TC electronic SDN BHD Gold Channel user manual Welcome, Congratulations, About this Manual

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WELCOME

Congratulations

Congratulations on the purchase of your new Gold Channel. We hope that you have as much pleasure using it as we had making it.

The Gold Channel is carefully designed to make perfect recordings of your precious music directly to your digital storage media. There are three essential steps in the recording process: Microphone amplification, Analog to Digital conversion and a powerful package of signal processing. These are all brought together in the Gold Channel. These plus the routing possibilities in the processing section and the versatile Input and Output connectors, set a whole new standard for what you can expect from a stand-alone mic-preamp.

The Gold Channel is equipped with 24 bit AD/DA converters, AES/EBU, S/PDIF and ADAT/Toslink Optical Inputs and Outputs.

About this Manual

Many people in the music business (and elsewhere) have an aversion to reading manuals. We understand that. So if you feel like starting without reading the whole manual, check out the Quick Reference at page 11. You can always use the manual if you want to check out areas that you have questions about.

On the other hand, you might want to know a little more about the Gold Channel before you start pressing keys. The manual will take you step by step through all of the Gold Channel’s functions. If you want to read about a specific function, please refer to the Table of Contents.

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Gold Channel Page Table of Contents Foreword Microphones as EarsForeword Welcome CongratulationsAbout this Manual Gold Channel features IntroductionGeneral Introduction Front Panel Card SlotParameter Wheel Rear Panel Balanced XLR-XLR cablesSignal Flow Post recording setup Connecting the Gold ChannelRecording setup Mixer setupQuick Reference Signal Display Setup SignalSignal Display InputDigital External Clock Insert Send and ReturnClock DitherSetup Gain Gain DisplaySetup Level Level displayRecall and List Displays Recalling presetsPrograms Recall Partial RecallTo Recall the Preset Exercise How to Recall a presetExercise 1 How to Recall a preset Press the Programs key List DisplayStore Display How to StorePrograms Store Store functionExercise 2 How to Store a preset with the existing name To Store the PresetExercise 3 How to name a preset Setting up the processing blocks Edit Routing and LayoutMode Columns and BlocksAbout the Edit Display Edit Edit and MeterEditing the digital processing BlockLink OUT BlockInsert block MeterBlocks Easy GateAdvanced Expander Release Knee ModeHold FilterInput Drive Soft CompressorVintage Compressor Output GainEasy Equalizer Advanced EqualizerDe-Esser Dynamic EqualizerDigital Radiance Generator A.A. EqualizationCurve Utility Display Config.Utility CardMidi Reset Menu How to enter the Reset MenuSelf Test Technical Specifications Analog Line InputsMidi Implementation Chart Trouble Shooting No sound through the Gold ChannelCertifications For the customers in CanadaFactory Preset List Preset DescriptionPreset Where Great Recordings Begin Microphones The Inside StoryMicrophone Placement Choosing the Right MicStereo Recording Gold Channel