TC Electronic C400XL User Manual page 6

QUICK START -
If you are familiar with compressors,
limiters, gates and de-essing techniques
this quick guide is probably all the
information you will need to operate the
C400XL. For more information, please refer
to other sections of this manual.
• Unpack the C400XL and check for possible
damages that could have been caused by
transport.
• Read the safety instructions.
• Take a few minutes to register online via:
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registration card. Customers registered online
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The C400XL is a compressor/de-esser -
gate/expander with two independent channels
that can be routed either in serial (stereo) or
dual mono mode.
Routings
The C400XL has two routing options. Dual
Mono or Stereo/Serial. The Routing mode is
set on the C400XL front panel on the far left.
Dual mono
dual mono mode
IN 1
engine 1
MONO OR STEREO
engine 2
IN 2
- where C400XL is split and operates as two
100% separate mono engines. A typical
application for this mode is using the two
engines as insert effects on two different
channels.
Stereo/Serial Mode
stereo|serial mode
IN 1(L)
engine 1
stereo
IN 2(R)
- utilizing both effect engines in serial. Engine
1 is feeding Engine 2. This is the mode to
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IF YOU JUST CAN'T WAIT
OUT 1
OUT 2
engine 2
stereo
choose if you wish to process a signal with both
processing engines. Note that this routing
works for both a stereo setup but also a single
mono setup. Typically you would use one
engine as a gate/expander and the other as de-
esser or compressor/limiter. But note that any
combination of effects is possible as the
engines operate independently.
• Make all appropriate connections. You may
refer to the examples on pages 10-11.
• Decide application and set Routing
accordingly.
• Set MIX to 100% for normal compression.
Any setting between 0 and 100% utilizes the
C400XL "new compression style", based on
parallel compression. Read the section "New
Style Compression"
• Select desired processing type on the two
Engines.
• Start playing.
• Feed the C400XL channels with an
appropriate level. The yellow -3 LED should
only be lit at peaks. The level is set on the
sending device.
• Set MIX depending on your intentions and
selected effect.
• Now tweak the THRESHOLD, MAKE-UP
GAIN and RATIO controls for the two
engines until you have the intended result.
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