TC-Helicon Quintet User Manual

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing the TC-Helicon Quintet Vocal Harmony and Effects processor.
Quintet is the affordable key to great live and recorded vocals. Drawing upon the TC-Helicon
heritage, the Quintet is fast and easy to use. It supports simple editing and control of
harmony and effect parameters either from the front panel or via MIDI. Quintet is a state-of-
the-art product and creates the world's most natural sounding harmonies. The signal path
includes a studio-quality mic pre-amp, superior manual and automatic pitch-shifting, as well
as critically-acclaimed TC Electronic Reverb. We hope you will enjoy using the Quintet as
much as we enjoyed designing it.
Features:
• HybridShift(TM) harmony generation for smooth, natural sound
• Five distinct harmony Modes: Scalic, Chordal, Shift, Thicken and MIDI Notes
• Humanization of harmony voices
• Selectable Equal Temperament or Just Tuning for harmonies
• High Quality Mic Preamp
• MIDI CC control
• MIDI CC 'echo' of front-panel controls
• A/B program switching for live performance
• 24-bit processing with 44.1/48 kHz S/PDIF output
• Works with TC-Helicon Switch-3 footswitch accessory
Please refer to this manual often, as there are many features and variations to explore.
Our website is another good source for applications, support and other user services.
Enjoy!
The TC-Helicon Team
www.tc-helicon.com

TC-Helicon Quintet Specifications

Digital Output

frequency response DIO	DC to 22/23.9 kHz ± 0.01 dB @ 44.1/48 kHz
sample rates	44.1 kHz, 48 kHz
processing delay	0.1 ms

Analog Inputs

impedance balanced	3.6 kOhm
impedance unbalanced	1.8 kOhm
line input level @ 0 dBFS	24 dBu to 0 dBu

Analog Outputs

output impedance	40 Ohm
max. output level balanced	20 dBu
max. output level unbalanced	14 dBu

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

Supplementary

dimensions	19" x 1.75" x 8.2" (483 x 44 x 195 mm)
weight	4.1 lb. (1.85 kg)
mains voltage	100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select)