TC electronic SDN BHD Home Stereo System manual

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H T C Support Interactive The TC Support Interactive website www .tcsupport.tc is designed as an online support and information center . At the site you can find answers to specific questions regard- ing TC software and hardware. All known issues are stored in a database searchable by product, category , keywords, or phras[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS T ABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 UNWRAP BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    UNWRAP BACKGROUND From kitchen to cinema T oday's music has to be purposed for a number of different reproduction situations, from a mono kitchen radio over a CD stereo system to a full size cinema. Because no true down-mix or up-convert standard exist, control over this important process can only be achieved by handling it at the mastering or[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 3 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H Using the additive approach, UnWrap preserves the Left and Right channels bit transparent all the way down to the LSB of a 24 bit input. If the original stereo-mix is later requested, it can be obtained using only these two channels. If subsequent down-mix capability using all the channels is essential, t[...]

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    Bit T ransparency When 0% L/R processing is selected, input trims and output levels are at 0dB, the inputs are bit transparently cloned to the L Front and R Front outputs. MAIN P AGE Input trims are provided to carefully match the L/R balance. If working from analog tape, adjust balance with a 1kHz calibration tone. If working from a digital master[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 5 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H Now adjust the Decorrelation T one and EQ parameters. T uning of the surround parameters is an iterative process and should include the delay settings as well. D-MIX P AGE The downmix feature allows the user to check for stereo compatibility . Four fields are used to tell how much audio to extract from Le[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 6/ UNWRAP -TDM Global Plug-In Controls KEYBOARD COMMANDS The TDM versions of UNWRAP supports keyboard commands for certain functions. The following key commands are available for all plug-in parameters: Key Commands in Mac OS X: Fine Adjust = Apple key + mouse movement Reset T o Default = Option + mouse click Key Command[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 7 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H Main INPUT TRIM Left/right Input T rims Range: -12dB to 0dB Input level adjustment of the left/right channels. L/R PROCESSING L/R Processing Parameter range: 0 - 100% Determines the processing amount for the left and right front signals. LFE PROCESSING LFE Hi Cut Frequency Range: 10 to 200Hz Sets the Hi C[...]

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    Center Contour Style Parameter range: Off and a selection of styles. Select between different styles as processing for the center channel output. Reference Level Parameter range: -25 to 0dB Set the Ref. Level control at the approximate reference level of the input signal. For a typical level, set Ref. Level at -10 to -18dB. With a full scale digita[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 9 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H For Mid 1 and Mid 2 filters select between filter types: Parametric and Notch. Freq Press Freq and use Faders 1 to 4 to adjust frequency for each of the four bands. Range - Lo band : 20Hz to 5kHz Range - Mid1 band : 20Hz to 20kHz Range - Mid2 band : 20Hz to 20kHz Range - Hi band : 500Hz to 20kHz Gain Pres[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 10 / UNWRAP -TDM Surround Contour Style Parameter range: Off and a selection of styles. Select between different styles as processing for the surround channels output. Reference level Range: -25 to 0dB Set the Ref. Level control at the approximate reference level of the Input signal. For a typical level, set Ref. Level a[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 11 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H EQ The EQ for the Surround channel features four -band parametric EQ with high- and low-pass filters switchable between Notch, Parametric, Shelving and Cut filters. Basic operation • Select Freq, Gain or T ype to access the same parameter for the four EQ bands. • Select Lo or Hi to access the three p[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 12 / UNWRAP -TDM Range for the Parametric filter: Lo BW : 0.1oct to 4oct Mid1 BW : 0.1oct to 4oct Mid2 BW : 0.1oct to 4oct Hi BW : 0.1oct to 4oct Range for the Shelve filter: Lo BW : 3dB/oct to 12dB/oct Hi BW : 3dB/oct to 12dB/oct Range for the Cut filter: Lo BW : Bessel or Butterworth Hi BW : Bessel or Butterworth Delay[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 13 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H The total delay on an output channel is the normal ms delay setting, PLUS the sample delay setting. The actual time a delay set in samples varies depending on running sample rate. E.g. if you are running 48kHz, a 48 samples delay equals 1ms, and at 96kHz it equals 0.5ms. Also take system latency into acc[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 14 / UNWRAP -TDM D-MIX DOWNMIX LEVELS The downmix feature allows you to check the UnWrap settings for stereo compatibility . Downmix levels should match the settings for the external downmix device. Presets are per default set to the following values that match the A TSC A/52 standard: From L/R : -3.0 dB From C : -6.0 dB[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 15 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H Preset Management TC's comprehensive file based preset architecture makes archiving presets a simple process. This allows you to organize your presets the way you find most comfortable for your workflow , and to exchange presets with other users, no matter the platform or application. Presets are sa[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 16 / UNWRAP -TDM DEF AUL T PRESET LOCA TIONS The following locations will describe where you can find the UnWrap presets. The pre- sets are stored in a folder that is unique to each plug-in: The plug-in’ s own preset handling is storing the presets in the following locations: Mac OS Factor y Pr esets: /Library/Applicat[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 17 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H The generated SysEx/MIDI preset file needs to be placed in the default UNWRAP Preset folder (at the root level; sub-folders are not considered). The file needs to have either the extension ".syx" (for example: MyPresets.syx) or .mid for a MIDI file. NOTE: In case you are running the Icon Editor[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 18 / UNWRAP -TDM COMP ARE SETTINGS WITH A/B MEM FUNCTION With the A/B compare function you can easily compare different parameter settings when you work with your music. Y ou have two buttons: the "Mem" and the "A/B" button. When you start working with your preset, the A/B button is grayed out. This s[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 19 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H P ARAMETER LOCK A T PRESET RECALL The parameter lock function allows you to lock the Dry Level, In Level and Out Level, from changing when you change preset. By using the parameter lock, you can easily browse through the extensive set of pre- sets that comes with the UNWRAP , without having to change the[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 20 / UNWRAP -TDM SETUP EXAMPLE This is an example of how to setup UnWrap on a stereo track in Pro T ools. 1. Go to: Setup - I/O 2. Add a set of 5.1 outputs. In the example below we have renamed the outputs to: “Surround Output”. Exit the menu. 3. Create a stereo audio track.[...]

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    UNWRAP -TDM / 21 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 4. Click “Add” to the following common warning: 5. Now select the Surround Output that you created in step 2. 5. Select the “Surround Output” as the output of your track. That’ s it.[...]