Mackie M2000 User Manual
USER’S GUIDE
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TC FX II
Renowned M2000 Reverb Algorithms
Plug-in for Mackie Digital Mixers
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TC FX II
Contents
Introduction ----------------------------------------4
About TC Electronic --------------------------------------------4
About the D8B UFX Card -------------------------------------- 5
About TC FX II --------------------------------------------------- 5
Let’s Get Started ---------------------------------- 6
Requirements----------------------------------------------------6
Authorizing the Plug-in----------------------------------------6
Unlock Procedure ----------------------------------------------- 7
Configuring the Plug-in --------------------------------------- 8
Using the TC FX II Plug-in ---------------------- 10
Front Panel Overview ---------------------------------------- 10
Saving, Loading and Resetting a Preset -------------------12
Automation and Snapshot Control ---------- 14
FX Routing -----------------------------------------15
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Introduction
TC Electronic’s™ TC FX II™ is one of the exciting new family of
24-bit plug-ins for the D8B, specifically designed for the new
Mackie Universal Effects (UFX) card.
The UFX comes bundled with Mackie Real Time OS 3.0,
TC FX II (Level I), and Mackie’s Mono Delay.
About TC Electronic
TC Electronic was founded in 1976 with the objective of
developing, producing, and marketing first class audio products.
Now they're the undisputed industry leader in digital effects and
reverb technology.
TC's development team encompasses not only the R&D
department at their main office in Risskov/Denmark, but also an
increasing number of the very best audio software engineers
around the world. Their Hamburg, Germany satellite company,
TC/Works, is dedicated to creating quality products for computer
workstations.
TC users include top artists, world class recording studios, TV
and Radio stations, theaters, operas and other installations and
public address companies. At the 1999 TEC Awards, TC
Electronic was nominated for five, and walked away with three including the M3000 Studio Reverb Processor in the category of
"Signal Processing Hardware" and the TC/Works Master X in
the "Signal Processing Software" category.
Twenty-four years after its inception, TC continues to produce
some of the most precise and gloriously musical effects ever to
come off a chip.
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TC FX II
About the D8B UFX Card
The UFX card provides robust processing power for computationheavy plug-ins. The UFX uses a 4-in/4-out architecture, which
means it can support four mono, two mono and one stereo, or
two stereo sends simultaneously. Up to four UFX cards can be
installed in the D8B, allowing up to sixteen simultaneous singlechannel effects, eight stereo plug-ins, or combinations thereof.
Note: It is recommended that you increase the D8B’s memory if you install
more than one UFX card. Memory upgrade instructions are supplied with each
card.
About TC FX II
The new TC FX II Series for the Digital 8•Bus furthers TC’s
reputation for the finest effects in the world. It provides plug-in
versions of many of their most popular effects algorithms,
including the Reverb-1 and Reverb-2 algorithms from the
renowned TC Electronic M2000, and many TC factory presets.
This version of TC FX II is TC Level I. It is for demonstration
purposes, and we hope it will whet your appetite towards the
higher TC FX II levels.
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Let’s Get Started
Requirements
• One or more Mackie UFX cards
• Mackie Real Time OS 3.0 Software
• Plug-in Software
We will assume you have successfully installed a Mackie UFX
card and Mackie Real Time OS 3.0 software upgrade. If you have
encountered problems with the installation of hardware or
software please see their associated user guides or contact
Mackie support (www.mackie.com).
Authorizing the Plug-in
If you have D8B v 3.0 b186 or greater, the plug-in is already
installed on the D8B hard drive, however an authorized unlock
code must be entered to unlock the plug-in for normal operation.
In the windows and menus, the plug-in is shown as TC Level I.
LICENSING
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1234-5167-89D1
D8B Electronic Serial Number (ESN)
TC FX II
An Unlocked
Plug-in
AUTHORIZE
D8B SETUP screen’s
LICENSING window
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