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Impact Twin

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Page 1: ...User s Manual English Version Impact Twin ...

Page 2: ... 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 receptacle The mains plug of the power supply shall remain readily operable Do not install in a confined space Do not open the unit risk of electric shock inside Caution You are cautioned that any change or modif...

Page 3: ...d Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For Customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada TC Electronic Sindalsvej 34 DK 8240 Risskov info tcelectronic com Manual Revision 1 0 English Version INTRODUCTION Safety Instructions a EMC EMI b Table of Contents ...

Page 4: ...autifully preserved with two front panel mounted Hi Z guitar optimized inputs JetPLL Jitter Reduction Everybody talks about analog sound quality but what about digital With built in JetPLL jitter reduction technology Impact Twin ensures superb audio quality all the way though the device Included Plug ins M40 Reverb ResFilter Assimilator Impact Twin comes bundled with pristine TC effects processing...

Page 5: ...f your computer has one or more FireWire connector on its chassis they will typically run on the same FireWire bus You may connect the Impact Twin to one of these connectors If you intend to use additional FireWire devices e g external hard drives simultaneously we recommend running these other devices on a separate bus This separate bus would typically be on an installed FireWire PCI or PCI Expre...

Page 6: ...al might be too hot and you should lower the input by using the GAIN TRIM knob or the 20 dB PAD switch O L indication should be used as a guide only For more precise level indication please use the level meters in the control panel software 5 Gain Trim Use this control to set the appropriate input level see previous paragraph 6 Phantom Power 48V When this switch is pressed the XLR part of the Comb...

Page 7: ...rom MP3 or AAC encoding are highly exposed in the side component 13 Phones Muting When you connect a set of headphones to this jack main outputs will be muted 14 Phones Non muting When you connect a set of headphones to this jack the signal is still passed to the main outputs Both Phones outputs can be used simultaneously FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW 10 REAR PANEL OVERVIEW 1 Power Switch On off switch for...

Page 8: ...C NEAR CONTROL PANEL MIXER PAGE 12 Channel Sections 1 2 Channel Strip Presets Info mouse over tips on off Line 3 4 Module ADAT TOS Module S PDIF Module Reverb Module Master Module File Menu Patchbay Module ...

Page 9: ...t and Shelving type HF BELL For the HF high frequency band the BELL button alternates between Parametric Bell shape and shelving type EQ ON Press this button to activate or deactivate the EQ section Compression Module The compression module offers a number of predefined compression settings that allow you to find the compression style you are looking for fast and easy STYLE Selector A number of st...

Page 10: ...e 3 4 rear panel inputs and features Reverb Send Bal Solo and Mute controls Note that both S PDIF and Line inputs are always stereo Lock Indication S PDIF and ADAT TOS Modules Indicates that the incoming ADAT TOS signal is perfectly locked to Impact Twin s internal clock or that the Impact Twin is perfectly locked to the external source selected on the System Settings page An exclamation mark indi...

Page 11: ...NO SIDE Buttons Use these buttons to toggle between Stereo Mono and Side monitoring Monitoring the side component only is especially interesting when comparing a data reduced format such as MP3 or AAC to a linear signal or to a data reduced signal at a different bit rate You can find additional information on page 10 TC NEAR CONTROL PANEL MIXER PAGE The default patching is shown to the right The I...

Page 12: ...t channels 7 Impact Twin Front Instruments Front panel view of the Impact Twin illustrated with a microphone and an electric guitar connected Connecting an electric guitar directly to Impact Twin Connect a guitar using a standard 1 4 jack and set the PAD INST button to in position Connecting a Condenser Microphone Impact Twin delivers 48V phantom power on the XLR part of the Combo connection for u...

Page 13: ...e connected to the computer s FireWire ports Impact Twin can be bus powered directly from the computer s FireWire port This is an ideal setup for recording in the field However Impact Twin does use power and will drain the computer s battery faster especially if phantom power is used Therefore we recommend using a power supply for either the computer and or Impact Twin when possible Please read th...

Page 14: ...e outputs 3 4 TC Near Mixer Settings To send the main mix on Line 3 4 FW 3 4 must be selected in TC Near s Master module The described settings for this example can be recalled as a preset via Impact Twin s file menu SETUP EXAMPLE ABLETON LIVE DJ This example illustrates how Impact Twin can be perfectly integrated into a live setup The components of such a live setup could be A DAW laptop playing ...

Page 15: ...nd alone Sample rate must be set to 44 1 kHz Stand alone Sync source must be set to Optical Active speakers can be used as monitors Feed these with the signals from Impact Twin s CH 1 L and CH 2 R outputs The described settings for this example can be recalled as a preset via Impact Twin s file menu If you prefer using an external hardware effect unit as a send effect instead of the built in Rever...

Page 16: ...How to create busses in Ableton Live and route these busses to the ADAT channels In Ableton Live select Options Preferences Select Output Channel configuration and select several mono or stereo busses In the example below we have created four mono and four stereo busses Create four audio tracks in For each track select Ext Out from the Audio To drop down menu Then select FW channel pairs 7 8 9 10 ...

Page 17: ...g ins such as high quality reverbs If the buffer size is set too low you will experience audio dropouts So if you have a very fast computer and run few plug ins you can easily go for a low buffer size You ll be rewarded with low latency i e a system that is very responsive But if you have a slower computer and or use lots of plug ins at the same time you will have to choose a larger buffer size wh...

Page 18: ...a different value manually ASIO buffer size is relevant for PCs running Windows operating systems only On Mac computers the buffer size is set within the audio application For instance in Ableton Live go to Preferences Audio Drivers to set the buffer size Please note that clicks and pops in the sound may also result from clock problems These should be resolved first System Clock In a studio setup ...

Page 19: ...the bus on the Clock Master unit that you would like to sync to Example 2 Impact Twin Jitter Rejection In this setup we have a CD player In terms of clock rate a CD player cannot be controlled externally Accordingly it has to be the clock master Thanks to the DICE II Fire Wire chip with integrated JetPLL jitter rejection technology Impact Twin provides a very high quality clock In addition the exc...

Page 20: ...nels ABOUT PAGE FIRMWARE UPDATE 37 WDM PAGE WINDOWS ONLY 36 Firmware Updates Once you have run the installer see above the latest version of firmware is placed in the TC Near folder on your hard disk You will now need to update the firmware for each Impact Twin unit in the setup Go to the About page for the unit you wish to update Example Click UPDATE FIRMWARE You will now be directed to the folde...

Page 21: ...put of the tuner This is excellent if you need to tune visually only 7 Scale Modes The following scale modes are available via the drop down menu THE IMPACT TWIN TUNER 38 THE IMPACT TWIN TUNER Impact Twin comes with an excellent tuner that provides various modes for stringed instruments The Tuner page holds all relevant parameters as well as the tuner display The tuner works on both channels 1 and...

Page 22: ...ence problems please use the provided external power supply as the first effort to solve the problem APPENDIX ASIO CHANNEL NAMES IMPACT TWIN 44 1 to 48 kHz 88 2 to 96 kHz 176 4 to 192 kHz Inputs Inputs Inputs 1 Main line 1 1 Main 1 Line 1 1 Mic inst line 1 2 Main line 2 2 Main 2 Line 2 2 Mic inst line 2 3 Line 3 L 3 Line 3 L 3 Line 3 L 4 Line 4 R 4 Line 4 R 4 Line 4 R 5 SPDIF 5 SPDIF 5 6 SPDIF 6 S...

Page 23: ...ET technology the Impact Twin is able to perfectly align all digital signals from external digital sources This means that all supported digital formats will be aligned to ensure maximum digital quality JET patent pending Next generation of jitter elimination and sync handling based on experience from TC s flag ship products System 6000 EQ station and AIR speakers DICE II has been specially develo...

Page 24: ... to 2 kHz 0 10 to 4 0 12 dB only available when Lo cut is off 20 Hz 400 Hz On Cut Off 6 dB oct shelve Female Voice SoftFemale Voice HardMale Voice SoftMale Voice Hard Guitar Bass Speak Sax Trumpet Snare Percussion All purpose Connectors Sensitivity Range Total Preamp gain Impedance THD N Min Gain SNR Min Gain Crosstalk Monitor Line Outputs Ch 1 2 3 4 Connectors Impedance Level Range Ch 1 2 Fixed F...

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