M3000 Flashcards
VSS
Virtual Space Simulation
CAD
Computer aided drafting
How is CAD used to make reverb?
TC Electronic (M3000’s manufacturer) uses CAD to virtually build any room or environment and then calculate the algorithm based on the dimensions of that space all within software
VSS algorithm accuracy with CAD
CAD allows the algorithms to not be fixed to any one type of room or environment, which makes them more technically accurate
5 things TC’s VSS algorithms are known for
- Ultimate realism
- Accurate early reflections
- Smooth diffused fields
- Pitch accuracy
- Modulation free
Main power switch
Found on the rear panel. Kills power to the processor and will erase any unsaved parameters
Balanced XLR Analog Inputs & Output
Found on the rear panel. Easily interface with any patch bay
XLR to TT, or XLR to 1/4 TRS
ADAT Tos-link
Found on the rear panel. You can select two ADAT channels, process them, and send them out on two different ADAT channels to daisy chain multiple units
Wordclock
Found on the rear panel. M3000 will lock to the incoming digital sample rate or the external sync
AES/EBU or S/PDIF
Found on the rear panel. Easily interface with anything from a 192 I/O to a Fast Track Pro
MIDI
Found on the rear panel. Perform system exclusive MIDI commands
External Control Input
Found on the rear panel. Allows you to tap tempo for delay times as well as bypass engines
Power switch
Found on the front panel. Serves as a standby. It puts the processor in a sleep mode, and this will preserve enough power to maintain any unsaved parameters.
What is power switch referred to?
Hot on/off switch
How to put M3000 into standby & wake up
Hold the power switch for 3 seconds and release to put into sleep mode. Tap the switch to wake up
PCMCIA card
Allows you to save a maximum of 300 presets. 250 single engine presets, and 50 combined engine presets
Setup column: I/O
Input selector CH (channel) Mix Clock/Sample rate Dither
Input selector
Selects input source to be analog or digital as well as what type of digital input
Input selector troubleshooting
When all sample rate indicator lights are flashing on the front panel, this means that no clock is present; or the M3000 can’t lock to the incoming clock
CH (channel)
Selects which channels the M3000 is using for an input
3 options for CH input
- STE (stereo): processes left and right inputs
- L (left): Processes left only
- R (right): Processes right only
CH (channel) troubleshooting
If the M3000 is processing only one side of your left and right inputs, check the CH setting
Mix
This can be set to 100%, meaning that no direct signal will be present. Or Mix, which will combine the wet and dry signal. In this case the Bypass button will serve as a dry/wet switch
Clock/Sample rate
Determines what source the M3000 will use for its digital clock
Internal 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz
Clock/Sample rate Sync
The M3000 to lock to an incoming digital sample rate or external sync (word clock)
Clock/Sample rate Clock
The M3000 will lock to the selected input format
Clock/Sample rate Digital
If using AES/EBU or S/PDIF the M3000 will switch the clock to digital
Dither
The M3000 can output dither from 8 through 22 bit resolution
Setup column: Routing
Serial Parallel Dual Input Dual Mono Linked Preset Glide
Serial
Stereo input/output mode where output of Engine 1 feeds the input of Engine 2, and is useful for feeding the output of a dynamics processor from Engine 1 into a time-based processor on Engine 2.
Compressing, gating, or de-essing the signal before sending it into the verb or delay
Parallel
Both Engines will work independently and the outputs will be mixed down to left and right, and this is useful when feeding the M3000 with one source, having that signal processed by both Engines independently and then sending to their respective outputs.
What should you not use Parallel with and why?
You shouldn’t use it with a stereo source, because of the mult at the input before the Engines and directly after the Engines, it will destroy your stereo image sending your left input to the right output and right input to the left output
Dual input
This is a dual mono in and stereo out mode. The only difference between Dual Input and Parallel is the mult at the input. With that absent, this allows the user to get two different effects with separate inputs, only the outputs will be shared