TC Electronic TonePrint Editor Manual
Table of contents About this manual 1 Welcome! So… what’s in a TonePrint? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TonePrint Editor’s resumé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What you will need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 2 Getting started Ready…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Set…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TonePrint! . . . . . . . . . .
■ About this manual About this manual This manual will help you learn understanding and operating TonePrint Editor (and all the TC pedals you can control with it). This manual is only available as a PDF download from the TC Electronic website. You can print this manual, but we encourage you to use the PDF version, which has both internal and external hyperlinks. E.g., clicking the blue square ■ in the upper left corner of each page will take you to the table of contents.
■ Welcome! Welcome! So… what’s in a TonePrint? We should probably start by telling you what TonePrint actually means. TonePrint means… signature effects. These are custom-built versions of classic TC effects, available for our TonePrint pedals.
■ Getting started Getting started Ready… If you haven’t already done so, download the latest TonePrint Editor software from: Set… ■ Set up your TC pedal as you normally would: ■ Connect your instrument to the audio in jack(s) of the pedal, http://www.tcelectronic.com/toneprint-editor/ ■ connect the audio out jack(s) of the pedal to TonePrint Editor software is free. ■ connect the pedal to a power supply. Install TonePrint Editor. ■ To install the PC (Windows) version, simply move the .
■ Getting started Precautions: Don’t lose that TonePrint! When editing TonePrints, there are two things that you should always keep in mind: ■ When you are done editing, always remember to store your TonePrint to the pedal using the “Store to Pedal” button! If you don’t, you will lose your creation when you disconnect the pedal. Different pedals, different parameters Multiple TonePrint pedals – one editor to rule them all With delay and reverb TonePrints, you can also add modulation to the effect.
■ Getting started Pedal serial and software version information When a TonePrint-enabled pedal is connected to your computer and you click the small “i” icon in the lower left corner of the TonePrint Editor window, a dialog box will show the following information: ■ ■ ■ ■ Device serial number Device firmware build number TonePrint Editor software version number TonePrint Editor software build number.
■ Using TonePrint Editor Using TonePrint Editor Template TonePrint As described on the previous page, TonePrint Templates are a great way of starting your personal sound creation, as they give you time-proven defaults for all parameters. To recall a template, select it from the menu. Please note that selecting a template will immediately override all changes you might have made to knob assignments, modifier curves and parameter values.
■ Using TonePrint Editor With TonePrint Editor, you decide what parameter range you want to control, and how the knob’s position should affect it. If you want to, you can even use the knob range left of the center position to go from 0 to 100 % – and then back to 25 % when turning the knob all the way clockwise. Assigning parameters to a knob ■ Start by selecting a knob in the Knob Selection section. The selected knob will be highlighted. ■ Select one of the three yellow, red and blue “LEDs”.
■ Using TonePrint Editor To modify the curve, you can either drag one of the circle-shaped control points of the modifier curve, or you can select one of the numerical values shown right below the display and enter the desired value manually. As you can set the modifier curve separately for each of the three parameters that each knob can control, you could make a knob on your pedal increase one parameter’s value as you turn it clockwise while decreasing another parameter’s value at the same time.
■ Modifier sections Modifier sections Use the parameters displayed in the right-handside section of the TonePrint Editor window to set the parameters that define your TonePrint. This is the heart of your TonePrint – the place where you define your sound. Please note that what you are seeing here depends on the type of TonePrint pedal connected. With a modulation-only pedal, you will only see the “Modulation” section.
■ Modulation parameters Modulation parameters Use the parameters in the Modulation part of the TonePrint Editor window to configure the modulation effect. Classic Flanger setting The flanger belongs to the same “family” of modulation effects as the chorus effect. The signal is split, and one of the signals is pitch modulated. The characteristic “flanging” sound occurs when part of the signal is slightly delayed and fed back to the input of the effect algorithm.
■ Modulation parameters Through-Zero-Flanger parameter TZFlanger mode, the Depth 2 parameter specifies the intensity of the second flange module. Output Level parameter When you set the Modulation Type parameter to TZFlanger, delay line 1 becomes the “dry” part of the signal. In that case, use the Through-ZeroFlanger parameter to set the level ratio between delay line 1 and delay line 2. The value represents the amplitude of the second waveform modulating the signal.
■ Modulation parameters Delay Time 3 parameter Parameter range: 0.1 to 50 ms The Delay Time 3 parameter is only applicable when you have set Modulation Type to TriChorus. In TriChorus mode, the Delay Time 3 parameter specifies the length of the delay for the third chorus module. Feedback parameter Parameter range: -100 to 100 % Use the feedback parameter to define the amount of the signal that is fed back from the modulation module’s output to its input. Vib.
■ Delay parameters Delay parameters simply turning off the effect until things have settled down again. Use the parameters in the Delay part of the TonePrint Editor window to configure the delay effect. Saturation parameter Parameter range: 0 to 24 dB Use the Saturation parameter to add a bit of signal saturation to your delays. This is recommended if you want to add a touch of “grit” to a TonePrint.
■ Delay parameters You will notice that dynamic delays work great with almost every kind of delay – from analog tape echoes to pristine 2290 sounds. Damping parameter Parameter range: 0 to 100 dB Use the damping parameter to set the amount of attenuation that should occur when the input signal is higher than the level limit you have set with the Dynamic Delay Sensitivity parameter.
■ Reverb parameters Reverb parameters undisturbed from the scattered diffuse field of the Reverb arriving shortly after. HiFactor parameter Use the parameters in the Reverb section of the TonePrint Editor window to configure the reverb effect. PreDelayLong parameter Use the HiFactor parameter to emphasize or attenuate the selected HiColor value. The PreDelayLong parameter is only applicable when the Pre-Delay switch on the pedal has been set to the “Long” setting.
■ Reverb parameters Early parameter Parameter range: -24.5 to 0.0 dB will help control the reverb level in two different modes – Positive and Inverse. Use the Early parameter to set the output level of the “early reflections” part of the reverb algorithm. Off setting ■ Increase the Early parameter’s value to em- phasize the definition of the simulated room. ■ Decrease the Early parameter’s value to set focus on the diffuse part of the algorithm.
■ Getting support Updating TonePrint Editor If you download a newer version of TonePrint Editor, you can simply replace the previously installed version. TC Electronic TonePrint Editor ■ Getting support If you still have questions about the product after reading this manual, please get in touch with TC Support: http://www.tcelectronic.com/support/ Manual for software version 1.
