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All Connected

Connections are made on the rear of
the unit. The speaker outputs are via XLR
as is the balanced Monitor 1 input. The
Monitor 2 input comes on a pair of 1/4"
balanced TRS sockets. There is also a
pair of 1/4" TRS sockets for connecting a
Coleman Audio VU Meter (pre monitor
control, post inserts). There's one more
pair of balanced XLR outputs as well
for the Master output, which would run
back into your DAW or capture device.
Finally, on the rear we have a pair of
Tascam style DB-25 connectors for inserts 1/2 and 3/4 (both ins and outs;
visit the Coleman Audio website for connection and wiring details).

Use

In use, like all Coleman Audio products, the TC4 is a utilitarian design, with
no bells, whistles or bling. Each button

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says what it does and does what it says,
and it does it silently in two ways. First, as
a passive device, the TC4 does not have
a sound-it's clean and transparent.
Second, all of the function buttons on
the unit are dead silent when engaged
or disengaged. There are no clicks,
thumps, pops, or bumps in the audio
path. I tried the TC4 with a number of
my favorite compressors and stereo
equalizers, and in each case, it was simple, effective, and a joy to use. While
insert switching and stereo processor integration are the stars of the TC4, it's no
slouch as a monitor controller. While it's
a simple 2x2 device, it boasts a feature
set that many controllers lack, such as its
phase tricks, and especially the ability to
mute individual speakers, which allows
for true mono single speaker mixing.

Wrap-up

The Coleman Audio TC4 is a solid
box that allows for easy integration of
stereo processors on the 2-bus, and it's
an easy to use, well thought-out monitor controller with excellent, transparent
sound quality.

MBP2 Dual VU
Meter Module
Also for this review I received an MBP2
Dual VU Meter Module. This is a stereo,
true analog VU meter. It measures 8" x 3
1
/4" x 6 1/4" x 6 1/4", and it makes use of
an internal power supply.
The MBP2 can be switched between
-10dB and +4dB input levels, and a trim
control is provided for each channel. In
use, it can be placed anywhere in your
chain for high quality analog metering-
in this case, on the meter outs of the TC4.
The MBP2 also includes peak indication. When the peak level hits +18dB,
the meter glows red (this is 2dB before
clipping in a DAW). If it just winks at
you it's OK, but if it's on for any duration your signal has been clipped.

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KRK Systems: ROKIT 8 G4 8" Powered Nearfield Studio Monitor and Audio Tools App
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Retro Instruments: 500PRE
Inside the Studio with Mark Hornsby: Monitors!
reProducer Audio Labs: Epic-5 Nearfield Monitor
Coleman Audio TC4 DAW Monitor Controller
Novation Launchpad X and Launchkey Mini MK3
Inside the Box with Joe Albano: Monitor Calibration
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PSI Audio A23-M Three-way Studio Monitor
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