The TC Electronic M300 is a Dual Engine Processor with high quality Reverbs and Effects. The M300 Dual Engine Processor covers virtually any effects application, from PA and Live to Studio and Club Installations by combining a dedicated true Stereo Reverb engine and a Multi-purpose Effects engine.

All Reverb types and parameters are accessible directly from the front panel to ensure maximum flexibility in any given situation.

Main Features

Direct access to all Reverb/Effect types and their parameters from the front panel, ensures maximum flexibility in any given situation. High density 24-bit processing and AD/DA conversion gives full justice to the coveted TC Reverbs and Effects.

The auto-sensing Digital In at 24-bit S/PDIF ensures bulletproof Input connection in any setup. – If Digital In fails, the M300 automatically switches to Analog! Furthermore, the M300 comes with an easy-to-read Preset Display, and provides MIDI In/Out, MIDI Clock Tempo Sync, Pedal Control of Tap Tempo, and Global Bypass.

It is compatible with the G-Minor Triple Footswitch and provides 5 Direct Access Parameters for quick and easy handling of parameter changes. The adaptive built in power supply, secures seamless operation at any main voltage.

Effects

Dynamic Delay

The Dynamic Delay initially introduced in the well-recognized TC 2290, is a function that allows the Delay Output level to be actively altered by the dynamics of the Input level. The basic idea is to have a lower level of the Delay repeats while the instruments are played (or vocals are sung) and an increased level of Delay when no Input is present. A function that leaves the source material clear and undisturbed while played and delicately accompanied by the Delay between phrases. With the correct settings you will be amazed how you can use Delay effects on material where you previously never considered this an option.

Tape Delay

This algorithm emulates the old style Tape Delays. Before the Digital era, Delays were created using a Tape Recording device with a tape-loop and recording/playback heads. As you probably know, analog tape-recorders have a tendency to deteriorate/change the recorded material. Wow and flutter combined with a significant loss of high-end frequencies, and to some extent also low-end frequencies, are all elements commonly associated with tape recordings. However, these features are at times quite useful and sought-after as they in some situations blend with and compliment the source material in a highly musical manner. Among other things the M300 Tape Delay uses a HiCut with a rather low Crossover frequency to emulate the loss of highs found on conventional Tape delays. Compare this to the clean Studio Delay algorithm, which has a considerably higher HiCut frequency to see what fits your application.

Studio Delay

As opposed to the Tape Delay algorithm described above the Studio Delay algorithm will give you a clearer reproduction of the material fed to the M300. To soften the Delay, as it is commonly done in studio productions, the Studio Delay uses a subtle yet significant HiCut at a relatively High crossover frequency.

Delay

Standard Delay. The M300’s processing power and excellent 24 bit converters will process a precise high quality Delay with no deterioration of the sound.

PingPong Delay

The PingPong Delay basically pans the Delay repeats from left to right and back while keeping the Input signal at its original position. This gives a very wide spread special effect.

Slapback Delay

Slapback Delay is a very short Delay with only a single or a few repeats. The effect is commonly used as a "doubling-effect" making the processed material seem more massive. Short Slapback Delays are also often used on funky rhythm guitars, – a bit longer on Rockabilly guitar or vocals.

Phaser and Vintage Phaser

The Vintage Phaser utilizes four all-pass filters. These filters create comb-looking characteristics. When the filtered sound is mixed with the direct sound the "phasing sound" occurs. The Standard Phaser utilizes twelve all-pass filters. Due to the higher number of filters in the Smooth Phaser, compared to the Vintage Phaser, the Standard Phaser simply sounds smoother than the Vintage type. A Tremolo is basically a repeated level change controlled by an LFO. The M300 offers a Hard Tremolo that used a "square" wave-shape and Soft Tremolo that use a "triangular" wave shape.

Chorus and Flanger

A Chorus/Flanger is basically a short Delay that is modulated by an LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator). The difference between Chorus and Flanging is the applied Delay time and the Feedback parameter in the Flanger. The modulation of the short Delay gives very small variations in pitch. These pitch changes blended with the direct sound gives you the Chorus/Flanger sound. A Chorus effect is typically used as a smoothing effect where the Flanger is more in the genre of "special effects".

Flanger 1 and Flanger 2

The difference lies in a few fixed settings. Flanger 2 is more intense due to a higher Feedback setting, a lower HiCut setting and a higher Delay setting.

Compressor

For optimal "ease of use" we have simplified and reduced the conventional Compression controls into the following controls: Drive (timing knob) The higher the Drive setting is, – the lower the Threshold point is set and the harder you will "hit" the Compressor. In other words: The higher Ratio setting, the more compression is added. Ratio (feedback/depth knob)

De-Esser

A De-Esser is a compressor type used to reduce only specific sibilant frequencies. Typically the "s" sounds can be far too dominant in a vocal track and the track would therefore often benefit from being processed by a De-Esser. De-Esser Controls Amount (timing knob) sets the amount of gain reduction around the Frequency specified by the Frequency knob. Frequency (feedback/depth knob) sets the Frequency around which you would like to reduce frequencies.

Presets

The M300 has 256 ROM Factory presets as well as 99 User RAM presets, in total, 355 presets are provided.

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Specifications are subject to change without notice.