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SUPPORT AND CONTACT DETAILS TABLE OF CONTENTS T TC C S SU UP PP PO OR RT T IIN NT TE ER RA AC CT TIIV VE E SUPPORT AND CONTACT DETAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 The TC Support Interactive website www.tcsupport.tc is designed as an online support and information center. At the site you can find answers to specific questions regarding TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 TC
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GENERAL INFORMATION INTRODUCTION S SY YS ST TE EM M R RE EQ QU UIIR RE EM ME EN NT TS S T Ta ap p F Fa ac ct to or ry y – – M Mu ul lt ti i- -T Ta ap p D De el la ay y Transcend the Average Delay – A Tweaker’s Paradise W Wiin nd do ow ws s M Ma ac c O OS S X X PowerCore software 3.0 or higher PowerCore software 3.0 or higher Let your creativity run wild with this delay/reverb hybrid. Easily design custom out-of-this- Windows XP Mac OS X (10. 4 or higher) world effects that cross the bor
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INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION and turn the phase for one of the taps, you will get the illusion of the sound coming from But you can also do a rough estimate: The first sound hitting the microphone is the direct behind you. Like other phase-turning tricks, this one works well, although it is not usable signal. This will have a level of 0 dB and an angle of 0 degrees. in mono – the tap will simply disappear. But this trick can be employed even if the delay The subsequent reflections to reach the mic
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OVERVIEW OVERVIEW 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 – Undo/Redo up – L/R Mirror – Shade – Feedback – Delay Multiplier – Apply button for – Input level to 20 changes function Factor Factor Factor Delay Multiplier trim knob 2 26 6 – Tool Tip function 2 27 7 – Lock option 2 25 5 – Tools – Selection, 8 8 – Panic button Crosshair and Freehand 2 24 4 – Select Tap mode (Tempo or Rhythm mode) 2 23 3 – Zoom Factor buttons 9 9 – Screen selectors: 2 22 2 – Tap Pad (for Tempo All Taps or Shade or Rhythm tap)
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PARAMETERS PARAMETERS 1 1 – – U Un nd do o//R Re ed do o 9 9 – – S Sc crre ee en n s se elle ec ctto orr The Tap Factory is a tool with endless possibilities – so don’t hesitate to experiment and Select either “All Taps” or “Shade” Settings. be creative. If something goes wrong, you have up to 20 undo steps. Undo/redo also Via the “All Taps” screen and its sub-pages (Level, Pan, Feedback, Shade and Pan) you includes the randomization and A/B functions. have full individual parameter control
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PARAMETERS PARAMETERS Phase page: Adjusting several taps: When you would like to adjust e.g. the Level or the Pan or Feedback for several taps, you can use the Crosshair or the Freehand drawing tools in the area where the parameter values are displayed. When you select the Crosshair tool , you can draw in straight lines while pressing the left mouse button. This is an excellent tool e.g. for creating a smooth fade-out over the taps on the levels page. The freehand tool only changes the value of
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PARAMETERS PARAMETERS 1 16 6 – – P Pa arra am me ette err R Ra an nd do om miiz za attiio on n m me en nu u 2 21 1 – – T Te em mp po o iin nd diic ca atto orr Use this drop-down menu to select one or more delay parameters to randomize. The tempo is displayed either in BPM or milliseconds. If you set the Tempo Sync parameter to “On”, this field will always indicate the current tempo of the song. When Tempo Sync is set to “Off”, the tempo of the Tap Factory can be entered directly here. 1 1
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SHADE SETTINGS EXTERNAL MIDI CONTROL 2 26 6 – – T To oo oll T Tiip p ffu un nc cttiio on n You can use an external MIDI controller (e.g. a MIDI keyboard) to intuitively set the values for taps, velocity, panning and shades settings. Activate or deactivate the Tool Tip function. When activated, various tool-tips will be presented when you hover the mouse over various buttons and functions. Let’s take a look at a few examples based on Cubase LE4 as VST host. Just like any other plug-in, the Ta
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EXTERNAL MIDI CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS E En nt te er ri in ng g d de el la ay y t ta ap ps s F FE EE ED DB BA AC CK K H HA AN ND DL LI IN NG G You can now use any key on the keyboard to enter delay taps in a pattern of your choice. With 24 taps of up to 9 seconds of delay and up to 100 % feedback on any tap, it is fairly Limitations are 9 seconds of delay for all taps summed and a maximum of 24 taps. After easy to create settings that will result in an unwanted feedback-sum above 100 %. 24 taps
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MISCELLANEOUS PRESET HANDLING S SO OL LO O T TA AP P L LI IS ST TE EN NI IN NG G I IN NT TR RO OD DU UC CT TI IO ON N If you want to listen to a single delay tap, use the solo function. We recommend using the dedicated PowerCore file handling system that (apart from recall; store and compare facilities) allows for easy exchange of entire preset folders with On Windows: Press and hold they CTRL key and click on the relevant tap number (1 to 24) other users, between Windows/Mac platforms and als
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PRESET HANDLING When you start working with your preset, the A/B button is grayed out. This state indicates that the settings in both memory locations A and B are identical – so there is actually nothing to compare. As soon as you touch one of the parameters, the memory location “A” will be active. All parameter changes will be applied to memory location “A”. If you switch to memory location “B”, you go back to the starting point, and all further changes will now be applied to memory location “
