TC Electronic NonLin2 manual

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    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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    NonLin2 / 3 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H T ABLE OF CONTENTS Contact & Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 T able Of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Stereo Effects Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 4/ NonLin2 NONLIN2 STEREO EFFECTS REVERB Congratulations with the purchase of your new TDM Effects Reverb plug-in. The NonLin2 Stereo Effects Reverb is yet another world class reverb directly ported from the System 6000. NonLin2 is an effect reverb, which differs from the traditional natu- ral sounding TC reverbs. NonLin[...]

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    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS • Mac OS X (10.4 or higher) / Windows XP • Pro T ools TDM 7.2.1 software (or higher) • Pro T ools HD or HD Accel hardware • iLok USB key • iLok.com account and internet access required for product authorization • System must meet Digidesign’ s system requirements for Pro T ools TDM systems! Global Plug-In Controls [...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 6/ NonLin2 • Select the Focus Field you wish to link a parameter to, by clicking on that field. • Click on the parameter you wish to link to the selected Focus Field. • T o get an unassigned (empty) Focus Field, click again on the selected parameter . • Once you have finished the assignments, click again on the A[...]

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    NonLin2 / 7 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H THE PLUG-IN P ARAMETERS The plug-in parameters are spread amongst 2 User Interface pages – the Main page and the Modify page: MAIN P AGE On the NonLin2 Main page, we have grouped the I/O and Envelope parameters of the NonLin2. Also, on this page you can find the plug-ins preset handling. More about the pres[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 8/ NonLin2 Dry Level Range: Off to 0dB Adjusts the dry signal level passed through the algorithm. For a typical send/return configuration, leave dry level off. Wet Level Range: Off – 0dB Adjusts the wet (reverb) output level. ENVELOPE The envelope determines the shape of the reverb. Due to the envelope control, you can[...]

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    NonLin2 / 9 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H Release Range: 0 – 500ms Sets the Release time (= Decay) of the Reverb Envelope. This is the time the reverb tail needs to disappear and this is what causes the “gated” effect. For a typical eight- ies style response, Release should be set at 0-100 ms. The most gated and unnatural effect is obtained at [...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 10 / NonLin2 MODIFY P AGE REVERB STYLE Style Selects the basic Reverb Style subjected to the Envelope and T wist modifications. The Style parameter should be seen as an algorithm selection inside the algorithm. Different Styles have different features with regards to density , diffusion type, spectral response, stereo im[...]

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    NonLin2 / 11 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H TWIST TYPE T ype Selects which type of funky effect treatment to be used on the reverb. T wist T ype should be regarded as a spice capable of sparking imagination in the mix process. T ry the effect on all sorts of different sources to add character or make them stand out. If spectral shaping using the T wis[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 12 / NonLin2 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 saved [...]

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    NonLin2 / 13 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H DEF AUL T PRESET LOCA TIONS The plug-in’ s own preset handling will store the presets in a folder that is unique to each plug-in: Mac OS Factor y Pr esets: /Library/Application Support/TC Electronic/Nonlin2/Presets/ User Pr esets: ~/Library/Application Support/TC Electronic/Nonlin2/Presets/ Windows Factor [...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 14 / NonLin2 CONVERTING NONLIN2 PRESETS FROM SYSTEM 6000 In case you are the happy owner of the NonLin2 algorithm for System 6000, here is something to get you in an even better mood: The NonLin2 plug-in is able to read your System 6000 presets. In order to convert presets from System 6000 to NonLin, you need to store th[...]

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    NonLin2 / 15 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H the same bank structure as on the System 6000, and presets that are not based on the NonLin2 algorithm will not be converted. The preset file will disappear from the Convert section of the file menu. COMP ARE SETTINGS WITH A/B MEM FUNCTION With the A/B compare function you can easily compare different parame[...]

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    E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 16 / NonLin2 LOCKING P ARAMETER V ALUES – USING THE P ARAMETER LOCK The parameter lock function allows you to lock the parameters In Level, Out Level, Dry Level, W et Level and the assignment of the Focus fields from changing when you change preset. T o lock a parameter , simply click on the small lock in the parameter[...]