TC Electronic C300 User Manual

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INTRODUCTION
Comp/Limiter - mode
• Female Vocal
• Male Vocal
• Vocal Choir
• Speech
• Bass Guitar
• Electric Guitar
• Acoustic Guitar
• Horns/Instr.
• Piano Keyboards
• Percussive
• Toms
• Bass Drum
• Snare Drum
• De-Ess 2
• De-Ess 1
• Composite
Gate/Expander mode
• Female Vocal
• Male Vocal
• Vocal Choir
• Speech
• Bass Guitar
• Electric Guitar
• Acoustic Guitar
• Horns
• Piano Keyboards
• Percussive
• Toms
• Bass Drum
• Snare Drum
• Hum
• Hiss
• Composite
Congratulations on the purchase of your C300 Dual Stereo Gate/Compressor by TC Electronic
C300 is an easy to use dual engine dynamics processor that gives you superior compression/
limiting and gate/expansion feasibilities. It features flexible control of the signal path, 16
gate/expander and 16 compressor/limiter audio-optimized presets with intelligent TC multi-band and
full-band dynamics technology, innovative new style compression, state-of-the-art TC quality, and an
extremely intuitive and straightforward user interface that gives you access to complex and
comprehensive dynamic processing with just a few buttons and simple operations.
C300’s key application is as insert effects on mono or stereo channels.
The C300 gives you highly advanced TC algorithms that will process your sound with extreme
precision, ultimate audio quality and outstanding performance. State-of-the-art audio converters
excellent quality on your analog signal into, and back from the digital domain.
The entire music and audio business has celebrated and awarded TC Electronic for its outstanding
products. TC will for many people be synonym with superior and excellent quality and we are
confident that C300 will not disappoint you in any way.
Enjoy
TC Electronic
Program Types

TC Electronic C300 Specifications

Operating Environment

operating temperature	32° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C)
storage temperature	-22° F to 167° F (-30° C to 70° C)
humidity	Max. 90 % non-condensing

Power

mains voltage	100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select)
power consumption	<15 W

Digital Input and Output

sample rates	48 kHz. (44.1 kHz only @ Digital Input)
processing delay	0.08 ms @ 48 kHz
frequency response DIO	DC to 23.9 kHz ± 0.01 dB @ 48 kHz

Analog Inputs

impedance, bal / unbal	20 kOhm / 11 kOhm
max. input level @ 0 dBFS	+21 dBu
A to D delay	0.9 ms @ 48 kHz

Analog Outputs

impedance	35 Ohm
max. output level	+21 dBu
D to A delay	0.58 ms @ 48 kHz

Weight and Dimensions

dimensions	19" x 1.75" x 4.2" (483 x 44 x 105.6 mm)
weight	3.3 lb. (1.5 kg)