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TABLE OF CONTENTS

introduction

Introduction

Important Safety Instructions &
Certificate of Conformity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a-b
Table of Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Quick Setup Reference  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Front Panel Description  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Rear Panel Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Processing & Application Overview

Processing Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Graphical EQ Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Operation -Guide

Global View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Local View

1-8 Thru mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Mix/Matrix mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Editing

Delay Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Parametric EQ  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Graphic EQ  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Three Band Dynamic EQ  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Paradyn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Control Section

General Operation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Store  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Recall  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Setup Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Utility Page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Edit Control

All Graphic EQ  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Group Graphic EQ  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Copy Paste Function  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Network

EQ Station in a Local Area Network (LAN) . . .37
Updating EQ Station Software . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

VirtualEQ Station

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

MISCELLANEOUS

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
MIDI Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Motofader 64

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Store & Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov
[email protected]

EQ Station

Rev 2.01 - SW 2.20

English version

Prod. No. 606109114

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Страница 3: ...they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of tim...

Страница 4: ...tes uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off an...

Страница 5: ...ic EQ 22 Graphic EQ 23 Three Band Dynamic EQ 24 Paradyn 25 Control Section General Operation 26 Store 27 Recall 28 Setup Page 29 Utility Page 33 Edit Control All Graphic EQ 35 Group Graphic EQ 35 Copy Paste Function 36 Network EQ Station in a Local Area Network LAN 37 Updating EQ Station Software 39 VirtualEQ Station Overview 40 Operation 41 MISCELLANEOUS Technical Specifications 42 MIDI Implement...

Страница 6: ... box with the brightest color display ever seen on a 19 device for pro audio applications Combined with the Motofader 64 flying fader remote and a full TCP IP based VirtualEQ Station for PC the EQ Station solution is the next generation TC1128 6032 EQ system solving any live application from a complex monitor system Front Of House EQ or distributed Theater and Musical setup Read through this opera...

Страница 7: ...ve Go to the Setup Page I O Configuration Local I O Setup I O Mode and select 1 8 Thru or Mix Matrix according to your application 1 8 Thru typical mode for monitor applications Mix Matrix typical mode for Front Of house applications Set relevant Inputs to Analog Go to the Setup Page I O Configuration ADA I O settings and set the ADA gain to match the connected mixers Output ...

Страница 8: ...mask is per default set to 255 255 255 0 and should only be changed if you at a later stage connect your EQ stations to a PC network that uses a different Subnet mask for the example on the adjacent page leave all EQ Stations at 255 255 255 0 Important You MUST ALWAYS reboot your EQ Stations after you have changed Name Device Numbers IP Addresses Subnet mask before performing the Auto Setup descri...

Страница 9: ...ns it will be able to monitor and adjust Graphic EQ on all available channels The Motofader 64 can be connected to the RS232 connection on any of the EQ Stations in the network If you have a network with 3 or more units the Motofader 64 should be connected to a unit in the middle of the setup This is to ensure optimal response between EQ Station units and the Motofader 64 Once connected and powere...

Страница 10: ...ion CHANNEL Edit section Press to access the I O levels Delay and Peak Limiter functions for the selected channel This is the Channel Edit main page From this page you can select which channel to edit using the CHANNEL SELECT wheel When more EQ Stations are connected in a network all channels can be accessed and edited from any EQ Stations front PARAM EQ Edit section Press to access the Parametric...

Страница 11: ...avigate in the control windows OK Use OK to confirm operations when operating in the control section ADJUST wheel The ADJUST wheel is used to change parameter values etc ALL When activated you have the possibility to adjust the Graphic EQ on all channels at the same time In a network of multiple EQ Stations the Graphic EQ on all channels in the network can be controlled simultaneously GROUP With t...

Страница 12: ...ed control To obtain good results from any audio system level structure and overload margin between machines has to be set carefully In Example No 1 of illustration above the Mixer EQ and Amp have not been properly adjusted The Amp is driven to overload way before the drive capacity of the Mixer and EQ is exhausted and the resulting dynamic range is only 94dB The same equipment performs much bette...

Страница 13: ...ue to the choice of standard TCP IP protocol it is possible to connect any standard TCP IP based wireless network LAN to the system enabling full wireless remote control of all features in EQ Station from any standard PC or Tablet PC or Labtop having wireless LAN built in A built in passive HUB makes it very easy to daisy chain multiple EQ Station s to quickly establish a network This way you do n...

Страница 14: ... out of DSP power on an EQ Station Parametric EQ Lo and Hi filters can be set to shelving or parametric type Bands 1 4 selectable between Parametric or Notch Graphic EQ Four different Graphic EQ types are available TC1128 Classic 960 Narrow Q Classic 960 Broad Q Classic 27 On the following page you will find a more elaborate explanation of these types The processing runs in a fixed signal flow Not...

Страница 15: ... Not quite so Figure 3 Asymmetry between 1 BP and 1 BP This gross asymmetry is due to the non linearity of the dB measure and to some extent human hearing Doubling the gain amounts to 6dB while reducing it to 0 amounts to minus infinity dB To obtain 6dB at fc we need to subtract only half leaving one half or 6dB What does an equalizer do A graphical EQ in neutral position should act just like a si...

Страница 16: ...e prefer symmetry so that an EQ with one setting is cancelled out perfectly by another identical EQ with the opposite setting To make the cut curve blue dotted in Figure 4 the exact mirror image of the boost curve black solid in Figure 4 we need to do one of two things Restructure the circuit in Figure 2 from feed forward to feed back topology Figure 5 Figure 5 Single band EQ in Cut mode implement...

Страница 17: ... This is due to the structure dependent multi band gain build up We will look at 3 different implementation structures with different multi band gain build up properties Parallel BP feed forward feed back structure This structure which has been used in the TC 1128 and its EQ Station digital twin produces relatively little gain build up Since it is based entirely on summation of BP filtered signals...

Страница 18: ...djacent 1 3 octave bands with Q 2 to 3dB Figure 11 Examples of inter band gain build up with identical settings and Q but 3 different implementation structures With all bands set to 3dB the difference between implementation structures becomes even more pronounced Conclusion Figure 12 Extreme example of inter band gain build up All bands set to 3dB Filter structure consequences with a 3dB boost on ...

Страница 19: ...e on each EQ Station Default Cluster is A Device A devic e is the physical EQ Station unit When set up in a Cluster network it is a MUST to set unique Device Names for all units Renaming of a device is done at the Setup page on each individual EQ Station Input The individual physical Inputs on EQ Stations analog or digital All Inputs must be assigned to channel numbers in the Cluster Factory defau...

Страница 20: ...evice Name Shows the name of the selected device The Device name is set on the Setup page on each device Channel Icon To each channel an icon can be assigned giving fast visual identification of which channel is operated E g a microphone to a vocal channel a guitar for the guitar channel etc Input Indicates which Input channel is routed to the selected cluster position Pair Channels can be paired ...

Страница 21: ...or current state of the channels in the device and you can adjust In Level Out Level and Delay settings on each individual channel The I O channels are connected straight thru meaning what is received on e g channel 1 is also Output on channel 1 Basic Operation Select channel using the CHANNEL wheel Select parameter using the UP DOWN cursor keys Set values using the ADJUST wheel Channel Input Leve...

Страница 22: ...er position Channel Output Level Range 120dB to 0dB Output level trim for individual processing channels Number Channel number Features at the Mix Matrix routing page are Input levels for the up to four stereo Input mix Level for the Mix sum Input selector for the processing channels Select between Left sum Right sum or a sum of Left Right sum mono Outlevel and Delay adjust for each channel In the...

Страница 23: ...settings are displayed and adjusted in both milliseconds down to 1 10 Feet Meters and Frames The desired frame rate is set globally at the Setup pages Channel View Edit Delay Limiter Channel Limiter The EQ station features an individual High Quality Limiter for each channel The Limiter is a Peak type and operates on Channel Outputs Threshold Range 30 to 0dBFS Threshold setting for the selected cha...

Страница 24: ... of Frequency Bandwidth and Gain is done with the dedicated encoders on the front panel Band types Lo band Full parametric or low shelving type Band 1 4 Full parametric or notch filter type Hi band Full parametric or high shelving type Lo Filter Range 20Hz to 3kHz Filter 1 4 Range 20Hz to 30kHz Hi Filter Range 1kHz to 30kHz Parametric and Shelving filters have a Gain Range of 24dB The display grap...

Страница 25: ... different ways of combining 29 EQ filters The TC1128 is a parallel construction the Classic960 types that are a combination of parallel and cascaded filters and finally is the Classic27 a fully cascaded filter structure Read more about the differences and the consequences of using the various Graphic EQ types in the manual section called Graphical EQ types in the EQ Station Basic Operation The di...

Страница 26: ...erformed compression on the selected band Example With a Ratio setting of 2 1 the Compressor will reduce every 2dB above the Threshold point to only 1dB Attack Range 0 3 to 100ms The Attack time is the time the Dynamic EQ uses to reach the gain reduction specified by the Ratio parameter in the selected band Example If the Input signal increases by 4dB above the set Threshold with a Ratio set to 2 ...

Страница 27: ...the Input signal increases by 4dB above the set Threshold with a Ratio set to 2 1 and the Attack time set to 20ms the Dynamic EQ will use 20ms to reach a Gain reduction of 2dB Release Range 20ms to Lo Shelve The fallback time The time it takes for the Dynamic EQ to release the attenuation of the signal in the selected band Frequency Range 20Hz to 20kHz Sets the Center frequency on the two bands BW...

Страница 28: ...lect the parameter using the ARROW keys and press OK A display similar to the illustration below then pops up Use the Left Right ARROW keys to set cursor position Use the ADJUST wheel to select letter or number Use the Up Down ARROW keys to select function Capital or lower case letters numbers or Cancel if you wish to abort the entire operation Press OK to confirm and exit the display SELECT ARROW...

Страница 29: ... are stored recalled by selecting a preset within a folder and pressing OK to execute When set up in a network the Scene preset Store command will store recall up to ALL 64 channels settings saving the local device settings in the same Scene preset number in each device The Scene presets can individually be locked with a password securing that the preset cannot be changed or deleted A locked user ...

Страница 30: ...ts If protection for the preset is set to on the preset cannot be deleted see below Protection Each preset can be overwrite protected To later release the protection of the preset place cursor on the preset and select protection again System paramemeters are NOT stored with presets These parameters can be stored by performing a System backup The System backup feature is accessed via the Setup page...

Страница 31: ...ilable Outputs both analog and digital are open all the time Options that are unavailable due to the configuration of your frame are ghosted in the EQ station menus I O Mode Channel 1 8 Thru mode or Mixer Matrix mode The 1 8 Thru mode is made for applications where multiple mono or stereo paired channels are required e g for monitor mix setups In Mix Matrix mode it is possible to create a stereo m...

Страница 32: ... level balanced Advice for interfacing EQStation with S PDIF equipment EQ Station Inputs accept S PDIF as well as AES EBU data format If an EQ Station Output feeds an S PDIF Input choose S PDIF format for that particular output A consumer S PDIF Output with less than 5 m of cable going to EQStation will most likely be able to pass a digital signal if you remember to tie pin 3 of the XLR to pin 1 a...

Страница 33: ...solved you may see an error indication on 5 6 or 7 8 Solve these problems likewise Network and Device Serial Number The Serial Number of the EQ Station Software Version Indicates currently loaded software Device Number When performing an Auto Setup via the Global page the assignment of channels in the cluster will be done according to the set Device Number Example EQ Station with Device Number 1 4...

Страница 34: ...atus Bit LCD Intensity LED Intensity Show Preset Name Mix In Level Mix Out Level Show Graph Mix Mute Mix Out Framerate AES Sample Rate Clock Error Policy Graph EQ Width Mode Lock Key Lock Level MIDI UI Channel select MIDI Ul Prog Mode select MIDI UI Ctrl Mode select MIDI UI CC Number select MIDI Scene Channel MIDI Scene Prog Mode MIDI Scene Map From MIDI Chnl Channel MIDI Chnl Prog Mode MIDI Chnl ...

Страница 35: ... starting from 1 Out When channels are selected locally a MIDI CC value on the set controller will be sent on MIDI Out Connected devices set up to receive these messages will respond In Out See above The described features on both In and Out applies Control Change Offset Options 0 to 63 or 1 to 64 Some devices send values starting from 0 and some from 1 The object is to select channels 1 64 in the...

Страница 36: ...rinterface is locked unless you have the correct 4 digit key To disable the lock functions without having the key Power off EQ Station Press and hold FLAT and CHANNEL ON OFF while powering up the unit Preset Copy function The Preset Copy function allows you to copy presets from the EQ Station you are opeartin to another How First setup the conditions for the copy operation using the following para...

Страница 37: ...you will enjoy especially at outdoor usage However you may find the light too powerful when operating e g in an indoor theater setup Therefore the LCD and LED lights can be dimmed individually Show Preset Name On Off Sets whether the preset name should be displayed in the edit screens Channel Param EQ Graph EQ DynEQ Show preset name is set to On as default but you may prefer to use the Off setting...

Страница 38: ...nel is copied not just the settings on the All page but also settings for the Parametric Graphic and Dynamic EQs This also goes no matter if the different EQ sections are active or not Copy Paste function The Group functionality is similar to the Graphic EQ ALL channels adjust function except that it is here possible to make a pre defined group of channels instead of adjusting all channels The Gro...

Страница 39: ...37 EQ STATION IN A LOCAL AREA NETWORK ...

Страница 40: ...rating displays Device Number The Device number specifies in which order channels will be assigned to Cluster locations when you perform a Cluster Auto Setup Please read the description of the Global page and also the Quick Setup Reference at pages 6 7 EQ STATION IN A LOCAL AREA NETWORK Using a HUB switch or not As illustrated on the previous page setups can be made with or without a HUB switch Ge...

Страница 41: ...work setup with EQ Stations the Gateway settings can be left blank ignored EQ STATION IN A LOCAL AREA NETWORK The EQ Station Subnet Mask can be altered to match your network Subnet Mask if this differs from the standard 255 255 255 0 Please see the section Updating EQ Station Software To update EQ Station and Motofader 64 software they must be correctly setup in a network with a PC according to th...

Страница 42: ...n is designed to meet the busy live engineers need for an easy to learn Editor If you are familiar with the EQ Station already you will find the Virtual EQ Station extremely easy to operate This manual section describes the additional features in the software editor in detail For detailed information of the generic features please refer to the descriptions elsewhere in this manual ON OFF keys EDIT...

Страница 43: ...Motofader is connected Preset path By default a preset folder is created in the folder where the Editor is installed The default installation folder is C Program Files TC Electronic EQ Station However preset folders can be created on any location on your harddisk Utility UI channel sync In on position the EQ Station display stays in sync with the changes performed on the PC Editor Show preset name...

Страница 44: ...100dB BW 20 20kHz 12 Hz 20 kHz 110dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 24 bit Dual bit delta sigma sampling at 4 1 5 6 6 1 6 1 MHz 1 54 ms 48 kHz high performance low jitter clock circuit Routing and processing 48 bit fixed point throughout 600 Million Instructions Per Second 10 100 Mbits s Base T RJ45 XLR housed EtherCon connector 10 100 Mbits s Base T RJ45 XLR housed EtherCon connector In Out 5 pin DIN connector ...

Страница 45: ...ber X X True Voice X X Velocity Note ON X X Note OFF X X After Touch Key s X X Channel X X Pitch Bend X X Control Change O O Prog Change O O SysEx X X Common Song Pos X X Song Sel X X Tune System real time Clock X X Commands X X Aux Messages Local ON OFF X X All Notes OFF X X Active Sense X X Reset X X O YES Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO X NO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO ...

Страница 46: ...tofader 64 and a brief description of it s components In the following is a detailed description of functionality and options Overview GRAPH EQ switch The Motofader 64 controls only the Graphical EQ s in the EQ Station The GRAPH EQ ON OFF switch gives instant monitoring option of on off status for the selected channel and enables comparison of current settings versus a flat graphic EQ CHANNEL and ...

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Страница 48: ...ed flag will appear The A B compare only affects the Graphic EQ part of the processing OK The OK button is used to confirm destructive operations such as the reset of All and Group settings as well as the Paste function When confirmation is needed this will be indicated in the display ADJUST wheel The ADJUST wheel is used to change parameter values CURSOR Use the arrow CURSOR keys for general navi...

Страница 49: ...resets are labeled ChPresetxx where xx is a number in line based on which presets already exist in the folder If e g ChPreset10 exist the next Auto generated name is ChPreset11 Auto generated presets names can be corrected later from the EQ Station where the preset are stored Example Scene Recall select which scene to recall within the selected preset folder Ch3 Ch Store ChPreset6 Ch3 Ch Recall Ch...

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