FACTORY PRESET LIST

Preset

 

Description

1

Female Vocal

Compressor, De-esser and EQ optimized for female vocals (96kHz processing on ch.1)

2

Lead Vocal

All processing blocks on channel one, and output on channel two

3

Male Vocal

Compressor, De-esser and EQ optimized for male vocals (Same settings on both ch.)

4

El Gtr Clean

EQ, Compressor and Expander for clean guitars (Same settings on both channels)

5

Rthm Gtr D/I

Compressor, EQ and Expander line in guitar (96kHz processing on ch.1)

6

Acoustic Gtr Helper

Compressor and EQ for acoustic guitars (Same settings on both channels)

7

Kick L BassDI R Rock

Expander, EQ and Comp for kickdrum (Ch.1) and bass guitar (Ch.2)

8

909 BD/SD Insert

Processing for drum samples: Kickdrum on ch.1 and Snaredrum on ch.2

9

Drum Room MS-Rec

Mid/Side recording technique for recordings in a drum room

10

String Quartet MS

Mid/Side recording technique for recordings of classical setups

11

Vox Eq/Comp

Vocal preset with EQ and compressor (Same settings on both channels)

12

Male Vocal 2

Compressor and Dynamic EQ for male vocals (Same settings on both channels)

13

Easy Vocals

Compressor and EQ for different vocals (same settings on both channels)

14

Gold Vocal

Comprehensive processing on channel one - output on channel two

15

Male Vox Eq/Comp

Another vocal preset (Same settings on both channels)

16

Back Voc Composite

Two different backing vocal settings

17

Vintage Vox

EQ, Compressor and De-Esser for vocals (Same settings on both channels)

18

Comp. Vocal

Vocal compressor in 96 kHz mode (Same settings on both channels)

19

2 Live Rappers

Expander, EQ, Compressor and De-esser for high volume rap vocals

20

Bust A Dope Rap

Input on channel one, processing on both channels and output on channel two

21

Lead Vocal Chain

Vocal setting with processing on both channels - output on channel two

22

Vocal Easy Gate-Fast

Noise gate for vocals fast (96 kHz processing)

23

Vocal Easy Gate-Slow

Noise gate for vocals slow (96 kHz processing)

24

De-Es/Comp Vocal

De-Esser, Compressor and EQ for vocals (96 kHz processing mode)

25

Vocal Processor

Post recording preset for vocals (Same settings on both channels)

26

Voice Tweezer

Tweaks the life out of your vocal

27

2 El Gtr/Rock

Two settings for electric guitars miked with dynamic microphones

28

Stereo Rhythm Guitar

Guitar stereo recording

29

Natural Guitar

EQ and Compressor for guitar (96 kHz processing mode)

30

L:El Gtr R:Clean Gtr

Two electric guitar settings

31

Marshall 900

Dynamic mic on a Marshall stack

32

Clean Gtr. Fendamp

EV RE-20 on Fender '65 Super Reverb, clean Les Paul gtr. (Same settings on both ch.)

33

LPgtr. Fendamp

Neumann TLM-103 on Fender '69 Twin Reverb, clean Les Paul gtr.

34

Marsh Mayquen Gtr

TLM-103 on Marshall stack, Brian May "Queen" Les Paul gtr.

35

El Gtr Clean Tight

Two different guitar settings with EQ, compressor and expander

36

El Gtr Clean Loose

Two different guitar settings with EQ, compressor and expander

37

Nice Acc Gtr

EQ, Compressor and De-esser for acoustic guitar

38

Rock Acc Gtr

Rock acoustic guitar settings (two different)

39

Heavy Acc Gtr

Heavy acoustic guitar settings (two different)

40

Neck Acc Gtr

AKG C451 on neck of acoustic guitar

41

Sndhole Acc Gtr.

AKG C414 at soundhole of acoustic guitar

42

Bigrythm Acc Gtr.

AKG C460 condenser mic on acoustic guitar

43

Sndhl Full Acc Gtr

Neumann U87 at soundhole of acoustic guitar

44

Dynamic Acc Gtr

Sennheiser 421 at acoustic guitar

45

Latly Tekno Bass

Line in and full processing for bass

46

Dbl Bass U47FET

Neumann U47 on bass

47

Basses

Two different bass presets

48

Bass Amp 4x10FL

Hartke cabinet with Neumann TLM-103

49

Slap Bass 4x10FL

Hartke cabinet with Sennheiser 421

50

Lively Steel Strings

DRG, compressor and EQ (Same settings on both channels)

40

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TC electronic SDN BHD Gold Channel user manual Factory Preset List, Preset Description

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