POWERCORE - Musik Produktiv
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1. 16 ACCESSING THE CONTROL PANEL IN WINDOWS 16 ACCESSING THE CONTROL PANEL IN MACOS 16 BOARD USAGE co tierce Gaeta ween cand aun ane ces ain 16 INFORMATION donee en eos age EEE cae ce 17 BOARD SELECTOR MENU 17 POWERCORE HARDWARE 17 AUTHENTICATION ID 0 0 cece tee tee eet eee eens 17 OPTIONAL PLUG IN AUTHORIZATION 17 POWERCORE SOFTWARE 17 ee BAe eh eee sha sha 17 SAVE INFORMATION 18 ADVANCED lt n tty eae 18 RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD 18 ASYNCHRONOUS DMA BUFFERS 18 WHEN TO INCREASE BUFFER 19 HOW TO INCREASE BUFFER SETTINGS 19 POWERCORE IN MACOS 20 ONIN sie erii ie te edd ieee 20 PLUG IN LOCATIONS LOCAL DOMAIN 20 CONTROL PANEL LOCATION LOCAL DOMAIN 20 POWERCORE PLUG IN PRESETS BASE LOCATION 20 POWERGORE IN WINDOWS 21 DIRECT X WRAPPERS swe eee mes bas sad ens pat2. POWERCORE INFORMATION Board Usage Advanced By clicking on the Information tab in the con POWERCORE 1 2 trol panel you will be able to read out all of POWERCORE Hardware the technical information of your POWERCORE Authentication ID 7009876 004321 21 0 system Board Sign TC POWERCORE PPC SD RAM 8192 kante BOARD SELECTOR MENU SD RAM free 5630 kByte LEPC Revision 19 This drop down menu allows to choose POWERCORE Software Versions which POWERCORE you are gathering informa PCore bundle 1 7 2 1 tion on and monitoring in the case that there are multiple POWERCORE s in your system Bootcode 1 3 0 0 The rest of this section of the POWERCORE Reset POWERCORE Save Information Control panel is divided into two portions POWERCORE Hardware and POWERCORE Software POWERCORE HARDWARE This portion of the panel tells you about the hardware of your POWERCORE including information about the Power PC the RAM etcetera AUTHENTICATION ID The Authentication ID contains your Serial Number and Board ID This combination of numbers is unique and you will need this to register your POWERCORE By registering your POWERCORE you are entitled to download Master X3 OPTIONAL PLUG IN AUTHORIZATION Some optional Plug Ins such as Assimilator Master X5 SurroundVerb and the DSound VL2 use a form of authorization requiring you to download a Plug In m
3. The DIP Switches on POWERCORE need to be in the exact position they were in when you received the board as pictured here WARNING Only switch number 4 should be in the ON position off off off ON off off off off If your setting is any different your board might not work The DIP Switches are only required for internal testing purposes at this stage and this setting is the only one that works TEMPERING WITH THE DIP SWITCHES MIGHT DAMAGE YOUR BOARD POWERCORE 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION POWERCORE FIREWIRE 1 2 3 4 5 H PUNE Make sure your Power Lead is connected to the POWERCORE Connect the included Firewire cable to a free Firewire port on your computer Connect the other end of the cable to a free Firewire port on your POWERCORE Power On the POWERCORE FIREWIRE with the front panel power switch Start your computer ARDWARE INSTALLATION POWERCORE COMPACT Make sure your Power Lead is connected to the POWERCORE Connect the included Firewire cable to a free Firewire port on your computer Connect the other end of the cable to a free Firewire port on your POWERCORE Start your computer 10 POWERCORE USING POWERCORE PLUG INS POWERCORE Plug Ins act and behave in the exact same manner as traditional VST or Audio Units Plug Ins with the exception that they are using the processing power of the DSP card and not your host computer All of the included Plug Ins support sample
4. WINDOWS Pentium 111 500 or better e 256 MB RAM One available Firewire port 400 Mbit IEEE 1394 Windows 17 color monitor resolution 1024x768 or higher recommended e Any VST compatible application Cubase WaveLab Nuendo Samplitude Sonar Live Any sound system supported by the VST application Mouse or pointing device 60 Mb of available hard disk space Internet connection for product activation POWERCORE FIREWIRE SPECIFICATIONS e 4 x Motorola 56367 DSP 150 MHz 512k Word SRAM per DSP 1 266 MHz Motorola 8245 PowerPC 8 MByte SDRAM on board Power Requirements typically lower 10 W Peak max 20 W Operating temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Storage temperature 30 C 80 C 22 F 176 F Humidity max 90 non condensing 2 POWERCORE POWERCORE COMPACT SPECIFICATIONS 2 x Motorola 56367 DSP 150 MHz 512k Word SRAM per DSP 1x 266 MHz Motorola 8245 PowerPC 8 MByte SDRAM on board Power Requirements typically lower 10 W Peak max 20 W Operating temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Storage temperature 30 C 80 C 22 F 176 F Humidity max 90 non condensing CAUTION Do not open the POWERCORE FIREWIRE COMPACT Risk of electric shock inside There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service person nel only Mount POWERCORE FIREWIRE COMPACT with a little space above and below a well ventilated rack D
5. to continue the installation process please hit the NEXT button 5 You have to accept the TC ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT to continue the installation press ACCEPT 6 Please check the READ ME text carefully to get the latest information about the PowerCore software press NEXT 7 The installer is asking for the type of PowerCore hardware you would like to use with the computer You have to select at least one PowerCore device to continue the installation if you would like to use more than one PowerCore hardware device with the computer please select all the different hardware types you will connect to your computer from the list then press NEXT EXAMPLE If you want to install the PowerCore Element card please select POWER CORE Element b If you want to install the PowerCore PCI card and the PowerCore FireWire please select POWERCORE PCI and POWERCORE Firewire POWERCORE 5 8 Select the VST plug ins destination folder you are using with your VST compatible host application press NEXT 9 Finally please hit the FINISH button to complete the process 10 Shut down your computer 11 Install your POWERCORE hardware see hardware installation instructions provided on page 8 10 12 Restart your computer WINDOWS will automatically find the new hardware and install the correct driver automatically please follow the instructions on your screen 13 Your PowerCore is now ready for us
6. CORE Element b If you want to install the PowerCore PCI card and the PowerCore FireWire please select POWERCORE PCI and POWERCORE Firewire 8 Finally please hit the QUIT button to exit the installer 9 Your PowerCore is now ready for use enjoy POWERCORE 7 POWERCORE HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE HARDWARE INSTALLATION POWERCORE PCI ELEMENT In the following pages we will show you in detail how to install the POWERCORE card in your computer In this example we use a current Apple G4 computer but besides opening and closing the computer case the installation is the same on the PC If you have no experience in adding PCI cards to your computer please consult your dealer or local TC distributor before continuing 1 Shut down your computer and make sure the power is OFF and the power lead to your computer is disconnected 2 Open the case by lifting the latch as pictured below Make sure to discharge any static electricity from your clothes and body before you continue use a wrist grounding strap if you have one 3 Remove the screw and the blind panel on the PCI slot you are planning to use 8 POWERCORE 4 Insert the card carefully and make sure that it is fitted properly into the slot 5 Now tighten the screw in order to secure that it doesn t come loose at a later stage due to e g transportation 6 Close the case and then connect the power lead again DIP SWITCHES
7. Ins POWERCORE Plug Ins might come in different versions mono mono mono stereo stereo stereo Depending on your host application and the Plug In you might only see the version appropriate for e g the inserts or sends Every time load a Plug In in LOGIC or DIGITAL PERFORMER my application Quits When you use a POWERCORE Plug In in an Audio Units application such as LOGIC or DIGITAL PERFORMER you must have the Plug Ins installed into both the Audio Units and VST Plug Ins folders of your system If you remove the VST Plug Ins then the Audio Unit versions will not work If you experience Application crashes when loading POWERCORE Plug In please reinstall the Plug Ins to make sure that the Plug Ins are included in both locations The input of my POWERCORE Plug In is clipping and or hear distorted audio It is very important to avoid clipping of the input signal the signal you send into POWERCORE Plug In should not be greater than dBFS We suggest you leave some marginal headroom 22 POWERCORE My source audio is mono after inserting a POWERCORE Plug In There are different versions of many POWERCORE Plug Ins to provide you with a maximum of flexibility Depending on the Plug In you might have mono mono mono stereo and stereo stereo versions of each Plug In If your host application dis plays all versions to select from make sure you select the stereo version for stereo processing So running a mono mono or mon
8. MASTER is the virtual incarnation of the TC Electronic Finalizer the standard mastering processor in the pro audio field MASTER X3 expedites the mastering process by integrating sev eral phases of mastering into a single easy to use interface It features multiband processing with expansion compression and limiting separately for each band High quality uncorrelated dithering is included as well The intuitive user interface fea tures many new ideas to make the critical mastering process faster and easier The overall processing characteristics are con trolled via Target Curves that simplify the handling by providing a global processing style for all bands in all modules The inter action between the bands can be fine tuned by applying Target Factors which determine the frequency focus of each processing module significantly reducing the number of required user parameters to set this complex process up Soft Clipping even provides analog sound whenever desired MASTER X3 is also available in the TDM format for ProTools HD Available for Powercore PCI PowerCore Compact PowerCore Firewire MEGAREVERB MEGAREVERB will provide you with studio quality reverb that TC is famous for MEGAREVERB S technology is taken directly from the Core 1 and 2 algorithms of the TC Electronic M5000 with an enhanced tail design based on some more recent innova tions in reverberation from TC Electronic A
9. MEGAREVERB is also available in the TDM bundle of Plug Ins TC TOOLS for ProTools HD POWERCORE 01 POWERCORE 01 is an emulation of a classic mono synth This single oscillator synth can produce vicious leads and fat basses without draining the CPU of your computer POWERCORE CL POWERCORE CL employs a different compression algorithm than found in the VOICESTRIP or the 24 7 C instead emulat ing the behavior of an industry standard analog compressor aiming at general purpose dynamics processing rather than specific applications as provided with the VOICESTRIP or the 24 7 C VOICESTRIP VOICESTRIP is all in one voice sound processing and is widely used among vocal producers that aim to have it all This high ly integrated Plug In is a complete channel strip for voice sound processing with Compression DeEssing a dedicated Voice EQ Lo Cut Filter and Gate 3 TUBIFEX Tubifex includes three tube stages and a speaker simulator for z truly convincing amp modeling Each of the three stages is based on a classic 12AX7 design and can be individually adjusted making the sonic possibilities virtually endless from warm tones to screaming overdrive The speaker simulator was derived directly from the impulse measurements of a 2 x 12 cabinet Additional adjustments can be made with the virtual microphone placement control which simulates the subtle tonal variations achieved with different mic techniques Tubifex a
10. Pulse will flash once to indicate when a Plug In is successfully loaded After the first Plug In is loaded the Power Pulse will enter steady state Should your POWERCORE crash the Power Pulse will flash once and then go black ERROR LED The Error Led will only light up when there is something wrong with the unit Should the Error LED ever become active then there is a hardware problem and you should contact support POWERCORE 21 TROUBLE SHOOTING GETTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT The fastest way to get technical support is to visit TC Support Interactive at www tcelectronic com Here we post the latest details tips and tricks known issues and software updates To speed up your search you can select TC ELECTRONIC in the Product Line field Underneath this you can then select POWERCORE FIREWIRE as the product category Type in a few keywords and select the search button run half the number of effects at 96 kHz than can at 48 kHz This is correct When you double sample rate you double the DSP resources required POWERCORE Plug Ins don t show in my applications Plug In selection dialog Please double check that you have installed the Plug Ins to your application s VST AudioUnit Plug In folder If you are not able to see ALL of your POWERCORE Plug Ins please read the next point don t see all POWERCORE Plug Ins in my native mixer s inserts sends or master Like other VST AudioUnit Plug
11. an Audio Units Host Application like Logic the Plug In will appear and behave as a standard Audio Units Plug In Our Audio Units Wrapper will automatically work with SONY Waldorf TC Helicon and other 3rd party POWERCORE Plug Ins NOTE MAS is not directly supported in OS X at the time of this writing Please use the Audio Units format of the POWERCORE Plug Ins instead OS X Domains OS X is designed for networking and uses a hierarchy of virtual locations called Domains POWERCORE Plug Ins are installed into one of two domains the Local Domain and the User Domain The Local Domain can have multiple users POWERCORE Plug Ins are installed in the Local Domain while presets are installed in the User Domain of the person installing the software Each Plug In is installed as a VST Plug In Our TCAU Audio Unit Component takes care of the Audio Unit support When new optional plug ins are installed you ll need to update the TCAU Audio Unit component in order to gain AudioUnit support for these new plug ins This can be done by launching the actual PowerCore installer and selecting the Refresh AudioUnits Only installation option Plug in Locations LOCAL DOMAIN OS X Library Audio Plug ins VST POWERCORE Control Panel Location OS X Applications POWERCORE PLUG IN PRESETS BASE LOCATION OS X User Name Library Application Support POWERCORE Presets 20 POWERCORE POWERCORE IN WINDOWS If you would like to access the POWERCORE
12. for Board Usage Information and Advanced ACCESSING THE CONTROL PANEL IN WINDOWS In Windows the TC POWERCORE control panel can be accessed from the Start Menu Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt POWERCORE ACCESSING THE CONTROL PANEL IN MACOS In Mac OS the POWERCORE control panel can be accessed from the System Preferences Menu in the Dock System Preferences gt Other gt POWERCORE You must click on CONTINUE to open the control panel from the Preferences dialog BOARD USAGE __ f Board Usage information Advanced By clicking on the BOARD USAGE tab in the Resource Overview control panel which is the default view of the PowerCore Board 1 Resource Usage control panel you will be able to monitor your DSP 1 Load 28 POWERCORE resources in real time Each DSP DSe 3 Memon 63 Wore has an indicator for DSP Load the percentage DSP 2 Load 0 of each DSP used as well as Memory indicat DSP 2 Memory 0 0 kWord seasons ing how much memory is in use on each DSP DSP 3 Memory 0 0 kWord If you have multiple POWERCORESs in your sys DSP 4 Load 0 tem you will be able to scroll down and view the Board Usage on POWERCORE Board 2 POWERCORE Board 3 and so on NOTE You will not be able to monitor RAM or CPU Performance of the PowerPC as this processor only performs mixing routing and system level functions 16 POWERCORE
13. rates up to 96 kHz and can be used in any application that supports VST or Audio Units Plug Ins POWERCORE Plug Ins can be used in Multi Track audio applications stereo mastering applications and even audio capable video editing applications that can host one or more of the supported POWERCORE Plug In formats INCLUDED PLUG INS A detailed description of the Plug Ins features as well as instructions for operation can be found in the associated PDF manual on your installation CD 24 7 C LIMITING AMPLIFIER 2222 4 Convincing vintage compression and limiting using one of the most desired vintage models for POWERCORE 24 7 C was inspired by one of the vintage processors synonymous with classic dynamics processing for mixing and mastering This Plug In recreates the details of the sound and user interface of this hardware processor as closely as possible delivering virtual vintage at its best The user interface is simple and straight forward increasing the input will drive the limiter depending on the selected ratio Even the famous 4 button mode was implemented A special new feature is an auto gain sensing for the output parameter that adjusts the output depending on the program material CHORUS DELAY J CHORUS DELAY is modelled after the TC Electronic 1210 Spatial Expander and provides you with simultaneous modula tion effects such as chorus and flange as well as slap delay To make tempo based proje
14. POWERCORE USER MANUAL t c electronic ULTIMATE SOUND MACHINES CONTACT DETAILS TC ELECTRONIC A S Customer Support Sindalsvej 34 Risskov DK 8240 Denmark www tcelectronic com e mail support tcelectronic com USA TC Electronic Inc TC Works Customer Support 5706 Corsa Avenue Suite 107 Westlake Village CA 91362 www tcelectronic com e mail support tcelectronic com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Details on how to obtain technical support can be found in the included Customer Support Document For immediate answers on many support questions visit the TC SUPPORT INTERACTIVE pages on www tcelectronic com TABLE OF CONTENTS RERS E ENTENEN 1 POWERCORE FIREWIRE amp COMPACT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 2 MACOS Toriy NPER 2 Cc Soe ee ee 2 POWERCORE FIREWIRE SPECIFICATIONS 2 POWERCORE PCI amp ELEMENT SYSTEM 4 MAC OS 4 WINDOWS 4 POWERCORE PCI SPECIFICATIONS 4 5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE 5 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE OSX 7 POWERCORE HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE 8 RO
15. Plug Ins from within your Windows based sequencing environment you need to install the supplied Plug Ins in the same location as all of your other VST Plug Ins The installer scans for all of the appropriate VSTPlugIns folders and prompts you to select a destination directory during installation Programs Steinberg VSTPlugins POWERCORE Programs Emagic Logic Audio Platinum VSTPlugIns POWERCORE DIRECT X WRAPPERS Some Windows based applications use the DirectX Plug In format instead of the VST Plug In format POWERCORE does not directly support DirectX If you would like to use POWERCORE in a DirectX application such as Sonar we suggest that you use a wrapper such as the VST DX Adapter from Cakewalk This is available for a fee directly from the Cakewalk website Please note that as TC does not support DirectX you should also contact customer support for the creator of your DirectX wrapper or adapter should you encounter problems with POWERCORE Plug Ins within a DirectX application POWERCORE FW ERROR MESSAGES POWERCORE FW FRONT PANEL The blue Power Pulse and the other LEDs on the front panel are more than just a light show they provide feedback about the POWERCORE FIREWIRE operating environment POWER LED Nothing fancy here This LED lights up when power is on POWER PULSE During boot the Power Pulse will rise to maximum brightness and then begin to pulse waiting for a Plug In to be loaded The Power
16. ade for your specific POWERCORE If this is the case you must provide the Authentication ID of the POWERCORE you wish to Authorize Optional Plug Ins are authorized for one POWERCORE board but if you have multiple POWERCOREs then the Plug In will run on any POWERCORE in the same system POWERCORE SOFTWARE This information tells you all about the POWERCORE Software that is running your POWERCORE This information includes Driver Board OS and other driver version numbers This information may be requested should you ever contact technical support RESET The only POWERCORE feature you will never need The RESET button will reboot all of the POWERCOREs in your system This will terminate all Plug Ins running on POW ERCORE Should you ever find yourself needing to RESET the POWERCORE you should save and close your session before you RESET POWERCORE 17 SAVE INFORMATION This will save all of the relevant system information as a text file This file can be sent to support should the need ever arise ADVANCED By clicking on the Advanced tab in the control panel you will be able to perform some advanced tweaks to your POWERCORE system POWERCORE Board Usage Information Advanced Asynchronous DMA Buffers 1 Resource Allocation Resource Performance Optimized Optimized Resource Allocation controls the way the Plug ins are loaded onto the DSPs in your PowerCore system When the slider i
17. ay postage and insure the shipment Enclose a note that describes the symptoms Within the warranty period the unit will be repaired at no charge for parts and labor This warranty remains valid only if the serial number on the card has not been removed and if repairs are performed only by parties authorized by TC It does not cover damage due to misuse accident or neglect The local representative and TC retain the exclusive rights to make such determinations on the basis of inspection Liability is expressly excluded in respect of any third party or consequential loss or damage direct or indirect however or whenever arising Please note that there might be additional regulations in place in your country that differ from the warranty rights granted in this document WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment WELCOME CONGRATULATIONS You are about to add a stack of rackmount quality FX to your native recording environment and we are pretty sure you won t want to live without POWERCORE once you ve used it for the first time POWERCORE is an exciting concept putting an end to proprietary closed system environments With a range of hardware and software options and its seamless integration into the VST and Audio Units worlds you will still be able to freely build the system environment accordi
18. cts POWERCORE FIREWIRE POWERCORE COMPACT POWERCORE PCI POWERCORE ELEMENT POWERCORE Digital Signal Processing Card that are covered by this certificate are marked with CE label conforms with following standards EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business IEC 60950 equipment EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics CISPR 22 of information technology equipment EN 55024 Informations techonlogy equipment Immunity characteristics CISPR 24 Limits and methods of measurement With reference to regulations in following directives 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC Issued in Risskov September 04 mads Peter L beck Chief Executive Officer COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES 003 CLASS B TESTED TO COMPLY WITH FCC STANDARDS FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY POWERCORE is warranted against failure arising through faulty workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of purchase All claims under this warranty must be made to TC Electronics local representative in the country the product was purchased or directly to TC Electronic in Denmark Before you do this contact customer support to obtain an RMA number for your correspondence Products sent to us without prior authorization will be refused Pack the card securely in its original shipping box Include a copy of your sales receipt Prep
19. cts easier to manage we have added a scale the delay time adjustment param eter CHORUS DELAY is also available in the TDM bundle of Plug Ins TC TOOLS for ProTools HD CLASSIC VERB CLASSIC VERB enhances the out of the box reverb flexibility of POWERCORE significantly This reverb processor adds a distinctly warm and lush reverb effect often associated with big expensive hardware processors It is a whole different way to create the effect compared to the traditional reverb philoso phy or accurate room reproduction as you will find with the reverbs provided by MegaReverb POWERCORE 11 COMPENSATOR 12 POWERCORE COMPENSATOR This native DSP Free Plug In can help you in a pinch if your my application does not have Automatic Plug In Delay Compen sation Refer to the COMPENSATOR PDF for critical operation details EQSAT CUSTOM EQSat provides you with crystal clear mastering quality equaliza tion This EQ s algorithm is taken directly from the TC Electronic Finalizer mastering processor Featuring low and high shelving bands as well as three stereo bands of Parametric EQ EQSat Custom is ideal for all of your precision equalization needs The EQSat algorithm is also available in the TDM bundle of Plug Ins TC TOOLS for ProTools HD MASTER X3 Knock out Punch for any mixes or masters Period
20. das 8 8 PIREWIR ee ee ee ee rer reer ee 10 COMPACT 10 USING POWERCORE 6 1 11 INCLUDED PLUG INS 11 24 7 C LIMITING AMPLIFIER 11 CHORUS DELAY cee cdhceboscw seer 11 CLASSIC VERB does E 11 COMPENSATOR eek aah Gane ai ee 12 EQSAT CUSTOM sisie di e eee 12 MASTER ace fe are Gen quan Gia en 12 bounce based 12 POWERCORE OD suc seine 13 POWERCORE wee 13 13 TUB F EX 13 GETTING THE MOST FROM POWERCORE 14 BUFFER eee ee ee rT eer mere eee eee 14 THE DISABLED STATE eae 14 96 kHz PROCESSING onunu nnana 15 LATENCY ceinen E EE EESE E EETA En EE EEEn SERRER iE 15 WHATS LATENCY taes pia h eee tAE one eee eke he 15 NO MODE a R rT 15 LATENCY IN THE MASTER FADER 15 THE POWERCORE CONTROL PANEL
21. e enjoy 6 POWERCORE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE OSX These instructions will help you to get your PowerCore up and running as fast as possible simply follow the steps below and you will soon enjoy the quality sound of the PowerCore Plug Ins 1 Install your POWERCORE hardware see hardware installation instructions provid ed on page 8 10 2 Please insert the PowerCore CD in your CD Rom or DVD Rom drive or download the complete installer from the TC Electronic website www tcelectronic com 3 Start the installer which could be found on the CD or in the downloaded folder 4 Now simply follow the instruction on your screen start with clicking on CONTINUE 5 You have to accept the TC ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT to continue the installation press ACCEPT 6 Please check READ ME text carefully to get the latest information about the PowerCore software press CONTINUE 7 The installer is asking for the type of PowerCore hardware you would like to use with the computer You have to select at least one PowerCore device to continue the installation if you would like to use more than one PowerCore hardware device with the computer please select all the different hardware types you will connect to your computer from the list then press INSTALL No other applications can be running They will be closed automatically EXAMPLE If you want to install the PowerCore Element card please select POWER
22. e 21 POWERCORE FW ERROR 21 POWERCORE FW FRONT PANEL 21 POWERED Snelson elas ale share 21 POWER oe eee ee 21 21 TROUBLE SHODNING a i 22 GETTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT 22 half the number of effects at 96 kHz than can at 48 kHz 22 Powercore Plug Ins don t show in my applications Plug In selection dialog 22 don t see all Powercore Plug Ins in my native mixer s inserts sends OF master 22 Every time load a Plug In in LOGIC or DIGITAL PERFORMER my application Quits sz wedi da eee hee Ea pe bea 22 The input of my Powercore Plug In is clipping and or hear distorted 22 My source audio is mono after inserting a Powercore Plug In 23 The Plug In doesn t open or there is no audio when activate the Plug In 23 The audio is Corrupted seve ee ee ee ee 23 This equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment
23. g in an effect that sounds like it is not in synch with the tempo of your song To accommodate this most applications have something called Automatic Delay Compensation Plug Ins report back to the host application with a processing time and the application offsets the audio so that everything lines up The COMPENSATOR Plug In included with your POWERCORE allows you to easily setup delay compensation manually Check the COMPENSATOR manual PDF on your installation CD for details NO LATENCY MODE The POWERCORE Plug Ins offer the No Latency Mode This mode is an alternative way of communicating with the POWERCORE To enter No Latency Mode click on the POWERCORE logo on the bottom of the Plug In When enabled the POWERCORE logo will have a red glow to indicate operation In most cases No Latency Mode is not required as this much power comes at a price No Latency Mode will place a significant load on your host CPU However No Latency Mode is ideal for record monitoring with a POWERCORE reverb effect or playing a POWERCORE synth LATENCY IN THE MASTER FADER When using POWERCORE Plug Ins in the Master output channel latency is not an issue as all of the audio is uniformly delayed POWERCORE 15 THE POWERCORE CONTROL PANEL The POWERCORE Control Panel is meant to help you gather and monitor the informa tion relating to all of the POWERCORE boards in your system The control panel has three sections There is one section each
24. generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equip ment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by any combination of the following measures Relocate or reorient the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected If necessary you can consult a dealer or experienced radio television technician for additional assistance PLEASE NOTE Only equipment certified to comply with Class B computer input output devices terminals printers etc should be attached to this equipment and it must have shielded interface cables in order to comply with the Class B FCC limits on RF emissions CANADIAN CUSTOMERS This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe est conforme a la norme 00 du Canada CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY TC Works Soft amp Hardware GmbH Flughafenstrasse 52B D22335 Hamburg Germany hereby declares by own responsibility that the following produ
25. ill receive the following warning The following error occurred with the POWERCORE Effect MegaReverb The POWERCORE does not have enough free DSP resources available to load the Plug in As an additional warning there will be a status indication directly within the Plug In that is disabled POWERCORE POWERCORE Figure 1 Many of the POWERCORE Plug Ins have a Disabled LED at the bottom of the Plug In that will light up red when disabled Some POWERCORE Plug Ins such as EQSAT Custom 24 7 C or the CLASSIC VERB will display the Disabled State message directly in the user interface Figure 2 The 24 7 C will appear as though the lights are out and the disabled message will appear in the VU Meter display 14 POWERCORE 96 kHz PROCESSING The included POWERCORE Plug Ins support 96 kHz processing The golden rule of DSP performance is the higher the sample rate the greater the DSP performance required So a Plug In that requires 50 of a DSP at 48 kHz will require 100 of a DSP at 96 kHz as a doubling of sample rate also doubles the resulting DSP perform ance required As mentioned above a Plug In will enter the Disabled State if it can not handle a certain sample rate In that case simply switch back to the supported sample rate LATENCY WHAT IS LATENCY POWERCORE Plug Ins have a slight delay before the processed signal is returned to the host application The delay can be somewhat disorienting resultin
26. lso includes a fingerprint based noise reduction filter that allows settings to be saved independently from the amp settings An expander enables further improvement of the overall sound As a hybrid plug in Tubifex uses both native and PowerCore DSP resources Combining the strengths of both worlds results in very low latency processing which enables guitar players to use Tubifex in real time POWERCORE 13 GETTING THE MOST FROM POWERCORE BUFFER SIZES For optimal performance set your audio buffer size typically adjusted in the 1 0 setup of your host application to a value between 256 and 2048 samples Rule of thumb The larger the audio buffer size the lower your POWERCORE Plug In s performance overhead on the DSPs and the CPU of the host computer POWERCORE is optimized for best performance when using a buffer setting of 1024 samples The minimum 1 0 buffer size for POWERCORE to work properly is 128 samples THE DISABLED STATE When the Disabled State becomes active the Plug In is bypassed due to a lack of available DSP performance This can happen when increasing the sample rate or you try to load too many Plug Ins Only the audio processing will be bypassed on a dis abled Plug In all of the parameters and presets updates will still be active prevent ing problems later on should you not notice that a Plug In has become disabled Let us say that this error occurs when trying to load MegaReverb In this case you w
27. n your computer but will also introduce additional latency 18 POWERCORE When to increase ADMA Buffer Settings If you are using I O device without an ASIO driver such as a Sound Blaster or a soundcard that uses MME drivers Many such 1 0 devices require very large buffer sizes causing the host application to place a larger CPU load on the computer to accomodate the different buffer sizes of the I O drivers and the POWERCORE Plug Ins How to increase buffer settings The best way to use this feature is to open your host application open the applica tions CPU meter and then launch a PowerCore plug in Open the POWERCORE Control Panel Begin Adjusting the buffers until the CPU meter reflects about 1 CPU usage per Plug In Important Note Every time you adjust the Advanced DMA Buffers setting you must turn off all POWERCORE Plug Ins before the new buffer takes effect Turn the Plug In back on to verify performance improvement POWERCORE 19 POWERCORE IN MAC OS X POWERCORE support both the VST and Audio Units Plug In formats in OS X POW ERCORE Plug Ins are always installed into the same locations in OS X which is extremely convenient especially when using multiple audio applications that rely on the same pool of Plug Ins such as a multi track recorder and an audio mastering editor such as SPARK XL Audio Units are supported by an adapter that transparently adapts the VST Plug In to the Audio Units format In
28. ng to your needs and benefit from the much greater predictability of DSP based systems at the same time POWERCORE is an open development platform so make sure you check www tcelectronic com regularly for the latest information on new products by our 3rd party developers such as SONY TC HELICON DSound ACCESS and NOVELTECH The 3rd party community is growing rapidly so there won t be a shortage of new and cool tools Please don t hesitate to supply us with user feedback this way you can help us to keep making products that will help you getting the job done ENJOY THE TC TEAM ATTENTION Plug Ins that run on POWERCORE have to be written especially for this sys tem native Plug Ins that run on your computers CPU will not take advantage of POWERCORE s DSP power ATTENTION In the terms of this manual POWERCORE refers to all POWERCORE types unless other information is given POWERCORE 1 POWERCORE FIREWIRE amp COMPACT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MAC 05 G4 or 65 256 MB RAM Mac OS X 10 2 8 or higher One available Firewire port 400 Mbit IEEE 1394 17 color monitor resolution 1024 x 768 or higher recommended Any VST or AudioUnits compatible recording software Cubase SX Logic Nuendo Bias Peak Live Digital Performer Any sound system supported by the host application Mouse or other pointing device 60 Megabytes of available hard disk space Internet Connection for product activation
29. o stereo Plug In would merge your source material to mono before processing The Plug In doesn t open or there is no audio when activate the Plug In If this is the case there might be an issue with the Plug In s authorization In the case of the included Plug Ins please reinstall the Plug Ins if that doesn t help contact customer support With optional POWERCORE Plug Ins you can freely make backup copies of Plug Ins that you have purchased but with the exception of the included Plug Ins you can not copy them over to other systems and expect them to function Each card is unique and the software is unique for each card too Contact your Plug In manufac turer in the case you have authorization problems such as this The audio is corrupted The minimum buffer size for POWERCORE to work properly is 128 samples please verify the 1 0 buffer settings in your host application We recommend 1024 samples for a minimal hit on the host POWERCORE 23
30. on t block the top or bottom To prevent electrical shock or fire hazard do no expose POWERCORE FIREWIRE COMPACT to rain or moisture Do not rely solely on the front screws when mounted in touring rack Support the back of POWERCORE FIREWIRE as well Please report any shipment damage or equipment malfunctions to your dealer TC distributor or the TC head office in Denmark POWERCORE 3 POWERCORE PCI amp ELEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MAC 05 G4 or 65 256 MB RAM Mac OS X 10 2 8 or higher One open full length PCI slot for POWERCORE 17 color monitor resolution 1024x768 or higher recommended Any VST or Audio Units compatible recording software Cubase Logic Nuendo Live Bias Peak Digital Performer Any sound system supported by the host application Mouse or other pointing device 60 Megabytes of available hard disk space Internet connection for product activation WINDOWS Pentium 111 500 or better e 256 MB RAM Main board compliant with PCI 2 2 spec and 3 3 Volts PCI Bus Windows 17 color monitor resolution 1024x768 or higher recommended e Any VST compatible application Cubase WaveLab Nuendo Samplitude Sonar Live e Any sound system supported by the VST application Mouse or other pointing device 60 Megabytes of available hard disk space Internet connection for product activation POWERCORE PCI ELEMENT SPECIFICATIONS e 4 x Motorola 56362 DSP 100 MHz 128k Word SRAM
31. per DSP 1x 200 MHz Motorola 8240 PowerPC 8 MByte SDRAM on board Power Requirements typically lower 10 W Peak max 20 W 32 bit 33 66 MHz auto detect PCI interface Motherboard with 3 3V power supply for PCI required Macintosh all models PC all PCI 2 2 compliant motherboards Operating temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Storage temperature 30 C 80 C 22 F 176 F Humidity max 90 non condensing Dimensions 206 x 119 mm 4 POWERCORE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE PC These instructions will help you to get your PowerCore up and running as fast as possible simply follow the steps below and you will soon enjoy the quality sound of the PowerCore Plug Ins IMPORTANT Please install the PowerCore software before you connect the PowerCore hardware to you computer Please insert the PowerCore CD in your CD Rom or DVD Rom drive or download the complete installer from the TC Electronic website www tcelectronic com 1 Start SETUP exe which could be found on the CD or in the downloaded folder 2 Now you can simply follow the instruction on your screen start with clicking on NEXT 3 If you are installing the PowerCore software for the first time on your computer we recommend that you install both drivers and plug ins To do so please choose YES in the menu that is given If you wish to update the drivers only for your PowerCore select NO 4 Again follow the instruction on your screen
32. s set to Performance Optimized the Plug Ins will be loaded onto the DSP with the most available DSP power left That way the Plug ins are distributed evenly among all DSPs When the slider is set to Resource Optimized the DSP with the least available power left gets filled up first That way Il get the most power out of each individual DSP As a starting point we recommend that you set the slider Resource Allocation RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD Resource Allocation controls the way the plug ins are loaded onto the DSPs in your PowerCore system When the slider is set to Performance Optimized the plug ins will be loaded onto the DSP with the most available DSP power left That way the plug ins are distributed evenly among all DSPs When the slider is set to Resource Optimized the DSP with the least available power left gets filled up first That way you ll get the most power out of each individual DSP As a starting point we recommend that you set the slider to Resource Optimized If you experience problems loading old projects songs or have any performance issues move the slider closer towards Performance Optimized Any changes will take affect with the next plug in loaded onto the Powercore or when you reload your project song ADMA Buffers ADMA Buffers multiplies the buffer size set for your audio hardware by the selected factor With some applications increasing ADMA Buffers can lower CPU loads o
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