TC Electronic
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Guitar effects | |
Founded | 1976 |
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Founder | Kim and John Rishøj |
Headquarters | Denmark |
Area served | Global |
Products | guitar effects |
Website | www.tcelectronic.com |
TC Electronic (sometimes stylized as t.c. electronic) is a Danish
Company history
TC Electronic was founded by two musician brothers, Kim and John Rishøj. Their SCF, ("Stereo Chorus + Pitch Modulator & Flanger") was a successful early product.[1] After initial success with guitar effect pedals, they developed 19" rack mounted processors, including the TC2290 delay released in 1985.
TC Electronic formed the current TC Group in 2002 after acquiring TGI plc. TGI consisted of Tannoy, GLL Goodman, Lab.Gruppen and Martin Audio. Martin Audio was sold quickly after the merger and Goodman Loudspeakers closed. TC Works (software development), based in Germany, was once part of the TC group, but reintegrated with TC Electronic in 2005.
The current TC Group is a holding company of five individual brand companies consisting of Tannoy, (speakers and studio monitors), Lab.Gruppen (amplifiers), TC Electronic, TC-Helicon (harmonisers and vocal processors) and TC|Applied Technologies (digital-audio semiconductor development) and the sales-companies TC Group|International, TC Group|Americas, TC Group|Japan, TC Group|China, and TC Group|Middle East.
TC Electronic also co-develops products with
In August 2015, the company was purchased by
Products
System 6000
System 6000 is an
The System 6000 comes in two versions—Reverb 6000 and Mastering 6000. The two differ in included processing algorithms:
Reverb 6000 comes with
Finalizer
The Finalizer is an
and a Gain Maximiser. The Finalizer Express is a less-functional version of the Finalizer 96K that does not perform 96 kHz processing.Guitar products
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Since the company began with guitar effects, the current line of TC Electronic products remain an important aspect of the company's business. There are several product categories:
- Nova - Includes a line of pedals (Delay, Reverb, Modulator, Drive) and the Nova System Multi Effects processor.
- G-Series - Includes the top of the range G System (floor processor and switching unit), the dedicated acoustic processor G Natural and rack processors G Major 2 and G-Force.
- Tuners - PolyTune (introduced 2010) is the world's first polyphonic guitar tuner.
- Compact Pedals - Includes the original SCF (Stereo Chorus Flanger), Ditto mini, HOF mini, VPD1, MojoMojo Overdrive and Dark Matter Distortion.
- TonePrint Pedals - Released at the NAMM Show in January 2010, these digital pedals have the ability to have TonePrints (custom presets by famous guitar & bass players) downloaded free from the TC website added and uploaded to the pedal via. a mini USB socket. Includes the Hall of Fame and Flashback II
Bass amplification products
In 2009, TC Electronic released a class D bass amplifier, RH450 (originally called RebelHead 450, but this name was cancelled later) along with the complementary RC 4 foot switch. In addition to this, TC Electronic developed a range of speaker cabinets for RH450 and other bass amplifiers: RS112(1x12" speakers) RS210(2x10" speakers), RS212(2 x 12" speakers) and RS410(4 x 10" speakers).
Also, shortly after presenting the RH450 at the NAMM Show in 2009, TC Electronic engaged a pilot program,[3] selecting 24 bassists worldwide to test the amplifier at concerts and rehearsals.
PowerCore
PowerCore is a series of
Studio equipment
TC Electronic produces equalizers,
FireworX
FireworX is a multi-effects processor. Producers and DJs, such as Sasha, use or used Fireworx in conjunction with CD players for live performances. Fireworx won best Hardware Signal Processing Technology at the 1998 TEC Awards.[1]
The unit itself incorporates effects such as
PA, installation and broadcasting products
TC Electronic also produces equalizers for live use, gain maximizers, loudness controllers, and several products that reduce loudness variations during broadcasting. TC Electronic also has been a partner in developing loudness standardisation work with international standards bodies such as the ITU, ATSC and EBU.
Software
TC Electronic develops a range of plug-ins for its PowerCore system. They are all in the VST or AU formats, but cannot run without the PowerCore hardware. Some of these plug-ins are included with all of the PowerCore systems, except PowerCore Unplugged.
The plugins include equalizers, noise removal plugins, reverbs, analog filter banks emulators, compressors and psychoacoustic effects.
TC Electronic also authors plug-ins for the HD version of
Spark audio editor
TC Electronic also developed a two-track
References
- ISBN 9780879308063. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "TC Electronic and TC Helicon acquired by Behringer owner".
- ^ http://www.tcelectronic.com/testpilot.asp - Test Pilot section on TC Electronics's official web site
- ^ Kirin, Peter. "TC PowrCore DSP Range is Dead, long live PowerCore; UAD-2 Crossgrade Offer". Create Digital Music. Retrieved 22 May 2012.