TC Electronic Product Introductions at Messe

[Anderton]

(press release)

TC Electronic launches RS410 bass cabinet

TC Electronic has quickly established itself as an innovator in the bass playing market with their revolutionary RH450 Bass Amp and RS range of cabinets. Now they’ve added the RS410 to the range –

RS410 is a perfectly matched 4 x 10” (plus High-Frequency driver) cabinet for those wanting to bolster their sound with four 10” drivers for even bigger impact.

The RS410 is an 8 Ohm, 600W cabinet that will allow any bass player to instantly get the loudness and tight response necessary, either on stage or in the studio. The RS410 represents the third product in the RS cabinet range and fits perfectly into the ‘stackability’ system of the existing RS212 and RS210 cabinets.

Drivers

As with all of the RS range, the drivers are custom made by US company Eminence. The adjustable center HF driver ensures optimal response and brightness, and overlaps the frequency response of the 4 x 10” drivers to give added presence in the high/mid sweetspot.

Stackability

RS410 may be stacked in two ways. Turning RS410 on its side allows perfect
stacking with RS212 and RS210. As the RH450 is capable of driving three RS cabs, each bass player can now mix and match from the range of three cabinets to find the perfect response and tone for their needs.

Using a combination of RS cabs allows maximum flexibility ranging from, for
example, RS212 and RS210 in a vertical stack for small to medium size gigs, or RS212, RS410 and RS210 for the bigger gigs where loudness and punch really count.

The conventional stacking of two RS410 units will allow a 4 Ohm configuration of 8 x 10” drivers, which will satisfy up those who need a really large stage setup.

Rugged science

The RS range incorporates a rugged design with an anti-scratch finish and uses a dual-component ‘anti skid’ surface treatment to help cabinets ‘stick’ together when stacked.

Connectivity

RS410 features two high quality Speakon connectors as well as a heavy duty HF attenuator on the rear side.

[Anderton]

(press release)

TC Electronic announces the Nova Repeater delay pedal

TC Electronic announces Nova Repeater, a new 'no-frills-with-a-sound-that-kills' delay pedal. It is the must-have pedal for demanding guitarists who live by the 'ready-set-rock' mentality of the modern music industry but want their delay sounds to be as classy as they are unique.

Nova Repeater features the same great sound quality that made the Nova Delay the first choice delay pedal for the likes of Paul Gilbert, Doug Aldrich, Nils Lofgren and Allen Hinds. Despite this success, we have since listened to feedback from our guitar-playing community and trimmed out the excess baggage while also including additional features that are not found in that the Nova Delay. In short, Nova Repeater is the essential mean, lean, delay-machine!

Nova Repeater features six delays types, mono in and stereo out, a dedicated tap-tempo switch, audio tapping and a 'Killdry' switch. It also sports a handy multi-function pot, enabling you to personalise your sound with a range of chorus and vibrato effects – great for U2-style ethereal
effects or the emulation of tape wow and flutter. And with this being a TC Electronic pedal, you already know that these are top-notch modulation effects that will satisfy even the most discerning ear. Turning the modulation pot clockwise will gradually add more chorus, while turning it counterclockwise will add increasing amounts of vibrato. That's right – vibrato has been added to Nova Repeater, an inclusion resulting from feedback from our dedicated guitar effects user base.

Nova Repeater has two inputs matched for instrument and line level signals. In other words, Nova Repeater works equally well in front of an amp or in an effects loop. And with 1200ms of delay you are sure to have enough time to keep everyone – from gentle soundscape creators to slap-heavy country pickers – tapping their feet.

Nova Repeater lets you focus on playing, not spending your every waking hour trying to dial in the delay times that match your ideas. Nova Repeater features three delay time ranges labeled for both min, mid and max positions. These delay times have been carefully chosen to match the sweet-spot times used by most guitar players.

Nova Repeater also features dedicated settings for studio, analog and tape echo sounds, with a brand-new and advanced tone control that allows you to fine-tune how extreme the chosen effects are. That way it becomes simple to meticulously adjust the delay sound further so Nova Repeater always delivers exactly what you are looking for, but the initial set-up is quick, intuitive and musical.

Nova Repeater also features a Killdry switch, yet another example of our ‘for guitarists, by guitarists’ philosophy. We always listen to our users and this feature was a major request from our Nova Delay users. The Killdry switch completely kills the dry sound and only outputs the wet signal from the pedal. This allows you to use the pedal in a parallel fx-loop or mixer without getting phase problems.

The FX Level pot on Nova Repeater only adjusts the delay level without messing with your dry tone. This means no more annoying level drops when engaging your delay.

Nova Repeater features six delay subdivisions. First off there is a brand new dual delay type that's been requested by numerous users: Combined 1/4 notes and 1/8 is guaranteed to quickly give you those classic 80s L.A. studio sounds.

Finally, Nova Repeater features a comprehensive set of tap tempo and audio tapping features. In fact, Nova Repeater is the only pedal in this price range to feature a dedicated tap tempo switch, and the audio tapping is the same as that found on Nova Delay, so allows you to set the tempo with your playing. All delay subdivisions work in conjunction with these tap tempo and audio tapping features.

The Nova Repeater delay retails at USD 149.99 excl. VAT and will ship starting April 2009.

[Anderton]

(press release)

TC Electronic announce BMC-2 – High Def DAC and Monitor Control

TC Electronic will be launching BMC-2 at the 2009 Frankfurt Musikmesse, a dedicated Digital-to-Analog Converter and high quality Monitor Control that’s suited for use with digital and analog speakers.

Predictable speaker and headphone control is an important part of the production process, and with BMC-2 such luxury is always available – regardless of the state of the computer.

BMC-2 is a self-contained desktop unit and can be operated without a Mac or PC, putting instant control of sound levels within easy reach – no matter what. As well as controlling the listening level, BMC-2 can also switch between three digital input sources – S/PDIF, AES3, TOS and ADAT, and confirm if inputs are synchronous or not.

BMC-2 drives one set of analog speakers, one set of digital speakers and a set of headphones. Calibrated listening is available with both sets of speakers and the headphone output.

But it’s not all about DAC and Level Control – BMC-2 also puts user-definable reference levels at your fingertips. Simply hit the REF button and BMC-2 will attenuate the output to a user-defined sound pressure level, so reference level monitoring is always just a button-press away.

BMC-2 precision re-clocks all inputs, and features high performance jitter rejection based on TC’s patented JET technology that was originally developed for TC Electronic’s flagship System 6000. Get the benefits of optical interfacing without the problems: Asymmetries are corrected, and jitter is completely removed from the equation.

Analog output offers wide dynamic range on XLR connectors. Peak level metering and Integrity Check – or ‘iCheck’ – is also available on the selected input. iCheck reveals if the signal is spatially compromised, e.g. because of data reduction, such as MP3 or AAC encoded at too low a bit rate.

BMC-2 is self-contained and works right out of the box with no need for a computer for setup. It interfaces directly with all new Macs and most PCs used for audio production – just attach the supplied 12V DC power adaptor.


Specs:

Inputs: Connect the inputs you wish to use. The S/PDIF input also handles AES3 and AES3-id format. Simply press one of the three INPUT SELECT keys to select the input you wish to listen to.

Outputs: Analog speakers connect to the XLRs, digital speakers to the S/PDIF output. The S/PDIF output is really an AES 3-id output, so can drive AES inputs, even over long cable runs.

Level Control: The big level knob controls the level to the speakers unless REF is active. The knob produces transparent gain settings with 0.0dB at the 3 o’clock position.

Reference levels: Press the REF key to activate calibrated listening on both sets of speakers as well as on headphones.

iCheck: Data reduced audio is not the same as ‘CD quality’. BMC-2 provides a shortcut for revealing artifacts of data reduction. At bit-rates lower than 256kbps for stereo, the spatial imaging is often compromised, which may be easily exposed by listening to the components of the image in isolation.

[MikeRivers]

It needs more inputs. Lots more inputs. More outputs, too. Otherwise, it's just a D/A converter with a volume control.

[Thamel]

Rocking video demo of the nova drive & repeater pedals...

http://guitar-distorsion-overdrive-fuzz.tc-electronic.en.audiofanzine.com/videos/index,action,play,id_video,283,idproduit,140810.ht ml