Front Panel Overview - TC Electronic C300 User Manual

ROUTING MODE switch
Selects between the following routing modes:
Dual Mono routing mode
The two engines operate 100% individually and
can be perceived as two separate mono units.
Stereo/Serial routing mode
This mode can be used for several different
application setups:
Serial mono:
By using only the Left input/Left output, C300
operates as two mono blocks in serial.
Serial Stereo:
Connecting a stereo signal on Left/Right inputs
the two engines can be used a two stereo
devices in serial.
Stereo:
Engine 2 is bypassed by setting MIX to
"bypass" (fully counter-clockwise) and Engine 1
is used as a stereo effect. Only one engine is
applied.
The following descriptions of controls are
valid for both Engines 1 and 2.
PRESET selector
Use the PRESET selector to select the desired
source preset for Engine 1.
METERS
I/P dB:
Input meter showing the signal present on the
input. Analog or digital. Meters indicate dBFS.
Damp meter:
Indicates the attenuation of the signal in dB.
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THRESH LED (Threshold LED)
In Compression/Limiter mode:
Indicates if the processed signal is close to
overloading the output section.
In Gate mode:
LED off = signal above threshold
LED on = signal below threshold
OVERLOAD
The OVERLOAD LED can indicate various
types of overload.
LED will be on if:
1. The incoming digital or analog signal is too
hot. Reduce the source signal.
2. Internal overload in the digital domain. This
situation occurs if the applied make up gain
is set too high. This situation should not
occur under normal working conditions.
THRESHOLD
Sets the threshold for the selected preset. The
threshold should be set according to the level
of the processed signal. The lower the
threshold is set, the earlier the processing is
applied.
RATIO
Sets the ratio for the selected engine preset.
MAKEUP / RELEASE
For compression presets this control sets the
make-up gain. The release times are
predefined in the presets.
For Gate/Expander presets this control sets the
release time.