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- Page 1 M300 DUAL ENGINE PROCESSOR U U S S E E R R ’ ’ S S M M A A N N U U A A L L...
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead The exclamation point within an symbol within an equilateral triangle, is equilateral triangle is intended to alert intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of important presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"... - Page 4 Class B Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. Certificate Of Conformity These limits are designed to provide TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240 reasonable protection against harmful Risskov, Denmark, hereby declares on own interference in residential installations. This...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Sysex ID ..... .22 M300 software ....22 Routings . -
Page 6: Quick Start
• When all audio connections are made connect power. • Unpack the M300 and check for possible • Set the M300 in Preset Off mode using the damages that could have been caused by PRESET ON/OFF key: transport. -
Page 7: Introduction
With top quality effects and the intuitive user-interface we are convinced that you will enjoy the M300 now and in the future. The M300 is so easy to use that this manual may seem nearly redundant to the front panel itself. -
Page 8: Front Panel Overview
• The range of the TIMING applied gain-reduction when LED Green knob is 0.5 to 2 giving you a Compressor or De-Ess The M300 is locked correctly Delay time varying from: algorithms are selected. to the Digital Input signal. 250ms to 1000ms. - Page 9 COLOR knob above - no numbers. OMNI (receives on all Controls the relative Color of In this mode the M300 will play channels) or OF for Off, using the selected Reverb. effects according to the front the ARROW UP/DOWN keys.
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Page 10: Rear Panel Overview
Serial mode: and the Reverb Engine, and you can then use Switch is Out and Green LED on front is Off. the M300 as two independent effect units with a common Output. Read much more about these Routing options on pages 22/23. See also the suggested Analog Output setups at pages 10-15. -
Page 11: Signal Flow Diagram
SIGNAL FLOW MIDI Cable DIN CONNECTOR DIN CONNECTOR 5POLE - MALE 5POLE - MALE max. 10m 180 degrees 180 degrees SHIELDED CABLE (3 or 5 wires + screen) Jack Cable Jack Cable Mono to Mono Stereo RING RING... -
Page 12: Typical M300 Setups
TYPICAL SETUPS Connecting and Setting up the M300 Setting up the M300 is very easy. It is, however, important to connect and setup the M300 correctly according to your application. Setting up basically means: connecting, selecting one of the two routing options via the switch on the rear panel and finally setting the MIX control on the front panel. - Page 13 TYPICAL SETUPS Serial Setup Setup This setup utilizes the M300 as a Multi- effects processor connected in serial to a Reverb. It is ideal when you wish to add Reverb to a signal already processed by one of the Multi-effects. The illustrated setup is a typical live instrument setup.
- Page 14 31. • Connect MIDI Out on the G•Minor to MIDI In on the M300. • Connect MIDI Out on the M300 to MIDI In on the G•Minor. You are now able to recall the stored presets in the M300 using the UP/DOWN switches on the G•Minor.
- Page 15 • Connect guitar to preamp Input. • Connect preamp Output to M300 Left Input. • Connect M300 Left Output to Input on your amp. Use the regular Input or the Return on an effect loop if you use Combos or Heads. If you are using a regular Power-amp and speakers simply use the Inputs.
- Page 16 Please refer to owners manual) • Press the DIGI IN button on the M300. • If the DIGI IN LED is green, the M300 is locked correctly on the Digital Input signal. • If the LED is flashing Digital In is selected but no digital signal is received within 5 seconds or the signal is corrupt.
- Page 17 You can therefore most likely benefit from using the M300 as an A to D converter when doing harddisk recordings. Feed the M300 with an analog Input e.g.
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Page 18: Input/Output Section
INPUT LED Off This knob controls the Input level for both the Digital Input is set to Off. The M300 processes Analog and Digital Input options. For optimal only the signal present on the Analog Inputs. performance of the M300 a well-adjusted Input This is done on an internal Sample Rate of level is essential. -
Page 19: Mix
OPERATING - INPUT/OUTPUT SECTION Sets the mix between dry and wet signal. The Mix parameter operates differently depending on the selected routing: In "Dual S/R" Routing, "Mix" controls the overall wet/dry mix of both the Multi-effect and the Reverb section. In "Serial"... -
Page 20: The Multi-Effects Engine
• Hard Tremolo 2 times 500ms=1000ms (1 second) • Phaser • Off When powering up the M300 the default Tempo -12dB, -6dB, -3dB Gain Reduction LEDs is 120BPM, but as explained above the position These LEDs indicate the applied Gain reduction of the TIMING knob defines the actual tempo. -
Page 21: Timing
Drive parameter. TIMING knob - Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Tremolo: Increases/decreases the Tempo. Remember that the default setting suggested by TC Electronic is achieved by setting the knob in 12 o’clock. FEEDBACK/DEPTH - FREQUENCY/RATIO knob This knob changes functionality with the selected algorithms. -
Page 22: The Reverb Engine
THE REVERB ENGINE Reverb Engine Pre Delay A short Delay placed between the direct signal Reverb Selector and the Reverb Diffuse Field. By using Pre Select between the following Reverb types or Delay the source material is kept clear and “Off”. -
Page 23: Store
1 to 99. “Preset Off” mode Use the UP/DOWN arrows to select desired In Preset Off mode the M300 will process the preset (1-99). signal according to the position of the front • The digits are now blinking to indicate that controls. -
Page 24: The Display
M300 it is essential that they The display will flash between “AP” (for communicate on the same MIDI Channel. application) and the current loaded application The M300 can be set to receive on all MIDI software. channels, none or all. Front Software version •... -
Page 25: Routings
Output. Also see Setup examples on pages 10 to 15. Use this if you e.g. wish to use the M300 to add Delay to a guitar on one channel and Reverb to a vocal on another channel. -
Page 26: Multi-Effects
The range of the TIMING knob is 0.5 to 2. lower than in any other Delay algorithm. See example below When using the M300 in a Dual Send/ FEEDBACK knob Return setup the MIX knob should be set The FEEDBACK knob sets the number of to 100% wet. -
Page 27: Tape Delay
LFO. The M300 offers a Hard fed to the M300. To soften the Delay as it is Tremolo that used a “square” wave-shape and commonly done in studio productions the Soft Tremolo that use a “triangular”... -
Page 28: Chorus
4:1- for every 4dB that is above the Threshold point only 1 is passed to the Output. Attack Specifies how fast the gain reduction specified by the Ratio parameter should be applied. The Attack parameter in the M300 Compressor is fixed. -
Page 29: De-Esser
Typically the “s” sounds can be far too Compressors and also in the Compressor type dominant in a vocal track and the track would used in the M300, Auto Make-up gain will therefore often benefit from being processed by compensate for this loss of gain. -
Page 30: Reverbs
• “Live” Reverb applications. We choose to briefly describe • Ambience the Reverb types found in the M300 like this: Each of these Reverb types are created and TC Classic Hall fine tuned by the highly experienced staff at TC... - Page 31 REVERBS Living Room Directly opposite the Large Cathedral the Living Room type simulates a relatively small room well furnished. In such a room many reflections are absorbed by soft material and source material is reflected and sustained only from walls (with wallpaper) and windows and maybe a table etc.
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Page 32: Midi Implementation Chart
APPENDIX - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART DUAL ENGINE PROCESSOR M300 - APRIL 2002 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1-16 OMNI-1-16 Mode Default Messages Altered Note Number True Voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF After Touch Key’s Channel Pitch Bend... -
Page 33: Midi Continuous Controllers
Color receiving device). • Now press LOAD once, and the MIDI Bulk Dump is performed. The M300 is always ready to receive a MIDI bulk dump unless the receive MIDI channel is set to off “OF” Reset Procedure If you would like to do a complete reset of the... -
Page 34: Technical Specifications
APPENDIX - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Digital Input and Output Connector: RCA Phono (S/PDIF) Formats: S/PDIF (24 bit), EIAJ CP-340, IEC 958 Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz. (48 kHz only @ Digital Input) Processing Delay: 0.08 ms @ 48 kHz Frequency Response DIO: DC to 23.9 kHz ±...