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DVR250-DT User Manual
3. Connection and Setup
Getting the DVR250 up and running couldn’t get any easier. Plug the included
USB cable into the unit’s rear micro-USB port, and connect the other end to a free
USB port on your computer. The DVR250 is bus powered so no other power cables
are necessary, and no additional drivers need to be manually installed.
The DVR250 is built to work with a USB hub, but not all hubs are supported. If the
DVR250 fails to power on or doesn’t connect to the plug-in, try connecting
directly to a USB port instead of the hub.
The DVR250 should light up upon successful connection. You can now apply the
plug-in to a channel in your DAW to begin using the effect. This process may vary
slightly depending on your software, but generally should require these steps:
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Select a channel or bus in your DAW to which you would like to add the effect.
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Access the mixer page where you should see a section dedicated to
effect slots.
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Open the menu where you can select from a list of effect types, which
probably includes many stock plug-ins that are included with the DAW.
There should be a submenu to view general VST/AU/AAX options.
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The plug-in will likely be found in a dedicated TC Electronic folder. Select the
DVR250 and it will now be added to the signal chain.
Insert vs Aux Effect
The DVR250 can be inserted directly into an effect slot on a single channel,
as described above, which passes the entire signal through the effect.
However, the DVR250 can also be added to an auxiliary bus, and one or more
channels can send a portion of their signal to this bus to be processed by the effect.
The output of the effect is then mixed back in with the rest of the tracks. This
differs from an insert effect in that the DVR250 isn’t affecting the track’s entire
signal, so modulation effects like the Chrous and static Phase in DVR250 generally
shouldn’t be used this way. In this setup, the Mix parameter should always be set
to 100%.
Mono/Stereo Operation
The DVR250 can be used both as a mono instance on mono tracks and a stereo
instance on stereo tracks. Depending on the specific DAW, a mono in/stereo out
may also be available.
In the case of a mono out instance, the output signal is made by outputting the
left plug-in channel only.
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