TC Electronic M-One XL User Manual

M•ONE & M•ONE XL

DUAL EFFECTS PROCESSORS

USER’S MANUAL

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

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•Check the voltage in your area and use the correct type. See table below:

Voltage Line plug according to standard

110-125V UL817 and CSA C22.2 no 42.

220-230V CEE 7 page VII, SR section

107-2-D1/IEC 83 page C4.

240V BS 1363 of 1984.

Specification for 13A fused plugs and switched and unswitched socket outlets.

•This equipment should be installed near the socket outlet and disconnection of the device should be easily accessible.

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Caution:

You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Service

•There are no user-serviceable parts inside.

•All service must be performed by qualified personnel.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

EMC / EMI.

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 residential installations. 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

For the customers in Canada:

This Class B digital apparatus complies with

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Certificate Of Conformity

TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240

Risskov, Denmark, hereby declares on own responsibility that following products:

M•ONE - Dual Effects Processor &

M•ONE XL - Dual Effects Processor

- that is covered by this certificate and marked with CE-label conforms with following standards:

EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains

(IEC 60065) operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use

EN 55103-1 Product family standard for audio,video, audio-visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use. Part 1: Emission.

EN 55103-2 Product family standard for audio, video, audio-visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use. Part 2: Immunity.

With reference to regulations in following directives:

73/23/EEC, 89/336/EEC

Issued in Risskov, 09 2001

Anders Fauerskov

Chief Executive Officer

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Important Safety Instructions

Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Signal flow diagram &

Soldering Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

BASIC OPERATION

The M•ONE Display . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

I/O Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Clock Mismatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Utility & MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Routings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Tap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

ALGORITHMS

Reverb

Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Small Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Plate 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Plate 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Live . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Ambience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Other Algorithms

Delay - One Tap & two Tap . . . . . . . .27 Delay - PingPong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Chorus - Classic & 4-Voice . . . . . . . .29

Flange - Classic & 4-Voice . . . . . . . .30 Pitch - Detune & Pitch Shift . . . . . . . .31 Parametric Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Compressor & Limiter . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Gate/Expander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

De-esser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Tremolo - Hard & Soft . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Phaser - Vintage & Smooth . . . . . . . .37

APPENDIX

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . .38

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . .39

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Preset List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov - [e-mail] English version Rev 4 - SW - V 1.43 - ST Prod. No: E60500152 Rev 4 - SW - V 2.07 - XL

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on the purchase of your new TC Electronic M•ONE or M•ONE XL unit.

The M•ONE is a Dual Engine Multi-effects Processor, focusing mainly on high quality Reverbs. The

M•ONE can be used for a number of purposes due to flexible routing of the two Engines and more than 20 TC algorithms. Do you want two independent Reverbs, controlled from separate Auxiliary sends? Select the Dual Input Routing plus two Reverbs, and you are up and running. Do you want a compressor in front of a Delay? Select the Serial Routing, a Compressor and a Delay. You can even tap the Delay time on the TAP key. Or maybe you just want stick with that one Routing, no matter the preset? Simply use the Routing Lock function to avoid routing changes at preset change.

It is really as easy as that, go ahead and tweak some keys and knobs. We hope you have as much pleasure using the M•ONE as we had making it.

Please note that this manual covers both the M•One and the M•One XL. Both products will in general be referred to as “M•One”. When a feature relevant only for the XL version is covered, this will be marked with “XL only”.

Though the M•ONE is focusing on high quality Reverb you will discover that the M•ONE also covers a wide variety of other algorithms. Experience and enjoy !

•

Hall

•

Delay One Tap

•

Compressor/Limiter

•

Room

•

Delay Two Tap

•

Gate/Expander

•

Small Room

•

PingPong Delay

•

De-esser

(XL only)

(XL only)

•

Tremolo

•

Plates 1&2

•

Chorus Classic & 4-voice

•

Phaser

•

Spring

• Flange: Classic & 4-voice

•

Live

• Pitch: Detune & Pitch Shift

•

Ambience

•

Parametric EQ

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FRONT PANEL

POWER button

INPUT - Analog/Digital

DYNAMIC meters 1+2

Power on/off.

Indicates whether the M•ONE

These two meters show the

IN LEVEL knob

is set to analog or digital Input.

gain reduction when an Engine

When set to digital Input, the

is running Dynamic algorithms.

Adjusts the Input level.

Sample Rate automatically

The Dynamic algorithms are:

At center position a relay will

switches to DI.

Compressor, Limiter, Gate,

switch the Input circuit

In case of no or unacceptable

Expander and De-esser.

between consumer and pro

clock the "Digital" and "DI" icon

DISPLAY

level. This will insure optimal

will be blinking.

Input gain range and superb

ANALOG/DIGITAL LED

Displays the preset number

“signal to noise” ratio is

and the preset type:

achieved.

ANALOG/DIGITAL indicator

Factory or User.

MIX knob

states the selected Input.

EDITED icon

Input type is selected in the

Adjusts the global mix between

"I/O Setup" menu.

This icon will be lit as soon as

dry and wet signal.

SAMPLE RATE indicator

the current recalled preset has

Fully clockwise is 100% effect.

been modified.

EFFECT BAL knob

The SAMPLE RATE indicator

FACTORY/USER icon

shows the clock source and

Adjusts the balance between

the incoming master clock.

Shows whether you are

the two Engines.

The “Digital In” icon will be

operating in the Factory or the

INPUT Meters

blinking if no clock or

User bank.

unacceptable clock is found.

MIDI IN icon

The Peak meter shows the

ROUTING indicator

Input level of left/right

Shows any incoming

channels.

Indication of what Routing

MIDI activity.

The meter range is:

mode the M•ONE currently is

0, -3, -6 ,-12, -18, -24, -40.

using.

OVERLOAD LEDs

ALGO Indicator

The OVERLOAD LEDs

Shows the currently used

indicate one of two situations:

algorithms in each of the two

• The Input level is too hot

Engines.

and therefore overloading.

• There is an internal DSP

overflow.

The Overload LED is lit when

1 sample is @ -1dBFS.

FRONT PANEL

ROUTING key

ALGO/EDIT 1+2

STORE key

Press the ROUTING key to set

Press this key to enter the Edit

Selects the Store menu.

the Engine Routing.

display and the Algorithm

Presets can be stored in the

The options are: Dual Send/

Change display of the currently

User bank only. Location is

Ret, Parallel, Parallel/Serial,

selected Engine.

selected using the CONTROL

Serial, Stereo, Dual Mono.

BYPASS keys 1 and 2

wheel. Operation is confirmed

I/O SETUP

using ENTER.

The Bypass mode is set up in

CURSOR UP/DOWN

Basic parameters are set here.

Utility. There are three different

•

Input source - Analog/Digital.

Bypass modes:

Use the cursors to move

•

Sample Rate -

1 0% Mix:

around in the display.

44.1/48kHz/DI

ENTER key

•

Bypass Mode - See Bypass

The Input signal is passed

keys 1 and 2.

directly to the Output.

Confirms operations. The

•

Global Output level.

2 FX Input:

ENTER key LED will indicate

• Dither 16, 20 or 24(off).

when this key can be used.

TAP key

Cuts only the Engine Input

EXIT key

in order to let the effect "ring

Tap this key to enter the global

out", but will still leave the

Is used to exit a menu or to

Tap tempo and to enter the

same amount of dry signal

disapprove an action.

Tap menu. Subdivision of the

coming through.

CONTROL wheel

tapped tempo is setup in this

3 FX Output:

menu. The tapped tempo can

Is used to change values.

be used for Delay time, Chorus

Cuts only the Engine Output

rate etc.

in order to kill the FX instan-

UTILITY

taneously, but leaves the

same amount of dry signal

MIDI, Sys-Ex ID, Routing-lock,

coming through.

Bypass mode, Pedal function

RECALL key

and Display View angle.

Selects the Recall menu.

Select a desired preset using

the CONTROL wheel and

press the ENTER key to

enter/load the selected preset.

REAR PANEL

M•One “Standard”

BALANCED INPUTS		BALANCED OUTPUTS		DIGITAL I/O		MIDI		PEDAL
LEFT	RIGHT	LEFT	RIGHT	DI	IN	THRU	OUT	IN
				S/PDIF
				DO

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC

SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO

RAIN OR MOISTURE

AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS

OUVRIR.

PROFESSIONAL AUDIO EQUIPMENT

THIS CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCECAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS AND COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS STATED IN THE MANUAL.

SERIAL NO.

TYPE: MAN001 MADE IN THAILAND

TC ELECTRONIC

UL6500

EN/IEC 60065

C US

100-240VAC

50-60Hz, 15W

Balanced

Balanced

Digital

MIDI

Pedal Input

Power

Serial no.

Jack

Jack

S/PDIF

In, Out, Thru

for Bypass

Input

Analog

Analog

Input/

Inputs

Outputs

Output

Use Left Input

for mono only

M•One XL

Balanced

Balanced

Digital

MIDI

Pedal Input

Power

Serial no.

XLR

XLR

S/PDIF

In, Out, Thru

for Bypass

Input

Analog

Analog

Input/

Inputs

Outputs

Output

Use Left Input for mono only. Input select MUST be set to ANLGLEFT in the I/O menu.

SIGNAL FLOW & SOLDERING INSTRUCTIONS

	M-ONE
		ANALOG IN
		LEVEL
		Left
	ANALOG	A/D
	INPUTS
	[balanced]	Right
		44.1kHz
		S-Rate

48kHz

Digital Input	Digi
[S/PDIF]

INPUT PPM

Left

Bypass

Input

Right

Selector

	ANALOG
OUT LEVEL	OUT RANGE

Engine 1			Left	ANALOG
Bypass		D/A
	MIX			OUTPUTS
Fx In
				[balanced]
			Right
Engine 2	Bypass
	Fx Out
	Bypass			Digital Output
			Dither
				[S/PDIF]

		DIGITAL IN
	MIDI Cable	DIN CONNECTOR
	DIN CONNECTOR	5POLE - MALE
		45 degrees
	5POLE - MALE	max. 10m
	45 degrees

SHIELDED CABLE (3 or 5 wires + screen)

XLR - XLR

Jack (unbalanced) - XLR

Jack (balanced) - XLR

Sleeve - Pin 1

(Ground)

Sleeve - Pin 1 (Ground)

Pin 1 - Pin 1

(Ground)

Tip - Pin 2 (Hot)

Tip - Pin 2 (Hot)

Pin 2 - Pin 2

(Hot)

Sleeve - Pin 3

(Cold)

Ring - Pin 3 (Cold)

Pin 3 - Pin 3

(Cold)

TIP

TIP

GND

RING

GND

THE M•ONE DISPLAY

Overload LEDs			Analog/Digital		Routing	Algo Indicator		Preset Number
Input Meters			Text Line		Dynamic Meters		Preset Bank		MIDI Activity
							Indicator		LED

Shows the current Routing.

Options are: Dual Send/Return, Parallel/Serial,

True Stereo and Dual Mono.

Algo Indicator

Shows the running algorithm in each of the two Engines. Push any of the EDIT keys to scroll through the available effect algorithms. Select between:

Rev, Dly, Cho, Fla, Pit, EQ, Dyn, Trm and Pha.

I&O SETUP

I/O Setup

Basic operation

•Press the I/O SETUP key to enter the global setup parameters of the M•ONE.

•Use the ARROW keys to select parameters

and the CONTROL wheel to change parameter values.

All changes in the I/O Setup menu are instantly effective.

Input Source

Analog

Select the Source parameter using the

ARROW keys.

The source display arrow is lit. Dial the

CONTROL wheel to select between Analog or Digital. When "Analog" is selected M•ONE automatically defaults to the internal 44.1kHz clock as Sample Rate and analog Input is lit in the display.

Digital

When "Digital" is selected the M•ONE attempts to lock to the S/PDIF Input. The incoming clock will be displayed by the 44.1 or 48kHz display icons and the Digital In icon will be lit. During the lock-up period the Digital In icon will be blinking indicating none or unacceptable clock, and the Outputs are muted. When "lock" is achieved the matching Clock Rate icon is lit, and the Outputs are un-muted.

ANLGLEFT (M•ONE XL only)

With this selection analog Input type is selected and the Left XLR Input connector must be used.

Clock

Analog Input

When Input source is analog the following

Sample Rates are available:

Internal 44.1kHz: The M•ONE runs at internal 44.1kHz.

Internal 48kHz: The M•ONE runs at internal 48kHz.

Digital: The M•ONE locks to the incoming Digital clock.

Digital Input

When Input Source is digital the M•ONE following Sample Rates are available: Internal 44.1kHz: The M•ONE runs at

internal 44.1kHz.

Internal 48kHz: The M•ONE runs at

			internal 48kHz.
Digital:			The M•ONE locks to the
			incoming Digital clock.
			Please note that when using internal
			clock with external digital audio, the
			incoming digital audio must be in sync
			with the M•ONE internal clock in order
			to avoid slip-samples.

***Rate Mismatch****

This Error message will occur in the

display if the M•ONE detects slipsamples. Typically this problem

only occurs in very special clock setups e.g. if the M•ONE is running via internal clock, while processing audio from the Digital Input. If the incoming clock and the internal clock do not match the M•ONE will display the above written error message.

Out Range

Range: 2dBu, 8dBu, 14dBu and 20dBu.

Sets the maximum Gain range of the analog Output stage.

Out level

Range: 0 to Off (-100dB) in 1dB increments.

Controlling the overall digital/analog Output level.

Digital In Gain

Sets the digital Input level. This level only affects the digital level.

Dither

Going from one type of bit resolution to a lower, e.g. from 24 bit to 16 bit, you actually loose 8 bits of information.

The process of cutting off bits is called truncation and it introduces digital distortion of low level signals, due to the lack of complete signal information. To compensate for this, dither must be applied. Dither is a small amount of filtered noise that generates randomization at the noise floor, ensuring a less distorted low level signal.

Dithering is relevant only on digital Outputs and it is always the receiving device that determines the number of bits you must dither to. A CDR or a DAT recorder should normally be dithered to 16 bit.

UTILITY & MIDI

Utility

Basic operation

•Press the UTILITY key to enter the local setup parameters of the M•ONE.

•Use the ARROW keys to select parameters

and the CONTROL wheel to change parameter values.

All changes are instantly effective in the Utility menu.

MIDI Channel

Sets the responding MIDI channel of the

M•ONE.

Range: Off/1-16/Omni.

MIDI CC

Determines whether the M•ONE should respond to MIDI Continuous Controllers or not.

Range: On/Off.

MIDI Bulk Dump

Press ENTER to perform a Bulk Dump of all presets to an external MIDI device. The

M•ONE is always ready to receive MIDI Bulk

Dump information.

MIDI Sys-Ex ID

Determines the Sys-Ex ID number of the unit.

All effects parameters; algo changes and routings can be changed through MIDI Sys-Ex via an external MIDI device. In order to define which unit the sent MIDI Sys-Ex information should reach, the appropriate ID number must be set.

Program Bank

Determines which bank an external MIDI device will address in the M•ONE when sending a program change.

The options are: Factory, User or External. When External is selected controller #32 can be used to address either the Factory or the User bank.

M•One (standard)
Factory bank:	Controller #0=0
User bank:	Controller #0=1
M•One XL
Factory bank 1-100:	Controller #0=0
Factory bank 101-200:	Controller #0=1
User bank 1-100:	Controller #0=2

Routing Lock

Locks the current Routing, meaning that the current selected routing will act as a “global routing” and that “preset routings” will not take effect when presets are recalled.

Tap Unit

Selects whether the Tapped tempo in the Tap menu should be displayed in ms (milliseconds) or BPM (Beats Per Minute).

Bypass Mode

There are three different Bypass modes:

0% Mix

The Input signal is passed directly to the

Output.

FX Input

Shuts off the Engine Input in order to let the effect "ring out", but leaves the same amount of dry signal through the unit.

FX Output

Shuts off the Engine Output in order to kill the

FX instantaneously, but leave the same amount of dry signal coming through.

Pedal setup

Sets the function of the back panel Pedal jack. The Pedal Input uses momentary switches only.

Range: Bypass 1, Bypass 2, Bypass 1&2, Tap.

Viewing Angle

Adjusts the LCD display backlight for better viewing comfort.