life all switching is done electronically controlled by mechanical switches and a common logic circuitry Double sided fibre glass boards with printed component identification on main board for easier service identifications TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dynamic range Frequency response bypass effect on THD 0 dBm 0 dBm 1 KHz 1 KHz bypass effect on Input connections high level balanced Termination IEC standard pin 2 4 pin 3 Input impedance differential Input impedance common mode Common mode rejection ratio 50 100Hz Max input signal 1 KHz Input connections low level unbalanced Termination Input impedance Max input signal 1 KHz Output connections balanced Termination IEC standard Zout differential Zout common mode Max output signal R1 10 KOhm R1 600 Ohm 100 dB 110 dB Bypass 10 Hz to 100 KHz 0 1 dB 5 Hz
6. ound arriving at slightly different times to each ear directly from the source and the reflections of the sound reverberations arriving a little later that enables us to tell from where the sound originated Thus is we hear a sound source as coming from the position from where the sound source has its shortest distance or arrives first This is even true with later arrivals of the sounds being higher volume than the originals Speaking in terms of a stereo image it is possible to give the imagination that a sound comes from the right hand speaker even if the volume of the left hand speaker is higher provided that the left hand signal arrives a little later This effect can be heard in the TC 1210 DELAY PANNING effect in which it is possible to alternate the origination of the sound with the volume remaining unchanged In some respects the delays needed to move our experience of the position of sound sources are so short that it is more correct to speak about phase shifts instead of delays This is the basics of most so called exiters which are capable of producing some static stereo images With the TC 1210 you play on the astonishing capabilities of our ears distinguishing quite easily the origination of a sound TC 1210 combines delays and phase shifts with two powerful chorus flangers creating a variety of dynamically moving images
7. rformance over traditional implementations Advantages of the double chorus units are 1 Totally new static and dynamic spatial stereo chorus and flanger images by cross couplings and links between the two units Delaypanning Stereo input possibility Mono compatibility Possibility of making chorus and flanging simultaneously Even making live quad output spatial chorus sounds are possible Possibility of using the TC 1210 as two separate chorus flangers tO sie Technically it features Analog sound resolution quality with low noise and distortion figures Line input and output levels Active transformer balanced XLR inputs and outputs as well as High input impedance instrument level jack inputs as well as low impedance jack outputs Unity gain characteristics making it very easy to patch in or insert RORE i manufactured to the high standards professionals demands High quality components in reliable low noise and high slewrate constructions Quality fibre glass doublesided pcb All packed in a rugged steel construction with black anodized aluminum front 19 rack mounting Plugable board construction and component identifications for fast service THE SOUND IMAGE OF TC 1210 The TC 1210 actually consists of two complete stereo chorus flangers combined with phase shifts and an advanced common circuitry to link and crossmix the units in carefully controlled modes and combinations The principal ideas
8. rovided a signed for service only request is made on your studio shop letterhead paper The two delay cards are interchangeable and are available as service cards only due to special trim equipment needed to optimize performance Please contact your dealer for service instructions OPTIONS Handles TC DUAL REMOTE SWITCH remote switch w 2 foot switches and LED indications OTHER TC PRODUCTS TC ELECTRONIC produces a wide range of effects pedals and a number of RACK mountable units including a line of PARAMETRIC EQUALIZERS Please contact your dealer for further information APPENDIX 1 THE HAAS EFFECT The principal ideas behind these combinations take their roots in the so called Haas effect or principal of first arrival Thankfully most of us are born with the gift of being able to hear quite easily from where in a circular sohere around us a given sound originates Try fix your eyes on a point right in front of you then close your eyes and notice the position of a sound source near you then turn around and stop where you hear the same sound image again open your eyes and see the fixpoint is right in front of you From this we can conclude that you can tell quite precisely from where a sound comes No matter that wherever you were in your circular movement the sound source still sounded with unchanged volume Sound travels through air with a speed of approx 340 m sec and it is our brainwork with the s
9. rs in phase IN IN SEPARATE MODE and both channels on Mixes the LFO delay modulators of the two channels REAR PANEL CONTROLS amp CONNECTIONS IN 1 XLR balanced left mono input IN 2 XLR balanced right input OUT 1 XLR balanced left output OUT 2 XLR balanced right output INPUT 2 1 IN NORMAL MODE Right Input 2 IN SEPARATE MODE Channel 1 input INPUT 1 1 IN NORMAL MODE Left input 2 IN SEPARATE MODE Channel 2 input OUTPUTS 2 1 IN NORMAL MODE Right output IN SEPARATE MODE Channel 2 left amp right outputs Stereo jack wiring LEFT OUTPUT TIP RIGHT OUTPUT RING In OUTPUTS 1 1 IN NORMAL MODE Left output 2 IN SEPARATE MODE Channel 1 left amp right outputs Stereo jack wiring LEFT OUTPUT TIP RIGHT OUTPUT RING DIRECT MUTE Switch that mutes the direct part signal of the unit EX SPEED Stereo jack to short the LFO sweep range 5 times EX BYPASS Stereo jack to connect external bypass control FUSE 110 220VAC MAINS VOLTAGE SELECTOR 3 PIN IEC MAINS PLUG HOW TO GET STARTED T IN loo Before connecting power cord to the mains check that the voltage selector on pack panel is set at the appropriate range Connect input signal source s and select INPUT MODE If mono signal sources use any of or more to mix the inputs If stereo signal source use IN1 for left and IN2 for right and press STEREO to separate the left and right channels If
10. to 150 KHz 0 3 dB 20 Hzto 20 KHz typ 0 001 typ 0 03 XLR w lock 20 KOhm balanced or unbalanced 20 KOhm typ 50 dB 22 dBm Jack phone plug unbalanced 1 MOhm 1 00pF 16 dBm pin 2 pin 3 ground pin 3 XLR 50 Ohm 10K Ohm 100 pF 27dBm 50Vpp 21dBm 25Vpp Output connections low level unbalanced Termination Output impedance Max output signal R1 10 KOhm Channel seperation at 1KHz typ Differential delay Sweep range Crossmix cancellations LFO speed range with EX SPEED shorted External speed control Jack phone plug unbalanced 100 Ohm 21dBm 25Vpp 70 dB 0 66 to 22 mS 30 times typ 40 dB 0 1 to 10 Hz 10 sec to 0 1 sec 50 sec to 0 5 sec Termination tip channel 1 ring channel 2 jack stereo plug for down shift of LFO frequency by pedal control or voltage control with a sensitivity of External bypass control 0 to 10V 2 13 volts octave no shift at 5V Termination tip channel 1 ring channel 2 jack stereo plug for control by shorting to ground bypass open circuit effect on or by logic control 0V bypass open circuit or 10 to 20V effect on Mains voltage VAC 200 to 240 or 100 to 120 selectable power consumption Mains fuse 110V 220V Dimensions WxHxD Weight SERVICE 18W 125 mA T 63 mA T 482x44x185 mm 19x1 75x7 3 3 5 Kgs Service schematics and adjustment procedures are available from our distributors p
11. two separate sources use IN1 for source 1 IN2 for source 2 press Stereo to separate the left and right channels and press SEPARATE and CROSS OFF to make TC 1210 function as two independent chorus flangers Connect outputs to a stereo or two separate power amps If using the TC 1210 as one mono stereo in amp stereo out unit OUT1 left OUT2 right If using the TC 1210 as two separate mono in stereo out effects the jackoutputs are used with the left outputs on the tips and the right outputs on the rings 4 Adjust both the INPUT SENS gain controls so that the yellow odB PPM led flashes as input signal is provided the red 3dB led should flash only on high peaks of the input 5 Set the desired sounds Start with the setting samples and build your own sounds from them Effect 1 and 2 are indicated on with their LFO LED s flashing red green SETTING SAMPLES SPATIAL EXPANDER CHORUS CHORUS II DOUBLER FLANGER FLANGER II DELAY PANNING ADO e ODS SOUND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CONTROL SETTINGS BYPASS O INTENSITY 3 MODE 1 SPEED WIDTH 0 DELAY 6 STEREO ON if input signals in stereo OFF if in mono SEPARATE used only when using 1210 as two independent choruses CROSS OFF ON ON SWEEP SYNC ON BYPASS INTENSITY MODE SPEED WIDTH DELAY N OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF To O TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The TC 1210 contains two complete chorus flangers along with special linking and spatial enhancement circu
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