USER'S MANUAL - TC Electronic
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1. The Intonator can fix it Manual mode is the tool to use for single pitch mistakes Especially when the key and scale of the piece is unknown Make all appropriate connections to hook up the Intonator Select Manual mode from the front panel and make sure Intonator is not bypassed Cue up a loop on your playback device to repeat the vocal mistake that you want to correct OPERATION There are two ways you can fix this mistake by ear or by sight By ear Use the manual pitch knob on the front panel to correct the pitch Turn the knob to the left if the out of tune note is sharp or to the right if the note is flat If the range of the pitch control is too small or not precise enough change the bend range by entering setup mode and changing the parameter on edit page 10 By sight In manual mode the keyboard always shows Input pitch By looking at the Input pitch you can see what note the singer is singing wrong When that note is sung push the desired note you want the singer to sing The Input pitch will only be corrected to the desired note if it falls within the Window setting So make sure you set the Window control to include the note you want to correct to You can also adjust the ATTACK and AMOUNT controls to make the entry of the correction more natural When you have practiced your performance roll audio and record the pitch correction Example The Input pitch is F but you want to correct the note to2. 10kHz Default setting is 4 7kHz Ch Status Page 15 Both AES and S PDIF Outputs carry the same status bit information Select between AES or S PDIF DISPLAYS 8 KEYBOARD a 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 a n a ul b Dn el Keyboard The Input Pitch Indication The Input Pitch is indicated in two ways assuming it is within the range of the set Window The Window is the pitch area above and below the target note Further explanations on this issue can be found on the next page Keyboard The keyboard shows the notes of the selected scale lit in green The Input note is shown in red Input Pitch Display The Pitch bar the upper shows how close the Input pitch is to the nearest note in the selected scale Perfect pitch is indicated by value 0 Example With a Window setting of 90 cent and C Major as the selected scale the singer sings F flat by 10 cents or more In this case the F key on the keyboard will be lit and the display will indicate that the note is 90 cents sharp So even though the Input is closer to F that tone is not in the selected scale and is therefore not lit Note If the Pitch Window was set to less than 90 cents the Input note would be outside the target note the pitch window and there would be no indication of Input pitch When the unit is set to use the Chrom
3. Issued in Risskov June 14th 1999 Anders Fauerskov Managing Director TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Important Safety Instructions a b Table of contentiS 3 Introduction 5 Front 6 Rear Panel 8 Signal flow diagram 9 BASIC OPERATION Intonator Setup 10 Displays and Keyboard 13 Correction Processing 14 Automated Dynamics 16 Custom Scales 17 Automatic 17 Manual Mode 18 MIDI MIDI and Manual mode 20 MIDI and Automatic mode 20 Internal Parameter Bulk Dump 20 Front Panel Reset 20 MIDI CONTINUOUS CONTROLLERS Overview 21 Scale selection 21 Pitch Window 21 Attack Control 22 Amount s aene a da DA ant aa d 22 Manual Mode 23 Note Hold 23 Pitch Bypass 24 Adaptive Low Cut key 24 Adaptive Low Cut Filter 24 De ess 24 De ess COontrol 24 Correction Amount 24 Tuning Reference Adjustment 25 Custom Scale Notes 25 Input PitCh 25 Manual Pitch Bend 25 Keyboard Not
4. comparing STATUS NM DIGHALLOCK p an m PITCH mo B BOD E CORRECTION Wi MIDI OVERRIDE 75 100 200 STATUS Mi DIGITAL Lock 5 PITCH MIDI INPUT CORRECTION 200 10075 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT STATUS SCALE Mi DIGITAL LOCK grem mege A E E E PITCH MIDI INPUT um i a CORRECTION er 200 100 75 50 40 30 20 0 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT Basic operation Press the SCALE SETUP key to enter the Setup mode The left side of the display shows the Setup page number and name The right side of the display shows you the current selected type or value corresponding to the selected Setup page Press the ALPHA dial to select between the left side type right side value side of the display and turn the ALPHA dial to select types values The selected side will blink The Setup mode holds 11 different setup displays as described below Input Page 1 Select correct Input type Choose between Analog L Analog R AES EBU L AES EBU R S PDIF L S PDIF R Tos link L Tos link R or ADAT channels 1 8 Analog The INPUT knob is only active when analog Inputs are used AES S PDIF When AES or S PDIF is selected Sync will automatically switch to Ext Clock If no valid clock is present the DIGITAL LOCK LED will blink When clock is accomplished the DIGITAL LOCK LED will turn solid Sync can be forced to follow one of the available intern
5. flat it may be corrected by approx 5 cents b If the Input is 90 cents flat it may be corrected by 60 cents not just 45 Please see the illustration on the next page CORRECTION PROCESSING AMOUNT Amount Control 200 180 MIDI 127 160 Rel 6 140 MIDI 64 120 Rel 3 100 amp c MIDI 25 5 80 gt E MIDI 0 Rel 0 40 MIDI 10 20 0 e e S e ki x 8 Out of Tune Amount 15 AUTOMATED DYNAMICS DE ESS AUTOMATED DYNAMICS LOW CUT FILTER ON O Adaptive ADAPTIVE MANUAL switch DE ESS on off key Active DE ESS knob rel There are two controls for the automated dynamics each with an on off key two LEDs and an adjustment knob De Ess A De esser is used for removing unwanted sibilant sounds from especially vocals This is achieved by using a dynamic EQ filter that analyzes the source material and cuts the high frequencies generated by the s sound Basic operation The key toggles the De esser on off and is displayed via the yellow ON LED The red ACTIVE LED shows when the De esser is active and altering the signal The knob controls the amount of ess reduction In full counterclockwise position a minimum of ess reduction is performed Evaluate your source material and decide exactly where it is you want the De e
6. is only available when running the unit at 44 1 or 48kHz Output Ch Page 4 Select between left or right Opt Out Page 5 Select optical Output format and channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 8 Thru 11 STATUS M DIGITAL LOCK PITCH Mi MIDI INPUT LI CORRECTION 200 10075 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT STATUS DIGITAL Lock 4 PITCH Mi MIDI INPUT E CORRECTION OVERRIDE 200 10075 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT STATUS Mi DIGITAL LOCK PITCH Mi MIDI INPUT mr H H H H Pa CORRECTION Mi MIDI OVERRIDE 200 100 75 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT Dither Page 6 You can dither to 8 12 16 20 22 or 24 bit Note No truncation takes place in the Intonator The Intonator will Output all 24 bits on all digital Outputs Dither is only present on digital Outputs MIDI Control Change Channel Page 7 Transmits and receives MIDI for most controls and applied Pitch Correction Amount Select MIDI channels 1 16 or Off Control and MIDI Pitch channel cannot be the same MIDI Pitch Channel Page 8 Transmits the incoming pitch via Note and Pitch bend messages Select MIDI channels 1 16 or Off Control and MIDI Pitch channel cannot be the same Tuning Reference Page 9 The Tuning reference has a range of 40Hz with center at 440Hz The manual pitch bend knob can be used to change the tuning reference Any of the keyboard keys can be p
7. machine PEAK LED unacceptable or no clock you must press and hold down the POWER key approx 3 seconds Indicates Input level overload 3aBFS LEVEL KNOB Adjusts the Input level METER KEY Switches the Pitch Correction display to show the Input level momentarily MIDI INPUT Indicates incoming MIDI data MIDI OVERRIDE LED This LED indicates that analog controls such as Attack Amount Window have been changed via MIDI and are different than their front panel settings The OVERRIDE LED will go out when all parameters match the front panel controls PITCH CORRECTION DISPLAY In Scale mode the amount of pitch correction applied is displayed In Setup mode various parameters are displayed Input Source Clock Source Dither MIDI Master Tune etc KEYBOARD Shows Current scale tones Current Input pitch Gives Tuning notes Custom scale editing Allows you to force Input signal to a specific tone when used in Manual mode FRONT PANEL DIAL MANUAL NOTE HOLD CORRECTION LOW CUT FILTER CJ SCALE setup __ to Edit Enter DIAL DIAL O on A 7 5 WZ PITCH C 7 200 yO WINDOW Hou BYPASS Adaptive AA rel AMOUNT sLow ATTACK D EEss O FREQUENCY 265 5 SCALE SE
8. to a different note in the scale than the intended one can introduce glitches With the NOTE HOLD key you can temporarily override the unit and tell it to hold the current scale note and thereby avoid the glitches Correction Bypass When the Pitch Bypass is engaged pitch correction stops The transition between Bypass on Bypass off is performed according to the Attack setting and will therefore be as smooth as specified by the Attack setting Window The Window control adjusts a window around the target pitch The Input is only corrected to the target pitch when the pitch is within the window The range of operation is 200 cents Full counter clockwise position is 0 cents while full clockwise position is 200 cents 14 Hou MEDIUM rel ATTACK 77 BYPASS key AMOUNT knob rel AMOUNT ATTACK knob Attack The ATTACK control allows the user to change how fast the correction adjusts the Input to the correct note Amount The AMOUNT control scales the amount of automatic correction applied to the Input voice It does not affect the added manual pitch bend amount The Range is from 0 at full counter clockwise position to 100 at full clockwise position The amount of correction that is applied depends on how far out off tune the Input is This allows for a very musical way of correcting pitch Example with the Amount set to 5096 a If the Input is only 10 cents
9. 0 8 ms 48 kHz 0 4 ms 96 kHz 2103 dB unweighted BW 22 kHz 2106 dB A 95 dB 0 0018 96 1 kHz 6 dBFS FS 16 dBu 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 2 dB 48 kHz 10 Hz to 45 kHz 0 1 dB 96 kHz 80 dB 10 Hz to 20 kHz typical 100 dB 1 kHz XLR balanced pin 2 hot 100 ohm active transformer 22 dBu balanced 10 dBu to 22 dBu 24 bit 6 144 MHz delta sigma 48 96 kHz 0 57 ms 48 kHz 0 28 ms 96 kHz 2100 dB unweighted BW 22KHz gt 104 dB A 82 dB 0 008 96 1 kHz 6 dBFS FS 16 dBu 10 Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 5 dB 48 kHz 10 Hz to 45 kHz 0 3 dB 96 kHz 60 dB 10 Hz to 20 kHz typical 90 dB 1 kHz EN 55103 1 and EN 55103 2 FCC part 15 class B CISPR 22 class B IEC 65 EN 60065 UL 1419 and CSA E65 32 F to 122 F 0 C to 50 C 22 to 167 F 30 C to 70 C Max 90 non condensing PC Card 68 pin type 1 cards PCMCIA 2 0 JEIDA 4 0 Supports up to 2 MB SRAM In Out Thru 5 Pin DIN 1 4 phone jack Anodized aluminum front Plated and painted steel chassis 8 x 128 dot graphic 19 x 1 75 x 8 2 483 x 44 x 208 mm 5 2 Ib 2 35 kg 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz auto select 20W 210 years 1 year Technical Specifications are subject to change without notice 27 APPENDIX Self test PRESS AND HOLD THE CORRECTION BYPASS KEY WHILE POWERING UP TO ACCESS THE SELF TEST Use the ALPHA dial knob to select a test and push the knob to acti
10. 2 no 42 220 230V CEE 7 page VII SR section 107 2 D1 IEC 83 page C4 BS 1363 of 1984 Specification for 13A fused plugs and switched and unswitched socket outlets This equipment should be installed near the socket outlet and disconnection of the device should be easily accessible To completely disconnect from AC mains disconnect the power supply cord from the AC receptable The mains plug of the power supply shall remain readily operable Donotinstall in a confined space Donotopen the unit risk of electric shock inside Caution You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Service There are no user serviceable parts inside All service must be performed by qualified personnel NOTE EMC EMI This equipment has been 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 residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recept
11. English USER S MANUAL t c electronic NTONATOR ULTIMATE SOUND macHines VOCAL INTONATION PROCESSOR IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dan gerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Unplug this appa
12. HA dial knob to start the test The display will show whether the Input Output is OK or NOT OK The Signal and Peak LEDs are lit to show signal at the Input S PDIF I O test Connect a RCA cable from the Intonator S PDIF Input directly to the Intonator S PDIF Output Push the ALPHA dial knob to start the test The display will show whether the Input Output is OK or NOT OK The Signal and Peak LEDs are lit to show signal at the Input Opto I O test Connect an optical cable from the Intonators OPTO Input directly to the Intonator OPTO Output Push the ALPHA dial knob to start the test The display will show whether the Input Output is OK or NOT OK The Signal and Peak LEDs are lit to show signal at the Input MIDI In Out test Connect a standard MIDI cable between MIDI IN and OUT Push the ALPHA dial knob to start the test The display will show whether the Input Output is OK or NOT OK External Control In test Connect a jack plug to the External Control In Push the ALPHA dial knob to start the test When the tip of the jack plug is connected to ground the display must read OK Battery test Push the ALPHA dial knob to start the test If not OK contact your dealer System test Push the ALPHA DIAL knob to start the test The system test will check the DARC DSP DSP RAM EX RAM and EEPROM to some extend If not OK contact your dealer Power Off On to start the Operating System software Service note In case of
13. OMNIOFE 26 APPENDIX Technical specifications Digital Inputs and Outputs Connectors Formats Output Dither Word Clock Input Sample Rates Processing Delay Frequency Response DIO Analog Inputs Connectors Impedance Max Input Level Min Input Level for 0 dBFS Sensitivity A to D Conversion A to D Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk Analog Outputs Connectors Impedance Max Output Level Full Scale Output Range D to A Conversion D to A Delay Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk EMC Complies with Safety Certified to Environment Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity PCMCIA Interface Connector Standards Card Format Control Interface MIDI GPI Pedal General Finish Display Dimensions Weight Mains Voltage Power Consumption Backup Battery Life Warranty Parts and labor XLR AES EBU RCA Phono S PDIF Optical Tos link ADAT AES EBU 24 bit S PDIF 24 bit EIAJ CP 340 IEC 958 EIAJ Optical Tos link ADAT Lite pipe 24 bit HPF TPDF dither 8 24 bit independent dithered Output RCA Phono 75 ohm 0 6 to 10 Vpp 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz 15 ms DC to 23 9 kHz 0 01 dB 48 kHz DC to 47 9 kHz 0 01 dB 96 kHz XLR balanced pin 2 hot 20 kohm 22 dBu balanced 10 dBu 12 dB headroom 22 dBu to 10 dBu 24 bit 6 144 MHz delta sigma 48 96 kHz
14. Right i balanced LOW CUT Digital Output Digital Input AES AES Digital Output Digital Input S PDIF S PDIF Digital Input Tos ADAT Tos ADAT INTONATOR SETUP Computer Sequencer ADAT Timecode E oom on urn Intonator ADAT ADAT Intonator Vocal ADAT ADAT Track 1 amp 2 10 Setup with ADAT recorder or similar and a sequencer 1 Connect the ADAT optical Out to the Intonator optical In 2 Connect the Intonator optical Out to the ADAT optical In 3 Set ADAT In Out channels in the Setup pages 4 Connect the Intonator MIDI Out to the MIDI In of the sequencer 5 Setup MIDI channels for transmission of uncorrected and corrected pitch information converted into MIDI 6 Use a timecode connection e g SMPTE or MIDI to keep the sequencer in sync with the ADAT Use this setup to record the uncorrected Input pitch and or the corrected Input pitch converted into MIDI pitch bend information for later editing Setup for direct pitch correction during vocal tracking 1 Connect your vocal Output to the Intonator Input 2 Connect the Intonator digital Output to the ADAT digital Input 3 Select relevant ADAT channels in the Intonator Setup pages With this setup you are able to record a Pitch corrected track as well as an uncorrected track at the same time Excellent setup for later
15. TUP KEY Toggles between Scale selection and Setup pages The Setup pages automatically exit to Scale after approx 6 seconds ALPHA DIAL ENTER KEY Changes values according to SCALE SETUP key When pushed this dial works as an ENTER key used to confirm actions MANUAL PITCH KNOB Additional pitch bend control CORRECTION PROCESSING MANUAL KEY Switches between Manual and Automatic modes PITCH WINDOW Defines the area which the Input pitch must be within to be corrected to a Target note The Pitch Window can be set to 200 cent 100 cent is 1 semitone NOTE HOLD Press and hold this key to hold the current corrected pitch ATTACK Controls how fast the pitch is corrected to the correct note CORRECTION BYPASS Bypasses all pitch correction CORRECTION AMOUNT CONTROL Controls how much of the automatic correction is used This control is intelligently scaled giving you greater correction the more the Input note is out of pitch AUTOMATED DYNAMICS DE ESS KEY Turns the De esser on off DE ESS KNOB Controls the amount of Ess reduction DE ESS LED The LED indicates when the De esser is activated LOW CUT FILTER KEY Toggles the Adaptive Low Cut between Off Inactive Adaptive In Adaptive mode the Low Cut Threshold frequency adapts to the Input pitch Manual The set Low Cut frequency is fixed as in a normal Low Cut filter LOW CUT FREQUENCY KNOB Sets the Threshold frequenc
16. al Clock Rates or the Sync In The Digital Lock LED now refers to the Sync In ADAT When ADAT is selected Sync will automatically switch to Ext Clock If no valid clock is present the DIGITAL LOCK LED will blink When clock is accomplished the DIGITAL LOCK LED will turn solid Sync can be forced to follow one of the STATUS DIGITALLOCK gm TE m nn m PITCH MIDI INPUT H B H s ies CORRECTION M MIDI OVERRIDE 40 50 75 100 200 CENT STATUS W DIGITAL LOCK PITCH Mi MIDI INPUT a B B CORRECTION W MIDI OVERRIDE 200 10075 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT available internal Clock Rates or the Wordclock Input The Digital Lock LED then refers to the Wordclock Input Note ADAT Inputs are not available in Double Sample Rate mode Sync Page 2 The sync sources available are Internal 44 1 48 88 2 96kHz AES S PDIF ADAT Tos Digi In and Sync In If no valid clock is present the DIGITAL LOCK LED will blink Sync In format must be Wordclock When External lock is accomplished the DIGITAL LOCK LED will turn solid When using internal Sample Rates the DIGITAL LOCK LED will not be lit Select between 44 1 48 88 2 and 96kHz is not available at double Sample Rate Note 88 2 and 96kHz is only available when Double Rate mode is selected in Page 3 see below Mode Page 3 Select between running the Intonator at 44 1 48kHz normal or 88 2 96kHz double rate
17. appropriate connections to hook up the Intonator On the front panel turn the ALPHA dial knob to select a Major scale To confirm the selection push in the data entry knob Using the front panel keyboard select D as the beginning key of the song When is pushed the notes in the D major scale are lit in green Cue up the vocal entry make sure Correction is not bypassed and roll audio Now it s time to set the three controls that tailor the pitch correction to your needs Window Attack and Amount In this case the singer is only drifting out of tune never more than a semitone Therefore set the WINDOW control around 80 to 100 cents This will allow Intonator to catch these pitch mistakes but ignore the rest As this song is a ballad the melody is not moving around very quickly Therefore the pitch correction will sound the most natural with a slower Attack time Try setting Attack between Medium and Slow The Amount control can be set for your preference A setting between 4 and 6 max will allow for perfect pitch or some natural deviation Almost done Just need to remember the key change On the downbeat of the key change after the bridge change the key of Intonator by pushing the E key on the keyboard 18 Manual Mode Press the MANUAL key in the Correction Processing section on the front panel to activate Manual mode The MANUAL ON LED will be lit In this mode you can manually forc
18. atic or Custom scales the Key Pitch display will show nothing STATUS Mi DIGITAL LOCK Mi MIDI INPUT Wi MIDI OVERRIDE Input Pitch Correction Display SCALE on PITCH CORRECTION 200 100 5 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT Correction bar Input Pitch bar When using Manual mode the Key Pitch Display will show Input pitch This allows the unit to double as a tuner Pitch Correction Display The applied correction amount is displayed by lighting the correction amount bar the lower of the two The correction amount is the total amount of correction being applied to the Input pitch This includes both the automatic correction amount and the added manual pitch bend amount 13 CORRECTION PROCESSING MANUAL AUTOMATIC mode switch HOLD key MANUAL MANUAL CORRECTION PROCESSING NOTE HOLD CORRECTION PITCH knob WINDOW knob Manual Pitch Bend The user can use this control in both Manual and Automatic modes to add extra pitch bend to the Input signal The range can be set to either 200 cents or 50 cents This is selected in Setup page 10 The pitch control has a resolution of MIDI pitch bend when used through MIDI Please refer to the MIDI section for further information The knob has a center d tente but no automatic return to center feature Manual On Press the MANUAL ON key to activate Manual mode Note Hold Input pitch straying closer
19. d _ ale He ANALOG IN TC Electronic sought help from a number of engineers producers and performers when designing pze the Intonator However one of the more notable names is IVL Technologies Ltd IVL leads the way L in audio technology for the human voice With 15 years of experience and dozens of famous prod ucts under their belts TC enlisted IVL to provide newly researched pitch recognition and shifting technology to fulfill the pro audio standard of the Intonator FRONT PANEL PPM METER POWER D Peak A paige At mins PITCH SHARP m DI Signal id DI CORRECTION tc electronic SAN MDIOVERDE 200 10075 50 40 30 2 A 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT a jan Keyboard n a a Nu VP QU POWER INPUT PITCH CORRECTION KEY SCALE INDICATOR Shows the current key and Electronic POWER switch SIGNAL LED DIGITAL LOCK displays Input Pitch in Chromatic Easy touch type Present Input signal Shows when the Intonator is and Manual modes When in Turn on the machine 22dBFS locked to an external digital Setup mode this area indicates with a single light touch signal Blinking LED indicates current page number To turn off the
20. e the Input to a specific note This can be done in several ways Either by pressing the relevant NOTE key on the keyboard or by activating the NOTE key via MIDI or by using the Manual Pitch knob When the key is pressed or activated via MIDI the key LED will be lit This is a nice feature especially when remote controlling the Intonator via MIDI The Input will be corrected to the pressed note but only if the Input is within the set Pitch Window The Pitch Window is the area the Input pitch must be within to be corrected to a Target note The range of the Intonator Pitch correction is 200 cents Since 100 cents 1 semitone you are able correct notes that are as far off pitch as 1 whole tone 200 cents Be aware the as soon as the Input note exceeds the Pitch Window no pitch correction will be performed When selecting Target notes via MIDI the Intonator can handle the same Target note being pressed several times simultaneously This is especially useful when using chords on a MIDI keyboard for Target notes You often double notes when you play chords on a keyboard Example on where and how to use Custom Scale mode Problem It s time to mix some tracks you recorded months ago Everything is going great During tracking nobody ever noticed this but on the last song in the last chorus the lead vocal botches an important note You don t know the key of the song and there is no guitar or keyboard lying around to figure it out
21. es 25 TC Electronic Sindalsvej 34 DK 8240 Risskov APPENDIX MIDI Implementation Chart 26 Technical Specifications 27 Self Test oer won 28 Soldering Instructions 29 Glossary 30 tcdkQtcelectronic com English version Rev 2 3 SW V 1 01 Prod No 606100010 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your TC Intonator Why the Intonator In recording the voice is often referred to as the money channel There are a number of different reasons for this label With pop music the lead vocal is considered the key to a song s success The song and its arrangement can be perfect but without a great vocal no one is going to listen to the song Another reason for that name would be the cost and amount of gear used on vocals Engineers will take a second mortgage on their home to get that elusive vocal sound However when the focus is put on the word MONEY in the money channel one can not dispute the fact that a lot of time is spent tracking double tracking comping editing and mixing the voice Going with the defacto financial liner time is money the amount of money spent on vocals can be staggering Though money saved due to less tracking time spent is a strong argument for utilizing the pitch correction techniques a few musical aspects should also be considered Very often the strongest energy and timing occurs during the f
22. ge De ess Control Parameter Data Range very little ess reduction no esses left Correction Amount The unit will send this message but not respond to it This will be used by the PC program for display purposes Parameter 19 MSB 0 3FFFh cc 51 LSB LSB 00h 200 cents 00h cents 7Fh 200 cents MIDI CONTINUOUS CONTROLLERS Tuning Reference Adjustment Tuning reference is available as part of the MMA MIDI specification Parameter Data Range 100 RPNLSB 01 101 RPN MSB 00 6 38 Data Entry 0 3FFFh MSB LSB 00 00h 100 cents 40 00h 0 cents 100 cents Custom Scale Notes This is a special message that is sent when you do a bulk dump of the front panel It defines a bitmap of the notes that are used in the Custom scale The unit will also receive this message to change the unit s Custom scale Parameter Data Range OnnopqrsB reserved C note on C Db note on D note on D Eb note on E note on cc 50 LSB OtuvwxyzB F note on F Gb note on G note on G Ab note on A note on A Bb note on B note on Input Pitch The same pitch that is displayed on the front panel is Output through MIDI When a pitch is detected a note on message is sent with velocity 0x7Fh along with a continuous stream of pitch bend messages at a specified time interval When the note changes or a pitch is no longer sensed a note off is sent Note On C2 C6 Contin
23. he incoming pitch converted to Note and Pitch bend messages via the MIDI Pitch channel The MIDI Pitch channel is set in Setup page 8 Depending on your sequencing program you now have an illustration of how far off pitch your track notes are Edit the pitch information of this track as you please To hear your applied corrections the track should now be played back on the set MIDI Control channel set in Page 7 It is advisable to let the datatrack to which you wish to dump your MIDI setup data begin one bar or more before the actual music begins This way all setup data is supplied to the MIDI units allowing perfect processing performance from bar 1 without setup clicks etc This goes for all MIDI instruments 20 Example 2 Utilizing Automatic mode The track is recorded to best ability within the timeframe decided for this track During mixing it becomes obvious that pitch correction is needed Automatic mode is your first choice Ofcourse Automatic mode will often do the trick without further actions but you might want to compare the correction applied by Automatic mode to the uncorrected signal Work with the Intonator in the Automatic mode until you have the best settings possible Play your source material thru the unit and record both the MIDI Control channel and the MIDI Pitch channel The Control channel track will now show the applied correction and the Pitch channel track will show the uncorrec
24. ing unit in the analog world 0dBu 0 775V in 600ohm dBv Measuring unit in the analog world OdBv is 1V in 600 ohm De essing An algorithm that removes unwanted esses or sibilance from vocal material 30 Dither Going from one type of bit resolution to a lower e g from 24 bit to16 bit you actually loose 8 bits of information The process of cutting off bits is called truncation and it introduces digital distortion of low level signals due to the lack of complete signal information To compensate for this dither must be applied Dither is a small amount of filtered noise that generates randomization at the noise floor ensuring a less distorted low level signal Dithering is relevant only on digital Outputs and it is always the receiving device that determines the number of bits you must dither to A DAT or CDR recorder should normally be Dithered to 16 bit Sample Rate The quality of sound depends on how precise you can measure the analog signal Measuring is done by taking pictures of the wave at a given rate The Sample Rate Since you need two points to define a sinus curve the maximum frequency that can be successfully reproduced is the Sample Rate divided by two E g the max frequency successfully reproduce with a Sample Rate of 48kHz is 24kHz System Exclusive MIDI Commands Device dependent MIDI commands normally used for remote controlling machines
25. ion which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For the customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada Certificate Of Conformity TC Electronic A S Sindalsvej 34 8240 Risskov Denmark hereby declares on its own responsibility that following product Intonator Digital Vocal Intonation Processor that is covered by this certificate and marked with CE label conforms with following standards EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains IEC60065 operated Electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use EN 55103 1 Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use Part 1 Emission EN 55103 2 Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use Part 2 Immunity With reference to regulations in following directives 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC
26. irst two or three takes Further tracking just to nail a few out of pitch notes often kills the initial energy and fresh feeling Keep the good track and use the Intonator to correct the few out of pitch notes there might be Another example is the situation where repeated tracking is unavoidable while striving for the perfect vocal take The result is an exhausted vocalist So the timing and phrasing might be perfected after several takes but as the vocalist gets tired one of the first skills to slip is the intonation Keep the take when only minor intonation problems exists and let the Intonator perfect the track These reasons have sparked the creation of Intonator Working with this unit you will discover that TC Electronic has once again created a unit with an intuitive easy to use time saving design Pitch mistakes can be corrected with a few adjustments on the front panel There is no scrolling through vast amounts of parameters the common parameters have their own dedicated controls The Pitch correction section combined with a De esser tuned especially for vocals and a pitch controlled Adaptive Low Cut filter all fully controllable via MIDI makes the Intonator an essential tool in your setup PITCH CORRECTION PPM STATUS SCALE E rower n So DIGITAL LOCK ignal i MIDI INPUT LIU LI MIDI OVERRIDE 200 10075 50 40 30 20 10 A 10 20 t c electronic Keyboar
27. l the Input pitch crosses back above the set Threshold Note Adaptive filter is not available in Dual mode OPERATION This chapter will explain how to operate the Intonator You should get acquainted with the different ways of working the unit Different tasks require different operation procedures We will explain using Custom scales Automatic mode Manual mode and operation via MIDI Processing Delay The TC Intonator has in one of the fastest pitch correction units on the market but you should however note that a processing delay is present as in all digital equipment In most applications this will be of no problem at all but if used on e g highly percussive tracks you might need to compensate for this delay via a hard disc recording system or similar A comprehensive guide by Jay Graydon on this issue and how to compensate for this is available for download on www tcelectronic com service amp support Product manuals Custom Scales To copy the current selected scale to custom Turn the ALPHA dial until the display reads Copy to Custom and push ENTER or simply double click the ALPHA ENTER knob The display will switch to CST in the display Now the current scale has been copied to the Custom scale and you are able to edit the scale by using the NOTE keys to add remove notes Select a scale resembling the Custom scale you are about to create before you to Custom The last Custom scale can be recal
28. led any time by turning the ALPHA dial until the display reads Custom scale and pushing Enter Example on where and how to use Custom Scale mode Problem You have captured a great vocal performance of a repetitive and upbeat song Every line of the verse has the same melody The only problem is the singer always sings the last three notes out of tune The notes at the end of the line are F G and C You want to fix these notes but you want to leave the rest of the performance untouched Creating a Custom scale from Automatic mode is best for specific note correction Make sure you know the notes you want to correct In this case F G and C Make all appropriate connections to hook up the Intonator Select custom scale by pushing the ALPHA dial Use the NOTE keys to create a scale containing only the notes F G and C Evaluate how far out of tune the singer is on the three notes and set the Window size corresponding Cue up the song and roll audio Listening to the out of tune sections adjust the ATTACK and AMOUNT controls to make the pitch correction natural Automatic Mode Automatic mode is selected when the MANUAL LED is not lit This is the mode to choose if you want pitch correction to a specific scale You can choose between Major Natural Minor Chromatic or Custom scale When the ALPHA dial is turned the display will instantly show the scale name Until ENTER is pressed to confirm recall you are
29. previewing the Preview is indicated by a blinking scale name in the display The display automatically returns to Pitch display after a few seconds Selecting Scale type and Key The display shows the current selected key as default Turn ALPHA dial to select scale type Minor Major chromatic or copy to Custom The display will blink showing the scale type you are previewing Press ENTER to confirm your choice Press a key on the keyboard and the notes present in the selected scale will be lit Example If the display reads D D major is selected Dm D minor is selected CHR Chromatic scale is selected CST Custom scale is selected Example on where and how to use Automatic mode Problem A vocalist just did the ballad performance of a lifetime for your latest track Unfortunately it was tracked at the end of a long night of singing and the vocalist was landing several notes on the uncomfortable side of flat The vocalist is off to another session but the deadline is just around the corner The song was in D major with a key change after the bridge to E 17 OPERATION major Without hesitation you hook up the Intonator Solution Automatic mode is the best tool to fix the uncomfortable pitch mistakes in this track You need to know the key and scale of the piece In this case we know the key at the beginning of the song is D major After the bridge the song modulates to E major Make all
30. ratus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 9 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product Warning To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids such as vases are placed on the equipment This apparatus must be earthed Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one supplied with the product Be advised that different operating voltages require the use of different types of line cord and attachment plugs Check the voltage in your area and use the correct type See table below Voltage Line plug according to standard 110 125V UL817 and CSA C22
31. ressed to Output a tone which you can use as a tune reference to other sources Bend Range Page 10 Select between different ranges for the front panel MANUAL PITCH bender Select range 50 cents or 200 cents 12 STATUS SCALE IGITAL LOCK a PITCH Wi MIDI INPUT ES CORRECTION E MIOL ONERRIDE 200 10075 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT STATUS Mi DIGITAL Lock Mi MIDI INPUT CORRECTION 200 100 75 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT DIGITAL LOCK PITCH M MIDI INPUT H A H H CORRECTION e 200 100 75 50 40 30 20 10 10 20 30 40 50 75 100 200 CENT Routing Page 11 There are two Routing modes to choose from Normal Pitch and Dynamics on selected Input channel Dual Pitch and Dynamics on separate Input channels Since the material you often would like to process with the Intonator is mono i e single vocals we found that splitting the unit in a Pitch Correction section and Dynamics section would be useful This way you are allowed to assign the Pitch Correction section to one channel and the Automated Dynamics De ess and Low Cut section to the other The Dual mode overrules the Left Right selections In Setup page 1 Ana Out Page 12 The range is 26dB to 6dB A OdB setting equals full scale 16dBu Digi In Lv Page 13 The range is 26dB to 048 De ess Page 14 This is where you set the Cross over frequency for the De esser The range is IkHz to
32. sser to take effect Adjust the De ess knob so the red ACTIVE LED is lit at the desired points in the song 16 Hz Manual 120 FREQUENCY FREQUENCY knob Adaptive Low Cut Filter Unwanted rumble in the low frequency area can occur even on recorded instruments whose main frequency area is situated considerably higher This could be a vocal track where the singer is breathing close to the microphone But it could also simply be an annoying 50Hz hum from poorly shielded cables Situations like these will disturb the tightness of the low frequency area and to solve that problem you will use a Low Cut filter The Adaptive Low Cut filter in the Intonator allows you to set the Threshold frequency relatively high without fearing that it will cut off important low frequencies As the Input gets closer to the Threshold the Threshold frequency simply adapts and moves downwards Basic operation Use the Low Cut filter key to select between Manual or Adaptive mode Manual mode In Manual mode the filter frequency range is 50 to 250Hz The FREQUENCY knob sets the Threshold frequency of the filter Adaptive mode In Adaptive mode the filter frequency range is 50 to 250Hz or infinity The FREQUENCY knob sets the Threshold frequency of the filter When the filter is set it is fixed until the Input pitch is within 5 semitones of the frequency setting At this point the filter adapts dynamically below the frequency setting unti
33. ted Input pitch information Now use the Control channel track as your base track At the positions where only very little correction is applied you might want use the uncorrected version at those specific points to allow that natural incorrect intonation which might be unique for that particular singer Internal Parameter Bulk Dump Press and hold the SETUP key approx 3 seconds to dump all current settings to any MIDI recording device as a preset This includes all setup pages front panel control settings etc A Bulk dump recorded into the beginning of the Control channel track gives you an excellent starting point next time you start working on that track It is advisable to let the datatrack to which you wish to dump your MIDI setup data begin one bar or more before the actual music begins This way all setup data is supplied to the MIDI units allowing perfect processing perfor mance from bar 1 without setup clicks etc This goes for all MIDI instruments Front Panel Reset As all settings are controllable via MIDI the positions of the front panel controls do not necessarily indicate the current actual settings To match all parameters to the position of the Front Panel Controls press and hold the ENTER key approx 3 seconds MIDI CONTINUOUS CONTROLLERS MIDI CC TABLE Overview Scale Selection When pressing one of the SCALE keys a cc message will be sent When receiving a message via MIDI it will be interpre
34. ted as Parameter Data Range if a key on the Front panel had been pressed Scale Selection Pitch Window Attack Control Amount Manual Mode Parameter Data Range Major scale Minor scale chromatic scale Custom scale ignored reserved Note Hold Pitch Bypass Adaptive Low Cut key Adaptive Low Cut Filter De Ess key De Ess Control Pitch Window MIDI Window MIDI Window Parameter value value value value PO DO LO n SER RR Beer o gt _ 21 MIDI CONTINUOUS CONTROLLERS MIDI MIDI Window Attack Control value value value value Parameter Parameter Data Range Amount MIDI Amount MIDI Amount Parameter value value value value MIDI CONTINUOUS CONTROLLERS Parameter MIDI value Amount value MIDI value Amount value 178 3 180 6 182 8 185 1 187 4 189 8 192 2 194 6 197 0 199 5 202 0 204 5 207 1 209 7 212 3 214 9 217 6 220 4 223 1 225 9 228 7 231 6 234 5 237 4 240 4 243 4 246 5 249 6 252 7 255 9 259 1 262 3 265 6 880 0 adaptive 265 6 fixed Manual Mode The unit responds to the following message values for changing between Manual and Automatic modes Data Range 0 127 0 63 off automatic mode 64 127 on manual mode The Manual mode key is a toggle t
35. the Target note E Set the Pitch Window to 100 cents or more Simply press the E key or activate the E key via MIDI 19 The Intonator is fully controllable via MIDI commands All controls on the front panel Output a corresponding MIDI command which can be recorded into a sequencer giving you the ability to automate these parameters In addition to the control messages the unit will also send MIDI information about the exact correction amount applied This information will be sent and received on the MIDI Control channel The Input pitch and pitch bend information will be transmitted via a separate channel the MIDI Pitch channel With this information recorded on a sequencer it is easily analyzed edited and customized to your given task Different approaches on correction via MIDI are possible Example 1 Full control via Manual editing The track is recorded to best ability within the timeframe decided for this track During mixing it becomes obvious that pitch correction is needed but only on specific passages and you suspect that different settings of e g Window Amount and Attack is needed Furthermore there are passages where you don t trust your ear as to whether the track is in pitch or not Analysis is needed before pitch correction is applied for a perfect result Set your Window to match the task As a rule of thumb 50 cent would be a good choice Play your track thru the Intonator and record t
36. the unlikely event that the unit needs to be sent in for service please pack the unit in the original box AND an outer box before sending it APPENDIX Soldering instructions MIDI Cable XLR XLR Pin 1 Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Pin 2 Hot Pin 3 Pin 3 Cold DIN CONNECTOR SPOLE MALE max 10m 45 degrees SHIELDED CABLE 3 or 5 wires screen DIN CONNECTOR 5POLE MALE 45 degrees Mln mEB Jack unbalanced XLR Sleeve Pin 1 Ground Tip Pin 2 Hot Sleeve Pin 3 Cold TIP GND Jack balanced XLR Sleeve Pin 1 Ground TIP Tip Pin 2 Hot RING Ring Pin 3 Cold GND 29 APPENDIX Glossary AES EBU Professional digital in out standard using balanced XLR cables The AES EBU format can Output 24 bit 96kHz S PDIF Consumer digital in out standard using coaxial phono type cables This format can generally Output 20 bit 48kHz TC products can Output all 24 bits on S PDIF Tos link Also called optical S PDIF Two channels of 24 bit 96kHz can be transferred with this format ADAT TDIFF Format capable of transferring 8 channels of 24 bit 48kHz using optical cables Bits amp Bytes 1 bit is the smallest unit for information in the digital world Its value can be can be 0 or 1 or you could say on off 1 byte 8 bit dBFS dB full scale OdBFS is the absolute max in the digital world Any signal above OdBFS will cause serious unwanted distortion dBu Measur
37. uous Pitch Bend range of 2 semi tones Note Off Manual Pitch Bend Data Range Pitch Bend 0 3FFFh Keyboard Notes When a note key is pressed a note on message is sent and a note off message is sent when the key is released The velocity is a default Ox7F The unit will respond to any note message with any velocity except 0 of course The response of the unit to note ons and note offs is dependent on the mode In Automatic mode the unit only responds to note ons In Manual mode it will respond to both note ons and note offs Parameter Data Range C note Db note D note Eb note E note F note Gb note G note Git Ab note note Bb note B note 25 APPENDIX MIDI IMPLEMENTATION VOCAL INTONATION PROCESSOR JUNE 14th 1999 Function lransmited _ Recognized Basic Channel Default 1 2 1 Changed 1 16 1 16 Mode Default Messages Altered _ X X Note Number MEN AU AMD Velocity Note ON X SONNO MORE Nu OFF After Touch Key s X Sit AUNT PAR A A X Pitch Bend aUa duit Control Change X X Prog Change System Exclusive Common Song Pos X Song Sel X LUNE System real time Clock X ko Aux Messages Local ON OFF X X X X All Notes OFF Active Sense dd dd dd DA DA dd XNO 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4
38. vate or deactivate a test The self tests are described below Key test Test the keys one by one Push the ALPHA dial knob to start the test Push the keys one by one ALPHA DIAL test Test the clicks on the ALPHA dial Push the ALPHA DIAL knob to start the test Turn the APLHA DIAL knob 15 clicks clock wise then 15 clicks counter clockwise Display test Push the ALPHA dial knob to start the test All pixels on the display must be lit Push the ALPHA DIAL knob to stop the test LED test Push the ALPHA dial knob to start the test LEDs must be lit Calibrate pots This test is used for calibration of the potentiometers Start the calibration by pushing the ALPHA dial knob All pots must be set in the middle position If any of the pots are outside the specified range the LED close to the potentiometer will flash If the pots are OK the setting will be stored when pushing the ALPHA dial knob Analog I O test Connect a balanced cable from one of the analog Outputs of the Intonator directly to one of the analog Inputs on the Intonator Push the ALPHA dial knob to start the test The display will show whether the Input Output is OK or NOT OK If NOT OK try to the test with the other analog Input Output to narrow down the problem The Signal LED is lit to show signal at the Input 28 AES EBU test Connect a balanced cable from the Intonator AES EBU Input directly to the Intonator AES EBU Output Push the ALP
39. y of the Manual and Adaptive filters REAR PANEL pen nn pan IN THRU QUT CONTROL IN or S PDIF SYNC DIGITALAUDIO DI DI g BALANCED INPUTS 3 IN _ 5 8 e E DI AES EBU DO SPIDIF 100 240V AC 50 60Hz 20W 7 i Main Power Balanced Balanced Serial Digital Wordclock Digital MIDI Power Input XLR XLR no In Out RCA In Out In Thru Out Switch Analog Analog ADAT AES EBU Inputs Outputs S PDIF Tos Pin 2 is hot on all XLR s IEC and AES standards For soldering instructions please refer to page 30 If you are connecting the Intonator to unbalanced equipment you must tie pins 1 and 3 together in the cable ends away from the Intonator SIGNAL FLOW Normal Mode INPUT PPM In Level Input Selector Left ANALOG ANALOG PITCH ADAPTIVE INS CORRECTION 9 0 LOW CUT EU balanced CG balanced pos MU gt i Output Digital Input i AES AES Digital Output Digital Input S PDIF S PDIF 1 Digital Input j Tos ADAT Tos ADAT INPUT PPM In Level Input Selector Bypass left i NALOG Tee PITCH DIA Gin CORRECTION balanced D
40. ype switch The message that is sent out is dependent on the current state For example if the key is pressed while in Automatic mode the unit will switch to Manual mode sending the message for Manual mode Note Hold The unit responds to the following message values for turning the Note Hold function on and off Parameter Data Range 0 127 0 63 off 64 127 on 23 MIDI CONTINUOUS CONTROLLERS Pitch Bypass The unit responds to the following message values for changing between Manual and Automatic modes cc 26 0 127 0 63 off 64 127 on De ess key The unit responds to the following message values for turning the De Ess function on and off 0 127 0 63 off 64 127 on The Pitch Bypass key is a toggle type switch The message that is sent out is dependent on the current state If Pitch Bypass is on a button press turns off Pitch Bypass and sends the Pitch Bypass off message Adaptive Low Cut key The unit responds to the following message values for turning the Adaptive Low Cut function on and off Message is sent out and responds in the same way Parameter Data Range off fixed adaptive reserved Adaptive Low Cut Filter cc 31 50 Hz 247 Hz 250 Hz in fixed mode infinity in adaptive mode 24 The De ess key is a toggle type switch The message that is sent out depends on the current state If De ess is on a key press turns off De ess and sends the De ess off messa
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