TC Electronic Impact Twin - Manual (Page 15)

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SETUP EXAMPLE: “STAND-ALONE” SETUP EXAMPLE: “EXTERNAL EFFECT”
Impact Twin can even be used without being
connected to a computer.
As a stand-alone unit, it still provides both the excellent
mic pre-amps and Hi-Z inputs on channels 1 and 2. In
stand-alone mode, you also benefit from all channel strip
settings, EQ, Compression/De-Essing and Reverb.
• Connect the microphone to CH1 and the guitar to
CH2 on the front panel. If you are using a condenser
microphone, activate phantom power. Adjust input
levels using the GAIN TRIM controls.
• Connect a CD player to Impact Twin –either by
connecting the CD-player’s analog outputs to Impact
Twin Line Inputs 3/4 or (as illustrated above) by
connecting the CD player’s out to “TOS” DI on the
Impact Twin using an optical cable.
To make this setup work as a standard alone unit (with
no computer attached), a few settings must be set on the
TC Near Control Panel’s “About” page before detaching
the computer:
• “Stand alone Sample rate” must be set to 44.1 kHz.
• “Stand alone Sync source” must be set to “Optical”.
Active speakers can be used as monitors. Feed these
with the signals from Impact Twin’s CH 1(L) and CH 2(R)
outputs.
The described settings for this example can be
recalled as a preset via Impact Twin’s file menu.
If you prefer using an external hardware effect unit as a
send effect (instead of the built-in Reverb), this is also
possible.
• Connect the external signal processor via the S/PDIF
jacks: Out to In and In to Out.
• As illustrated above (to the right), set effects send to
S/PDIF 1-2 in the TC Near patch bay.
• Set the clock sync on the external effect to “External”
(as there can only be one master clock in a setup).
• The fader on the TC Near mixers S/PDIF module
can now be used to control the master level of the
external effect. You can now send to the external
effect using the REVERB SEND knobs in the mixer.
TC Near Patchbay
IMPORTANT
The „Reverb Send“ knob of the TC Near Mixer’s S/
PDIF Module MUST be set to “0” – otherwise you
will start a feedback loop!
The described settings for this example can be
recalled as a preset via Impact Twin’s file menu.