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TC Electronic | POWERCORE 6000 > straight into buzzy oscillation. The presets are usually a better starting point for experimentation. But every so often, clicking randomise manually will make something exotic and unexpected fall out, and it would be creative to see randomisation included in the other plug-ins. and occasionally dramatic, but very fine control is also available for expert users. The original LR signals are left untouched by default, at least until you start adding delays, and there’s also a quick downmix checker, which makes stereo retro-compatibility straightforward. As a quick fix without a full remix, Unwrap works very well, and it’s also a fast way to add some rear depth for film and TV sound and music. If there’s a criticism, it’s that there’s a lot to handle, and new comers will need some learning time to master all of the options. the P gives you far more simultaneous plugins and simultaneous options. The fact that it’s not as rock ‘n roll as some of the competition counts as a bonus for post. It also has to be said that as long as your system can handle VSTs, this is a more affordable way to get these tools than to buy the very similar TDM versions. Two plug-ins are devoted to mastering. The Brickwall Limiter is… a brickwall limiter. Upsampling is available, total delay can also be set, and there’s also TC’s soft clipping option. The sound is almost strenuously neutral and uncoloured. With a variety of sources, it Choose Your Weapon was possible to steamroller dB of dynamic For existing X owners, TC is considering an range before the first hints of pumping upgrade bundle of the -series plug-ins, but became noticeable. hasn’t committed to this yet. The MD Multiband You can, of course, buy the Dynamics tool is a very different extra plug-ins individually, bag of patchcords. A natural but considering that the total evolution of TC’s Finalizer cost is around the same as a range, it includes three bands P , if you want the set, you of compression, normalisation, may as well get the hardware limiting, with the interesting free. Otherwise you can skip twist that MS dynamics can Unwrap and lose a third of be processed separately to the total price, at which point If you were wondering – the Digital Vintage here enhance or compress stereo picking and choosing becomes means EMT, not Lexicon. s e p a r a t i o n . D i f fe re n t E Q more plausible. There are settings on mid and side create also unconfirmed rumours an instant dramatic difference, and when you of a possible remote, but TC isn’t willing to start altering the respective compression and confirm or deny these for now, beyond saying expansion parameters across three bands and that it’s an ‘obvious addition to be considered.’ the two channels, almost anything becomes Realistically, any control surface will do the job, so possible – with the caveat that there are hundreds the option isn’t as essential as it may have been of parameters to get lost in. The presets show off back in the steam-powered days of LARCs and what’s possible, but for newcomers, more of them manual Total Recall. would have been welcome. Overall, while the P is one of the more expensive of the non-TDM hardware outboard Keep Unwrapping… processors, you get a lot of bang for your buck. There's M ore In context, it costs almost exactly the same as Finally there’s Unwrap . , which is a stereo to the most recent Lexicon PCM reverb. While the surround converter. While mono to stereo was P doesn’t include the ’s converters, at kHz once created with some random waggling on a it can run sixteen instances of VSS or DVR , or any stereo graphic, Unwrap is playing in a much more combination of the same, with cycles to spare professional league. Effectively it’s a collection for a few extra compressors and other effects. of delays, short reverbs or ‘decorrelators’, and The PCM ’s engine is limited to grand total of EQs that can massage an LR signal into five four mono effects, and fewer when run in stereo or Calrec Audio Mediapresets make this straightforward, 3 channels. The Ads 28/8/08 12:28 Page surround. Even if you prefer the sound of Lexicon, Devotion To The M aster The P isn’t quite a true cut-down System . If surround is essential to you, the lack of surround reverb, compression, and mastering will cramp your style. This makes the inclusion of Unwrap slightly eccentric. It’s useful enough and possibly popular enough to interest post buyers, but the package could have been more appealing with a higher price and a bundle that included some of the other high end surround processors – but then again TC expects high end users to buy a full System instead. For project studios and smaller facilities, P has a lot to offer. If you’re mixing in the box you get a collection of polished processors and the power to run enough instances to spread them around liberally. Bigger projects may need an extra box or two, at which point the limiting factor becomes the bandwidth available on an F bus. But adding extra interfaces is easy, and considering that you can buy four P s for the price of an original Series , this is certainly an impressive and appealing collection. ∫ What About St yle? I N F O R MAT I O N £ GB£2,100.00 (exc.VAT) A TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark W www.tcelectronic.com E info@tcelectronic.com A TC Electronic Inc., 5706 Corsa Avenue, Suite 107, Westlake Village, CA 91362, USA E infous@tcelectronic.com WHEN THE CURTAIN GOES UP TRUST CALREC AUDIO TO PERFORM calrec.com There are no second chances in live broadcast. That’s why Calrec desks have been delivering the world’s most memorable entertainment events – from Hollywood award ceremonies to the world’s biggest music festivals – since 1970. Whatever the show, you can rely on us to produce an outstanding performance. All our consoles give you the flexibility to set up and handle multiple sources instinctively, access pre-sets, network your i/o and control the whole mix without missing a beat. And our Hydra network system enhances creativity for operators and studio managers. 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