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  • Page 1 Studio Konnekt 48 User’s Manual English Version...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to intended to alert the user to the presence of important the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient the literature accompanying the product.

  • Page 4: Emc/Emi & Certificate Of Conformity

    15 of the FCC rules. Certificate of Conformity These limits are designed to provide reasonable TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240 protection against harmful interference in residential Risskov, Denmark, hereby declares on own installations. This equipment generates, uses and can...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Tuner .......64 TC Electronic, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov – info@tcelectronic.com English Version Manual revision 1.0...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Studio Konnekt 48 offers a comprehensive array of professional features that make recording, mixing and monitoring a breeze. All essential recording tools are in one box including world-class DSP effects, a wealth of I/O options, speaker management and many other powerful tools to take your recordings to the next level.

  • Page 7: Setup Notes

    Lift out Styrofoam insert, then using both hands lift out Studio Konnekt 48. • Remove plastic bag from Konnekt. Software installation • Inspect your Studio Konnekt 48 for signs of transit • Be sure that you have the latest software. Download damage. the latest software from www.tcelectronic.com/software •...

  • Page 8: Front Panel Overview

    FRONT PANEL channel 1 preamp channel 2 preamp channel 3 preamp channel 4 preamp phones 1 phones 2 master level power valid ADAT SPDIF MIDI FireWire -20dB -20dB -20dB -20dB 5/6 7/8 9/10 11/12 mic/inst input mic/inst input mic/inst input mic/inst input output studiokonnekt 48...
  • Page 9 Seek advice and documentation from 7 FireWire/Power LED indicator the manufacturer of the microphone! When Studio Konnekt 48 is hooked up via FireWire, the blue LED in the right side of the display can Only the condenser type requires phantom power.

  • Page 10: Rear Panel Overview

    2 lightpipe connectors. Use both the 3 Word Clock Out MAIN and the 96 kHz connections. Due to the DICE II chip, Studio Konnekt 48 can act Toslink: as an excellent master clock generator for you setup. Studio Konnekt 48 handles up to 4 input channels Connect via standard BNC plugs.
  • Page 11 REAR PANEL 9 Remote RJ-45 connector for the Studio Kontrol remote (optional). 10 FireWire connectors IEEE 1394 connectors for connecting to a computer and/or linking multiple Konnekt units. Before plugging the firewire connectors, make sure that plugs are positioned correctly.

  • Page 12: Mixer Page

    CONTROL PANEL - MIXER PAGE...
  • Page 13 CONTROL PANEL - MIXER PAGE 1 The Konnekt select tabs 4 Auto shrink Use the select tabs to switch between the Konnekt Unlike the “Remove Channel” function that allows units in your setup and the System Settings page. you to completely remove an input channel that you no longer use, the Auto shrink function keeps all channels in the mixer, but collapses the graphics so that idle channels take up only a minimum of space.
  • Page 14 CONTROL PANEL - MIXER PAGE These are the options 11 Sends Each channel has three sends. One for the Fabrik R reverb and one for each of the two AUX sends. Each send can be set as a pre or post fader send. The routing of the sends is set up on the Setup page.

  • Page 15: Output Section

    CONTROL PANEL - MIXER PAGE Example: The recording artist is typically placed in a recording Linked Unlinked room wearing headphones. The Talkback function allows you to communicate to the performer either via the small built in microphone located in the Studio Kontrol remote or via a microphone connected to Mic Input #4 or via Line In 12.
  • Page 16 CONTROL PANEL - MIXER PAGE Let us take a closer look at the Talkback mixer-channel Click the “L” on the channels you want to feed to the outputs when talkback is active. Channel naming and channel input metering Notice that the listen-back function overrides the dim is described previously.

  • Page 17: Preset Handling

    CONTROL PANEL - MIXER PAGE 20 Master Level Channel Adjust master level using the fader or the big volume knob on the remote (if assigned). Press DIM for dimming function. Meters indicate the current master level.

  • Page 18: Setup Page

    SETUP PAGE...

  • Page 19: Input Section

    See the options in the illustration above. 1 Mic Ch1-4 Studio Konnekt 48 will attempt to lock to the selected Channels 1-4 connections on the front panel are auto- sync source. A steady orange LED above the meter for the sensing.
  • Page 20 Via the source select drop down menu you select the signal you are about to route. The options are: Physical: giving the outputs personal labels These are the physical inputs on Studio Konnekt 48..let us take a look at each element of the Output section in detail.
  • Page 21 SETUP PAGE S S p p e e a a k k e e r r S S e e t t s s In this section you route the outputs of your DAW. Three speaker setups can be setup and switching between the sets is easy.

  • Page 22: Bass Management

    Let us take at look at the components and how to set up With no bass management an output is assigned bass management using the Studio Konnekt 48. directly to a speaker set by checking the ASSIGN check box for the output.
  • Page 23 SETUP PAGE 14 Bass Management 16 + 17 High Pass & Low Pass For bass management to be active a few conditions must The high/low pass filters filtrate the signal before be setup: distribution to main and sub-channels. The high-pass filter is typically used when relatively small main main channels must be assigned: monitors are used.

  • Page 24: Studio Recording & Monitoring

    SETUP EXAMPLES - STUDIO RECORDING & MONITORING 5.1 SPEAKER SET - ACTIVE MAIN SPEAKERS - ACTIVE DAW COMPUTER WITH FIREWIRE “LO-FI” SPEAKERS LINE OUT 5 - L LINE OUT 7 - C LINE OUT 6 - R LINE OUT 9 - LS LINE OUT 8 - LFE FIREWIRE LINE OUT 10 - RS...
  • Page 25 AUX 1 and AUX 2 sends on the TC Near mixer page • Computer with TC Near control panel and DAW application • Studio Konnekt 48 as MIDI interface • Instruments and microphones connected via IMPACT II preamps. For more inputs, connect a pre-amp with ADAT interface to the ADAT inputs.

  • Page 26: Bass Management & Integration

    SETUP EXAMPLES - BASS MANAGEMENT & INTEGRATION ACTIVE SPEAKERS LEFT RIGHT DAW COMPUTER WITH FIREWIRE FIREWIRE channel 1 preamp channel 2 preamp channel 3 preamp channel 4 preamp phones 1 phones 2 master level power valid ADAT SPDIF MIDI FireWire -20dB -20dB -20dB...
  • Page 27 SETUP EXAMPLES - BASS MANAGEMENT & INTEGRATION F F e e a a t t u u r r e e s s i i n n t t h h i i s s s s e e t t u u p p •...

  • Page 28: Integrator

    INTEGRATOR The Integrator plug-in for Studio Konnekt 48 makes integration of external hardware into your DAW environment seamless. Integrator offers a “plug-in” audio routing representation of your external digital effects processors and operates as a normal VST/AU plug-in. The Integrator plug-in can be inserted on any track, utilizing external effects as send or insert...
  • Page 29 INTEGRATOR Installation 4 Test & Auto The Integrator plug-in is automatically installed along To verify that all cables to external units are properly with the TC Near control panel. connected, a pink noise test signal can be sent to left/right channels. Use L or R to send to left/right Parameters channels individually.
  • Page 30 SHIFT STUDIO CONTROL REVERB 4000 ANALOG FILTER The example shows how Studio Konnekt 48 and the Objects: Integrator plug-in allow integration of external digital Reverb 4000 is an excellent reverb and we intend to use effects devices with your DAW.

  • Page 31: Konnekt Wdm Driver

    ASIO. An application such as PowerDVD also uses WDM as audio driver system. Setting up To use Studio Konnekt 48 with WDM, you need to tell Windows that this is your intension. Go to: Control Panel/Sounds and Audio Devices Properties/Audio...

  • Page 32: System Settings

    SYSTEM SETTINGS Access the System Settings page by pressing the System Settings tab: Buffer Size You should only increase the buffer size if you experience problems such a clicks and pops in the 1 System sound.* Press to enter the page holding the system settings. Relevant for PC version only.
  • Page 33 Setting Clock Master and Sync Source. devices run at the same sample rate. The Clock • The setup consists of 2 Studio Konnekt 48 units Master device defines this sample rate, and connected via FireWire, a computer and an ADAT distributes a digital clock based on this sample rate to interface.
  • Page 34 48 kHz song, the sample rate shifts to 48 kHz. Use only as high a buffer level as necessary as the system Please note that even though Studio Konnekt 48 latency increases with the buffer level.
  • Page 35 Indicates that the system is locked to an external In this situation Studio Konnekt 48 will go to "auto digital device connected to the master Studio Konnekt internal" and use the internal clock as this is the best 48’s digital inputs.

  • Page 36: Studio Kontrol Remote

    STUDIO KONTROL (OPTIONAL) studiokontrol MIC1 MIC2 SPDIF USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 CH5/6 CH7/8 USER 4 USER 5 USER 6 PROG (P1-P3) PANEL M.MIX EFFECT TALK AUX1 AUX2 TUNER MASTER CH on/off SHIFT...
  • Page 37 STUDIO KONTROL Via the drop down menu you can assign the The optional Studio Kontrol is a highly flexible remote giving access to numerous key functions, - channel to any of the 6 user buttons. even from a distance. To access assigned channels simply press By default the big encoder will control the Master output SHIFT followed by the button you have level and the Studio Kontrol remote will automatically...
  • Page 38 STUDIO KONTROL 9 ENCODER and LIGHTRING The encoder is used to change values for the selected 12 M. MIX - (MON MIX) parameter or function. The encoder and lightring have The level control for the mixer outputs. various secondary functions when pressed once. AUX 1 - (SHIFT + M.
  • Page 39 Studio Konnekt 48. The tuner on the Studio Kontrol remote has a strobe and a point mode just as the tuner on the Tuner page.

  • Page 40: Studio Kontrol Remote Page

    STUDIO CONTROL REMOTE PAGE The Remote page handles various options for the Studio L L E E V V E E L L k k n n o o b b - - M M i i x x p p u u s s h h m m o o d d e e Kontrol.
  • Page 41 STUDIO CONTROL REMOTE PAGE MIDI EFFECT button Via the drop-down menu the EFFECT button can be set in two modes. Reverb Time/Decay or MIDI REVERB TIME/DECAY When the REVERB TIME/DECAY option is selected you can control each of these parameters by turning the big encoder.

  • Page 42: Fabrik C Studio

    FABRIK C STUDIO Introduction Fabrik C Studio is based on the innovative Meta Intuitive Navigation Technology (MINT™) that redefines the way you use professional audio plug-ins for professional results. We have integrated a simple yet highly effective and intuitive approach to working with audio, and the result is a user-interface with few handles that are effective but simple to use.
  • Page 43 FABRIK C Overview Full-band or 3-band compression? Fabrik C Studio includes both a 3-band and a Full-band compression mode. As Fabrik C Studio is a plug-in that is designed to be used on single sources and not as a dedicated mastering tool you might wonder how the 3-band mode applies.
  • Page 44 FABRIK C STUDIO the overtones intact. 3-band compression on grouped sources If you have grouped several sources and want to do a “global” compression on this section, the 3-band mode can be very effective. It will give you more transparency in your overall mix as you can apply independent compression to each of the three frequency bands.
  • Page 45 FABRIK C STUDIO Signal Flow - 3-band mode Comp/ Comp Make-up De-Esser In Level Gain 3 band Parametric Split Limiter Filter This is a schematic overview of the signals flow through the algorithm in 3-band mode. As illustrated - the signal first passes the 4-band parametric EQ.
  • Page 46 FABRIK C STUDIO EQ section The Fabrik C Studio EQ section is a 4-band parametric EQ with four selectable filter types: Notch, Parametric, Shelving and Cut. If you’re looking for a razor sharp filter, use the Notch filter that has a lower limit as low as 0.01 octaves. For a more gentle approach the shelving filter with a variable slope is a better choice.

  • Page 47: Filter Types

    FABRIK C STUDIO Notch Filter - Narrow type Filter types For Lo and Hi filters select between filter types: Parametric, Notch, Shelve and Cut. For Mid 1 and Mid 2, select between filter types: Parametric and Notch. Parametric Filter - Broad type Cut Filter - Bessel type Shelving Filter Cut Filter - Butterworth type...
  • Page 48 FABRIK C STUDIO Freq Type Range for the Notch filter: Range - Lo band : 20 Hz to 20 kHz Lo Gain : -inf; -97 dB to 0 dB Range - Mid1 band : 20 Hz to 20 kHz Mid1 Gain : -inf;...
  • Page 49 FABRIK C STUDIO Source selection Compression - via the drop down menu 3-band and Full-band modes Gain page Gain Control The Gain settings are very important. The higher set In Gain the harder the signal meets the Compressor Threshold. • Grab GAIN and move the symbol in vertical and horizontal directions to set both In Gain and Make-up gain with just one handle.
  • Page 50 FABRIK C STUDIO Compression Compression 3-band mode only 3-band mode only Compressor Control page Level page Compressor control Level Control The Low, Mid and High parameters indicate the set Depending on the amount of applied compression you compression amount for the three bands. may need to level compensate the three individual bands.
  • Page 51 FABRIK C STUDIO Compression In 3-band mode the Compression Control COMP and the Level Control LEVEL handle the distribution of - Full-band mode compression and level between the 3 bands. In Full-band mode these controls are redundant and not available. The Compressor is in Full-band mode when “3-band”...
  • Page 52 FABRIK C STUDIO The Limiter Fabrik C Studio also holds a Limiter. The Limiter is used to prevent overloads occurring at extreme and occasional peaks in the source material - peaks that may not be caught and attenuated sufficiently by the Compressor. Where the Limiter can be used to limit the extremes, the Compressor can be used to apply a much more “musical”...

  • Page 53: Routing Modes

    FABRIK C STUDIO Routing modes Two routing modes can be selected via the Routing mode drop-down menu. Plug-In mode - must be selected when Fabrik C is used as VST plug-in. Internal mode - Use internal mode when Fabrik C is used without a host program with VST facilities and when monitoring a source signal with no latency.

  • Page 54: Fabrik R Studio

    FABRIK R STUDIO Introduction Fabrik R Studio is based on the innovative Meta Intuitive Navigation Technology (MINT™) that redefines the way you use professional audio plug-ins for professional results. Fabrik R Studio combines nine TC Reverb algorithms in one single plug-in. Thanks to MINT™, it is a breeze to find the sound you are looking for.
  • Page 55 “in your face”-feeling of a 100% dry recording is too different material and you’ll be surprised with the results. much, try this eminent reverb to create just a bit of Two Studio Konnekt 48 comes with two variations of this distance. algorithm. Experiment and listen to the differences.
  • Page 56 FABRIK R STUDIO Tweak section Meters In this section, all parameter adjustments are made. The list below shows the exact distribution of value Parameters are organized in 4 different layers/pages. readings on the meter segments on both IN and OUT meters.
  • Page 57 FABRIK R STUDIO Time page Modulation page Decay The algorithm designers have adjusted the diffuse field Range: 10 ms to 20 sec part of the reverb to be as smooth and natural sounding The Decay parameter determines the length of the Reverb as possible.
  • Page 58 FABRIK R STUDIO Color page Level page The Color parameter controls are advanced controls The relation between Dry, Early and Reverb levels defines handling the sonic spectrum of the Reverb diffuse field. the perceived distance of a source. The less dry the signal Try adding a bit of HiColor if you feel the level of reverb is compared to Early and Reverb levels, the greater the correct, but still doesn’t stand out as intended.
  • Page 59 FABRIK R STUDIO Routing modes Additional parameters Two routing modes can be selected via the Routing mode Bypass drop-down menu. Bypass function for the entire plug-in. In/Out In level Range : -24 to 0 dB Out level Range : -24 to +12 dB Sets the Input/Output levels for the algorithm.

  • Page 60: Preset Handling

    By selecting Load, you can navigate to any folder in the system, including shared folders. By default you will be directed to the default location for Studio Konnekt 48 presets. Only presets located in the default file locations for TC Near control panel will be visible in the drop down menu.
  • Page 62 RESONANCE FILTER Studio Konnekt 48 comes with ResFilter, a plug-in that offers state-of-the-art filtering effects. Throw in resonance, 6, 12 and 24 dB slopes for even more stunning sounds. Its inter-communication-bus facilitates controlling and tweaking multiple plug-ins and parameters from one plug-in, cross-fading between two instances of the plug-ins etc.

  • Page 63: Resfilter

    RESONANCE FILTER Instance name Type & Slope Select between Lo or Hi-Cut filter types. The steepness of the curve is set by the “Slope” parameter. Select between 6, 12 or 24 dB slope. The higher the dB the steeper the slope: As several instances of the ResFilter can be opened at the same time you may find it useful to name each...
  • Page 64 RESONANCE FILTER Communication Target Parameter Using the communication section, it is possible to send and receive parameter movements between instances of the plug-in. In other words, a parameter on one instance of the plug-in can control an unlimited amount of parameters in other instances of the plug-in.
  • Page 65 RESONANCE FILTER Example: Cross fade between two tracks. • Insert a ResFilter plug-in on each of two tracks A and B • Send the Cutoff parameter from the instance on track A to the one on track B • Select a cross fade filter curve •...

  • Page 66: Tuner

    TUNER Studio Konnekt 48 holds an excellent tuner with various modes for stringed instruments. The Tuner page holds all relevant parameters as well as the tuner display. It is also possible to have Tuner indication via the lightring on the Konnekt unit.
  • Page 67 TUNER 3 Mode selector Click to switch between Strobe and normal mode. Strobe mode: Sections of three red LEDs will slide left, when the played note is too low, and right when it is too high..out of tune (Chromatic scale-mode selected) ...in tune (C major scale-mode selected) 4 Play tone Press PLAY TONE if you want to tune acoustically to a reference tone.

  • Page 68: Appendix

    APPENDIX - ASIO CHANNEL NAMES This page describes how the Konnekt ASIO channels distribute according to the selected sample rate. 176.4 kHz,..,192 kHz: 44.1 kHz,..,96 kHz: quadro (high) rate normal (low) rate and double (mid) rate Outputs Inputs Inputs [ 1]: main out 1 [ 1]: mic|inst in 1 [ 1]: mic|inst in 1 [ 2]: main out 2...

  • Page 69: Signal Flow

    STUDIO KONNEKT 48 - SIGNAL FLOW computer phantom from monitor speaker mixer 24/8 management ch1 input FW01 FW01-24 ch1 output main mix mic/inst combo main left plug-in aux1 mix zone gain trim aux2 mix from ch2 input FW02 ch2 output...

  • Page 70: Faq

    APPENDIX - FAQ APPENDIX - DICE BACKGROUND The Konnekt units use the TC developed DICE II digital TC Near prevents computer standby mode Before setting your computer in standby mode the TC interface chip from TC Applied Technologies. The DICE Near control panel must be shut down.

  • Page 71: Firmware Update & Reset To Default

    FIRMWARE UPDATE & RESET TO DEFAULT • Press UPDATE FIRMWARE and you will be directed to Versions the folder where the firmware is located. This section gives information on Control panel versions and FireWire driver. Example Check for updates • If the computer is connected to the Internet you may check for updates by pressing “CHECK FOR UPDATES”.

  • Page 72: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS D D i i g g i i t t a a l l I I n n p p u u t t s s a a n n d d O O u u t t p p u u t t s s Max Output Level: +13 dBu Connector (S/PDIF):...

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