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HARDWARE INSTALLATION 
POWERCORE FIREWIRE, X8, 6000 & COMPACT

1. Power off your computer!
2. Disconnect the power-cable from your PowerCore device.
3. Connect the included FireWire cable to a free FireWire port on your computer.
4. Connect the other end of the cable to a free FireWire port on your PowerCore.
5. Connect the power-cable to your PowerCore device and power up.
6. Start your computer.

NOTE: 

We STRONGLY recommend connecting the firewire cable
BEFORE powering up your PowerCore FireWire or connecting
the power-cable to your PowerCore Compact.

This procedure should ALWAYS be followed !

THE POWERCORE CONTROL PANEL

Via the PowerCore Control panel you are able to monitor all connected
PowerCore items in your system. 

The Status page indicates the DSP and memory consumption. Not only on the
individual PowerCore items, but also on the individual DSP circuits.

On the Plug-in page you are handle licenses, monitor free trial time and link to
purchase licenses for the desired plug-ins.

On the Setup page a few options are available to help you utilize your PowerCore
to its full potential.

Accessing the Control Panel in Windows

In Windows, the TC PowerCore control panel can be accessed from the Start Menu:
Start --> Settings --> Control Panel --> PowerCore

Accessing the Control Panel in Mac OS

In Mac OS, the PowerCore control panel can be accessed from the System
Preferences Menu in the Dock: System Preferences --> Other --> PowerCore

You must click on CONTINUE to open the control panel from the Preferences dialog.

STATUS PAGE

First let us take a look at the Status page. 

PowerCore Type icon

The PowerCore Type icon conveniently indicates the type of PowerCore device.

PowerCore
Type icon

DSP and
Memory
Consumption

Summary of Contents for PowerCore

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...s equipment should be installed near the socket outlet and disconnection of the device should be easily accessible To completely disconnect from AC mains disconnect the power supply cord from the AC r...

Page 3: ...sion equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by any combination of the following measures Relocate or...

Page 4: ...POWER LED 35 POWER PULSE 35 ERROR LED 35 CONTACT DETAILS TC ELECTRONIC A S Customer Support Sindalsvej 34 Risskov DK 8240 Denmark www tcelectronic com www tcsupport tc USA TC Electronic Inc TC Works C...

Page 5: ...rranty remains valid only if the serial number on the card has not been removed and if repairs are performed only by parties authorized by TC It does not cover damage due to misuse accident or neglect...

Page 6: ...dity max 90 non condensing POWERCORE PCI MKII POWERCORE UNPLUGGED 4 x Motorola 56367 DSP 150 MHz 512k Word SRAM per DSP 1x 266 MHz Motorola 8245 PowerPC 32 MB SDRAM on board Power Requirements typical...

Page 7: ...staller is now ready to install the software Click NEXT to proceed or press BACK to re enter the installation information To exit the installation press CANCEL When the installation is complete connec...

Page 8: ...nd understood the Software License Agreement and click AGREE Select your system drive and click CONTINUE E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 12 POWERCORE POWERCORE 13 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H It is now pos...

Page 9: ...LATION GUIDE HARDWARE INSTALLATION POWERCORE PCI MKII EXPRESS UNPLUGGED In the following pages we will show you in detail how to install the PowerCore PCI mkII card in your computer In this example we...

Page 10: ...r system The Status page indicates the DSP and memory consumption Not only on the individual PowerCore items but also on the individual DSP circuits On the Plug in page you are handle licenses monitor...

Page 11: ...s including full functional trial time and better overview over the plug ins PowerCore 2 0 also works with the old 1 x licensing system meaning that plug ins that are authorized for the 1 x will still...

Page 12: ...the time counts in slightly different ways With some host applications such as Cubase the counter is running as soon as the plug in is opened also when the song is in stop mode With other application...

Page 13: ...S S H H 22 POWERCORE POWERCORE 23 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H SETUP PAGE By clicking on the Setup tab in the control panel you will be able to perform some advanced tweaks to your PowerCore system SYS...

Page 14: ...24 POWERCORE POWERCORE 25 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 96 kHz PROCESSING The included PowerCore plug ins support 96 kHz processing The golden rule of DSP performance is the higher the sample rate the...

Page 15: ...tal signal processing and psychoacoustic Basic audio processing tools such as EQs and compressors involve a large number of technical parameters which have to be set to correct values in order to get...

Page 16: ...for ProTools HD MEGAREVERB MEGAREVERB will provide you with studio quality reverb that TC Electronic is famous for MEGAREVERB S technology is taken directly from the Core 1 and 2 algorithms of the TC...

Page 17: ...ocedure requires you to register your PowerCore and your email address ADDITIONAL PLUG INS WITH POWERCORE 6000 In addition to the Base Plug ins described in the previous manual section PowerCore 6000...

Page 18: ...for lower noise extension of bandwidth and control of the amount of chorusing E E N N G G L L I I S S H H 32 POWERCORE POWERCORE 33 E E N N G G L L I I S S H H UNWRAP UnWrap Available for PowerCore T...

Page 19: ...presets Library Applications Support PowerCore POWERCORE IN WINDOWS If you would like to access the PowerCore plug ins from within your Windows based sequencing environment you need to install the su...

Page 20: ...ders of your system If you remove the VST plug ins then the Audio Unit versions will not work If you experience application crashes when loading a PowerCore plug in please reinstall the plug ins to ma...

Page 21: ...CPU speed and amount of RAM Under Windows this information can be found My Computer Properties General Under MacOS X go to the Applications folder Utilities and open System Profiles Any special modifi...

Page 22: ...BY TC ELECTRONIC A S ALL PRODUCT AND COMPANY NAMES ARE TRADEMARKS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS ALL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Prod No E60503712...

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