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Welcome! 3
Getting started 4
Modifier sections 15
Modulation parameters 16
Delay parameters 19
Reverb parameters 21
Getting support 23
http://www.tcelectronic.com/support/manuals/
New features in
this version
TonePrint Editor version 2.0 Save and load TonePrints
The original version of TonePrint Editor was This is without a doubt the most requested fea-
an instant success. But of course, there is al- ture. Many users have asked us for a feature that
ways room for improvement. We have listened would allow them to save their best TonePrints
to TonePrint fans and added new features that and reuse them later.
makes working with TonePrints even more intui-
tive and fun. So we listened, we coded – and now you can
save your own TonePrints on your computer. Ac-
TonePrint Library cess both standard TonePrint templates and up
No more hunting for that perfect reverb or delay to 100 of your own creations using an intuitive
TonePrint! Access all TonePrints from TC Elec- drop-down menu in the Editor.
tronic’s vast archive for your pedal(s) from an
easy to use, intuitive interface.
– browse TonePrints
– filter by instrument, product type or artist
– mark personal favorites for quick access
– watch “making of” videos and read about the
ideas and stories behind a TonePrint before
sending it to your pedal.
Welcome!
So… what’s in a TonePrint? TonePrint Editor’s resumé What you will need
We should probably start by telling you what – Use TonePrint Editor to build your own custom – A TonePrint-enabled effects pedal.
TonePrint actually means. version of renowned TC Effects from scratch. – An instrument and an amplifier so you can
– Enjoy complete control over all effect para play and listen to your sonic creations.
TonePrint means… signature effects. These are meters and effect behavior – it’s your vision, – A computer running Microsoft Windows or
custom-built versions of classic TC effects, sound. Apple’s OS X (i.e., a Mac).
available for our TonePrint pedals. But we’re not – Customize knob functions and knob ranges to – PC requirements:
talking simple presets here – we’re way past that! suit your needs and sounds. Windows XP (with SP2), Vista, Win 7 or
– Use an intuitive, slider-based interface. Windows 8
TonePrints are custom-tuned sounds, built by – Audition your sonic creations in real-time. – Mac requirements:
the best of the best in modern music from the Make changes on the fly and listen to results An Intel-based Mac running OS X version
ground up – with every parameter, knob range immediately. 10.5 or higher
and effect value up in the air! – Works with both PC and Mac. – A USB cable (type A Male to Mini B Male) to
– Last but not least… connect your computer and your TonePrint-
We have asked the very best guitarists and bass enabled TC product.
players to give us their personal take on TC ef- TonePrint Editor is absolutely free! – An Internet connection to download the
fects as they use them live and in the studio, and most current TonePrints to your local Tone-
they have come up with sounds that truly repre- Print Library (You can still create and modify
sent their personality, their sonic DNA. TonePrints and use previously downloaded
TonePrints without an Internet connection).
TC customers have been able to download,
use and enjoy these TonePrints for years.
But now it’s time for a new chapter. Now it is
your turn to create your very own signature
effects.
Getting started
Ready… Set… TonePrint!
If you haven’t already done so, download the – Set up your TC pedal as you normally would: When you open TonePrint Editor on your com-
latest TonePrint Editor software from: – Connect your instrument to the audio in puter, it will download and cache software up-
jack(s) of the pedal, dates and TonePrint data and then present you
http://tcelectronic.com/toneprint-editor/ – connect the audio out jack(s) of the pedal to with the Library view.
your amp and
TonePrint Editor software is free. – connect the pedal to a power supply. ! Please note that an Internet connection is
– Make sure you’ve got a basic sound (and a required for downloading the most current
Install TonePrint Editor. sound level) you’re comfortable with, with the TonePrints.
effect bypassed.
– To install the PC (Windows) version, simply – Turn the effect on.
move the .exe file you downloaded to a loca- – Connect your pedal to your computer using a
tion on your hard disk. type A Male to Mini B Male USB cable.
– To install the Mac (OS X) version, open the Please note that you can only connect and
.DMG file you downloaded. From the disk im- control one TonePrint-enabled product at
age, copy TonePrint Editor.app to your appli- a time, even if your computer has multiple
cation folder or any other location where you USB ports.
can easily find it. – Using its Type Selector, switch your pedal to
the TonePrint slot you want to use.
– Open TonePrint Editor on your computer.
However, please note that no matter how many – Device serial number These templates allow you to load a base Tone-
USB ports your computer has, you can only ac- – Device firmware build number Print and customize it instead of starting with
cess one TonePrint-enabled pedal at a time. – TonePrint Editor software version number a blank slate. These templates are great for
– TonePrint Editor software build number. sketching out quick ideas, infusing your own
You can connect and disconnect pedals to your concepts, tweaks and preferences. If you are
computer via USB even while TonePrint Editor is new to effects and sound design, they will also
running. To edit TonePrints and store a Tone- give you an idea of how a typical effect is set up.
Print to a pedal, the pedal must be connected
to a power supply. No power is supplied to the Finally, if you got a bit overexcited and you find
pedal via your computer’s USB port. that you are stuck with a TonePrint that just
doesn’t sound or work as it should, a Template
TonePrint can be your get-out-of-jail-free card.
This menu will allow you to browse the impres- Choices, choices! The larger the TonePrint Li-
sive roster of artists who have created Tone- brary, the harder it is to remember where that fun
Prints for TC’s effect pedals. retro plate reverb or tripped-out delay you used
on stage last week came from…
When storing TonePrints on your computer, you To save the current TonePrint to your computer,
don’t need to fiddle with dialog boxes and the press the “Store” button in the TonePrints sec-
folders on your hard disk: Your TonePrints are tion.
stored at the bottom of the TonePrints drop-
down menu, so they are easily accessible.
The “Store your TonePrint” dialog
As described earlier, TonePrint Templates are a If you find that you have reached a dead end Kill Dry parameter
great way of starting your personal sound cre- when editing, you can simply click the “Load” Settings: Off/On
ation, as they give you time-proven defaults for button next to the TonePrints drop-down menu
all parameters. to reset the currently selected template to its de- Use the Kill Dry parameter to define wether your
fault values. This will reset all knob assignments, instrument’s dry, unprocessed signal should
To recall a template, select it from the “Tem- modifier curves and parameter values to the de- pass through the pedal. Setting Kill Dry to On
plates” section of the drop-down menu in the faults stored in this template. will mute the dry signal of your instrument. This
“TonePrints” section of the editor. is especially useful for reverse delay effects and
vibrato effects – but you may find other, creative
Please note that selecting a template will im- uses for this parameter.
mediately override all changes you might have
made to knob assignments, modifier curves and
parameter values.
Let’s say that a parameter that you want to con- – Turn the knob to see its current position high-
Knob Selection section of the TonePrint trol has a range from 0 to 100 %. Turning the re- lighted in the graphical “Peak Performance”
Editor for a Flashback Delay. Select a knob spective knob to the minimum position will set interface.
by clicking it, then select parameters from the parameter to 0 %, and the maximum position
the three drop-down menus to define the represents 100 %. But what if the “sweet spot”
parameters this knob should control. lies between 25 and 50 %? As you can see, you can assign up to three pa-
rameters to a knob. The currently selected pa-
With TonePrint Editor, you decide what param- rameter will be highlighted in the display, with the
eter range you want to control, and how the other parameters still visible in the background.
knob’s position should affect it. If you want to,
you can even use the knob range left of the cen- Scaling the selected parameter is described in
ter position to go from 0 to 100 % – and then the next section of this manual.
back to 25 % when turning the knob all the way
clockwise.
Modifier display
In the upper left part of the TonePrint Editor win- To modify the curve, you can either drag one of
dow is small graphical interface where effect the circle-shaped control points of the modifier
values assigned to the currently selected knob curve, or you can select one of the numerical val-
are represented by “peaks” and “valleys”. This ues shown right below the display and enter the
display is your key to understanding and con- desired value manually.
trolling the way your pedal’s knobs control effect
parameters. As you can set the modifier curve separately for
each of the three parameters that each knob can
control, you could make a knob on your pedal
increase one parameter’s value as you turn it
clockwise while decreasing another parameter’s
value at the same time.
Modifier sections
Use the parameters displayed in the right-hand- Please note that what you are seeing here de-
side section of the TonePrint Editor window to pends on the type of TonePrint pedal connect-
set the parameters that define your TonePrint. ed. With a modulation-only pedal, you will only
see the “Modulation” section. Reverb and delay
This is the heart of your TonePrint – the place pedals will also show a Modulation section, as
where you define your sound. described in “Different pedals, different param-
eters” (page 6).
Through-Zero-Flanger parameter TZFlanger mode, the Depth 2 parameter speci- Output Level parameter
Parameter range: 0 to 1023 fies the intensity of the second flange module. Parameter range: -100 to 0 dB
When you set the Modulation Type parameter to The value represents the amplitude of the sec- Use the Output Level parameter to set the overall
TZFlanger, delay line 1 becomes the “dry” part ond waveform modulating the signal. output level for the modulation effect.
of the signal. In that case, use the Through-Zero-
Flanger parameter to set the level ratio between Depth 3 parameter Delay Time 1 parameter
delay line 1 and delay line 2. Parameter range: 0 to 100 % Parameter range: 0.1 to 50 ms
Speed parameter The Depth 3 parameter is only applicable when As described earlier, a chorus or flanger is ba-
Parameter range: 61.5 mHz (Millihertz) to 20 Hz you have set Modulation Type to TriChorus. sically a delay being modulated by an LFO.
Use the Delay Time 1 parameter to change the
Use the Speed parameter to set the speed of In TriChorus mode, the Depth 3 parameter speci- length of that delay. A typical chorus uses delay
the chosen modulation effect. As setting of 1 Hz fies the intensity of the third chorus module. times around 10 ms, while a flanger uses delays
means that one modulation cycle takes one se around 5 ms.
cond. The value represents the amplitude of the third
waveform modulating the signal. Although this is not how a chorus is normally
Depth 1 parameter used, you may enjoy the “slap-back” sound re-
Parameter range: 0 to 100 % HiCut parameter sulting from longer Delay Time values in the 30
Parameter range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz to 50 ms range.
Use the Depth 1 parameter to specify the inten-
sity of the effect. The value represents the am- Use the HiCut parameter to reduce the high-end Delay Time 2 parameter
plitude of the waveform modulating the signal. frequencies in the modulation effect. Try using Parameter range: 0.1 to 50 ms
this parameter if you feel the effect is too domi-
When you have set Modulation Type to TZFlang- nant in your sound and turning down the Mix or The Delay Time 2 parameter is only applicable
er, you should set the Depth 1 parameter to a Output Level parameters doesn’t attenuate the when you have set Modulation Type to TriChorus
value lower than Depth 2. effect as intended. or TZFlanger.
Depth 2 parameter Mix parameter In TriChorus mode, the Delay Time 2 parameter
Parameter range: 0 to 100 % Parameter range: 0 to 100 % specifies the length of the delay for the second
chorus module.
The Depth 2 parameter is only applicable when Use the Mix parameter to set the relationship
you have set Modulation Type to TriChorus or between the level of the dry signal and the level In TZFlanger mode, the Delay Time 2 parameter
TZFlanger. of the modulation effect. If you have set Kill dry specifies the length of the delay for the second
in the Router section to On, this parameter has flange module.
In TriChorus mode, the Depth 2 parameter speci- no effect.
fies the intensity of the second chorus module. In
Delay parameters or by simply turning off the effect until things FB LoCut (Feedback
have settled down again. Low-Cut) parameter
Use the parameters in the Delay part of the Tone- Parameter range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Print Editor window to configure the delay effect. Saturation parameter
Parameter range: 0 to 24 dB Use the FB LoCut (Feedback Low-Cut) param-
eter to attenuate the frequencies below the set
Use the Saturation parameter to add a bit of frequency.
signal saturation to your delays. This is recom-
mended if you want to add a touch of “grit” to a As with the Feedback High-Cut parameter, the
TonePrint. delays may blend in more nicely with the overall
sound if you “thin out” the effect at the low end.
Using saturation will bring you closer to the sonic
Delay Time parameter qualities of old school analog or tape delay units Output Level parameter
Parameter range: 0 to 7000 ms with the slight distortion that occurs when driven Parameter range: -100 to 0 dB
a bit harder. The saturation of the delayed signal
Use the Delay Time parameter to set the time is similar to playing through a cranked-up amp. Use the Output Level parameter to set the overall
between delay repetitions. This is also known as Hitting the strings harder will give you a more output level for the delay effect.
the “length” of the delay. overdriven delay sound than playing softly.
Dynamic Delay
Feedback parameter FB HiCut (Feedback Sensitivity parameter
Parameter range: 0 to 120 % High-Cut) parameter Parameter range: -50 to 0 dB
Parameter range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Use the Feedback parameter to define the The Dynamic Delay is a feature that was initially
amount of the signal that is fed back from the Use the FB HiCut (Feedback High-Cut) param- introduced in the well-recognized TC 2290. It al-
delay module’s output to its input. This param- eter to attenuate the frequencies over the set lows the dynamics of the input signal’s level to
eter defines how many repetitions of the original frequency for the delayed signal, resulting in a actively alter the delay output level, leaving the
signal the delay will create. more “analog” sound that in many cases that will source signal clear and undisturbed while you
blend in better with the overall sound. play. The Dynamic Delay delicately complements
Please use high settings with extreme caution. your performance.
Due to the Spillover feature, there is no way to With digital technology, every delay can be a
immediately cut off the delay when you get an precise reproduction of the input signal. But es- Use the Dynamic Delay Sensitivity parameter to
internal feedback at settings above 100 %. This pecially with long delay times, this is not always set a “level limit”. If what you are playing is louder
means that the delays will increase in volume desirable, as these pristine delays may disturb than this setting, it will dampen the level of the
until there is severe distortion. If this occurs, you the original signal, resulting in a “washed-out” delay. If what you are playing is softer than this
will need to reduce feedback by turning down sound. To compensate for this, use the high-cut setting, the delay will be audible.
the knob assigned to the Feedback parameter, filter, thereby emulating analog or tape style de-
lay units.
Damping parameter
Parameter range: 0 to 100 dB
Early parameter that will help control the reverb level in two dif- Dynamix Damp parameter
Parameter range: -24.5 to 0.0 dB ferent modes – Positive and Inverse. Parameter range: -60 to 0 dB
Use the Early parameter to set the output level This parameter is only applicable when Dynamix
of the “early reflections” part of the reverb algo- Off setting Mode is set to Positive or Inverse.
rithm. Disables the Dynamix Mode and gives you a reg-
ular Reverb setting as you know it. Use the Dynamix Damp parameter to set the at-
– Increase the Early parameter’s value to em- tenuation that will be applied to the reverb when
phasize the definition of the simulated room. the input signal rises above (Positive mode) or
– Decrease the Early parameter’s value to set Positive mode falls below (Inverse mode) the Dynamix Thresh-
focus on the diffuse part of the algorithm. When you set the Dynamix Mode switch to Posi- old setting.
When Early is set to a low value, the reverb ef- tive and the level of the input signal exceeds
fect will mainly consist of the reverb “tail”. the Dynamix Threshold limit, the reverb will be Dynamix Attack parameter
dampened. If the input signal falls below the Dy- Parameter range: 0 to 1.000 s
namix Threshold limit, the reverb will return.
Reverb parameter This parameter is only applicable when Dynamix
Parameter range: -24.5 to 0 dB Mode is set to Positive or Inverse.
Inverse mode
Use the Reverb parameter to set the Output level When you set the Dynamix Mode switch to In- Use the Dynamix Attack parameter to set the
of the diffuse field part of the reverb algorithm. verse and the level of the input signal exceeds attack time (the build-up phase) of the Reverb
the Dynamix Threshold limit, the reverb will be Envelope.
Decrease the Reverb parameter’s value to em- audible. If the input signal falls below the Dyna-
phasize the early reflections and thereby the mix Threshold limit, the reverb will be dampened. Dynamix Release parameter
definition of the simulated room. Parameter range: 0 to 1.000 s
Dynamix Threshold parameter
Dynamix Mode switch Parameter range: -50 to 0 dB This parameter is only applicable when Dynamix
Parameter settings: Off / Positive / Inverse Mode is set to Positive or Inverse.
This parameter is only applicable when Dynamix
Dynamix is a unique feature inherited from the Mode is set to Positive or Inverse. Use the Dynamix Release parameter to set the
legendary TC 2290 delay. Dynamix allows you to release time (the decay) of the Reverb Envelope.
control the level of the reverb via the dynamics The Dynamix Threshold acts as a “level limit”. The most gated and unnatural effects are ob-
of the input signal. This creates a very vivid ef- When the threshold is crossed, the reverb will tained using short Release settings. For a typical
fect that interacts with your style of playing and either appear or dampen in accordance with the eighties-style sound, Dynamix Release should
choice of dynamics. following parameters: Dynamix Mode, Dynamix be set between 0 and 100 ms.
Damp, Dynamix Attack and Dynamix Release.
Using the Dynamix Threshold parameter (see
below), you can set a “level limit” for your input
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