TC electronic SDN BHD PowerCore User's Manual
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3. ON POWERCORE USER S MANUAL tc electronic IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead The exclamation point within an A symbol within an equilateral triangle is A equilateral triangle is intended to alert intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of important presence of uninsulated dangerous volt operating and maintenance servicing age within the product s enclosure that may be of instructions in the literature accompanying the sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of product electric shock to persons 1 Read these instructions Warning 2 Keep these instructions e To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do 3 Heed all warnings not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture 4 Follow all instructions and objects filled with liquids such as vases eae an near water should not be placed on this apparatus 7 Do not block any ventilation openings eae e Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one supplied with the product e Be advised that different operating voltages require the use of differ ent types of line Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that cord and attachment plugs produce heat e Check the voltage in your area and use the 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the correct type See table b
4. 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 resulting in an effect that sounds like it is not in sync 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
5. Files Steinberg stPlugins PowerCore e The installer is now ready to install the software Click NEXT to proceed or press BACK to re enter the installation information To exit the installation press CANCEL i PowerCore Setup Ready to Install the Application N Click Next to begin installation Q Click the Back button to reenter the installation information or click Cancel to exit the wizard e When the installation is complete connect install your PowerCore hardware 10 POWERCORE For detailed information on how to connect install your PowerCore hardware please refer to page 14 15 e After connecting installing the PowerCore hardware the computer may indicate that it has found new hardware and the following Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard may appear Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time e Select No not this time and press NEXT e Now select Install the software automatically and press NEXT Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for PowerCore Fw If your hardware came with an
6. There is no info available because there 15 no PowerCore supporting the 2 x license system available This message appears when there are only PowerCore PCI Elements in the system Expired The license has expired Removed The license has been removed Beta Beta version This plug in is a beta version and might not be fully functional Trial This plug in is a time limited trial version The plug in is fully functional until the end of the trial period Note When the remaining trial period is above 4 days this Is indicated by gt 4 days Bundled This plug in is bundled with one of the PowerCores in your system and Is fully functional Educational Education version Not for resale but fully functional NFR Not for resale but fully functional Full Full version fully functional Load License If you buy an optional plug in you will receive a license file Use the Load License button to store the license on your PowerCore card 20 POWERCORE STATUS Enabled The plug in is activated 19 59 59 and counting This counter shows the remaining time of the trial period of the plug in Depending on the type of host application you are using the time counts in slightly different ways With some host applications such as Cubase the counter is running as soon as the plug in is opened also when the song is in stop mode With other applications such as ProTools the counter is running only when a signal is passi
7. appear Please describe in detail the steps necessary to reproduce the problem We know this is a lot of details but in most cases knowing these things in advance will help the TC Support Team answer your query faster 38 POWERCORE POWERCORE 39 Prod No E60503712 BY TC ELECTRONIC A S ALL PRODUCT AND COMPANY NAMES ARE TRADEMARKS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS ALL SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
8. 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 Getting Audio Unit Support for optional PowerCore Plug ins O86 Refresh Audio Uni Read Me When new optional plug ins are installed This will install the Audio Units Plug In adapter If you have added a you ll need to update the TCAU Audio Unit POWERCOR Plug in to the VST Plug ins folder run this portion of the installer to update Audio Unit support component order to gain AudioUnit Support for these new plug ins This can be done by launching the actual POWERCORE Disk space available gt 4GB Approximate disk space needed 1 244K PowerCore installer and selecting the Install Location Refresh AudioUnits Only installation ae installed on the disk Macintosh HD option nme Default PowerCore Plug in Locations LOCAL DOMAIN OS X Library Audio Plug ins VST PowerCore Control Panel Location OS X Applications Default Location PowerCore plug in presets Lib
9. installation CD 9 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Ca Jie e After completing the software installation click FINISH and Windows will indicate that the installation is complete Found New Hardware x Your new hardware is installed and ready to use Congratulations the installation is now complete POWERCORE 11 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE OSX se aes Select a destination volume to install the PowerCore We recommend installing the software before connecting installing the hardware Introduction software Read Me pa N n ee Select Destination e F MAC SETUP We recommend installing the software before connecting or installing the Mac OS X 117GB 87 6GB Free hardware e It is now possible to perform a basic installation of the software recommended e Insert the PowerCore CD in your Mac s CD ROM drive Click UPGRADE INSTALL to do so e The install disk should appear on your desktop automatically If it does not open a new Finder window and navigate to the CD Install PowerCore Easy Install on Mac OS X e The following dialog appears Introduction This package contains a program that Read Me Click Upgrade to perform a basic installation of determines if the software can be this software package on the volume Mac OS a installed Ar
10. WERCORE HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE 14 PCL MIE EXPRESS amp UNPLUGGED s Set ie eee 14 FIREWIRE A8 6000 6 COMPACT ami Ak a E eae ad Be Rea 16 THE POWERCORE CONTROL PANEL 17 ACCESSING THE CONTROL PANEL IN WINDOWS 17 ACCESSING THE CONTROL PANEL IN MAC OS 17 SATUS PAGE juices 6 Sidi sine ey eae nee tee ae 17 POWERCORE TYPELICON Cisis nakain bee ee eee ae 17 DSP amp MEMORY CONSUMPTION 18 EXPANDED STATUS PAGE ia a A a 18 AUTHENTUCAFION ID orined a peat a e ee ad at oe 18 IS TIN NITE Troie mea aa cen a see a OA te ra aha ae 18 RESET y a U ne kee e g g kee Meh aa 18 FEUGAN S PAGE da ina E eA fe E ne ee ae ed hve a eae a D E a 19 FREE TRIAL PERIOD ON OPTIONAL PLUG INS 2 40 24008008 de wok ads 19 PEUGFING eed te eee a4 nm 19 as WAM ad 1g SUS at ting Bee Cee ee eee ees eee 21 ACHON aye at ee Uhh shh et Tha ee eb el rah hah ee Pare ih ae ce 21 SETUP PAGE 29 3 in cok e ae Ee ee ea 22 STO TEMUNEOR MATION Gart
11. bilities include independent LFOs per filter and an envelope follower Tempo sync ensures that filter movements are always synchronized to the speed of the sequencer and a distortion unit adds an additional edge to the sound if desired With serial or parallel filter routing massive modulation options side chain input resonance with self oscillation envelope follower distortion and out of phase modulation PowerCore users have all the tools they need to make the most extreme filter effects MASTER X3 Knock out Punch for any mixes or masters Period MASTER X3 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 several 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 features many new ideas to make the critical mastering process faster and easier The overall processing characteristics are controlled via Target Curves that simplify the handling by providing a global processing style for all bands in all modules The interaction 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 c
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13. d Special Jumper settings PowerCore PCI supports both 33MHz and 66MHz PCI bus speeds In its default position the PowerCore card will run at a PCI bus speed of either 33MHz or 66MHz depending on your PCI bus speed By moving the jumper to the Force 33MHz position the card is 3 Remove the screw and the blind panel on the free PCI Slot you are planning to use PowerCore Express must be installed in a PCle Slot Check the specifications of your computer to see if it facilitates PCle CK 33 66 MHz forced to run at 33 MHz We highly recommend that you leave all jumper settings in their default position unless instructed by a TC Electronic service technician to do otherwise Other jumpers on the card should be left untouched as they are used only for hardware testing purposes in a physically incompatible with a standard PCI port qualified TC Service Center Force 33 MHz The PCI Express PCle bus is a new Incarnation of the PCI bus Note that PowerCore Express is The PCI X bus architecture used in most Mac G5b models is backwards compatible with PCI PowerCore PCI mkII is therefore compatible PCI X based models 14 POWERCORE POWERCORE 15 HARDWARE INSTALLATION POWERCORE FIREWIRE X8 6000 amp COMPACT Power off your computer Disconnect the power cable from your PowerCore device Connect the other end of the cable to a free FireWire port on your PowerCore Connect t
14. e delay time adjustment parameter 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 philosophy or accurate room reproduction as you will find with the reverbs provided by MegaReverb EQSAT CUSTOM EQSat provides you with crystal clear mastering quality equalization This EQ s algorithm 15 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 POWERCORE 27 FILTROID With its dual filters and extensive modulation capabilities Filtroid brings the sound of analog filter banks to PowerCore 7 Filtroid consists of two filters with low hi and band pass shapes with 12 18 or 24 db slope characteristics The filters can be used in series or parallel for the utmost creative control and the external side chain input provision allows for modulation of the filter from another track Extensive modulation capa
15. e 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 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 a 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 a PowerCore plug in should not be greater than O dBFS We suggest you leave some marginal headroom 36 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 s
16. e tube stages and a speaker simulator for 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 Vinal microphone placement control which simulates the subtle tonal variations achieved with different mic techniques Tubifex also 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 29 DENOISE DeNoise comes from TC s acclaimed Restoration Suite bundle DeNoise is optimized for broadband noise removal gt from tape hiss to static environmental noise Pa err DeNolse is fingerprint based and its edit tools allow manual adjustment of the analyzed fingerprints for even more precise processing results In version 1 5 the DeNoise plug in has been updated with an auto mode that makes it possible to remove noise from material where it is not possible to ta
17. e you sure you want to Tio continue If you re not sure about the source of this package hice see pec leer baits et e If you choose Customize instead the following screen appears Caneel Install PowerCore Custom Install on Mac OS X Package Action Size s Click CONTI N U E Introduction PowerCore Driver Upgrade 0 bytes e Read the introduction and press CONTINUE Read Me Ne tein foe e License PowerCore Optional Plug ins Upgrade 0 bytes The Read Me screen appears portant Information POWERCORE 3 0 INSTALLATION Read Me amp Limited Hardware Warrz e Here you have the opportunity to de select parts of the installation Not recommended for a standard installation Pade Micha e This describes the installation procedure as well as the Limited Hardware gt Enter your Mac OS X username and password and press OK Warranty Read and click CONTINUE e The installer now installs drivers and software Note You may also print or save this information before continuing e After the installation you have the options shown below Select and click CONTINUE e Read the Software License Agreement and press CONTINUE A Scie Banting Fj Create Shortcut to Control Panel on desktop Installation Type following screen appears Install _ Create shortcut to Control Panel in dock Options To continue installing the software you must agree to the terms of Finish Up
18. eaturing an amplitude envelope that is capable of rendering an untriggered gated reverb and a twist parameter which can radically alter the sound this plug in delivers a serious advantage over other gated reverbs The easy to tailor and compact room feel that this reverb adds to any lead vocal will set your mixes apart AS a producer or studio engineer you ll be delighted by the creative power that this master tool delivers and it won t be long before you wonder how you coped without it DVR 2 The DVR2 Digital Vintage Reverb is another great professional reverb ported from the revered System 6000 It is available as a plug in for ProTools and PowerCore 2L ss E a Electronic has put much effort into preserving the qualities of the original processor including sweet modulation spectral balance spaciousness and saturation But not only is DVR2 the most precise EMT250 emulation up to now it also emulates its predecessor in the way parameters interact for different settings DVR2 comes with customizable presets focus fields for tweaking and navigation and a built in preset converter allowing seamless import of DVR2 presets from System 6000 With the DVR2 for ProTools and PowerCore it is now possible to save processing power on the System 6000 for other tasks the choice is yours The vintage reset function produces a sound very close to a well preserved EMT250 which is still a favorite on lead vocal in studios fortunate en
19. elow polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type Voltage Line plug according to standard Pee MaS two naden 110 125V UL817 and CSA 22 2 no 42 grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If 220 230V CEE 7 page VII SR section the provided plug does not fit into your 107 2 D1 IEC 83 page C4 outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 240V BS 1363 of 1984 Specification for 10 Protect the power cord from being walked 13A fused plugs and switched and on or pinched particularly at plugs unswitched socket outlets convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus e This equipment should be installed near the 11 Only use attachments accessories specified socket outlet and disconnection of the device by the manufacturer should be easily accessible 12 Use only with the cart stand e To completely disconnect from AC mains _ tripod bracket or table specified disconnect the power supply cord from the AC by the manufacturer or sold with receptacle the apparatus When a cart is e The mains plug of the power supply shall used use caution when moving the remain readily operable cart apparatus combination to avoid injury e Do not install in a confined space from tip over e Do not open the unit risk of electric shock 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning inside storm
20. etup tab the control panel you will be able to perform some advanced tweaks to your PowerCore system PowerCore SYSTEM INFORMATION PowerCore Software Version 3 1 0 21 PowerCore DLL 3 1 0 21 WDM Driver 3 1 0 21 Control Panel 3 1 0 21 SYSTEM SETUP Plug in Loading O Adjust for least host CPU consumption High compatibility mode default Adjust for most plug ins If you change anything here please reload your project to apply the settings Buffer multiplier 1 Ox OXJ Ox Increase if you experience host CPU spikes SYSTEM INFORMATION The System information indicates the current PowerCore software drivers and Control Panel versions Check for update By pressing the CHECK FOR UPDATE button the software will automatically access the internet and check to see if a newer version is available for download Before downloading you will be prompted and asked to confirm the download System Report If for some reason you need to get in contact with our support center they will ask to see a system report The system report is a small text file containing all relevant information of your current system To create a system report press the SYSTEM REPORT button The file will be saved on your desktop The system report file will not contain any personal information and TC will use the information only in order to help with issues 22 POWERCORE SYSTEM SETUP plug in loading The System Setup options contro
21. g in is found on the plug ins page Depending on the type of host application you are using the time counts in Slightly different ways With some host applications such as Cubase the counter is running as soon as the plug in is opened and also when the song is in stop mode With other applications such as ProTools the counter is running only when a signal is passing through the plug in in play mode PLUG INS E Assimilator Full Enabled 5 HEE DvR2 Diaital Vintage Reverb i Enabled PLUG INS List of all optional PowerCore plug ins Register at www tcelectronic com to stay informed about new releases and new plug ins Once a plug ins is authorized the plug in will run on any connected PowerCore products in the system Beware that there are a number of plug ins that this list does not show 1 TC Plug ins that are using the old non 2 x version copy protection 2 Plug ins from 3rd parties that use old non 2 x version copy protection 3 Plug ins from 3rd parties that use iLok copy protection for instance Sonnox plug ins Authorized correctly these types will run absolutely fine without limitations even though they are not shown in the list POWERCORE 19 TYPE PLUG IN TYPE No info The plug in license is not version 2 x and therefore there is no info available This is typically the case if the plug in has been installed with an earlier version of the PowerCore software Not available
22. he power cable to your PowerCore device and power up Start your computer oro We STRONGLY recommend connecting the firewire cable BEFORE powering up your PowerCore FireWire or connecting the power cable to your PowerCore Compact This procedure should ALWAYS be followed 16 POWERCORE Connect the included FireWire cable to a free FireWire port on your computer THE POWERCORE CONTROL PANEL Via the PowerCore Control panel you are able to monitor all connected PowerCore items in your system e The Status page indicates the DSP and memory consumption Not only on the individual PowerCore items but also on the individual DSP circuits e On the Plug in page you are handle licenses monitor free trial time and link to purchase licenses for the desired plug ins e On the Setup page a few options are available to help you utilize your PowerCore to its full potential 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 Mac OS 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 STATUS PAGE First let us take a look at the Status page PowerCore Cee PLUG INS PowerCo
23. il to the TC Support Team CONTACTING THE TC ELECTRONIC SUPPORT TEAM Please have the following information at hand when you contact the TC Support Team 1 Authentication ID of your PowerCore This information can be found in the PowerCore control panel under the STATUS tab Please refer to page 17 on how to locate and open your PowerCore control panel 2 System details This means we need to know your operating system version Are you on Windows XP SP2 or Mac OSX 10 2 8 Be sure to note this down before you get in touch with us What Is your CPU speed and amount of RAM Under Windows this information can be found My Computer gt Properties gt General Under MacOS X go to the Applications folder gt Utilities and open System Profiles Any special modifications to the hardware of the computer Please make a note of this too 3 Peripherals What other stuff are you using along with the PowerCore and your computer Any PCl cards USB devices FireWire devices 4 PowerCore driver version This information can be found in the PowerCore control panel under the STATUS tab Please refer to page 17 on how to locate and open your PowerCore control panel 5 Nature of the problem Are you getting any error messages If so what do they say Be sure to note down the complete error message text as it contains useful information for the TC Support Team Steps to reproduce the problem What do you do exactly to make the problem
24. in the Master output channel latency is not an issue as all of the audio is uniformly delayed POWERCORE 25 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 PowerCore DSPs not your host computer s CPU PowerCore plug ins can be used 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 BASE PACKAGE INCLUDED PLUG INS WITH ALL POWERCORES 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 Please note that the list of included plug in bundle is subject to change without notice Refer to your product box for more details on which plug ins are bundled with your PowerCore purchase 24 7 C LIMITING AMPLIFIER 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 process ing 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 increas
25. ing the input will drive the limiter depending on the selected ratio Even the famous 4 button mode was implemented A special new feature 15 an auto gain sensing for the output parameter that adjusts the output depending on the pro gram material NOVELTECH CHARACTER Character is the result of the latest scientific research in digital signal processing and psychoacoustic Basic audio processing tools such as EQs and compressors involve a large number of technical parameters which have to be set to correct values in order to get the desired result The Character intelligently enhances the relevant characteristics found in the source working across a complex set of connected parameters and not only boosting e g one specific frequency This innovative approach allows users to get to the desired results much faster as only three parameters need tweaking Character can dramatically reshape the character of any sound and has 3 different processing modes ensure adaptability to all types of audio material Does not apply to PowerCore Unplugged 26 POWERCORE oo pete fics __ CHORUS DELAY modulation effects such as chorus and flange as well as slap delay To make tempo based projects easier to manage we CHORUS DELAY 15 modeled after the TC Electronic 1210 Spatial Expander and provides you with simultaneous have added a BPM input scale to th
26. io when activate the plug in 37 The audigis Corrupted doe ee acid a ae e PRA Ak 37 FURTHER SUPPORT 0 38 TC ELECTRONIC KNOWLEDGE BASE 1 ees 38 CONTACTING THE TC ELECTRONIC SUPPORT TEAM 38 CONTACT DETAILS TC ELECTRONIC A S Customer Support Sindalsve 34 Risskov DK 8240 Denmark www tcelectronic com www tcsupport tc USA TC Electronic Inc TC Works Customer Support 5706 Corsa Avenue Suite 107 Westlake Village CA 91362 www tcelectronic com www tcsupport tc TECHNICAL SUPPORT For immediate answers on many support questions visit the TC SUPPORT INTERACTIVE pages on www tcsupport tc POWERCORE 5 LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY POWERCORE 15 warranted against failure arising through faulty workmanship and materials for a peri od of one year from the date of purchase All claims under this warranty must be made to TC Electronic s dealer or local representative in the country the product was purchased or alternatively 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 e Pack the product securely in its original shipping box e Include a copy of your sales receipt e Prepay postage and insure the shipment e Enclose a note that describes the sy
27. ke a fingerprint for instance if there are no parts with noise only Fingerprints can now be adjusted independently for left and right channels DYNAMIC EQ Dynamic EQ is a new tool for any mixing or mastering situation This virtual processor eliminates the shortcomings of static EQ by providing a dynamically applied equalization The Dynamic EQ plug in offers up to four definable bands working either in static or dynamic mode or in a mixture of both Each of the bands can be configured as a parametric EQ or as a high or low shelving filter The side chain bands can be unlinked from the processing bands so the high frequency content of a mix can control the low end and vice versa The pristine processing of this plug in is all in 48 bit double precision and may even be used in a phase linear mode that is generous with transparent results Dynamic EQ represents a new generation of mastering tools for the POWERCORE platform and this virtual processor eliminates the shortcomings of static EQ by providing a marriage between dynamics processing and EQ On top of the plug ins that are included with PowerCore there is a broad selection of optional plug ins available These plug ins are developed by TC Electronic as well as a number of 3rd party developers like Sonnox Access Novation TC Helicon and Dsound The optional plug ins are available from store around the world and from TC s web shop When you buy an optional plug in it wil
28. l be licensed to your PowerCore hardware and sent to you by email Therefore this procedure requires you to register your PowerCore and your email address 30 POWERCORE ADDITIONAL PLUG INS WITH POWERCORE 6000 In addition to the Base Plug ins described in the previous manual section PowerCore 6000 also includes the following plug ins from System 6000 VSS3 The VSS3 Stereo Source Reverb for ProTools and PowerCore is a genuine and original reverb directly ported from the System 6000 The VSS3 algorithm was researched and fine tuned by TC engineers for over a year resulting In an exceptionally precise tool Similar to the chaotic response of a natural room the VSS3 reacts differently to identical signals Used for effects purposes extensive modulation possibilities are offered for the creation of detuned or chorused sustain effects for e g vocal guitar piano or horns Inherent in the VSS3 algorithm there are almost 800 parameters equaling an astronomical amount of combinations and this impressive set of parameters has been condensed to a very substantial and pertinent user interface With the VSS3 you get a package of presets that have become industry standards The sound of VSS3 can be heard on thousands of albums and films MD3 The MD3 Stereo Mastering package brings processing only known from the System 6000 to ProTools and PowerCore This package presents professional production and mastering Ae N possibilities to
29. ls the way the plug ins are loaded onto the DSPs in your PowerCore system There are three options Adjust for least host CPU consumption Chose this setting if you experience clicks or dropouts High compatibility mode This is the default setting and it will work perfectly for most setups Adjust for most Plug Ins This is the ideal setting if you use many small and low CPU consuming plug ins SYSTEM SETUP Buffer Multiplier If you experience host CPU spikes you may need to increase the PowerCore s buffer size The buffer multiplier increases your soundcards buffer setting by a factor 1 2 3 or 4 Increasing the buffer multiplier results in increased latency and should therefore only be increased if CPU spikes actually occur POWERCORE 23 GETTING THE MOST FROM POWERCORE BUFFER SIZES For optimal performance set your audio buffer size typically adjusted in the I O setup of your host application to a value between 256 and 1024 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 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
30. mptoms 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 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 personnel only Mount PowerCore FireWire Compact with a little space above and below in a well ventilated rack Don 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 malfu
31. n The RESET button will reboot the PowerCore This will terminate all plug ins running on this particular PowerCore Should you ever find yourself needing to RESET the PowerCore you should save and close your session before you RESET Failing to do so will most likely result various error messages from the host as It will expect to see plug ins that are not there 18 POWERCORE PLUG INS PAGE The plug ins page 15 an overview page of all available plug ins and their status Depending on the type of PowerCore hardware you are using the plug ins have various status types The PowerCore 2 0 software features a new licensing system The 2 x licensing system provides new features including full functional trial time and better overview over the plug ins PowerCore 2 0 also works with the old 1 x licensing system meaning that plug ins that are authorized for the 1 x will still run You can still open the plug ins and work with them as you are used to but 1 x licenses will not appear in the control panel Please also notice that not all 3rd party developers will make use of the 2 x licensing system and therefore there will be plug ins that do not appear in the control panel Free Trial Period on optional plug ins Optional plug ins distributed by TC Electronic come with a free trial period Once the free trial period expires you will have to buy the plug in for continued use A counter of the remaining free trial time for each plu
32. nctions to your dealer TC distributor or the TC head office in Denmark WELCOME CONGRATULATIONS You are about to add a stack of rackmount quality effects to your native recording environment and we are convinced that once you have used PowerCore on a few sessions it will stay as an essential part of your equipment for years to come 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 you will still be able to freely build the system environment according 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 Sonnox 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 feedback this way you can help us to keep making products that will help you getting the job done ENJOY TC Electronic ATTENTION e Only Plug ins written especially for PowerCore will run on this platform native plug ins run on your computers CPU will not take advantage of PowerCore s DSP power In this manual PowerCore refers to all PowerCore types u
33. ng through the plug in in play mode ACTION Remove It is possible to remove a license from you current PowerCore hardware and move the license to another PowerCore unit or to sell the license should you wish to do so e Click on the REMOVE button for the license you wish to remove e Click OK to proceed e Select at location where you want to save the file and click OK You have now removed the license from the PowerCore hardware Next action 15 to transfer the license back to your My Account e Goto My Account via www tcelectronic com e Click Upload plug in license e Click BROWSE to locate your license file on your computer and click OK to upload the license That s it The license has now been successfully removed from your PowerCore and uploaded to your My Account Load License to another PowerCore of you own Should you wish to load the license back onto another PowerCore unit belonging to you click Download plug in license and assign it to another one of your PowerCore products Transfer License to another PowerCore user In order to transfer a plug in license to another PowerCore user please contact the TC Support Team and provide the following information Serial number and name of the product to be transferred My Account User ID email address of the new user The registered PowerCore Authentication ID that the license should be transferred to POWERCORE 21 SETUP PAGE By clicking on the S
34. nless other information is given PowerCore Unplugged hardware is identical to PowerCore PCI mkil but comes with NO plug ins included Therefore any reference to included plug ins in this manual does not apply to PowerCore Unplugged POWERCORE 7 POWERCORE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PowerCore software 3 0 or higher Mac OS X 10 4 or higher G4 G5 or Intel 1 GHz or faster 512 MB RAM VST or Audio Units compatible host application System must meet requirements of the host application FireWire Compact X8 amp PowerCore 6000 400 MBit FireWire connector IEEE 1394 PCI mkll and Unplugged A free PCI PCI X slot Express A free PCI Express slot PC PowerCore software 3 0 or higher Windows XP PIII 1 4 GHz or faster 512 MB RAM VST compatible host application System must meet requirements of the host application FireWire Compact X8 amp PowerCore 6000 400 MBit FireWire connector IEEE 1394 PCI mkll and Unplugged A free PCI PCI X slot Express A free PCI Express slot Attention All specifications and system requirements are subject to change without notice We HIGHLY recommend to visit www tcelectronic com for latest information 8 POWERCORE POWERCORE SPECIFICATIONS POWERCORE COMPACT 2 x Motorola 56367 DSP 150 MHz 512k Word SRAM per DSP lx 266 MHz Motorola 8245 PowerPC 8 MByte SDRAM on board Power Requirements typically lower 10 W Peak max 20 W Operating tempe
35. of measurement With reference to regulations in following directives 73 23 EEC 89 336 EEC Issued in Risskov September 06 Mads Peter L beck Chief Executive Officer TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS se ved bound Soe 3 CONTACT DETANS rates hook Blk tlhe rs ae ieee rans a chs cate ene rath 5 WELCOME REES sete weet 7 POWERCORE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 8 MAC ahs yh cesta een tee ae chon eed da as ema tat ol nk erat ae aes eae ae 8 WINDOW Saeco ate Wee ee est aires ae Cee 8 POWERCORE SPECIFICATIONS 2 20 cc ect nen sneered ect 9 POWERCORE COMPACT 405 20 erie eben See eee eee oh 9 POWERCORE PCI MKII amp UNPLUGGED 9 POWERCORE EXPRESS 420s eee ee eo ae bees Bae ci oe eed tot 9 POWERCORE FIREWIRE tice aerate eee re Rea Re oes 9 POWERCORE AG bial rie Bae eee hee ee ew ed ed 9 POWERCORE Heir eet mh aarti eet Ma peg 9 INSTALLING iin nies ee wma te aa aye nyse oO an ee Bar de me 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE OSX 12 PO
36. of this plug in TAP FACTORY MULTITAP DELAY Transcend the Average Delay A Tweaker s Paradise rere oe Let your creativity run wild with this delay reverb hybrid Easily design custom out of this world effects that cross the borders between Ambience Early Reflections Reverb and Delay Tap Factory makes customization of your sound a breeze and brings radical signatures to your productions Tap Factory s extremely intuitive and clean user interface allows you to make individual parameter settings for each of its 24 taps within seconds Tap Factory includes a bonus LE version that allows you to run multiple instances per DSP on current PowerCore systems and supports first generation PowerCore hardware POWERCORE 33 POWERCORE IN MAC OS X PowerCore supports both the VST and Audio Units plug in formats in OS X PowerCore plug ins are always installed into the same locations in OS X which 15 extremely convenient especially when using multiple audio applications that rely on the same pool of plug ins Audio Units are supported by an adapter that transparently adapts the VST plug in to the Audio Units format In 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 Sonnox TC Helicon Access and other 3rd party PowerCore plug ins OS X Domains OS X is designed
37. omplex process up Soft Clipping even provides analog sound whenever desired MASTER X3 is also available in the TDM format for ProTools HD MEGAREVERB MEGAREVERB will provide you with studio quality reverb that TC Electronic 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 innovations in reverberation from TC Electronic MEGAREVERB is also available in the TDM bundle of plug ins TC TOOLS for ProTools HD 28 POWERCORE POWERCORE 01 POWERCORE O1 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 the one found in the VOICESTRIP or the 24 7 C instead emulating 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 ISOS Vee ao VOICESTRIP _VOICESTRIP is all in one voice sound processing and is widely used among vocal producers that aim to have it all This highly integrated plug in is a complete channel strip for voice sound processing with Compression DeEssing a dedicated Voice EQ Lo Cut Filter and Gate a TUBIFEX Tubifex includes thre
38. ough to own one The high resolution parameters allow for lower noise extension of bandwidth and control of the amount of chorusing 32 POWERCORE UNWRAP UnWrap Available for PowerCore amp TDM This full version mastering and film up converter algorithm offers a high level of sophistication with unprecedented control and resolution An abundance of parameters facilitates the conversion of stereo and LtRt sources to 5 1 while remaining faithful to the original mix s width timbre Spaciousness and other significant factors With its wealth of controls UnWrap is a benchmark in film and music production Whether you lack time to do a conventional 5 1 mix or a multitrack source simply doesn t exist UnWrap facilitates smooth and fast stereo to 5 1 up conversion Once processed the 5 1 output can be subsequently down mixed to stereo again with no sonic penalties Take a preset tour to spark your creativity or start a new up mix from scratch Processing 15 double precision capable of running at any sample rate between 44 1 and 96 kHz UnWrap includes customized up conversion presets for film production and music mastering and comes with settings to complement it all Add to the default presets the ability to time align all channels at sample precision widen or narrow the image control the amount of Center and LFE channel to be used change filters and envelopes and you begin to get an idea of the power
39. rary Applications Support PowerCore 34 POWERCORE POWERCORE IN WINDOWS If you would like to access the PowerCore 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 Program Files Steinberg VSTPlugIns PowerCore Program Files 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 a DirectX application such as Sound Forge 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 FIREWIRE MESSAGES POWERCORE FW FRONT PANEL The blue Power Pulse and the other LEDs on the front panel are more than just a lightshow they provide feedback about the PowerCore FireWire operating environment Sa h POWER LED Nothing fancy here This LED lights up when power is on POWER PULSE Du
40. rature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Storage temperature 30 C 80 C 22 F 176 F Humidity max 90 non condensing POWERCORE PCI MKII amp POWERCORE UNPLUGGED 4 x Motorola 56367 DSP 150 MHz 512k Word SRAM per DSP lx 266 MHz Motorola 8245 PowerPC 32 MB SDRAM on board Power Requirements typically lower 10 W Peak max 20 W Operating temperature 0 C 50 C 32 F 122 F Storage temperature 30 C 80 C 22 F 176 F Humidity max 90 non condensing POWERCORE EXPRESS 4 x Motorola 56367 DSP 150 MHz 512k Word SRAM per DSP lx 266 MHz Motorola 8245 PowerPC 32 MB SDRAM on board Power Requirements typically lower 10 W Peak max 20 W Operating temperature 0 C 50 C 32 F 122 F Storage temperature 30 C 80 C 22 F 176 F Humidity max 90 non condensing POWERCORE FIREWIRE X8 6000 FIREWIRE version 4 x Motorola 56367 DSP 150 MHz X8 and 6000 versions 8 x Motorola 56367 DSP 150 MHz 512k Word SRAM per DSP lx 266 MHz Motorola 8245 PowerPC X8 and 6000 versions 2 x 266 MHz Motorola 8245 PowerPC 8 MByte SDRAM on board X8 and 6000 versions 2 x 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 POWERCORE 9 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE WINDOWS We recommend in
41. re ________ sowercore pci mki Type icon 8 B p DSP O DSP CSP 0 DSP DSP and a a ca MEM O MEM 0 MEM MEM 0 Memory Consumption PowerCore Type icon The PowerCore Type icon conveniently indicates the type of PowerCore device POWERCORE 17 continued DSP and Memory Consumption PowerCore PCI MkII as in example is equipped with 4 DSP and memory circuits Each DSP has an Indicator for DSP Load the percentage of each DSP used as well as Memory indicating how much memory Is in use on each DSP Expanded Status page The status page can be expanded by pressing the MORE key PowerCore PLUG INS E Powercore PCI MKII Authentication ID eee H 2 Firmware 1 9 5 7 CSP O DSP O DSP O CSP 0 page F z m a a men OYE OS 2 0 0 4 RESET MEM 0 MEM 0 MEM 0 MEM 0 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 To copy the numbers to the clipboard e Right click on top of the ID number e Select Copy authentication ID to clipboard Once the numbers are on the clipboard they are easily pasted into the online registration form Nickname If you have several PowerCore devices in your system you may prefer to Nickname the individual devices for better overview in the future The RESET butto
42. ring boot the Power Pulse will rise to maximum brightness and then begin to pulse until driver and PowerCore board OS is loaded The Power 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 ERROR LED The Error Led will only light up when there is something wrong with the unit Should the Error LED ever become active there probably is a hardware problem and you should contact TC support POWERCORE 35 TROUBLE SHOOTING Where can download the latest PowerCore drivers We are continuously working on improving the PowerCore software Therefore we recommend to check our website for the latest software prior to installing the software that came with the product to make sure you have the most current version The latest version of the PowerCore Software can be downloaded from the TC PowerCore product pages Locate your PowerCore in the Product Menu and select Software from the product sub page Next to the latest version of the software you will also find the software version history can run half the number of effects at 96 kHz than I 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 ar
43. s or when unused for long periods of time Caution 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service You are cautioned that any change or modifications personnel Servicing is required when the not expressly approved in this manual could void apparatus has been damaged in any way your authority to operate this equipment such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or Service objects have fallen into the apparatus the e There are no user serviceable parts inside apparatus has been exposed to rain or e All service must be performed by qualified moisture does not operate normally or has personnel been dropped 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 generates uses and can radi ate 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 interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment 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 e Relocate or reorient
44. stalling the software before connecting installing the hardware e Close ALL running applications e Insert the PowerCore CD in your computers CD ROM drive e The installer should start automatically If it does not then navigate to the CD ROM drive and doubleclick the SETUP exe e The following screen appears i PowerCore Setup Welcome to the PowerCore ee asiRsl ise Installation Wizard It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this setup program Click Cancel to quit the setup program then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue the installation WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Read act and click NEXT The License agreement screen appears Read and check 1 accept the license agreement if you agree click NEXT Read the POWERCORE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Read ME amp Limited Hardware Warranty and press NEXT e The installer now suggests a default location for installing the PowerCore package i PowerCore Setup Destination Folder Select a folder where the application will be installed a The Wise Installation Wizard will install the PowerCore YST Plug Ins in the following folder To install into different folder click the Browse button and select another folder You can choose not to install PowerCore by clicking Cancel to exit the Wise Installation Wizard YST Plug Ins Folder C Program
45. tereo stereo versions of each plug in If your host application displays all versions to select from make sure you select the stereo version for stereo processing So running a mono mono or mono 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 15 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 manufacturer in the case you have authorization problems such as this The audio is corrupted The minimum I O buffer size for PowerCore to work properly is 128 samples please verify the I O buffer settings in your host application We recommend 1024 samples for a minimal hit on the host POWERCORE 37 FURTHER SUPPORT RESOURCES NOTES TC ELECTRONIC KNOWLEDGEBASE In case none of the above answered your questions please check out our Knowledgebase at www tcsupport tc In the unlikely case that none of the answers in our Knowledgebase help you you should send an ema
46. the realm of DAWs and integrates smoothly aaa with serious music and film editing applications Dual Mono and Stereo dynamics processing in three frequency bands By offering a true side chain split structure 15 also capable of demanding mono material compression limiting on two separate channels not found in other multi band dynamics processors can be regarded as a high end mastering tool M and S components of a stereo signal can be processed separately and provide even more control making full use of the Spectral Stereo Enhancer BRICKWALL LIMITER If you are concerned about audio quality at the end listener or have a desire to conserve talent the BrickWall Limiter is the solution While it cannot prevent destruction of dynamic range from happening at earlier stages in the production process it does get rid of the signals known to generate distortion in consumer CD players radio processors and data reduction codecs POWERCORE 31 NONLIN 2 NonLin2 Stereo Effects Reverb from the legendary System 6000 The NonLin2 Stereo Effects Reverb for ProTools and PowerCore is another world class reverb directly ported from ua the System 6000 NonLin2 is an effect reverb which differs from the traditional natural sounding TC reverbs NonLin2 is capable of generating compact vocal ambience percussive and dramatic drum sounds reverse reverbs and completely new twisted effects F
47. the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connect ed If necessary you can consult a dealer or experienced radio television technician for additional assis tance 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 digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe est conforme a la norme du Canada CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY TC Electronic Sindalsvej 34 8240 Risskov Denmark hereby declares by own responsibility that the following products POWERCORE FIREWIRE POWERCORE COMPACT POWERCORE PCI MKII POWERCORE EXPRESS POWERCORE UNPLUGGED POWERCORE X8 POWERCORE 6000 marked with CE label are covered by this certificate and conform with the 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 Information technology equipment Immunity characteristics CISPR 24 Limits and methods
48. the software license agreement _ Check for software updates Click Agree to continue or click Disagree to cancel the installation Disagree Agree Congratulations the software installation is now complete e Make sure that you have read and understood the Software License Agreement Now connect install you PowerCore hardware and click AGREE e Select your system drive and click CONTINUE 12 POWERCORE POWERCORE 13 POWERCORE HARDWARE INSTALLATION GUIDE 4 Insert the card carefully and make sure that it is fitted properly into the slot HARDWARE INSTALLATION POWERCORE PCI MKII EXPRESS amp UNPLUGGED In the following pages we will show you in detail how to install the PowerCore mkll card in your computer In this example we use a Windows based PC but the installation procedure will also work with Macs Please note that the procedure for opening and closing your computer case might differ Make sure you consult the operating manual of your computer for further details 5 Now tighten the screw in order to secure the card 1 Shut down your computer and make sure the power is OFF and the power lead to your computer is disconnected 6 Close the case and then connect the power lead again 2 Open your computer Discharge any static electricity from your clothes and body before you continue This can be done by touching the internal frame of the computers case PowerCore PCI mkil amp Unplugge
49. you try to load too many plug ins Only the audio processing will be bypassed on a disabled plug in all of the parameters and presets updates will still be active preventing 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 will 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 POWERGORE POWERCORE 4 DISABLED 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 7eC or the CLASSIC VERB will display the Disabled State message directly in the user interface Figure 2 The 24 7eC will appear as though the lights are out and the disabled message will appear in the VU Meter display 24 POWERCORE 96 kHz PROCESSING The included PowerCore plug ins support 96 kHz processing The golden rule of DSP performance 15 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 performance required
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