TC Electronic SYSTEM 6000 MKII Algorithm Manual

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MD 5.1
Performance Settings
Crest
Range:
Peak,6dB,10dB,12dB,14dB,16dB,20dB,24dB,RMS
SelectcompressionmethodbetweenRMSandPEAK.
ThedBstepsbetweenRMSandPeakarethedBsneeded
forapeak-valuetooverrideRMSmeasurement.
Nominal Delay
Range:0to15ms
(<2msin0.1mssteps.>2msin0.5mssteps)
Sets the nominal Delay of the signal compared to the
Sidechainsignal.Thisisalsoknownas“Lookahead
Delay”, enabling the Compressor section to become more
responsive to the incoming signal.
Automatic Make Up Gain
Range: Off/On
SwitchestheAutomaticMake-upgainOnorOff.Asusing
compression is a reduction of dynamic range in the signal
a compensation for this loss of gain on the Output side is
possible.UsetheAutoMakeUpgaintoachievethis.
Reference Level
Range:-24dBFSto0dBFSin0.5dBsteps
This parameter sets the reference level in the algorithm.
The reference level is the level at which the Threshold
parameterswillstartoperatingwhensetto0dB.E.g.if
theReferenceLevelissetto-18dBFS(oftenreferred
to as 0dBu), a Threshold setting at -4dB, will cause the
Compressortostartoperatingat-22dBFS.
Side Chain - Control page
TheSidechainassignmentpossibilitiesintheMD-5.1are
very comprehensive. Carefully selecting which channels
shouldbecontrolledbywhichSidechains,isjustas
essential as dialing in the correct Threshold and
Ratio values.
It is possible to freely select any or none of three
Sidechains to control each of the main-channels. This also
gives you the option of grouping the channels. In addition
tothis,theLFEchannelhasitsownSidechaincontrol.
Thisenablese.g.settinguptwoMD-5.1algorithmsinserial
setup, while having six individual Sidechains available,
enabling fully individual Sidechain controls of all channels.
AttheFeedpageitispossibletomakeadditionalSidechain
linkInputs,fore.g.havingtheCenter-channelcontributing
totheSidechainInputsofthetwoFrontchannels,tocreate
a more coherent sound from the front-channels.
The illustration above reflects the Processing parameter set
toMD-5.1inNormalmode.
Basic operation
At the Setup/Control page it is possible to decide which
Sidechains should control which channels. Select any
of three Sidechains to be assigned to any of the five
Main-channels. You can also chose to pass the channels
unprocessedthroughthealgorithm.TheLFEchannel
can be assigned to its own separate Sidechain, or left
unprocessed.
Setting a channel to unprocessed will preserve the
processingdelaythroughthealgorithm,keepingthe
channel time-aligned to the other (processed)
channels.
Side Chain Control
Range - for the five main channels:
• Unprocessed
• SideChain1
• SideChain2
• SideChain3
Range-fortheLFEchannel:
• Unprocessed
• LFE
Side Chain - Feed page
TheSetup/SCFeedpageholdsparametersspecifying
which Input channels should feed the three Sidechains.
Normal
Range: Off, On
Whenthisparameterissetto“On”theInputchannels
selected to be controlled by the respective sidechain will
also input to the sidechain.
Add 1, Add 2 and Add 3
Range:Off,LFrMax,RFrMax,CntMax,LSrMax,RSr
Max,XtMax,LFrSum,RFrSum,CntSum,LSrSum,RSr
Sum, Xt Sum.
These parameters enable extra channels to be assigned to

TC Electronic SYSTEM 6000 MKII Specifications

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Brand	TC Electronic
Model	SYSTEM 6000 MKII
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English