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TC2290 User Manual
6. Operation
This chapter will discuss the details of creating certain effects and how to adjust
each parameter. After you have inserted the plug-in in a channel or bus, and
optionally connected your DT Desktop Controller, you are now ready to start
experimenting with the capabilities of the TC2290.
On the hardware unit, in the PRESET/SPEC section, make sure the DELAY ON
button is active (LED lit). Most of the significant effect parameters are accessed
on the hardware unit, so we'll focus attention there.
6.1 Delay Parameters
The TC2290 is, first and foremost, a delay unit, so we can start with the
3 main parameters:
• • Delay time – This controls the rate of the echoes.
• • Feedback – This controls how many echoes are heard.
• •
Mix – This adjusts the volume balance between the delay echoes and
the direct signal.
Delay Time
If you select a default preset that uses delay (#80 for example), you'll see that the
yellow TIME LED above the DELAY display will flash in rhythm with the current
tempo, and the exact time in ms will be displayed.
There are several ways to adjust the delay time:
• • Using the UP/DOWN arrows
• • Using the KEYBOARD (after pressing UP/DOWN arrows once)
• • Pressing the LEARN button in rhythm with your desired tempo
• • Pressing the SYNC button to synchronize the tempo with the current
DAW tempo
A single press of the UP or DOWN arrow keys will bring focus to the delay
tempo setting. Doing so causes the green LED to flash, indicating that the
tempo can now be adjusted manually.
Pressing UP or DOWN will change the tempo by single digit increments, or
holding the button will allow the parameter to scroll quickly. However, once the
green LED is flashing, the KEYBOARD number pad can also be used to manually
enter a delay time, followed by the ENTER key.
If you don't know the exact tempo measurement for your desired tempo, you
can get fairly close by tapping the LEARN button in rhythm. The time between
the first and second press will used as the new tempo. You can see on the display
that the first press causes the numbers to start from 0 and ascend very quickly
(these are milliseconds after all). If you do this several times, you may notice that
you get a slightly different result each time, so the tempo may still need to be
tweaked manually using the arrow buttons.
The TC2290 can also follow the tempo currently set in your DAW. Press the SYNC
button to enable this. Let's say your DAW tempo is set to 120 BPM, which tends to
be the default setting in a new project/session.
Press the SYNC button, and the TC2290 will convert the tempo into ms,
which is 250.
Once SYNC is enabled, the UP and DOWN buttons will change the subdivision of
the beat. The subdivision is currently set to eighth notes in the DAW SYNC section
of the plug-in window, which gives us 250 ms at 120 BPM.
This can be changed to quarter notes by pressing the UP button in the DELAY
section of the hardware unit, or making the change in the DAW SYNC section of
the plug-in window. Making a change to one will cause the other to be altered as
well. Change the subdivision to quarter notes, and you now have a delay
time of 500 ms.
Even with DAW SYNC enabled, the LEARN button can still be used to set the
tempo. When this is done, the TC2290 will grid to the nearest subdivision and
mode (Straight, Dotted, Tripled) within the DAW-synced tempo, and set the
delay time accordingly.
FEEDBACK
Feedback controls the number of echoes that are created by the effect.
Press the SELECT button until the LED next to LEVEL is lit. This ensures that we are
adjusting the feedback parameter and not the high or low cut filters.
Pressing the UP or DOWN arrow buttons causes the green LED in this section
to flash. We can now adjust the feedback parameter, either by pressing or
holding the UP/DOWN buttons, or by entering a value with the KEYBOARD
followed by the ENTER key.