Mastering

For Music and Film mastering, no compromise tools are needed to allow adjustment and quality check in one real- time pass. Mastering 6000 has this capacity, and also acts as a jitter-immune anchor, improving the performance of work stations and other equipment in the studio. The small yet powerful Icon remote constitutes an unobtru- sive user interface ideal for controlling processing as well as monitors for multiple formats.

If digital inputs and outputs are not enough, add optional analog I/O cards that rival the best stand-alone converters available. Converter scaling is done in the analog domain, with a superior resolution equivalent to an optical zoom on a digital camera, and gold plated relays configure the outputs for balanced or unbalanced operation as desired. On the input side, extremely hot analog levels can be converted at pristine resolution, and custom filtered to optimize impulse response and minimize alias distortion.

Included processing

Mastering 6000 includes MD4, a new five-band dynamics processor for stereo signals which features a 48 bit signal path with phase-linear split filter response, and the ability to indvidually multiband process the M and S part

Technical Specifications

Networking facilities

With the 6000 family you can connect multiple Mainframes with up to ten TC Icons and Mac/PC editors. For instance, keep your Mainframe in the machine room and have a number of TC Icons in different locations, or have one TC Icon or Icon-editor to control a number of Mainframes. The communication between Mainframes and Icons/computers are running standard TCP/IP-protocol, and therefore integrates into existing standard networks.

User Interface

Although the TC Icon’s full color touch screen is an integral part of the 6000 user interface, computer keyboard, mouse and an external VGA screen output are also featured to really adapt to your set-up and working style.

Mac and PC Editors with similar functionality as TC Icon are available as alternative control interfaces.

TC Icon & Remote CPU 6000

of the signal. An upgraded version of the acclaimed BrickWall Limiter uses 5 times internal upsampling for tight peak control to combat distortion and listening fatigue. No matter if distribution is based on CD, DSD, MP3 or other data reduced formats, the BrickWall Limiter leaves the signal completely untouched when levels are below the limiting threshold.

Mastering 6000 also comes with MD3 and MD5.1, three-band, 48 bit expander/compressor/limiters for stereo and multichannel signals. MD5.1 processors can be combined to process for instance 6.1, 7.1 or 10.2 sources.

To complete the picture, a multichannel Monitor Matrix is included for confidence check, format conversion, time alignment, speaker calibration and bass management.

Optional licenses

As a matter of course, Reverbs and other optional licenses from the System 6000 pool of processing may be rented or acquired.

Stereo Mastering (Included)

UnWrap (Optional)

MD3 and MD4 featuring up to five-band processing

High resolution conversion of stereo to 5.1.

on stereo signals in the LR or MS domain. BrickWall

Processing options allow the user to respectfully

TC Icon

Connection:

Display Type:

Touch Screen:

Faders:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Remote CPU

Operating System:

Ethernet Interface:

USB Interface:

Keyboard/Mouse:

Dimensions:

Weight:

Mains Voltage:

Power Consumption:

Proprietary TC cable between Remote CPU and TC Icon 7,5 m / 22 feet maximum length

6,5" TFT active matrix color LCD display, 640 x 480 pixels resolution. High luminance (300 cd/m2, typ.)

Resistive, 20 gram activation force

Six (6), 90 mm motorized with touch sensitivity

D:279 mm W: 198 mm Hfront: 33 mm Hback: 100 mm 5,56 Ib (2,51 kg)

Windows NT embedded version 1.0

10/100 Mbits/s, Base-T, IEEE 802,3 pico protocol compatible. RJ-45 type connector

Two Universal Serial Bus ports, USB 1.0 compliant

Mini-DIN connector supports standard PC/AT keyboard and a PS/2 mouse.

1,75" x 19" x 8,2" inches (483 x 44 x 195 mm) 4,7 Ib. (2,13 kg)

100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select)

50 watts

Limiter uses internal upsampling for ultimate peak

bring out the intentions of an original mix.

control, and consequently prevents listening fatigue.

 

Multichannel Mastering (Included)

BackDrop (Optional)

MD5.1 multichannel limiter including multiband

A benchmark

for perception-based noise reduction

compressor/expander with flexible steering and

among audio

professionals. In real-time, BackDrop

sidechain configuration. Audio may even be multi-

removes Broadband and Cyclic noise such as hiss, room,

band controlled based on a 7th channel external input.

reverb, hum, air con etc. on mono and stereo material.

Monitor Matrix (Included)

MDW HiRes Eq (Optional)

Essential monitoring and calibration tools for stereo

The pristine George Massenburg EQ in a pristine

and multichannel signals. Including Downmix, Bass

environment. 5-band EQ using double rate processing to

Mainframe 6000

Digital Inputs and Outputs

 

Connectors:

D-SUB, 25 pole (8 channels AES/EBU in/out)

Formats:

AES/EBU (24 bit)

Word Clock Input:

BNC, 75 Ohm or Hi-Z, 0.6 to 10 Vpp

Internal Sample Rate:

96 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 48.0 kHz, 44.1 kHz

Internal Clock Precision:

+/- 30 ppm

Jitterrejection at External Sample Rates:

30 to 34 kHz, 42.5 to 45.5 kHz, 46.5 to 48.5 kHz, 85

 

to 91 kHz and 93 to 97 kHz.

Rejection Filter (4'th order):

< -3 dB @ 50 Hz

 

< -65 dB @ 500 Hz

 

< -100 dB @ 1.4 kHz

Rejection Filter Peak (jitter gain):

< 1 dB @ 2 Hz

Intrinsic Interface Jitter:

< 1 ns peak, BW : 700 Hz to 100 kHz

Digital Output Phase:

< 3 % of sample period

Input variation before Sample Slip:

+27 % / -73 % of sample period

Output Dither:

HPF/TPDF dither 8-24 bit, mono, stereo, inverted

Processing Delay:

0.15 ms + 0.21 ms per engine @ 48 kHz,

 

0.07 ms + 0.1 ms per engine @ 96 kHz

Frequency Response DIO:

DC to 23,9 kHz +- 0,01 dB @ 48 kHz,

ADA 24/96 Analog I/O

Management, Time align, 90 degree mono generation,

combat alias distortion and mimic analog EQ behavior.

Mute and Solo functions.

 

 

DC to 47.9 kHz +- 0.01 dB @ 96 kHz

PCMCIA Interface

 

Connector:

PC Card, 68 pin type 1 cards

Standards:

PCMCIA 2.0, JEIDA 4.0

Floppy Drive:

DOS compatible, 3 1/2", 1.44 Mb

Control Interface

 

MIDI:

In/Out/Thru: 5 Pin DIN

GPI, Pedal, Fader:

Phone jack, 0 ohm to 50 kohm

Remote:

Custom MIDI In & Out

Analog Input

Selectable Full Scale Input level:

Dynamic Range:

THD+N:

Crosstalk:

CMRR (A-In: 24 dBu, Rs: 2 x 20 ohm): A to D Conversion:

6, 12, 18, 24, 30 dBu

>113 dB (unweighted), BW: 20-20 kHz < -105 dB @ 1 kHz, -3 dBFS

<-120 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

>80 dB @ 50/60 Hz & > 90 dB @ 1 kHz 24 bit (Dual bit delta sigma sampling at 4.1/5.6/6.1/6.1 MHz)

“The instant I heard about the System 6000 I begged for one of the very first units and it has been used on every single PCM surround project I have done since! The 5.1 monitor matrix is indispensable for muting and soloing channels. Bass Management is a major consideration in all 5.1 projects and the System 6000 offers many tools for this. The System 6000 is one of the few Reverb systems that reverberates all five channels instead of four at 96kHz. The 6- channel com- pression continues in the TC Electronic tradition of the Finializer by offering that same kind of sound for surround

projects with the Sidechains nicely managed. The EQ is very flexible. The possibilities for noise reduction, and 5.1 to stereo reductions or stereo to 5.1 expansions, binaural matrixes ...the list goes on and on. I couldn't imagine being without my System 6000. I'm sure I'll be getting more of them as it continues to become more and more indispensable!”

Bob Ludwig - Mastering Engineer

(8 time TEC Award Winner for Mastering Engineer Gateway Mastering - Portland, Maine)

SMPTE:

Input for Cuelist Management

Ethernet:

10/100 Mbits/s, Base-T

General

 

Dimensions:

3 1/2 x 19 x 12 inches

Weight:

19 lbs. (8.6 kg)

Mains Voltage:

100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select)

Power Consumption:

45 watts

Warranty

 

Parts and Labor:

1 year

Analog Output

Selectable Full Scale Output level:

Dynamic Range (A-Out: 18, 24 dBu): THD+N:

Crosstalk:

D to A Conversion:

Selectable Sample Conversion Filters

In/Out Sample Rate 32/96 kHz: In/Out Sample Rate 44.1/48 kHz:

6/0, 12/6, 18/12, 24/18 dBu (Balanced/unbalanced)

>113 dB (unweighted), BW: 20-20 kHz < -95 dB @ 1 kHz, -3 dBFS

<-110 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

24 bit (Multi-bit delta sigma sampling at 4.1/5.6/6.1/6.1 MHz )

Fixed filter

Filter choices: Linear, Natural, Vintage, Bright & Standard

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