TC Electronic HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR

TC Electronic HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR

Упутство за употребу

1. Увод

The TC Electronic HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR is a versatile guitar effects pedal designed to provide exceptional multiband compression, a sweet vintage compressor mode, and the flexibility of TonePrint technology. This manual provides essential information for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting your HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR pedal.

TC Electronic HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR pedal, front view

Слика 1.1: Предња страна view of the TC Electronic HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR pedal, showcasing its controls and footswitch.

2. Карактеристике

  • Exceptional Multiband Compression: Provides advanced compression across multiple frequency bands for precise dynamic control.
  • Винtage Compressor Mode: Offers classic, warm compression tones reminiscent of iconic studio compressors.
  • TonePrint Enabled: Allows for custom effect settings and artist-created presets to be beamed to the pedal via a smartphone app or USB.
  • Прави обилазница: Ensures optimal signal integrity when the pedal is disengaged.
  • Компактан дизајн: Durable metal chassis suitable for pedalboards.
  • Top-Mounted Jacks: Input and output jacks are conveniently located on the top of the pedal.

3. Подешавање

Follow these steps to properly set up your HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR pedal:

  1. Прикључак за напајање: Connect a standard 9V DC power supply (center negative, 100mA minimum) to the 9V DC input jack on the top of the pedal. The pedal can also be powered by a 9V battery, which requires unscrewing the back plate for installation.
  2. Улазна веза: Connect your guitar or the output of a preceding effects pedal to the INPUT jack on the right side of the pedal using a standard 1/4-inch instrument cable.
  3. Излазна веза: Повежите ОУТПУТ прикључак на левој страни педале на ваш amplifier or the input of the next effects pedal in your signal chain using a standard 1/4-inch instrument cable.
  4. УСБ веза (опционо): For advanced TonePrint editing and firmware updates, connect a mini-USB cable from the pedal's USB port to your computer.
Позади view of the TC Electronic HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR pedal showing power and USB ports

Слика 3.1: Позади view of the HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR, highlighting the 9V DC power input and mini-USB port.

4. Управљање педалом

The HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR features four primary control knobs and a three-way toggle switch to shape your compression sound.

Close-up of the TC Electronic HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR controls

Слика 4.1: Крупни план view of the control knobs and toggle switch on the HYPERGRAVITY COMPRESSOR.

4.1 Контроле

  • СУСТАИН: Adjusts the amount of compression applied to the signal, affecting how long notes ring out. Higher settings increase sustain.
  • НАПАД: Controls how quickly the compressor reacts to the initial transient of a note. Lower settings allow more of the initial attack to pass through, while higher settings compress the attack more quickly.
  • НИВО: Sets the overall output volume of the pedal. Use this to match the volume of the compressed signal to your bypassed signal or to provide a boost.
  • МЕШАВИНА: Mixes the dry (uncompressed) signal with the wet (compressed) signal. A setting of 0% is fully dry, and 100% is fully wet. This allows for parallel compression techniques.

4.2 Прекидач режима

The three-way toggle switch selects between different compression modes:

  • SPECTRA: Engages the advanced multiband compression algorithm, providing transparent and precise dynamic control.
  • TONEPRINT: Activates a custom TonePrint preset loaded onto the pedal. This allows for personalized compression settings or artist-designed tones.
  • ВИНTAGE: Selects a classic, warm, and punchy compression style, emulating traditional compressor pedals.

4.3 TonePrint Functionality

TonePrint allows you to customize your pedal's sound or load presets created by professional artists. You can access TonePrints via the free TC Electronic TonePrint App for smartphones or the TonePrint Editor software for computers.

  • Beaming TonePrints (Smartphone App): Open the TonePrint App, select a TonePrint, and hold your smartphone's speaker close to your guitar pickup. The app will

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