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TABLE OF CONTENTS Contact & Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Table Of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NonLin2 Stereo Effects Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Global Plug-In Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Plug-In Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Preset Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Converting NonLin2 Presets from System 6000 and Reverb 4000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Compare settings with A/B Mem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Locking Parameter values using the Parameter Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 NonLin2 / 3 ENGLISH NONLIN2 STEREO EFFECTS REVERB Congratulations with the purchase of your new Effects Reverb plug-in for PowerCore. The NonLin2 Stereo Effects Reverb for PowerCore is another world class reverb directly ported from the System 6000. NonLin2 is an effect reverb, which differs from the traditional natural sounding TC reverbs. NonLin2 is capable of generating compact vocal ambience, percussive and dramatic drum sounds, reverse reverbs and completely new "twisted" effects. Featuring an amplitude envelope that is capable of rendering an untriggered gated reverb and a `twist' parameter, which can radically alter the sound, this plug-in delivers a serious advantage over other gated reverbs. The NonLin2 plug-in runs on all available PowerCore at the common sample rates from 32 kHz to 96 kHz. The plug-in can be inserted in any VST or Audio Unit compatible host application as Stereo-to-Stereo Effect or as Mono-To-Stereo Effect (depending on the host application and the individual track settings). The NonLin Stereo Effects Reverb algorithm occupies*: Sample Rate 44.1 kHz PowerCore PCI / Element 67% DSP Load and 75% Memory (of 1 DSP) 69% DSP Load and 75% Memory (of 1 DSP) 91% DSP Load and 75% Memory (of 1 DSP) 100% DSP Load and 75% Memory (of 1 DSP) PowerCore Compact / FireWire / MKII 58% DSP Load and 18% Memory (of 1 DSP) 64% DSP Load and 18% Memory (of 1 DSP) 87% DSP Load and 18% Memory (of 1 DSP) 95% DSP Load and 18% Memory (of 1 DSP) 48.0 kHz 88.2 kHz 96.0 kHz * All values subject to change ENGLISH Enjoy! The TC Electronic Team 4 / NonLin2 GLOBAL PLUG-IN CONTROLS KEYBOARD COMMANDS In most host applications, the NonLin2 Reverb supports keyboard commands for certain functions. The following key commands are available for all plug-in parameters: Key Commands in Mac OS X: Fine Adjust = Apple key + mouse movement Reset To Default = Alt key + mouse click Key Commands in Windows: Fine Adjust = Alt + mouse movement Reset To Default = Shift + Control + mouse click User Assignable Key Commands: Depending on your host application, you have the ability to add your own keyboard shortcuts to certain buttons. The supported buttons in NonLin2 are: Mem., A/B, the previous/next preset buttons and the 2 page buttons: Main and Modify. A right mouse click on the button will open a pop-up menu. Here you can select to assign a new keyboard shortcut or to remove a previously assigned shortcut. Note: The ability to use the assignable key commands highly depends on the host application. Some applications do not pass key commands on to the plug-in. SCROLL WHEEL SUPPORT If you are using a host application that supports this feature, all of the NonLin2 knobs and faders support scrolling on both Windows XP and Mac OS X. Simply roll your mouse over a knob or slider and use the Scroll Wheel to increment / decrement the associated parameter. USER INTERFACE DISABLED ENGLISH Should your PowerCore be fully loaded and there is not enough free processing on your DSPs, the plug-in will come up in a "disabled" state. Should this occur, it is advised to remove the plug-in from the mix. Note: In case any PowerCore plug-in gets disabled either while loading a session or during your work (e.g. you forgot to switch on PowerCore prior to loading a session), you can always save your session without losing any of the plug-in settings. The last setting of the plug-in will always be saved, even when it is in "disabled" state! This also applies to saving presets. NonLin2 / 5 FOCUS FIELDS You can place your own set of parameters in the 6 focus fields at the bottom of the plug-in. Making use of the focus fields can give you a better workflow, since you will not have to switch pages all the time to find the parameters that you work with. You can assign any parameter to the focus fields, and the focus fields are stored with the session as well as when you save your presets. To change the assignment: · Press the Assign button. The Assign button as well as one of the Focus Fields will be highlighted. · Select the Focus Field you wish to link a parameter to, by clicking on that field. · Click on the parameter you wish to link to the selected Focus Field. · To get an unassigned (empty) Focus Field, click again on the selected parameter. · Once you have finished the assignments, click again on the Assign button to leave the assign mode. OVERLOAD INDICATION (O/L) The two LEDs in the metering section, between the input and output meters, will light up in case internal DSP overloads are detected. You should lower the input level to avoid these overloads. To reset the indication, click on the O/L LED. ENGLISH 6 / NonLin2 THE PLUG-IN PARAMETERS The plug-in parameters are spread amongst 2 User Interface pages ­ the Main page and the Modify page: MAIN PAGE On the NonLin2 Main page, we have grouped the I/O and Envelope parameters of the NonLin2. Also, on this page you can find the plug-ins preset handling. More about the preset handling can be found in the section "Preset Handling" later in this manual. LEVELS Input Level Range: Off to 0dB Sets the Input Level for the algorithm. Reduce the input level in case you experience overloads (O/L). Range: Off to 0dB The overall Output level of the Reverb. Use this parameter to adjust the output level to fit for following effects in your host application. NonLin2 / 7 ENGLISH Output Level Dry Level Range: Off to 0dB Adjusts the dry signal level passed through the algorithm. For a typical send/return configuration, leave dry level off. Wet Level Range: Off ­ 0dB Adjusts the wet (reverb) output level. ENVELOPE The envelope determines the shape of the reverb. Due to the envelope control, you can create the typical "gate reverb" effect without the use of any noise gate or similar. The triggering is done automatically for you, just by feeding the plug-in with audio. Pre Delay Range: 0 ­ 500ms Pre Delay offsets the Output and timing of the Envelope Generator. It is typically used to obtain depth and definition in a mix, or align the effect with a musical beat. Delays in the 10-40 ms range can be considered for percussive sounds, while dense vocal slap effects could use 70-150 ms of Pre Delay. Attack Range: 0 ­ 500ms Sets the Attack time (= build up) of the Reverb Envelope. The build up time is the time the reverb tail needs to get to the maximum level. Max. range for this parameter depends on the Hold and Release settings: The total time for Attack, Hold and Release can not be higher than 500ms. Hold Range: 0 ­ 500ms Sets the Hold time (= fully open time) of the Reverb Envelope. The "fully open" time is the time the reverb tail maintains its maximum level. For a typical eighties style response, Hold should be set at 60-120 ms. Max. range for this parameter depends on the Attack and Release settings. ENGLISH 8 / NonLin2 Release Range: 0 ­ 500ms Sets the Hold time (= Decay) of the Reverb Envelope. This is the time the reverb tail needs to disappear and is causeing the "gated" effect. For a typical eighties style response, Release should be set at 0-100 ms. The most gated and unnatural effect is obtained at short Release settings. Max. range for this parameter depends on the Attack and Hold settings. Envelope Display ENVELOPE DISPLAY The Envelope display is a graphical representation of the 4 envelope parameters and the wet level. The 4 dotted lines represent the 4 envelope parameters and their position in time. Take a vertical line at the handle and move it to the left to decrease the time for that parameter or to the right to increase the parameter. Moving the horizontal line of the envelope curve up and down changes the wet level of the reverb from 0dB (fully up) to off (fully down). Note: The total time for Attack, Hold and Release can not exceed 500ms! NonLin2 / 9 ENGLISH MODIFY PAGE REVERB STYLE Style Selects the basic Reverb Style subjected to the Envelope and Twist modifications. The Style parameter should be seen as an algorithm selection inside the algorith. Different Styles have different features with regards to density, diffusion type, spectral response, stereo image etc. Choose one that suits your program material. Note: Differences are more pronounced with low Diffuse settings and Twist Ratios. Diffuse Range: 0 ­ 100% Sets the amount of diffusion applied to the Reverb Style selected. ENGLISH Note: For high Diffuse ratios, the Attack and Decay times of the reverb Envelope may be slightly affected. 10 / NonLin2 TWIST TYPE Type Selects which type of funky effect treatment to be used on the reverb. Twist Type should be regarded as a spice capable of sparking imagination in the mix process. Try the effect on all sorts of different sources to add character or make them stand out. If spectral shaping using the Twist parameters gets out of control, the Lo and Hi cuts can be used to stay within limits. Note: When the Twist Ratio is set at 0%, Twist Type has no effect. Ratio Range: 0 ­ 100% Applies the selected amount of "Twist" to the reverb. Note: When the Twist Ratio is set at 0%, Twist Type has no effect. FILTER LoCut Range: 20Hz to 20kHz Lo Cut on the Reverb Input. Hi Cut Range: 20Hz to 20kHz Hi cut on the Reverb Input. Note: Setting the two filter cut off frequencies is not limited in range: It is possible to set a higher low cut frequency than the high cut frequency. Due to the design of these filters, the output of the reverb will in this case be phase-reversed. Setting Low Cut and Hi Cut filters to exactly the same frequency will not give any reverb signal! WIDTH Range: 0 ­ 100% Adjusts the Output Stereo Width. 0% denotes mono, while 100% is max width. In case the plug-in is used in a mono-mono configuration, the Width does not have any affect and is therefore disabled. Note: The reverb style and diffuse parameters also affect the perceived width of the effect. Width difference between styles is most obvious at low diffuse ratios. NonLin2 / 11 ENGLISH PRESET MANAGEMENT TC's comprehensive file based preset architecture makes archiving presets a simple process. This allows you to organize your presets the way you find most comfortable for your workflow, and to exchange presets with other users, no matter the platform or application. Presets are saved as discrete files on your hard drive. Once a preset is saved into the default location, it will automatically appear in the `File' menu ...