TC Electronic Unveils System 6000 Flagship
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| TC ICON |
September 26, 1999
TC Electronic introduces the System 6000. The System offers
multi-channel, hi quality tools in a single audio processing system. It is targeted
specifically towards music, film/post-production, broadcast and mastering applications
in surround environments. "The System 6000 has been designed to offer the
most innovative audio signal processing tools on the market, and will offer years
of continuous development and improvements in software and hardware, like it's
predecessor the M5000. In continuing support of M5000 owners, hardware and software
upgrades to the System 6000 will be available at a reasonable cost," comments
Niels Helbo, Product Manager for TC Electronic.
System 6000 algorithms include the VSS(tm) reverb technology in a newly developed
multi-channel version, called VSS-5.1(tm). VSS-5.1 is a multi-source input to
multi-channel output space simulator that incorporates advanced positioning generators
and five totally uncorrelated reverb diffused fields. The integration of discrete
positioning generators and source related diffused fields provides the most realistic
room simulation ever heard. Time spent achieving convincing results during mix
for music and post can be cut dramatically, regardless of the output format being
stereo or multi-channel, 48 or 96kHz.
Multi-channel, multi-band Dynamics processing is available for System 6000.
Four-band processing of multi-channel audio can be realized; including expander,
compressor and final sample accurate Brickwall limiter. Sample Rates up to 96kHz
are covered. For mono or stereo signals, the famous MD2 algorithm from M5000 has
been improved to MD3, incorporating dual mono modes, sample accurate Brickwall
limiter and 96kHz operation.
Multi-channel pitch change processing is available, as well as classic TC algorithms:
Several Reverbs, Chorus, Delay, Phaser, EQ, etc, all at their highest implementational
quality and of course capable of 96kHz operation. 100 of the most famous M5000
factory presets are included with System 6000. System 6000 consists of several
components and options - the core system includes the Mainframe 6000, Remote CPU
6000 and a remote user interface called the TC ICON. Options include various different
software licenses for specific DSP functions, and up to three ADA 24/96, two channel
analog I/O cards can be added inside the Mainframe 6000. The design is intended
to provide a mainframe that is so powerful and flexible, that it can cover a wide
variety of different applications depending on what algorithms are loaded and
hardware configuration is used. The System 6000 holds hundreds of Factory presets
and can store User settings internally, on PCMCIA card or Floppy Disc.
The TC ICON remote is the System 6000 remote user-interface controller. Together
with the CPU 6000, (which integrates the CPU, power supply and all control-I/O
connections), this is the most modern approach to a signal processor user-interface
on the market today. The TC ICON has a large touch screen and six touch sensitive
motorized faders built into a high tech metal chassis, providing the best possible
overview to operate the System 6000. The user-interface of the TC ICON is designed
to be extremely intuitive and fast to navigate.
The Mainframe 6000 is the core of the System where a powerful processing card
called the DSP-6000 resides. It is capable of running several very DSP-demanding
effects simultaneously. The DSP-6000 card has eight channels of digital I/O (four
pairs AES/EBU) and Word-Clock input. The mainframe can also house up to three
analog I/O cards and/or additional digital I/O's. All I/O's are 24 bit resolution
and can run up to 96kHz clock-rate.
The Engine and I/O structure of the System 6000 internally operates with Four
Engines, meaning you can run 4 powerful algorithms simultaneously. Each Engine
has up to 8 channels of I/O, within an internal routing matrix, depending on what
kind of algorithm currently is running. The Engine I/O's can be assigned to either
of the physical I/O's (digital and analog) - plus the Engines can be interconnected.
Acting as a communications module for the System 6000, a single rack space
device called the CPU 6000 runs in tandem with all the Mainframe 6000s in the
system and communicates via standard Ethernet connectors. One multi-pin socket
connects CPU 6000 to the TC ICON, and additionally USB connectors are provided
for connecting optional keypads, joysticks and other types of USB control devices.
MIDI I/O and extra VGA and Keyboard/Mouse connections are available.
For more information, visit TC Electronic at www.tcelectronic.com. |
