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

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

TonePrint Editor 2.0 1

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 star ted

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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Getting star ted

– 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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The ABC of TonePrints

Multiple TonePrint pedals –
one editor to rule them all

You own more than one TonePrint-enabled ped­al? That’s great! Just connect the pedal you
want to configure to your computer using a USB
cable, and the user interface will update imme­diately.

However, please note that no matter how many
USB ports your computer has, you can only ac-

cess one TonePrint-enabled pedal at a time.

You can connect and disconnect pedals to your
computer via USB even while TonePrint Editor is
running. To edit TonePrints and store a Tone-

Print to a pedal, the pedal must be connected
to a power supply. No power is supplied to the

pedal via your computer’s USB port.

Pedal serial and software
version information

When a TonePrint-enabled pedal is connected
to your computer and you click the small “i” icon
in the lower left corner of the TonePrint Editor
window, a dialog box will show the following in­formation:

– Device serial number
– Device firmware build number
– TonePrint Editor software version number
– TonePrint Editor software build number.

Your sound:
There’s a template for that!

We know: Going from a handful of knobs on
a pedal to a screen full of sliders can be a bit
tricky, and you may be intimidated by the idea of
creating a TonePrint from scratch. This is why we
have provided you with Template TonePrints.

These templates allow you to load a base Tone­Print and customize it instead of starting with
a blank slate. These templates are great for
sketching out quick ideas, infusing your own
concepts, tweaks and preferences. If you are
new to effects and sound design, they will also
give you an idea of how a typical effect is set up.

Finally, if you got a bit overexcited and you find
that you are stuck with a TonePrint that just
doesn’t sound or work as it should, a Template
TonePrint can be your get-out-of-jail-free card.

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Using TonePrint Library

Using TonePrint Library

The TonePrint Library gives you direct access
to TC Electronic’s vast TonePrint archive without
having to go through the TC website or the Tone­Print smartphone apps. This chapter describes
how you can use this powerful tool effectively.

Selecting the TonePrint Library

Click the “Library” tab on top of the TonePrint
Editor window to access the Library.

Click the “Library” tab to access
the TonePrint Library

Using the TonePrint Selector

The TonePrint Editor’s Library comes with more
than 150 beautiful and exciting TonePrints, and
new TonePrints are being added all the time.

With so many great effects to choose from, it’s
easy to get overwhelmed. This is why the Li­brary’s TonePrint Selector section has several
features that allow you to “zoom in” on that per­fect TonePrint for your next song.

– Guitar or bass? Two buttons in the TonePrint

Selector allow you to narrow down the selec­tion by instrument.

– Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Vibrato? You can nar-

row down the Library view to the effect type
of the currently connected TonePrint pedal.

! If you own a custom TC pedal not listed in

the product drop-down menu, see “Finding
TonePrints for your custom TC pedal”.

– Use the “Select artist” drop-down menu to

only show the creations of your favorite guitar
hero or bass magician.

– The Library allows you to “bookmark” your

preferred TonePrints, and clicking the “Favor­ites” button will narrow down the Library view
to these favorite TonePrints.

Of course, all these Selectors can be combined,
so e.g. showing all Flashback Delay TonePrints
created by Dave Stewart will only take two clicks.

Please note that certain combinations of Selec­tors may yield no results. In this case, broaden

TonePrint Selector in the
TonePrint Editor Library

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your search by setting one or more Selectors to
“All”.

Using TonePrint Library

Sending a TonePrint to your pedal

Once you have spotted a TonePrint you would
like to try in the “Search Results” list, just click
its icon, and you will be taken to that TonePrint’s
page. This page sports a large and friendly
“Send to Pedal” button, which does exactly what
it says.

Click this button to send the TonePrint
to the currently connected pedal

! If the “Send to Pedal” button is grayed out,

no TonePrint-enabled pedal supporting this
TonePrint type is currently connected to your
computer, or TonePrint Editor wasn’t able to
detect the pedal. See “My pedal isn’t detect­ed”

To return from a selected TonePrint to the Library
view, click the “Back to Search” button in the
TonePrint Selector section.

Selecting TonePrints by category

Click the buttons in the TonePrint Selector sec­tion of the screen to select which TonePrints
should be displayed: “All”, “Favorites”, “Guitar”
or “B a s s”.

! Favorites are explained in the Marking Tone-

Prints as favorites section.

The “Search Results” part of the TonePrint
Library window will immediately reflect your
choice.

Please note that the “Guitar” and “Bass” Se­lectors refer to the instrument that a particu­lar TonePrint was created for. Accordingly, you
might just see this as a recommendation to fol­low or ignore. One bass player’s tricked-out Vor­tex Flanger TonePrint may work perfectly for a
guitar solo…

Selecting TonePrints
by product type

Right below the four selector buttons, there is a
drop-down menu allowing you to select a par­ticular TC Electronic effect pedal type. Once you
have made your selection, the “Search Results”
part of the TonePrint Library window will show all
TonePrints for this effect pedal type.

Finding TonePrints for your
custom TC pedal

If you own…
– an Alter Ego Delay or
– a Transition Delay,
you will find TonePrints for your pedal by select­ing “Flashback” as product type.

If you own…
– a Trinity Reverb or
– an Arena Reverb,
you will find your TonePrints by selecting “Hall of
Fame Reverb” as product type.

If you own a Gravy Chorus, you will find your
TonePrints by selecting “Corona Chorus” as
product type.

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Using TonePrint Library

Selecting TonePrints by artist

This menu will allow you to browse the impres­sive roster of artists who have created Tone­Prints for TC’s effect pedals.

! Please note that selecting an artist in the “Se-

lect artist” drop-down menu will reset the “Se­lect product” drop-down menu to “All”, and
vice versa.

Marking TonePrints as favorites

Choices, choices! The larger the TonePrint Li­brary, the harder it is to remember where that fun
retro plate reverb or tripped-out delay you used
on stage last week came from…

Favorites to the rescue! When you have select-

ed a TonePrint that you would like to keep on the
top shelf of your TonePrint Library… just click
the large “star” icon. The star icon will turn from
gray to gold, indicating this TonePrint is now a
favorite.

TonePrint marked as Favorite

Next time you want to access your favorites, just
click the “Favorites” button in the TonePrint Se­lector, and you will only see TonePrints you have
“starred” before.

To remove a TonePrint from the Favorites, simply
click its star again.

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Using TonePrint Editor

Using TonePrint Editor

Load, Store and the TonePrints
drop-down menu

The TonePrint Editor allows you to create your
own TonePrints and store them either in the cur­rently connected TonePrint-enabled pedal or on
your computer.

When storing TonePrints on your computer, you
don’t need to fiddle with dialog boxes and the
folders on your hard disk: Your TonePrints are
stored at the bottom of the TonePrints drop­down menu, so they are easily accessible.

User TonePrints in the TonePrints
drop-down menu

Storing TonePrints on
your computer

When you have created a TonePrint or modified
an existing TonePrint as described on the follow­ing pages of this manual, you will probably want
to save your masterpiece.

To save the current TonePrint to your computer,
press the “Store” button in the TonePrints sec­tion.

The “Store your TonePrint” dialog

Either select the name of an existing User Tone­Print from the list to overwrite it or enter a new
name, then click the “Store” button.

The “Store” button in the TonePrints
section of the TonePrint Editor

A dialog box will allow you to select either an ex­isting User TonePrint to overwrite or store your
creation under a new name.

You can store and access up to 100 TonePrints
in the User TonePrints part of the TonePrints
drop-down menu.

Storing a TonePrint as a new entry

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Using TonePrint Editor

TonePrint Templates

As described earlier, TonePrint Templates are a
great way of starting your personal sound cre­ation, as they give you time-proven defaults for
all parameters.

To recall a template, select it from the “Tem­plates” section of the drop-down menu in the
“TonePrints” section of the editor.

Please note that selecting a template will im­mediately override all changes you might have
made to knob assignments, modifier curves and
parameter values.

Returning to template defaults

If you find that you have reached a dead end
when editing, you can simply click the “Load”
button next to the TonePrints drop-down menu
to reset the currently selected template to its de­fault values. This will reset all knob assignments,
modifier curves and parameter values to the de­faults stored in this template.

Router section

Kill Dry parameter

Settings: Off/On

Use the Kill Dry parameter to define wether your
instrument’s dry, unprocessed signal should
pass through the pedal. Setting Kill Dry to On
will mute the dry signal of your instrument. This
is especially useful for reverse delay effects and
vibrato effects – but you may find other, creative
uses for this parameter.

The “Templates” section of the
TonePrint drop-down

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Using TonePrint Editor

Knob Selection section

In the knob selection section, you can assign dif­ferent functions to your pedal’s knobs, so they
control exactly what you want them to control.

But there’s more here than simple 1:1 assign­ments! You can assign two or even three func­tions to one knob, allowing you to change mul­tiple parameters by using just one control. This
allows for very efficient control and dramatic
changes, if this is what you want to achieve.

Knob Selection section of the TonePrint
Editor for a Flashback Delay. Select a knob
by clicking it, then select parameters from
the three drop-down menus to define the
parameters this knob should control.

Knob Selection section of the TonePrint
Editor for Hall of Fame Mini Reverb. This
pedal has only one knob, which can
still control up to three parameters.

Finally, you can scale and limit the way a knob
controls a parameter you have assigned to it us­ing the Modifier display.

Let’s say that a parameter that you want to con­trol has a range from 0 to 100%. Turning the re­spective knob to the minimum position will set
the parameter to 0%, and the maximum position
represents 100 %. But what if the “sweet spot”
lies between 25 and 50%?

With TonePrint Editor, you decide what param­eter range you want to control, and how the
knob’s position should affect it. If you want to,
you can even use the knob range left of the cen­ter position to go from 0 to 100 % – and then
back to 25% when turning the knob all the way
clockwise.

Assigning parameters to a knob

– Start by selecting a knob in the Knob Selec-

tion section.
The selected knob will be highlighted.
– Select one of the three yellow, red and blue

“LEDs”.
The selected LED will be highlighted.
– Select a parameter you want to control from

the drop-down menu to the left of the LED.

– Turn the knob to see its current position high-

lighted in the graphical “Peak Performance”

interface.

As you can see, you can assign up to three pa­rameters to a knob. The currently selected pa­rameter will be highlighted in the display, with the
other parameters still visible in the background.

Scaling the selected parameter is described in
the next section of this manual.

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Using TonePrint Editor

Modifier display

In the upper left part of the TonePrint Editor win­dow is small graphical interface where effect
values assigned to the currently selected knob
are represented by “peaks” and “valleys”. This
display is your key to understanding and con­trolling the way your pedal’s knobs control effect
parameters.

To modify the curve, you can either drag one of
the circle-shaped control points of the modifier
curve, or you can select one of the numerical val­ues shown right below the display and enter the
desired value manually.

As you can set the modifier curve separately for
each of the three parameters that each knob can
control, you could make a knob on your pedal
increase one parameter’s value as you turn it
clockwise while decreasing another parameter’s
value at the same time.

Before you can define the relationship between
knob positions and parameter values, you have
to select the parameter in the Knob Selection
section.

We suggest playing your instrument and turning
Once you have selected a parameter, the modi­fier curve for that parameter will be shown in the
Modifier display. By default, this is a straight line

the currently selected knob to get a better un-

derstanding of the way that knobs and modifier

curves interact.
from the parameter’s lowest value in the lower
left corner to the maximum value in the upper
right corner.

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Modifier sections

Modifier sections

Use the parameters displayed in the right-hand­side section of the TonePrint Editor window to
set the parameters that define your TonePrint.

This is the heart of your TonePrint – the place
where you define your sound.

Please note that what you are seeing here de-

pends on the type of TonePrint pedal connect-

ed. With a modulation-only pedal, you will only

see the “Modulation” section. Reverb and delay

pedals will also show a Modulation section, as

described in “Different pedals, different param-

eters” (page 6).

If you have worked with effect processors (ei-

ther hardware or software) before, this part of

the TonePrint Editor window should look famil-

iar. This is an elegant, slider-based interface

with a “what you see is what you get” approach:

Change a parameter, and both the display and

what you are hearing will immediately reflect the

new setting.

In the following sections of this manual, we will

present and explain the parameters of the three

sections: Delay, Reverb, and Modulation.

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Modulation parameters

Modulation parameters

Use the parameters in the Modulation part of
the TonePrint Editor window to configure the
modulation effect.

Modulation Type selector

Use the Modulation Type selector to select be­tween the following types of modulation effects:

Classic Chorus setting

This is the standard chorus inspired by the le­gendary TC Stereo Chorus Flanger.

The basic idea of a chorus effect is to split the
signal and pitch-modulate one of the signals
slightly, and then mix the two signals again.

Advanced Chorus setting

The Advanced Chorus setting is a variation of the
Chorus setting where the parameters defining
the chorus effect are tuned slightly differently.

Classic Flanger setting

The flanger belongs to the same “family” of mod-

ulation effects as the chorus effect. The signal is

split, and one of the signals is pitch modulated.

The characteristic “flanging” sound occurs when

part of the signal is slightly delayed and fed back

to the input of the effect algorithm. Experiment

with the Feedback parameter to get a feeling for

the achievable effects.

Advanced Flanger setting

The Advanced Flanger setting is a variation of

the Flanger setting where the parameters defin-

ing the flanger effect are tuned slightly differ-

en tly.

Vibrato setting

A vibrato effect modulates the pitch of the in-

coming signal. The result is similar to the vibrato

technique used by vocalists.

As opposed to a chorus effect, no direct signal

is combined with the vibrato effect’s pitch-mod-

ulated signal.

TriChorus setting

The TriChorus is a variation of the regular cho-

rus that uses three stereo chorus modules with

various offsets for the Depth, Speed, Phase

and Chorus Delay time parameters. The result

is a unique, very broad and lush sound. Speed,

Depth and Time parameters are identical to

those in the standard Chorus.

TriChorus Alternative setting

The TriChorus Alternative setting is a variation
of the TriChorus setting where the parameters
defining the modulation parameters of the three
chorus modules are tuned to produce a wilder
and “less controlled” Chorus effect.

TZFlanger (“Through zero”) setting

The TZF Mode Flanger emulates the original way
of creating a flange effect where two identical
pieces of audio material were played back simul­taneously on two tape decks and then mixed on
a third deck. The “flanging” effect was achieved
by slowing down and speeding up the two decks
at different times. An essential part of this setup
is the unique phase cancellation occurring when
the two signals pass each other in time (the “zero
point”).

When you set the Modulation Type parameter to
TZFlanger, the input signal is split up so that de­lay line 1 becomes the “dry” part of the signal.
This is why you should set the Kill dry parameter
to On when setting the Modulation Type param­eter to TZFlanger.

Modulation Active parameter

Settings: On/Off

Use the Modulation Active parameter to switch
the modulation effect on or off. This is especially
useful for activating the modulation engine when
working with delay and reverb TonePrints. How­ever, you also need to set this parameter to On
for regular modulation effects.

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Modulation parameters

Through-Zero-Flanger parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 1023

When you set the Modulation Type parameter to
TZFlanger, delay line 1 becomes the “dry” part
of the signal. In that case, use the Through-Zero­Flanger parameter to set the level ratio between
delay line 1 and delay line 2.

Speed parameter

Parameter range: 61.5 mHz (Millihertz) to 20Hz

Use the Speed parameter to set the speed of
the chosen modulation effect. As setting of 1Hz
means that one modulation cycle takes one se­cond.

Depth 1 parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 100%

Use the Depth 1 parameter to specify the inten­sity of the effect. The value represents the am­plitude of the waveform modulating the signal.

When you have set Modulation Type to TZFlang­er, you should set the Depth 1 parameter to a
value lower than Depth 2.

TZFlanger mode, the Depth 2 parameter speci-

fies the intensity of the second flange module.

The value represents the amplitude of the sec-

ond waveform modulating the signal.

Depth 3 parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 100%

The Depth 3 parameter is only applicable when

you have set Modulation Type to TriChorus.

In TriChorus mode, the Depth 3 parameter speci-

fies the intensity of the third chorus module.

The value represents the amplitude of the third

waveform modulating the signal.

HiCut parameter

Parameter range: 20Hz to 20kHz

Use the HiCut parameter to reduce the high-end

frequencies in the modulation effect. Try using

this parameter if you feel the effect is too domi-

nant in your sound and turning down the Mix or

Output Level parameters doesn’t attenuate the

effect as intended.

Output Level parameter

Parameter range: -100 to 0dB

Use the Output Level parameter to set the overall
output level for the modulation effect.

Delay Time 1 parameter

Parameter range: 0.1 to 50ms

As described earlier, a chorus or flanger is ba­sically a delay being modulated by an LFO.
Use the Delay Time 1 parameter to change the
length of that delay. A typical chorus uses delay
times around 10ms, while a flanger uses delays
around 5ms.

Although this is not how a chorus is normally
used, you may enjoy the “slap-back” sound re­sulting from longer Delay Time values in the 30
to 50ms range.

Delay Time 2 parameter

Parameter range: 0.1to 50ms

The Delay Time 2 parameter is only applicable
when you have set Modulation Type to TriChorus
or TZFlanger.

Depth 2 parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 100%

The Depth 2 parameter is only applicable when
you have set Modulation Type to TriChorus or
TZFlanger.

In TriChorus mode, the Depth 2 parameter speci­fies the intensity of the second chorus module. In

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Mix parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 100%

Use the Mix parameter to set the relationship

between the level of the dry signal and the level

of the modulation effect. If you have set Kill dry

in the Router section to On, this parameter has

no effect.

In TriChorus mode, the Delay Time 2 parameter
specifies the length of the delay for the second
chorus module.

In TZFlanger mode, the Delay Time 2 parameter
specifies the length of the delay for the second
flange module.

Modulation parameters

Delay Time 3 parameter

Parameter range: 0.1to 50ms

The Delay Time 3 parameter is only applicable
when you have set Modulation Type to TriCho­rus.

In TriChorus mode, the Delay Time 3 parameter
specifies the length of the delay for the third cho­rus module.

Feedback parameter

Parameter range: -100 to 100%

Use the feedback parameter to define the amount
of the signal that is fed back from the modulation
module’s output to its input.

Experiment with the Feedback parameter to get
a feeling for the effects you can achieve.

Feedback HiCut parameter

Parameter range: 20Hz to 20kHz

Vib. Ramp Time parameter

(Shaker Vibrato only)

Parameter range: 1 to 5000ms

The Vib(rato) Ramp Time parameter is only avail-

able and editable when a Shaker Vibrato pedal

is connected.

The Vibrato Ramp effect is a subtype of the vi-

brato effect where the effect is latched – i.e., the

effect will only be applied when you press and

hold the pedal’s footswitch. The Vibrato Ramp

Time parameter sets the time that is required for

the vibrato effect to build up.

Use the Feedback HiCut parameter to attenuate
the high-end frequencies of the resonance cre­ated with the Feedback parameter.

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Delay parameters

Delay parameters

Use the parameters in the Delay part of the Tone­Print Editor window to configure the delay effect.

Delay Time parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 7000ms

Use the Delay Time parameter to set the time
between delay repetitions. This is also known as
the “length” of the delay.

Feedback parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 120%

Use the Feedback parameter to define the
amount of the signal that is fed back from the
delay module’s output to its input. This param­eter defines how many repetitions of the original
signal the delay will create.

Please use high settings with extreme caution.
Due to the Spillover feature, there is no way to
immediately cut off the delay when you get an
internal feedback at settings above 100%. This
means that the delays will increase in volume
until there is severe distortion. If this occurs, you
will need to reduce feedback by turning down
the knob assigned to the Feedback parameter,

or by simply turning off the effect until things

have settled down again.

Saturation parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 24dB

Use the Saturation parameter to add a bit of

signal saturation to your delays. This is recom-

mended if you want to add a touch of “grit” to a

TonePrint.

Using saturation will bring you closer to the sonic

qualities of old school analog or tape delay units

with the slight distortion that occurs when driven

a bit harder. The saturation of the delayed signal

is similar to playing through a cranked-up amp.

Hitting the strings harder will give you a more

overdriven delay sound than playing softly.

FB HiCut (Feedback

High-Cut) parameter

Parameter range: 20Hz to 20kHz

Use the FB HiCut (Feedback High-Cut) param-

eter to attenuate the frequencies over the set

frequency for the delayed signal, resulting in a

more “analog” sound that in many cases that will

blend in better with the overall sound.

With digital technology, every delay can be a

precise reproduction of the input signal. But es-

pecially with long delay times, this is not always

desirable, as these pristine delays may disturb

the original signal, resulting in a “washed-out”

sound. To compensate for this, use the high-cut

filter, thereby emulating analog or tape style de-

lay units.

FB LoCut (Feedback
Low-Cut) parameter

Parameter range: 20Hz to 20kHz

Use the FB LoCut (Feedback Low-Cut) param­eter to attenuate the frequencies below the set
frequency.

As with the Feedback High-Cut parameter, the
delays may blend in more nicely with the overall
sound if you “thin out” the effect at the low end.

Output Level parameter

Parameter range: -100 to 0dB

Use the Output Level parameter to set the overall
output level for the delay effect.

Dynamic Delay
Sensitivity parameter

Parameter range: -50 to 0dB

The Dynamic Delay is a feature that was initially
introduced in the well-recognized TC 2290. It al­lows the dynamics of the input signal’s level to
actively alter the delay output level, leaving the
source signal clear and undisturbed while you
play. The Dynamic Delay delicately complements
your performance.

Use the Dynamic Delay Sensitivity parameter to
set a “level limit”. If what you are playing is louder
than this setting, it will dampen the level of the
delay. If what you are playing is softer than this
setting, the delay will be audible.

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Delay parameters

You will notice that dynamic delays work great
with almost every kind of delay – from analog
tape echoes to pristine 2290 sounds.

Damping parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 100dB

Use the damping parameter to set the amount
of attenuation that should occur when the input
signal is higher than the level limit you have set
with the Dynamic Delay Sensitivity parameter.

Release Time parameter

Parameter range: 20 to 1000ms

Use the Release Time parameter to set how fast
the attenuation of the delay repetitions is re­leased once the input signal falls below the limit
you have set with the Dynamic Delay Sensitivity
parameter.

Reverse Delay Time parameter

Parameter range: 50 to 7000ms

Originally, reverse delay effects were created by
recording a signal on tape, then flipping (revers­ing) the tape and playing it backwards.

Use the Reverse Delay Time parameter to emu­late this reverse tape delay effect. This param­eter defines how long a signal is being record­ed before the virtual tape is “flipped over” and
played back.

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Reverb parameters

Reverb parameters

Use the parameters in the Reverb section of the
TonePrint Editor window to configure the reverb
effect.

Decay parameter

Parameter range: 0.01 to 20s

Use the Decay parameter to set the decay time
of the Reverb in seconds. The decay time is usu­ally associated with the time it takes the diffuse
field of a reverb to decay to -60dB.

PreDelayShort parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 100ms

The PreDelayShort parameter is only applicable
when the Pre-Delay switch on the pedal has
been set to the “Short” setting.

Use the PreDelayShort parameter to define a
short delay placed between the direct signal and
the Reverb’s diffuse field. Use the PreDelayShort
parameter to keep the source material clear and
undisturbed from the scattered diffuse field of
the Reverb arriving shortly after.

PreDelayLong parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 100ms

The PreDelayLong parameter is only applicable

when the Pre-Delay switch on the pedal has

been set to the “Long” setting.

Use the PreDelayLong parameter to define a

short Delay placed between the direct signal and

the Reverb’s diffuse field. Use the PreDelayLong

parameter to keep the source material clear and

undisturbed from the scattered diffuse field of

the Reverb arriving shortly after.

Diffuse parameter

Parameter range: -50 to 50

Use the Diffuse parameter to fine-tune the den-

sity of the reverb’s diffuse field. It allows you to

reduce flutter in the diffuse field to an absolute

minimum.

LoColor parameter

Parameter range: -50 to 50

Use the LoColor parameter to adjust the low fre-

quency spectrum of the output signal. This can

be used for altering the overall color of the re-

verb.

HiColor parameter

Parameter range: -50 to 50

Use the HiColor parameter to adjust the high

frequency spectrum of the output signal. This

can be used for altering the overall color of the

reverb.

HiFactor parameter

Parameter range: -25 to 25

Use the HiFactor parameter to emphasize or at­tenuate the selected HiColor value.

Mod On/Off parameter

Use the Mod On/Off parameter to switch modu­lation of the reverb signal on or off.

The algorithm designers at TC have adjusted the
diffuse field part of the reverb to be as smooth
and natural sounding as possible. Adding in
modulation to the reverb tail allows for interest­ing effects that can be refined using the Modu­lation Rate and Modulation Depth parameters.

Modulation Rate parameter

Parameter range: -25 to 25

Use the Modulation Rate parameter to offset the
speed of the LFO that is being used to modulate
the Reverb.

This parameter only has an effect when you have
set the Mod On/Off switch to On.

Modulation Depth parameter

Parameter range: -25 to 25

Use the Modulation Depth parameter to offset
the intensity of the modulation that is applied to
the reverb.

This parameter only has an effect when you have
set the Mod On/Off switch to On.

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Reverb parameters

Early parameter

Parameter range: -24.5 to 0.0dB

Use the Early parameter to set the output level
of the “early reflections” part of the reverb algo­rithm.

– Increase the Early parameter’s value to em-

phasize the definition of the simulated room.

– Decrease the Early parameter’s value to set

focus on the diffuse part of the algorithm.
When Early is set to a low value, the reverb ef­fect will mainly consist of the reverb “tail”.

Reverb parameter

Parameter range: -24.5 to 0dB

Use the Reverb parameter to set the Output level
of the diffuse field part of the reverb algorithm.

Decrease the Reverb parameter’s value to em­phasize the early reflections and thereby the
definition of the simulated room.

Dynamix Mode switch

Parameter settings: Off / Positive / Inverse

Dynamix is a unique feature inherited from the

legendary TC 2290 delay. Dynamix allows you to
control the level of the reverb via the dynamics
of the input signal. This creates a very vivid ef­fect that interacts with your style of playing and
choice of dynamics.

Using the Dynamix Threshold parameter (see
below), you can set a “level limit” for your input

that will help control the reverb level in two dif-

ferent modes – Positive and Inverse.

Off setting

Disables the Dynamix Mode and gives you a reg-

ular Reverb setting as you know it.

Positive mode

When you set the Dynamix Mode switch to Posi-

tive and the level of the input signal exceeds

the Dynamix Threshold limit, the reverb will be

dampened. If the input signal falls below the Dy-

namix Threshold limit, the reverb will return.

Inverse mode

When you set the Dynamix Mode switch to In-

verse and the level of the input signal exceeds

the Dynamix Threshold limit, the reverb will be

audible. If the input signal falls below the Dyna-

mix Threshold limit, the reverb will be dampened.

Dynamix Threshold parameter

Parameter range: -50 to 0dB

This parameter is only applicable when Dynamix

Mode is set to Positive or Inverse.

The Dynamix Threshold acts as a “level limit”.

When the threshold is crossed, the reverb will

either appear or dampen in accordance with the

following parameters: Dynamix Mode, Dynamix

Damp, Dynamix Attack and Dynamix Release.

Dynamix Damp parameter

Parameter range: -60 to 0dB

This parameter is only applicable when Dynamix
Mode is set to Positive or Inverse.

Use the Dynamix Damp parameter to set the at­tenuation that will be applied to the reverb when
the input signal rises above (Positive mode) or
falls below (Inverse mode) the Dynamix Thresh­old setting.

Dynamix Attack parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 1.000 s

This parameter is only applicable when Dynamix
Mode is set to Positive or Inverse.

Use the Dynamix Attack parameter to set the
attack time (the build-up phase) of the Reverb
Envelope.

Dynamix Release parameter

Parameter range: 0 to 1.000 s

This parameter is only applicable when Dynamix
Mode is set to Positive or Inverse.

Use the Dynamix Release parameter to set the
release time (the decay) of the Reverb Envelope.
The most gated and unnatural effects are ob­tained using short Release settings. For a typical
eighties-style sound, Dynamix Release should
be set between 0 and 100ms.

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Getting support

Updating TonePrint Editor

If you download a newer version of TonePrint Ed­itor for OS X or Windows, you can simply replace
the previously installed version.

Frequently asked questions

“My pedal isn’t shown under
‘Select product’ in the Library”

See “Finding TonePrints for your custom TC
pedal”.

The ‘Send to Pedal’ button for the
selected TonePrint is disabled

If the “Send to Pedal” button is disabled (grayed
out), no TonePrint-enabled pedal supporting this
TonePrint type is currently connected to your
computer, or TonePrint Editor wasn’t able to de­tect the pedal. See “My pedal isn’t detected”.

“My pedal isn’t detected”

Sometimes, a TonePrint pedal connected to your

computer may not be detected. Clicking the Edi-

tor tab will only show a screen asking you to con-

nect a TonePrint pedal.

In that case, please try the following steps:

– Make sure you have the most current version

of TonePrint Editor.

! All TonePrint pedals are supported by the

same software – there is no need to down­load or keep several versions of TonePrint
Editor for your TonePrint-enabled pedals.

– Make sure your TonePrint pedal’s style selec-

tor is set to “TonePrint”.
– Press the pedal’s footswitch.
– Power the pedal off and on again.
– Disconnect and reconnect the USB cable

from your computer to your TonePrint pedal.

Try another cable.
– Quit and restart TonePrint Editor.
– Check if there is a newer version for your

TonePrint pedal’s firmware (the built-in soft-

ware of the pedal). You will find firmware up-

dates on the “Support” page for your pedal on

the TC Electronic website.

Getting support

If you still have questions about the product af­ter reading this manual, please get in touch with
TC Support:

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

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Getting support

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