TC Electronic C400XL, User Manual

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10
TYPICAL SETUPS
In this example the C400XL is used in Dual
Mono mode as two 100% independent mono
engines on two separate channels. The two
engines have no influence on each other.
The illustration above shows connections in
an analog setup. If digital input is used the
two channels present on AES/EBU is split
and processed exactly as two signals were
connected to the Left inputs on engines 1+2
as illustrated above.
Purpose: Individual processing on two separate
channels.
• Set routing to “dual mono” mode.
• Insert C400XL engine 1 using a Y-split cable
(or other appropriate cable).
• Insert C400XL engine 2 using a Y-split cable
(or other appropriate cable).
C400XL
piano/keyb piano/keyb
bass dm bass dm
snare dm snare dm
de-ess2 de-ess2
female vocal female vocal
toms dm toms dm
percussive percussive
de-ess1 de-ess1 /hum /hum
/hiss /hiss
composite composite
horns/inst. horns/inst.
-60 -60 BYP BYP 100 100 1:1 1:1 .1 .1
.3 .3
1 1
0dB 0dB inf. inf. 2 2
-30 -30 50 50
75 75
25 25
0 0 .5 .5
dB| dB| sec sec ratio ratio dB dB % %
thresh thresh overload overload digital in
dual mono
power stereo|serial
-20 -20 -40 -40
-50 -50 -10 -10
2 2
3 3
5 5
8 8
threshold threshold ratio ratio makeup | makeup | mix | mix | release release amount amount
engine 1 engine 2
routing
metering metering program program
male vocal male vocal
vocal choir vocal choir
speech speech
bass guitar bass guitar
elec. guitar elec. guitar
acoustic guitar acoustic guitar
-6 -6 -3 -3
-12 -12 -6 -6
-18 -18 -12 -12
-24 -24 -18 -18
-48 -48 -24 -24
-3 -3 -1 -1
i/p dBfs i/p dBfs damp. damp.
-5 -5 +5 +5
-15 -15
+15 +15
algorithm algorithm
gate |exp gate |exp comp |lim comp |lim
DUAL STEREO GATE | COMPRESSOR
C
300
MIXER
CH 1 SEND
CH 1 RETURN CH 2 SEND
CH 2 RETURN
LEFT IN RIGHT IN LEFT OUT RIGHT OUT
Insert
For each engine:
• Select processing type for engines 1 and 2.
• If you have selected a compression type
preset set the Makeup gain to 12 o’clock
position.
• Set Threshold and Ratio controls.
• Set mix to 100% for conventional full signal
processing or use a lower setting to utilize
the “new style compression”/parallel
compression. (read more on new style
compression later in this manual)
• Now adjust the Makeup gain for level
compensation.