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TC2290 -- It is basically an "everything-they-could-think-of" box.
o 100khz sampling -- (4 second, 11 second, and 32 second expandable
options)
o Chorusing, flanging, multi-tap delay, panning, etc.
o Can control five other effect units
o Midi
o I'll bring in my literature on Monday and give you a better
description.
H-3000
o Diatonic pitch-shift
o glitch-free operation
o digital effects (reverb, delay, etc.)
o Midi
o again I'll bring in my literature on Monday.
What will I use them for? Well, as you have probably figured out...
I am another MIDIot. Actually, I am a guitarist who became facinated
with keyboard equipment about a year ago, and I have not stopped for
air yet. My current list of gear is as follows:
o 5 guitars (two Hamer Explorers -- custom built; one Gretsch
anniversary model hollow-body; one Jackson Soloist
Custom, and one Ovation 1986 Collector's Series 12-
string)
o Mesa/Boogie Quad-preamp
o Mesa/Boogie Stereo Simul-Class 295
o 2 Mesa/Boogie 4x12 EVM enclosures
o Fender Princeton
o Randall RG80 and 4x12 Celestion enclosure
o Fender Lead 140 and 4x12 Fender enclosure
o Ensonic ESQ-1
o Roland D50
o Kawai K5m
o Roland S550
o Fostex 450-16 mixer
o Fostex E-16 recorder
o And an Anvil rack with a Roland SDE3000, Roland DEP5, Aphex
Aural Exciter Type C, a Rocktron HUSH IIc, and an Alesis MicroVerb
I'll be back on Monday and I will give you more information on these
two wonders of electronic technology.
Scott_who_needs_a_better_paying_position_to_be_able_to_continue_buying_all
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| Hello,
Here is the information I promised on .2. My original note still stands,
any on-hands information would be greatly appreciated.
re: .3 Ashley, a week will be fine; however, I will be waiting on pins
and needles.
re: .4 db, I believe I first heard about the H3000 in either the April or
May issue of "MIX", but it also might have been "EM."
The information below comes from the brochures I received from both companies.
I have enclosed their addresses as well in case you have further queries.
The following is a rather long discription of both units:
Eventide H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer
"The Ultra-Harmonizer puts all the power of TWO top-of-the-line Eventide
Harmonizers, PLUS a complete high-end digital reverb and effects processor,
into a single 3�"-high package, at an incredible price." -- Eventide.
I recently found out that the list price is $2395.00.
Some features include:
o Dual Shift -- Two independent, fully deglitched
pitch-changers.
o Layered Shift -- Two different pitch shifts one one input.
o Stereo Shift -- Stereo pitch-change tracks both channels.
o Diatonic Shift -- This one needs more room for explanation.
Diatonic Pitch Shift:
"If you're a musician, you're going to LOVE this one... Diatonic Pitch Shift
is the biggest breakthrough in pitch-change technology since Eventide first
invented the Harmonizer! Versatile as they are, conventional pitch-changers are
almost useless when it comes to doing harmony lines. Any interval other than
an octave will yield out-of-key pitches." -- Eventide
"The H3000's Diatonic Pitch Shift program solves this monumental problem, in
real time, by analyzing the note being played and generating musically correct
harmony, based on your specification of the key signature or scale in which you
are playing. One input can be harmonically pitch shifted to two separate
musical intervals. The two outputs, when combined with the input, yield a
musically correct triad chord." -- Eventide
Other Diatonic Pitch Shift features:
o Quantize -- "Quantize mode digitally 'quantizes' the
output pitches to the nearest even-tempered interval. So, even if
you go off-pitch, the H3000 can keep the output 'in tune' for
harmonies, pitch correction, and special effects. Would you believe
you can even use the Quantize mode to 'fix' off-key singing? Wait
'til you try it."-- Eventide
o User-Defined Scales -- "User-Defined Scales let you custom-map new
scales for bizarre harmonies, astounding random pitch shift effects,
and do 'just' and other non-even-tempered harmonies. It can even be
set to pitch shift only one note out of the scale."-- Eventide
Other features:
"The H3000's Reverb Factory programs sound rich, smooth and natural...except
when you want them to sound funky or nasty. Because the H3000 gives you an
unprecedented amount of control over critical parameters which change the
characteristics of the reverb itself. Here's just one example: The built in
Gate lets you not only specify Threshold and Response Time, but also gives
you separate Parametric-like EQ parameters on both the open and closed gate,
plus two different decay parameters, above and below the gate threshold. For
operational simplicity, specialized parameters such as these are usually not
displayed unless the user selects the Expert mode."--Eventide
There is a "Width" parameter which is include in the stereo programs that
will give full Left-Right control of the stereo image.
And STILL others: Swept reverb algorithm, Swept Combs algorithm, Ultra-Tap
algorithm, and the Long Digiplex/Dual Digiplex algorithms.
The H3000 also has full MIDI implementation, and it is designed for internal
expansion.
Key Performance Specs:
Digital Spec: Full 16 Bit resolution @ 44.1 Khz sampling rate
Freq. Response: 5hz-20khz +/- 1db,(.5db typical)
Dynamic Range: >92db "A" weighted
Distortion: .01% (.007% typical)@ 1khz, 1db below clip in Dual Shift program
levels all @ 0db
Delay: Up to 1.5 seconds
Pitch Variation: 1 octave up, 2 octaves down
Inputs: Stereo, true differential balanced, 100K ohms impedance, +20dbm
Outputs: Stereo, true differential balanced, <100 ohms impedance
Power Required: 75 watts, 120 volts +/- 10%, or 230 volts +/- 5%, AC 50/60Hz
RFI Protection: AC power connector and audio inputs are RFI protected.
Dimensions: 3.5"H x 19"W x 13.5"D
Weight: Shipping weight 18lbs Net weight 13lbs
Eventide One Alsan Way, Little Ferry, New Jersey 07643
What more could you want for signal processing? Well, if you are like me, this:
*****
TC Electronic TC2290 Dynamic Digital Delay
Key Points:
1. 1 MegaHz sampling rate
2. 18 bit resolution
3. 20-20KHz frequency response for 32 second sampling, +/- 0.5db
4. 100 programs
5. 100 samples possible to record and loop
6. Editing via audible scroll up/down, or numerical punch in
7. 5 outboard effects loops for outboard effects, programmable turn on/off
8. Tap in rhythm instant "learn" button
9. 100db signal to noise ratio (dead silent operation)
10. Four waveforms for modulation
11. Doubling, chorus, flanging, tremolo, vibrato, compression, effects
12. Inverse of all of the above including expansion and gating
13. Panning-Auto, and variable, with or without source signal and reverse
14. Long delay and chorus simultaneously
15. Dynamic delay ... "ducking" standard
16. Silent, instantaneous program change
17. Silent bypass
18. Programmable output level
19. Remote foot controller for live stage performance, all parameters
possible
20. Non-volatile program memory
21. Twenty factory presets; can be bypassed, own presets can be encoded
22. Internal clock can synch-delay, flanging, and pan sweeps
23. 99 different panning programs are possible to construct
24. Midi -- can receive and send midi commands, and change parameters thru
midi
25. Option to connect to computer for hard disk storage and patch librarian
26. Sampling -- source and sampled signal indistinguishable -- even CD data
27. Entire sampling time can be transfered to delay
28. Can sample via foot controller in live performance
29. 5 way sampling trigger -- manual, audio, midi, internal clock, foot
controller
30. Looping -- via internal clock -- 1-255 time per miunte
31. Can play back random samples, repeated endlessly in programmed order
32. Can play back all samples as one continuous piece of music
33. .1 millisecond manual sampling trigger
34. .5 millisecond audio sampling trigger
35. Can manually pitch shift samples 1 octave up and down via program or
trigger
36. Pre-records for 28 milliseconds before actual sampling begins
37. Soft cross-fades on all sample retriggering
38. Mono in, stereo out
39. Two units can be locked in perfect stereo to run as master and slave
40. Functions assignable to any and all 16 midi channels
41. XLR balanced inputs and outputs, and �inch jacks
42. Affordable
43. Software updatable
44. Hardware expandable
I was able to get a price list from November 1, 1986 that listed the TC2290 as
follows:
2290 Digital Delay $1999.00
:04 Sampler Add-on $ 499.00
(factory installed)
:11 Sampler Add-on $ 999.00
(factory installed)
:32 Sampler kit Add-on $ 299.00
(Install additional
Chips Only)
:32 Sampler Complete $5599.00
(No Installation
required)
0144 Foot Controller $ 399.00
t.c. electronic PO Box 5039, Bergenfield, NJ 07621
I have a little more detail on some of the TC2290 bullets but I have
typing cramps (this is a good exercise when you cannot be practicing). So,
if you have questions let me know; I will try to provide some sort of
factual answer (and if not, I'll make somethin' up. Hee Hee).
Scott
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