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. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. [. . . ] • The M350 must act as master clock in this setup and you must therefore set your soundcard to act as slave. There can be different names for this setting but “External Clock”, “External Sync” or “Slave” are commonly used terms. (This is probably set up via your hard disk recording program. Please refer to its owners manual. ) • For pure A to D conversion with no effects added, both Effect Type selectors should be set to Off. • Adjust input level gain using the INPUT level knob. 15 OPERATING – INPUT/OUTPUT SECTION INPUT GAIN This knob controls the input level for both the analog and digital input options. For optimal performance of the M350, a well-adjusted input level is essential. Analog Input Range Counter Clockwise : -10dB Center : 0dB Clockwise : +14dB Digital Input Range Counter Clockwise : -18dB Center : 0dB Clockwise : +6dB 1/L – 2/R INPUT LEDs These LEDs signal using three colors. Green : Indicates that you are “well on the safe side” Yellow : Reaching optimal performance. Red : Should only occasionally blink at absolute peaks in the material you are feeding the M350 with. The INPUT knob adjusts the level for both left and right input channels. If there is a significant difference between the input of the left and right channels, you should adjust the output of the device feeding the M350. IN The M350 has both analog and digital input options. The digital input is the S/PDIF type connected via RCA phono cables. To select/deselect the digital input, press the DIG IN button once. The green LED next to the DIG IN button will indicate various states. 16 LED Off Digital input is set to “off”. The M350 processes only the signal present on the analog inputs. This is done at an internal sample rate of 44. 1kHz. LED Green The M350 is locked correctly to the signal on the digital input. With the digital signal a clock is supplied. The M350 can lock to either a 44. 1 or a 48kHz sample rate frequency, , which are the most commonly used sample rate frequencies. Flashing LED If digital in is selected but no digital signal is received, or if the signal is corrupt, the M350 automatically returns to internal clock and analog operation. [. . . ] 29 Silver Plate – Gold Plate Before the digital era, either reverberating springs or large metallic plates were used to create reverb. Plate reverbs typically have a very diffuse and bright sound. They can be used with great effect on many percussive instruments. Spring Vintage The Spring algorithm has been designed to reproduce the sound of the old spring reverbs, such as the ones used in vintage guitar amps. [. . . ]