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TC 2290 DYNAMIC DIGITAL DELAY + EFFECTS CONTROL PROCESSOR OWNERS MANUAL Authors: Jesper Ranum & Kim Rishoj Copyright 1986 ae t.c. electronic CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 How to use this manual 2 FEATURES 24 TC 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay 2.2 TC 2290 Design Philosophy 2.3 On TC 2290 Sound Quality 3 QUICK STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIAL 34 Quick Installation . Set Input Gain The Factory Presets Recalling a Preset Modifying a Preset a Setting Delaytime 2 Setting Feedbacklevel 3 Storing Your Own Presets 4 Setting Volumes 3.6 Three Kinds of Modulation Effects 3.7 Making Dynamic_Effects (ayn) 3.8 Making Chorus/Flanger/ADT Effects (dly) 3.9 Making Panning Effects (pan) 3.10 Tailoring TC 2290 to your own requirements 3.41 The 10 Presets You Have Made REFERENCE GUIDE CONTENTS INSTALLATION FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION TC 2290 COMMANDS LIST PERFORMANCE HINTS 8.1 MIDI with TC 2290 82 Sampling 8.3 Options 9 APPENDICIES 94 Factory Presets List . Modulation Charts eon oan 9.2 9.3 Block Schematic 9.4 Special Number List 95 Assign Keycode List 9.6 Technical Spec. 40 TROUBLESHOOTING, SERVICE 41 tc. electronic APPLICATION NOTES 12 GLOSSARY 1.0 INTRODUCTION Thank you purchasing the TC 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay and Effects Control Processor. You have become the owner of a very capable & flexible piece of equipment with absolute superior sound quality. 1.1 How to Use this Manual This is a thick manual, but you don't have to read it all in order to get very good usage of the TC2290. Regard it rather as a manual you can consult when you need to. To get started there is the quick tutorial which shortly explains how to set-up the TC 2290, its basic features, some of the factory presets as well as giving you 10 further preset sounds through a number of small rehersal setting examples. Any time you want to find out more about a specific subject you can refer to the reference guide where the controls, connections and practical use of the TC2290 are explained in greater detail. The appendix chapter contains lists which you need to consult in order to make optional settings (special) and program your own keys, the Assign Keys. In the t.c, electronic application note section you will find more about selected applications, the TC2290, the effects, practical performance set-ups and hints, personalization of the TC2290 as well as some general notes. Ending the manual is a glossary, which will help those of you having trouble keeping up with some of the ‘technical’ terms. 1.2 Keynames and References The frontkeys appears by in brackets e.g. or . Sometimes you need to make a cross-references to find out more about a subject. For example [4.3] is chapter 4, section 3. And hey - Good luck. Don't be ‘delay’ed by our smalitalk.

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