TC Electronic TonePrint Editor User Manual

TonePrint Editor 2.0

About this manual 1

New features in this version 2

Welcome! 3

Getting started 4

The ABC of TonePrints 6

Using TonePrint Library 8

Using TonePrint Editor 11

Modifier sections 15

Modulation parameters 16

Delay parameters 19

Reverb parameters 21

Updating TonePrint Editor 23

Frequently asked questions 23

Getting support 23

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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 TC
Electronic logo in the upper left corner of each
page will take you to the table of contents.

If you want to jump right in, click into an in­terface section in the illustration to the right
to go directly to the corresponding section of
this manual.

To get the most from this manual, please read it
from start to finish, or you may miss important
information.

To download the most current version of this
manual, visit the web page

http://www.tcelectronic.com/support/manuals/

The TonePrint Editor interface.
Click a section to learn more about it.

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New features in this version

New features in this version

TonePrint Editor version 2.0

The original version of TonePrint Editor was
an instant success. But of course, there is al­ways room for improvement. We have listened
to TonePrint fans and added new features that
makes working with TonePrints even more intui­tive and fun.

TonePrint Library

No more hunting for that perfect reverb or delay
TonePrint! Access all TonePrints from TC Elec­tronic’s vast archive for your pedal(s) from an
easy to use, intuitive interface.

The TonePrint Library is your one stop effects
shop, giving you direct access to TonePrints that
have been created by top artists, effect aficiona­dos and product specialists all over the world.

Save and load TonePrints

This is without a doubt the most requested fea­ture. Many users have asked us for a feature that
would allow them to save their best TonePrints
and reuse them later.

So we listened, we coded – and now you can
save your own TonePrints on your computer. Ac­cess both standard TonePrint templates and up
to 100 of your own creations using an intuitive
drop-down menu in the Editor.

Use the TonePrint Library to…

– browse TonePrints
– filter by instrument, product type or artist
– mark personal favorites for quick access
– watch “making of” videos and read about the

ideas and stories behind a TonePrint before
sending it to your pedal.

! TonePrint Editor’s Library will update it-

self over the Internet – no need to manually

download new TonePrints!

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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. But we’re not
talking simple presets here – we’re way past that!

TonePrints are custom-tuned sounds, built by
the best of the best in modern music from the
ground up – with every parameter, knob range
and effect value up in the air!

We have asked the very best guitarists and bass
players to give us their personal take on TC ef­fects as they use them live and in the studio, and
they have come up with sounds that truly repre­sent their personality, their sonic DNA.

TC customers have been able to download,
use and enjoy these TonePrints for years.
But now it’s time for a new chapter. Now it is
your turn to create your very own signature
effects.

TonePrint Editor’s resumé

– Use TonePrint Editor to build your own custom

version of renowned TC Effects from scratch.

– Enjoy complete control over all effect para-

meters and effect behavior – it’s your vision,

sound.

– Customize knob functions and knob ranges to

suit your needs and sounds.
– Use an intuitive, slider-based interface.
– Audition your sonic creations in real-time.

Make changes on the fly and listen to results

immediately.
– Works with both PC and Mac.
– Last but not least…

TonePrint Editor is absolutely free!

What you will need

– A TonePrint-enabled effects pedal.
– An instrument and an amplifier so you can

play and listen to your sonic creations.

– A computer running Microsoft Windows or

Apple’s OS X (i.e., a Mac).
– PC requirements:

Windows XP (with SP2), Vista, Win 7 or
Windows 8

– Mac requirements:

An Intel-based Mac running OS X version

10.5 or higher

– A USB cable (type A Male to Mini B Male) to

connect your computer and your TonePrint­enabled TC product.

– An Internet connection to download the

most current TonePrints to your local Tone­Print Library (You can still create and modify
TonePrints and use previously downloaded
TonePrints without an Internet connection).

Take a TC pedal, take a TonePrint, take TonePrint
Editor – and make it your own.

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Getting started

Ready…

If you haven’t already done so, download the
latest TonePrint Editor software from:

http://tcelectronic.com/toneprint-editor/

TonePrint Editor software is free.

Install TonePrint Editor.

– To install the PC (Windows) version, simply

move the .exe file you downloaded to a loca­tion on your hard disk.

– To install the Mac (OS X) version, open the

.DMG file you downloaded. From the disk im­age, copy TonePrint Editor.app to your appli­cation folder or any other location where you
can easily find it.

Set…

– Set up your TC pedal as you normally would:

– Connect your instrument to the audio in

jack(s) of the pedal,

– connect the audio out jack(s) of the pedal to

your amp and

– connect the pedal to a power supply.
– Make sure you’ve got a basic sound (and a

sound level) you’re comfortable with, with the

effect bypassed.
– Turn the effect on.
– Connect your pedal to your computer using a

type A Male to Mini B Male USB cable.
Please note that you can only connect and

control one TonePrint-enabled product at

a time, even if your computer has multiple

USB ports.

– Using its Type Selector, switch your pedal to

the TonePrint slot you want to use.
– Open TonePrint Editor on your computer.

TonePrint!

When you open TonePrint Editor on your com­puter, it will download and cache software up­dates and TonePrint data and then present you
with the Library view.

! Please note that an Internet connection is

required for downloading the most current
TonePrints.

TonePrint Editor – Library view

Using the Library is described in the “Using
TonePrint Library” section of this manual.

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– Now click on the “Editor” tab on top of the

window.

Editor and Library tabs

When you have a a TonePrint-enabled TC de-

vice connected to your computer, TonePrint
Editor should automatically detect that device
and show you a graphical representation of its
parameters on screen.

! If you see a splash screen saying that you

should connect a TonePrint pedal, your pedal
has not been detected. Make sure it is pow­ered up and connected to your computer via
USB.

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The ABC of TonePrints

The ABC of TonePrints

Once your pedal has been detected, you are
ready to create your very own TonePrints. Here
is how it basically works:

TonePrint Editor exposes the internal parameters
of a TonePrint-enabled pedal. The sliders of the
editor user interface allow you to create a cus­tomized version of a renowned TC effect that you
can call your own. From subtle variations to ex­treme modifications that will fundamentally alter
an effect’s character and behavior: The choice
is yours!

– Use the on-screen sliders of TonePrint Editor

to adjust the effect’s parameters.

– Every TonePrint you create or modify can be

stored to the currently connected TonePrint­enabled TC effect pedal or to your computer,
so you can recall it later.

– The TonePrint Library gives you direct ac-

cess to the many TonePrints that have been
created by your favorite artists and guitar ef­fect aficionados all over the world. Drill down
by instrument type, mark TonePrints as favor­ites and learn more about the stories behind
the artists and their sonic creations!

Precautions:
Don’t lose that TonePrint!

When editing TonePrints, there are two things
that you should always keep in mind:

1. When you are done editing, always remember

to store your TonePrint. You can store the cur-

rent TonePrint to…

1. the currently connected TC TonePrint pedal
by pressing the “Store to Pedal” button

or

2. to your computer by pressing the “Store”
button in the TonePrints section of the user
interface.

! If you do not store your TonePrint to your

pedal or the computer, you will lose your
creation when you disconnect or power off
your TC effect pedal.

2. You can use the knobs on your pedal in re­al-time, and the parameters will follow on­screen, but whatever you do: Don’t change

the Type Selector away from the Tone­Print slot, and do not disconnect power
while editing without saving your Tone­Print first.

Different pedals,
different parameters

No two TonePrint-enabled pedals are alike – but
different pedal types share certain parameters
such as “Speed” and “Depth”.

With delay and reverb TonePrints, you can also
add modulation to the effect. The interface for
reverb/delay modulation is the same as for the
pedals dedicated to modulation effects.

This is why this manual has three parameter-re­lated sections:

– The first section covers all modulation-relat-

ed parameters in TonePrint Editor.

– The second section covers all parameters re-

lated to delay TonePrints.

– The third section is dedicated to all param-

eters of reverb TonePrints.

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