TC Electronic Arena Reverb, User Manual

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Inputs, outputs and controls
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USB port
Use the standard Mini-B USB port on your TC
Electronic effect pedal to connect your pedal to
a computer. This will allow you to load TonePrints
into the pedal or create your own TonePrint us-
ing TC’s TonePrint Editor. For more information,
see “TonePrint”.
If there should be firmware updates for this ped-
al, they can also be installed using the USB port
– see “Updating the firmware”.
Effect controls
Please note that the knob assignments on your
TC Electronic effect pedal are the
default as-
signments. Using the TonePrint Editor, you can
rewire all knobs so they control one or several
parameters of your choice. For more information,
see the TonePrint Editor manual.
DECAY knob – Decay time control
Use the DECAY knob to control the level of the
reverb.
The maximum amount of reverb that you can
add with this knob will depend on the Reverb
type/TonePrint currently loaded into Hall of Fame
Reverb.
The direct, unprocessed signal is always passed
at the original level (unity gain). Only the level of
the reverb is changed when turning the DECAY
knob.
TONE knob – Tone control
Use the TONE knob to change the emphasis
on high and low frequencies in the reverb from
“dark” to “crisp”. The “best” setting is really a
matter of how dominant you wish the reverb to
sound.
FX LEVEL knob – Effect level control
Use the FX LEVEL knob to control the level of
the reverb.
The direct, unprocessed signal is always passed
at the original level (unity gain). Only the level of
the reverb is changed when turning the FX LEV-
EL knob.
Reverb type selector
Use the Reverb type selector to choose the type
of reverb you want to work with.
The reverb types are described in the section
“Reverb types”.
Predelay switch
Predelay is the time between the direct sound
and the reverb. To have a better separation be-
tween the direct sound and the reverb, even with
a long decay time and a high mix setting, try the
long pre-delay setting by setting the Predelay
switch to the lower position.