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{{T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine}} | {{T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine}} | ||
'''<big>T1® Simulator</big>''' | |||
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<img src="http://toonz.ca/bose/wiki/images/7/74/T1Simulator.jpg" style="width:100px;"><br>T1® Simulator - lets you interact with all the controls of the T1®</a> | |||
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'''<big>T1® Fix</big>''' | '''<big>T1® Fix</big>''' | ||
See: [[T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine / Blue Screen Fix]] 2008/02/27 | See: [[T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine / Blue Screen Fix]] 2008/02/27 | ||
'''<big>Downloads</big>''' | '''<big>Downloads</big>''' | ||
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*Download Presets for your T1® | *Download Presets for your T1® | ||
**[[Presets / ToneMatch® / Downloads|ToneMatch® Presets for the T1®]] | **[[Presets / ToneMatch® / Downloads|ToneMatch® Presets for the T1®]] | ||
'''<big>[[T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine / Videos|T1® Videos]]</big>''' | |||
{{:T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine / Videos}} | |||
Announced March 29, 2007 | Announced March 29, 2007 | ||
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== Documentation == | == Documentation == | ||
*{{T1 Manual}} | *{{T1 Manual}} | ||
{{T1 Manuals - Languages}} | |||
{{:L1® Model II Documentation}} | {{:L1® Model II Documentation}} | ||
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* Microphone | * Microphone | ||
:Sing directly into the microphone using close microphone technique (lips just brushing the windscreen). Sing as loudly as you will sing during your performance. You want to set the Trim to work at your maximum volume. | :Sing directly into the microphone using close microphone technique (lips just brushing the windscreen). Sing as loudly as you will sing during your performance. You want to set the Trim to work at your maximum volume. | ||
{{T1 Gain Microphone}} | |||
* Instrument | * Instrument | ||
:Turn your input as high as it is likely to go during performance. | :Turn your input as high as it is likely to go during performance. | ||
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Bill-at-Bose <ref>[http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7521050644/m/9821050644?r=7191052284#7191052284 Bill-at-Bose Talks about Gain Staging in the Bose® Musicians Community Message Boards]</ref> talks about setting the gain on a {{T1}}. | Bill-at-Bose <ref>[http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7521050644/m/9821050644?r=7191052284#7191052284 Bill-at-Bose Talks about Gain Staging in the Bose® Musicians Community Message Boards]</ref> talks about setting the gain on a {{T1}}. | ||
:One difference in gain staging the T1 and the Classic is that the T1 has a three-stage trim LED. It lights up green when signal is present, yellow when you are getting pretty loud (8 to 10 dB of headroom left), and red when you dangerously close to or at full scale. | :One difference in gain staging the T1 and the Classic is that the T1 has a three-stage trim LED. It lights up green when a signal is present, yellow when you are getting pretty loud (8 to 10 dB of headroom left), and red when you dangerously close to or at full scale. | ||
:In a way, the yellow trim on the T1 is similar to how you treat the red on the Classic. Some yellow during peaks is good on the T1, just like some red on the Classic is good. | :In a way, the yellow trim on the T1 is similar to how you treat the red on the Classic. Some yellow during peaks is good on the T1, just like some red on the Classic is good. | ||
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*Piezo pickups are also somewhat of a capacitor and together with the input impedance of the preamp, this forms a low pass filter. | *Piezo pickups are also somewhat of a capacitor and together with the input impedance of the preamp, this forms a low pass filter. | ||
*If the impedance is too low, then the low pass filter is in the audible range and the guitar | *If the impedance is too low, then the low pass filter is in the audible range and the guitar loses sparkle and gets a little dull. | ||
*If the impedance is too high, the system gets noisy and somewhat sensitive and finicky. For example, stepping on or simply moving a cable changes | *If the impedance is too high, the system gets noisy and somewhat sensitive and finicky. For example, stepping on or simply moving a cable changes its capacitance which creates clearly audible artifacts with a very high input impedance. | ||
*We feel, that 1 MOhm is a very good compromise for a | *We feel, that 1 MOhm is a very good compromise for a live application. | ||
[http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7521050644/m/5031050644?r=7571094084#7571094084 Bill-at-Bose gives us the following insights into Channels 1,2,3 and 4/5] | [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7521050644/m/5031050644?r=7571094084#7571094084 Bill-at-Bose gives us the following insights into Channels 1,2,3 and 4/5] | ||
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*If you have a balanced line source and TRS cable, and plug into an unbalanced input (1,2,3), you may not get as much resistance to induced noise or potential ground loop hum as you will if you plug into the balanced inputs (4,5). | *If you have a balanced line source and TRS cable, and plug into an unbalanced input (1,2,3), you may not get as much resistance to induced noise or potential ground loop hum as you will if you plug into the balanced inputs (4,5). | ||
*Our Master and Aux outputs are actually balanced, so you will have an advantage on noise if you use a TRS, but they accept a TS also. So there we also wrote that they "accept" both TS and TRS. | *Our Master and Aux outputs are actually balanced, so you will have an advantage on noise if you use a TRS, but they accept a TS also. So there we also wrote that they "accept" both TS and TRS. | ||
For more information on about input impedance and electric guitar pickups see [http://ironstone-guitar-pickups.co.uk/guitar-impedance-matching-lcr/ Guitar Impedance Matching] and [https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/understanding-impedance Understanding Impedance]. | |||
=== T1 Input Levels === | |||
{{T1® Prefs Input Level}} | |||
==== Stereo Sources ==== | ==== Stereo Sources ==== | ||
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Functionally they are basically the same in terms of frequency response, input impedance, noise performance, max gains etc. | Functionally they are basically the same in terms of frequency response, input impedance, noise performance, max gains etc. | ||
The difference comes in how we get there. I'll try not to go into horribly boring detail. The name of the game is trade offs, and in the end the design constraints dictate the *best* type of circuit used for *this* particular situation. Here are a couple of the many factors that dictate the differences: | The difference comes in how we get there. I'll try not to go into horribly boring detail. The name of the game is trade-offs, and in the end the design constraints dictate the *best* type of circuit used for *this* particular situation. Here are a couple of the many factors that dictate the differences: | ||
Gain structure. The internal components of the {{T1}} are different that the {{Model I}} / {{Classic}} and need to have signals fed to them in certain ways. Different designs are more suited to the levels needed than others. | Gain structure. The internal components of the {{T1}} are different that the {{Model I}} / {{Classic}} and need to have signals fed to them in certain ways. Different designs are more suited to the levels needed than others. | ||
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Here are the specifications for the Model I Preamps. | Here are the specifications for the Model I Preamps. | ||
[[File:Model I Input Specifications.png|link=L1 Model I Technical Data|File]] | |||
=== Preamps Out === | === Preamps Out === | ||
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{{:T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine / Routing for Effects}}<br> | {{:T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine / Routing for Effects}}<br> | ||
==Input / Output Levels == | |||
=== Input Level === | |||
{{T1® Prefs Input Level}} | |||
=== Output Level === | |||
{{T1® Prefs Output Level}} | |||
== Cables == | == Cables == | ||