TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3 LICENSE CODES 4 INSTALLATION OF 02R SOFTWARE 6 GETTING STARTED 8 CONTROLLING THE ENGINES 9 PRESET HANDLING 10 SENDS 11 RETURNS EXTENDED ROUTING 12 RETURNS STANDARD ROUTING 15 M2000 D.C. ALGORITHMS 20 FINALIZER D.C.
WELCOME TO TC UNIT•Y 2 Congratulations on the purchase of your new TC Electronic UNIT•Y package, which will revolutionize the way you work with your Yamaha 02R™ digital console. Until now, plug-in cards for Yamaha 02R’s only served to customize the console to the I/O requirements of the user. With the introduction of Unit•Y, TC has re-defined the use of your mixer’s expansion slots, by adding sound processing to your possibilities.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 3 Processing Input resolution (signals from 02R) Output resolution (signals to 02R) Number of engines per UnitY card Sample Rates Processing Delay 24 bit 24 bit One or Two All rates supported by the 02R 18 cycles 0.408ms @ 44.1kHz 0.
IMPORTANT: INITIAL LICENSE 4 Your card will stop working after 100 hours, if you don’t get an Initial License! Based on a flexible software plug-in philosophy, a UNIT•Y card may perform a variety of different tasks. With a new card you have received demo time for the different types of software modules available at the time of production. The price of the card includes license for one TC software module.
OPTIONAL LICENSE 5 If you want to run other software modules as well... On a new UNIT•Y card, the Initial License is already paid for, so it comes with no extra charges when you contact us. To also run other software modules, Optional Licenses may be bought anytime. A license is valid only for the card you register. Contact your dealer or TC to find out about the exact price. Two different software modules are available now, one of which is your Initial license described on page 4.
INSTALLING 02R SOFTWARE 6 The Operating System of your 02R console is kept in two internal EPROMs. In this manual we refer to it as 02R OS. Two new EPROM’s are delivered with every TC UNIT•Y card, and need to be fitted before you can use it. No matter which 02R OS you’re currently using, it must be replaced with the version delivered with your UNIT•Y card. In co-operation with Yamaha, TC supply the newest available 02R OS on the EPROMs with each UNIT•Y card. Thus 2.
INSTALLING 02R SOFTWARE 1 02R 5 3 1 6 4 2 BACK PANEL: REMOVE THE TEN MOUNTING SCREWS AND THE PANEL L L 1 +4dB R AUX SEND L L +4dB L R INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT 23 21 19 17 INPUT A R INPUT B L -10dBV R 7 R INPUT A INPUT B 2 R 2 -10dBV 1 +4dB STUDIO C- R 2TR IN MONITOR MONITOR OUT +4dB OUT +4dB STEREO OUT ANALOG ANALOG INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT INPUT 24 22 20 18 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 INSERT I/O 0dB 8 INSERT I
GETTING STARTED 8 After installing the software provided with the UNIT•Y card, you should see the V2 powerup screen within seconds after power is applied to the console. If that does not happen, the EPROMs have not been positioned correctly. Do not leave the console powered on if the screen does not become active. To see the OS revision number, hold down the UTILITY button while powering the console on. The 02R UNIT•Y software will identify itself, e.g. 2.10TC.
CONTROLLING THE ENGINES 9 Each UNIT•Y Engine has its own page with some parameters controlled by the cursor and the wheel, while others are laid out on the faders. Parameters on the faders may be dynamically automated. Engine 1: Fader 1-8 Engine 2: Fader 9-16 Output Mix: Stereo Fader 1-4 To switch between the UNIT•Y screens, several methods may be used. If Fader Touch Select is enabled on the 02R Preferences page, touching fader 1-8 will take you to the UNIT•Y screen Engine 1.
PRESET HANDLING 10 Presets are stored on the individual UNIT•Y card. If you move your card to another 02R, you take your presets with you. Presets are handled from the UNIT•Y Main screen. Select the Engine you want to Store or Recall, then use the Preset functions as on other 02R screens. As a short-cut to select an Engine, the two internal 02R FX select buttons can be used.
SENDS 11 Getting signals to the UNIT•Y card is partly done on the UNIT•Y Main screen and partly on the 02R DIO screen shown below. Routing on the 02R DIO screen and on the UNIT•Y main screen may be different from Scene to Scene. Note slot number Note: To access Main L/R Insert, click Enter twice in these locations. Insert return is set on the Main page by selecting RET L.R. Choose between these four signals on the Unit•Y main screen Note: To access Aux 7 and 8, click Enter twice in these locations.
RETURNS 12 STANDARD OR EXTENDED ROUTING TA P E 9-16 SLOT 3 Analog Mic 9-16 MIC 1-8 SLOT 4 S T E R E O FA D E R S 17/18 19/20 21/22 23/24 MIC 9-16 YAMAHA 02R 23/24 Analog TA P E 1-8 Analog Mic 1-8 21/22 Analog SLOT 2 19/20 Analog 2Trk SPDIF SLOT 1 17/18 Analog 2Trk AES/EBU On a standard Yamaha 02R, the inputs are routed as shown below. To use a card in slot 3 or 4, blocks of 8 analog inputs have to be disabled. Standard Input Routing With UNIT•Y software 2.
RETURNS 13 EXTENDED ROUTING Extended routing may be applied to a UNIT•Y card in slot 3 or slot 4 by pressing the EXT RT button on the Main screen. Information about Extended Routing is kept with each 02R Scene Memory, but generally the mode should only be set in the beginning of a mix, and not when the card is passing audio. A Main screen display for a UNIT•Y card with DIO extension board is shown below. Return ”St LR”: The signal is routed directly to the Main L/R Stereo Bus. Return ”21.
RETURNS 14 EXTENDED ROUTING If you can’t enable Extended Routing... Please note, that the Extended Routing button is greyed out, if the UnitY card slot has been selected for return signals. In that case, go to the 02R DIO page “Input Signal Select” and enable the analog inputs at that slot instead of the card. Now Extended Routing may be enabled, so you can use analog inputs and UnitY signals at the same time.
RETURNS STANDARD ROUTING NO DIO 15 UNIT•Y cards without I/O extension For a card positioned in slot 1, the two UNIT•Y stereo engines will return on Tape inputs 58. The returns may be mixed to one stereo pair by using the Engine Output Select, thereby having a stereo composite signal returned on Tape input 5/6 or 7/8. For a card positioned in slot 2, the two UNIT•Y stereo engines will return on Tape inputs 13-16.
RETURNS 16 STANDARD ROUTING NO DIO Input Select Output Select These fields show “x” to show that no I/O extension is available Engine Output Faders Main Screen for UNIT•Y card without I/O extension Example 2. 5.1 Surround production using UNIT•Y card without I/O extension To return the engines in a discrete surround configuration with a UNIT•Y card in slot 2, use the Output Selectors on the UNIT•Y Main screen to select destination “13.14” for Engine 1 and “15.16” for Engine 2.
RETURNS 17 STANDARD ROUTING WITH DIO UNIT•Y cards with I/O extension For a card positioned in slot 1, the two UNIT•Y stereo engines will return on Tape inputs 58, or may be directed to outputs 5-8 of the card. External inputs return on Tape inputs 1-8 like with a normal Yamaha I/O card. External inputs 5/6 and/or 7/8 may be mixed with UNIT•Y effects at 24 bit resolution. The submix is passed on to Tape input 5/6 and 7/8. Submix levels are automatable.
RETURNS 18 STANDARD ROUTING WITH DIO For a card positioned in slot 4, the two UNIT•Y stereo engines return on Mic inputs 13-16, or may be directed to outputs 5-8 of the card. External inputs return on Mic inputs 9-16 like with a normal Yamaha I/O card. External inputs 5/6 and/or 7/8 are mixed with UNIT•Y effects at 24 bit resolution. The submix is passed on to Mic input 13/14 and 15/16. Submix levels are automatable.
RETURNS STANDARD ROUTING WITH DIO 19 Example 1, Stereo production using UNIT•Y card with I/O extension To return both engines as one stereo return with a UNIT•Y card in slot 4, select the same destination with the Output Selectors on the UNIT•Y Main screen, eg. “15.16”. Turn up both Engine faders (Stereo fader no. 1 and 2) to 0dB. External input 7/8 on the UNIT•Y card is mixed with the engine returns, and a mix of these 3 stereo signals is available on Mic inputs 15/16.
M2000 D.C. REVERB 20 Several different algorithms from TC’s catalog of reverbs are available in the ROM presets. All the algorithms are controlled from slightly different screens covered on this page and the next. Reverbs are found in preset area 1-49 and 100-199. As explained in the preset titles, some of them are created for discrete 5.1 surround sound applications. Basic Room Design In natural reverberation, the initial reflections happens within the first second of the response.
M2000 D.C.
M2000 D.C. DELAY 22 The UNIT•Y card features a high resolution Delay algorithm. It offers up to 1200 ms of delay on 4 separate 24 bit resolution taps. To maintain a high delay resolution in the entire range, the four delay parameters are broken down into coarse and fine delays. A note of caution regarding dynamic automation: Changing the Delay parameters while signal is present may cause audible glitch noise.
M2000 D.C. PITCH CHANGE 23 The Pitch change algorithm has 6 individual polyphonic voices with associated separate 24 bit delays useable for double tracking and beyond. Pitch change is available over ±1 octave and voice detuning may be applied. When Width is greater than 0%, odd voices are panned left, even voices are panned right.
M2000 D.C. CHORUS & FLANGER 24 TC’s legendary guitar Chorus has been transferred to the digital domain and made even more flexible. This new true stereo algorithm is clean enough for even master signals requiring Flanging or Chorus effects. For Flanging effects use small basic delay times and Feedback. For Chorus effects use longer basic delay times and no Feedback. Different stereo effects may be obtained by altering the LFO Phase parameter.
M2000 D.C. PHASER 25 TC’s famed guitar Phaser pedal, TC XII, has been transferred to the digital domain and made more flexible. This new true stereo algorithm is clean enough for even master monster Phasing. By using the Order parameter, the Phaser is able to simulate different configurations of analog all-pass filters. To select the frequency range affected, use the Focus control. The Phaser effect is very sensitive to the balance between the effect and the direct signal.
M2000 D.C. DE-ESSER 26 When working with digital audio, some of the desirable technical imperfections of analog are lost. Most noticably, you lose the restricted dynamic range of high frequency content on analog tape, and may end up with vocal recordings momentarily up to 30dB too bright. At TC we felt that a nice feature to add to the 02R would be a good De-esser to address this problem.
FINALIZER D.C. 27 Multi-band compression is now available integrated into an 02R by running a high performance TC Finalizer software module on your UNIT•Y card. Please note, that the Finalizer module is optional. Read pages 4-5 to learn more about licenses, options etc. If you have acquired the Finalizer D.C., you’ve got access to factory presets 50-59. Any of the presets recall the algorithm. Of course you may store Finalizer D.C. user presets in a RAM location.
FINALIZER D.C. 28 Finalizer D.C. Routing As with other UNIT•Y algorithms, I/O routing is partly done on the 02R Slot Output Select screen and partly on the UNIT•Y main screen. The procedure to access the Main L.R Insert mode is described on page 11. Algorithm Structure The Finalizer D.C. algorithm consists of a 3-band Expander, 3-band Compressor and 3band Limiter followed by a broadband Soft Clipping circuit.
FINALIZER D.C. 29 Lo Meters Hi Meters Mid Meters Target Type Output Meters: Level Soft Clip activity Full Scale hits Expander Ratio Look-ahead Delay Soft Clip Threshold Compressor Attack Expander Threshold Compressor Ratio Compressor Threshold Level Lo Band Compressor Release Level Hi Band Level Mid Band Limiter Threshold UNIT•Y Finalizer D.C. Engine screen Generally parameter values are set for the Mid band. The Lo and the Hi band settings depend on the Target Type and Target Factor settings.
FINALIZER D.C. 30 Expander Signal levels below the Expander Threshold will be lowered according to the Expander Ratio. If the Ratio is set at 1:2, 1dB of level drop on the input will result in 2dB level drop on the output. If you want to turn off the Expander, set the Threshold at OFF. For high Ratios, the Expander becomes a Gate. For low Ratios, Expansion is subtle and may be used to counteract the gain applied in the Compressor section, thereby preventing noise floor build up.
FINALIZER D.C. 31 Max Output Level For Film mixing and Post Production it’s often required to set the max peak output level to a value below Full Scale. The best place to adjust this is the Finalizer Engine Output fader on the Main UNIT•Y screen. Gain Transfer Function If you need a technical explanation for the Thresholds, Ratios and Ranges, this diagram shows the static gain transfer function through the system. Signal Levels and Thresholds refer to digital Full Scale, 0dBFS.
FINALIZER D.C. 32 Target The Target parameter simplifies the control of the Finalizer D.C. significantly, by drastically reducing the amount of parameters to adjust. Instead a large amount of parameters are set appropriately in the background, with you having to care only about the most relevant settings. Therefore the extremely powerful Finalizer D.C. is easier to adjust than a simple broad-band compressor. By setting a Target Type, you can focus on a type of processing suitable for your material.
FINALIZER D.C. 33 Finalizer D.C. tutorial As a starting point, load preset number 50, The Finalizer. If you use a CD as source material, it will already be mastered and have peaks at Full Scale. In that case, attenuate the signal by 10dB on the 02R before it gets to the Finalizer, in order to make the level within the expected range of the preset. Insert the Finalizer D.C. on the Main L.R bus and play a mix at a typical level. You should have 3-6dB of compression on the Band meters.
AUTOMATION 34 Static or Snapshot automation is established by using the Scene memories in the 02R, but automation may be taken one step further by recording parameter movements locked to timecode. As an 02R owner you have definitely already gotten addicted to dynamic movement of much more than faders. TC UNIT•Y is probably the first processor outside a computer that will allow you to efficiently include effect parameters to the list of dynamic controls.
UTILITY PAGE 35 A Utility page is provided to perform these functions: • Display of UNIT•Y software revision and Serial number. • UNIT•Y self diagnostics test. • Entering License codes for software modules. • Invoking other special functions. • Clearing the UNIT•Y Preset RAM and reverting to factory Presets. Getting to the Utility page You probably don’t need to access the Utility page on a daily basis, but it may be entered from the Main page by typing Preset name “UTILITY” or ”@@” and pressing “DMP”.
AES/EBU DIO OPTION 36 UNIT•Y cards with AES/EBU input/output option An 8 channel AES/EBU digital input/output option may be bought with the UNIT•Y card, or added later on. The industry standard of digital audio transmission, AES3, normally referred to as AES/EBU, is found on most professional audio equipment. Two channels of up to 24 bit audio is transmitted over one balanced cable. XLR type of connectors are specified.
INTERFACING TO SPDIF 37 On most consumer equipment, SPDIF or IEC 958 is used instead of AES/EBU. With some limitations, that type of signal can often be interfaced to the UNIT•Y card, if you follow the guidelines given below. UNIT•Y output to SPDIF input Some SPDIF equipment may reject a signal because the Status Bits are set according to the AES/EBU specification, but in most cases Pro status is accepted, and a signal may be transferred.
ADAT & TDIF DIO OPTION 38 The ADAT/TDIF DIO Option The extension board is equipped with two ADAT optical connectors and one 25-pin SubD type of connector as used with Tascam TDIF signals.
UNIT•Y SOFTWARE UPLOAD 39 02R software Software to control the 02R and the interaction between the UNIT•Y card and the console reside in the two EPROM’s on the 02R Main board (described on page 6). UNIT•Y software The algorithms on the card are passed by the host processor to the signal processor, both on the UNIT•Y card. DSP and host code reside in Flash RAM on the card. When new algorithms are added, the Flash can be updated via a simple upload program running on a Mac or a PC.
YAMAHA 02R V2 FUNCTIONS 40 For 02R users upgrading from V1, a brief summary of new functions are provided. To obtain a complete new V2 Owners Manual, please consult your Yamaha dealer. Page numbers refer to the relevant sections in the 02R V2 Owner’s Manual. 1. Display Page Numbering Display pages are numbered for easy identification. See “Display” on page 20 of the User’s Guide. 2.
YAMAHA 02R V2 FUNCTIONS 41 Bus outs can be paired. See “Pairing Channels” on page 184 of the User’s Guide. 7. Cascade Message Link When several 02Rs are cascaded together, the master 02R can control a number of functions of the slave 02Rs via MIDI. See “MIDI Link” on page 232 of the User’s Guide. 8. Communications Speed The communications speed settings have been moved to the UTILITY 4/4 (Battery Check) page. See “Communication Speed” on page 214 of the User’s Guide. 9.
YAMAHA 02R V2 FUNCTIONS 42 15. MIDI Remote The MIDI Remote function can be used to control other MIDI equipment from the 02R. See “MIDI Remote” on page 165 of the User’s Guide. 16. Mix Scene and Library Program Clear Function Individual mix scenes and library programs can be cleared using the Clear function. • Channel programs—page 49 of the User’s Guide. • EQ programs—page 56 of the User’s Guide. • Dynamics programs—page 88 of the User’s Guide. • Effects programs—page 110 of the User’s Guide.
YAMAHA 02R V2 FUNCTIONS 43 New preferences on the SETUP 4/4 page (Preferences 2) are: • Touch Sense Select • Auto EQ Edit In • Restore Last Edit Ch • Surround X, Y Edit • Surround CSR Edit • Surround SWF Edit • Link Surround Master • Auto Inc. TC Capture • Compact Automix Bulk • Compact Scene Bulk • Tx 02R link Message • Rx 02R Link Message 21. Routing Independence for Paired Channels Input channels configured as a stereo pair can be routed individually. See “Routing” on page 39. 22.
EMC & SAFETY 44 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
EMC & SAFETY 45 TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240 Risskov, Denmark, hereby declares on own responsibility that following product: UNIT•Y Dual Engine Signal Processing Card That is covered by this certificate and marked with CE-label conforms with following standards: EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains operated Electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use.
PRESET LIST Nr Titel Algorithm 46 Decay or Source Description Medium Hall, moderate pitch modulation Gain 1 UnitY Hall Reverb Med General 2 UnitY Hall Sml Reverb Short General Small Generic Hall 3 UnitY Hall Lrg Reverb Long General Large Hall, 4 Living Room Reverb Short VoiceUn-corr Dark, domestic ambience 5 Steel Plate Reverb Med Gtr, Horn, Inst Steel plate emulate 6 Gold Plate Reverb Med Voice, Keyb Gold plate emulate moderate pitch modulation 7 Rich Plate Reverb Med
PRESET LIST Nr Titel Algorithm 47 Gain Source Description 41 Phaser Med Phaser Mix, Gtr Phaser. Feed direct through engine 42 Phaser Heavy Phaser Mix, Gtr Deep Phaser. Feed direct through engine 43 Phaser Sgt.P Phaser Gtr, Keyb Fast phaser. Feed direct through engine 44 SloWistlePhase Phaser Effect, Mix Resonance-Phaser.
PRESET LIST Nr Titel Algorithm 48 Decay or Source Description Gain 65 Reserved 66 Reserved 67 Reserved 68 Reserved 69 Reserved 70 Reserved 71 Reserved 72 Reserved 73 Reserved 74 Reserved 75 Reserved 76 Reserved 77 Reserved 78 Reserved 79 Reserved 80 Reserved 81 Reserved 82 Reserved 83 Reserved 84 Reserved 85 Reserved 86 Reserved 87 Reserved 88 Reserved 89 Reserved 90 Reserved 91 Reserved 92 Reserved 93 Reserved 94 Reserved 95 Reserved 96 Reserved 97 Reserved 98 Reserved 99 Reserved 100 5.
PRESET LIST Nr Titel Algorithm 49 Decay or Source Description Gain 106 5.1RealRoomFrnt Reverb Medium Multich.applic. Ambience. Use with 107 in rear 107 5.1RealRoomBack Reverb Medium Multich.applic. Ambience. Use with 106 in front 108 5.1Studio Front Reverb Short Multich. applic. Wood studio. Use with 109 in rear 109 5.1Studio Back Reverb Medium Multich. applic. Wood studio. Use with 108 in front 110 5.1MdRoom Front Reverb Short Multich. applic. Hard surface front.
PRESET LIST Nr Titel Algorithm 50 Decay or Source Description Gain 147 Garage Like Reverb Medium Vocal Hard surface room 148 Medium Theatre Reverb Medium Post, Drum Diffused room 149 Store Room Reverb Medium Vocal, Gtr Slap ambience 150 Sml Warm Hall Reverb Medium Gtr, Horn Slap hall 151 Medium Plate Reverb Long Drum Diffused plate 152 Crypty Reverb Long Effect Psycho reverb 153 Square Hall Reverb Long Vocal Bright hall 154 Queezinart Verb Reverb Long Vocal Bright
PRESET LIST Nr Titel Algorithm 51 Decay or Source Description Gain 187 FishTail Flange Chorus Gtr Chorus-Flanger 188 Squeezer Flange Chorus Effect, Gtr Hi-Q flange 189 Baker Chorus Chorus Sax, Gtr, Keyb Deep chorus 190 Tunnel Chorus Chorus Effect Metal effect 191 Subtle Phase Phaser Gtr, Keyb Phaser-panner 192 SoftTremPhase Phaser Gtr, Keyb Rotator. Feed direct through engine 193 MediumDeepPhase Phaser Effect Phaser. 194 CountrymanPhase Phaser Gtr, Keyb Subtle Phaser.
