User Manual TC8210 NATIVE / TC8210-DT Classic Mixing Reverb Plug-in with Optional Hardware Controller and Signature Presets 2020-02-26, Rev. 2.
TC8210 User Manual Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions....................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer.............................................................. 3 Limited warranty............................................................. 3 1. Introduction................................................................ 4 2. Plug-in Installation..................................................... 4 2.1 Installation on a PC......................................................
TC8210 User Manual Important Safety Instructions Terminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with ¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed. All other installation or modification should be performed only by qualified personnel.
TC8210 User Manual 1. Introduction With its clear and natural air, the TC8210 is a high-definition all-purpose reverb in the same vein as the classic clear and pristine TC reverbs known from our studio workhorse, the System 6000, and our acclaimed Hall of Fame stomp boxes.
TC8210 User Manual Click ‘Next’ to begin the installation. 2.2 Installation on a Mac Open the zip folder and double click the installer icon. Proceed through the prompts to begin installation. When installation is complete, click ‘Finish’. A default location will be selected for installation, or you can select another folder manually. If you have administrator authorization in place, you will need to enter your password before beginning installation.
TC8210 User Manual 3. Activate your TC8210 iLok license 4. Connection and Setup 3.1 Activation when you have purchased the NATIVE version Step 1: Install iLok The first step is to create an iLok user account at www.iLok.com and install the PACE iLok License Manager on your computer if it’s your first time using iLok. Step 2: Activation In the received mail (when buying the NATIVE version) you will find your personal Activation Code.
TC8210 User Manual 4.3 Insert vs Aux Effect The TC8210 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 TC8210 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. In this case, Mix should be set to 100%. The output of the effect is then mixed back in with the rest of the tracks.
TC8210 User Manual 4.6 Primary and Secondary Controls After you have installed the plug-in and activated the iLok license or connected the TC8210 via USB, you can begin adding the effect to your tracks. If the hardware unit is disconnected from the computer, but the 60 day Travel Period countdown has not yet expired, a yellow chain icon without the yellow frame will appear. See “Demo Mode” section above for details. All other “Not connected” states are indicated by a red chain icon.
TC8210 User Manual 5. Plug-in and Hardware Controls Sound Section Control of the TC8210 is done in the plug-in, or optionally done using the hardware unit (when you have purchased the DT version). All primary parameters of the 8210 are also accessible through the DT Desktop Controller. These include parameters that control major parts of the effect, such as reverb decay, delay time, and much more. Secondary parameters that are needed less-often are handled in the plug-in window. 5.
TC8210 User Manual LO COL DECAY The LO COL (low color) parameter affects the low frequency content of the processed signal. By increasing the LO COL parameter, you will hear a resulting increase in the low frequency content of the reverb. By contrast, reducing the LO COL parameter value will result in a decrease in the low frequency content of the reverb. The Decay time is the main parameter for the TC8210 reverb.
TC8210 User Manual EARLY/REV The EARLY/REV parameter makes the TC8210 very flexible by giving access to setting the mix amount of the Early Reflections and the diffuse Reverb tail. EARLY/REV set to 0 mutes the Reverb tail, and set to 99 mutes the Early Reflections, and 50 sets identical output gain on both. From 10 though 90 each increment changes the gain by 0.5 dB. Outside this range, the gain steps are approxmately 3 dB each.
TC8210 User Manual MOD RATE Bottom Section The MOD rate sets the speed of the modulation applied via the hardware unit's MOD parameter. The Mod Rate parameter has two options: 1 FAST or 0 SLOW. The desired option can be selected using the mouse by click-and-dragging on the red numeric value, while moving the mouse. Alternatively, click and hold the current option (in white text), and select the other option from a small drop-down menu.
TC8210 User Manual 6. Presets The TC8210 offers a collection of default and signature presets, as well as the option to create and save your own custom settings. Note that most DAWs have a built-in preset function that appears on every plug-in, which is often found at the top of the plug-in window. It is not recommended to use this as your primary method of saving presets, because it has limited functionality and does not allow the saved presets to be transferred easily to other DAWs.
TC8210 User Manual User Presets As soon as you make an alteration to any of the parameters in that preset, the text changes to italics to indicate that something has changed. This is also indicated by a red dot after the red preset number on the hardware unit and in the plug-in user interface.
TC8210 User Manual When a preset is assigned a favorite slot number: • The preset is part of the 100 presets that can be recalled on the hardware unit • The favorite number will be displayed on the hardware unit when recalled • The favorite number will be displayed in brackets when you browse the Factory or User presets menu Make Current Preset Default Selecting "Make Current Preset Default" will cause the currently-loaded preset to appear every time a new instance of the plug-in is created in yo
TC8210 User Manual 7. Software Updates New versions of the software may be released to add new features and improve performance. Updates can be detected from the plug-in directly and can be installed after download from the website. See Chapter 2 for plug-in installation. If the ’Automatically check for updates’ option is checked inside the update menu, the red dot will appear on the settings icon when a new plug-in is available. 8. Specifications Sound Sample rates 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.
TC8210 User Manual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION TC8210 Responsible Party Name: Music Tribe Commercial NV Inc. Address: 901 Grier Drive Las Vegas, NV 89118 USA Phone Number: +1 702 800 8290 TC8210 complies with the FCC rules as mentioned in the following paragraph: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
