Contents

Fig. 110: 2 radiation
Fig. 109: 4 radiation
Fig. 103: Absorption versus diffusion
Fig. 117: A frequency (F) that has a wavelength of four times the distance to the rear wall is canceled because of the oppositely phased reflection.
Fig. 116: An example of a comb filter effect created by combining two signals with the same amplitude and a one millisecond delay between them. Dips occur due to cancellation at 500 Hz, 1.5 kHz, 2.5 kHz etc., and the two signals levels double (+6 dB) at
Fig. 20: Assigning Clarity X in TC Icon
Fig. 24: Assigning Clarity X in TC Icon
Fig. 34: Audio formats and Bass Management modes overview
Fig. 35: Audio formats and Bass Management modes overview ctd.
Fig. 80: Auto Logging Log Select page, with meter M2 enabled for logging
Fig. 81: Auto Logging Log Setup page
Fig. 12: Balanced to unbalanced proper wiring
Fig. 118: Basic bass management setup
Fig. 33: Bass Management page, Bass Management set to Extract
Fig. 39: Calibrating the right speaker in a 5.1 setup to EBU R128
Fig. 11: Clarity X back panel connectors (shown with optional MADI ports)
Fig. 62: Clarity X Dose Meter and Dose Reset button as seen in the right pane of the TC Icon Main View
Fig. 61: Clarity X Dose Meter showing Not Cal for a Speaker Setup not declared as Ready
Fig. 9: Clarity X front panel
Fig. 10: Clarity X front panel indicators
Fig. 8: Clarity X hardware options: With MADI (top) and without MADI (bottom)
Fig. 79: Clarity X log file header
Fig. 52: Clarity X Main View input and output panes showing Page 1
Fig. 53: Clarity X Main View input and output panes showing Page 2
Fig. 54: Clarity X Main View, left pane, page 1 showing the Radar Meter and Source overview, Stereo Deviation Meter and Center Ratio Meter
Fig. 55: Clarity X Main View, left pane, page 2 showing Radar statistics, True Peak Meter and Source overview, Stereo Deviation Meter and Center Ratio Meter
Fig. 56: Clarity X Main View, right pane, page 1 showing the current speaker set, the Dose Meter, the Speaker Set overview, and various status indicators
Fig. 57: Clarity X Main View, right pane, page 2 showing the Dose Meter, the Reset Dose button, the Speaker Set selection buttons and various status indicators
Fig. 68: Clarity X Remote Control
Fig. 7: Clarity X signal flow diagram. For more information on a section, please click or tap the respective part of the diagram.
Fig. 1: Clarity X software on the TC Electronic software download page
Fig. 2: Clarity X software on the TC Electronic software download page
Fig. 85: Clarity X software on the TC Electronic software download page
Fig. 86: Clarity X software on the TC Electronic software download page
Fig. 87: Clarity X software (.tca) in the OS X Finder
Fig. 26: Clarity X Status page
Fig. 18: Confirmation of Clarity X reboot
Fig. 17: Confirmation of new Clarity X IP address
Fig. 19: Connecting Clarity X to a computer via Ethernet
Fig. 119: Correlated (left) and uncorrelated (right) signals
Fig. 93: Device UI locked
Fig. 67: Dose Meter critical dose
Fig. 64: Dose Meter in the green
Fig. 66: Dose Meter in the red
Fig. 65: Dose Meter over 99%
Fig. 63: Dose Meter reset
Fig. 70: Dynamic Range Tolerance (DRT) for consumers in different listening situations
Fig. 58: Edit / Format page
Fig. 69: Edit / Remote page
Fig. 82: Edit Setup M1 page
Fig. 5: Ejecting the TC Icon disk image
Fig. 16: Entering a new Clarity X IP address
Fig. 36: EQ page with Band 3 deactivated and Band 5 selected for editing
Fig. 22: Fader label (two triangles) indicating Fine adjustment mode for the currently selected parameter (Delay)
Fig. 37: Frame / Phones page
Fig. 27: Frame / Routing page
Fig. 40: Frame / Set 1 / Cal page
Fig. 21: Icon symbol
Fig. 46: Info display for M2 preset
Fig. 30: I/O setup Clock page
Fig. 31: I/O Setup MADI page
Fig. 38: Level differences when mixing at different sound pressure levels
Fig. 49: Library Bank page
Fig. 48: Library Project Delete page
Fig. 44: Library Studio Recall page
Fig. 47: Library Studio Store page
Fig. 75: LM8 Main page
Fig. 73: LM8 Radar
Fig. 74: LM8 Radar page
Fig. 76: LM8 Setup page
Fig. 77: LM8 Statistics page
Fig. 78: Log page with two log files
Fig. 45: M2 Preset Recall button with Info tag
Fig. 50: Main Edit page
Fig. 108: Maxima of standing waves
Fig. 100: Membrane absorbers
Fig. 4: Moving TC Icon to the OS X applications folder
Fig. 15: Network identification page in TC Icon software
Fig. 59: Noise Floor Zoom
Fig. 60: Noise-induced hearing loss risks
Fig. 98: One sound source and one receiver in a typical room. The sound impulse is reflected on many surfaces. The reflections are perceived as reverberation.
Fig. 96: One sound source, one receiver and no room. Only the direct sound is received.
Fig. 97: One sound source, one receiver, and one reflecting surface. The sound is received twice. In the control room, this is normally experienced as comb filtering see later.
Fig. 14: OS X Network preferences
Fig. 6: OS X security warning about application from an unidentified developer
Fig. 42: Overview of the Clarity X data structure
Fig. 43: Overview of the Clarity X data structure in TC Icon
Fig. 71: Peak level normalization
Fig. 102: Porous absorbers
Fig. 83: Preferences page
Fig. 88: Reset to Defaults button on the Frame / System / Setup / Version page
Fig. 89: Reset to Defaults confirmation dialog
Fig. 101: Resonance absorbers
Fig. 99: Reverberation time measured in a control room. From 250 Hz and above, the curve is nicely placed around 0.3 seconds. But for lower frequencies, the reverb time rises to 0.75 seconds, which is too much.
Fig. 105: Room modes: Axial modes
Fig. 107: Room modes: Radial modes
Fig. 106: Room modes: Tangential modes
Fig. 28: Routing an input channel to a Source Module channel
Fig. 29: Routing a Speaker Set channel to a physical output channel
Fig. 95: Setup Color page
Fig. 91: Setup Devices page
Fig. 90: Setup Info page
Fig. 25: Setup No devices detected
Fig. 92: Setup Security page
Fig. 94: Setup UI page
Fig. 41: Signals for the left and right speakers delayed by 2.4 ms to compensate for the center speaker being 80 cm closer to the listener
Fig. 32: Speaker Set Configuration page for Speaker Setup 1
Fig. 84: Studio Setup active Speaker Sets enabled
Fig. 72: Target loudness based on a consumers Dynamic Range Tolerance
Fig. 3: TC Icon software app icon
Fig. 23: TC Icon software On-screen keyboard
Fig. 104: The sound field is initially radiated exposing a radial wave front but within a few reflections, the sound field has obtained a plane wave front.
Fig. 51: Tone page
Fig. 114: Two 1 kHz sinusoidal tones added. The summed level is doubled (+6 dB).
Fig. 113: Two 500 Hz sinusoidal tones added. The second tone is delayed 1 millisecond, hence the sum is zero.
Fig. 115: Two typical situations in which comb filtering occurs, either acoustically or electrically
Fig. 13: Windows Internet control panel
Fig. 112: /2 radiation
Fig. 111: radiation
Safety information
- Important safety instructions
- Warning
- Caution
- Service
- EMC/EMI
About this manual
- Getting support
Before you get started
- Register your product
- Stay up-to-date on loudness
Unpacking and setup
- Package contents
- Licenses
Software: TC Icon and Clarity X firmware
- Finding and installing TC Icon software Microsoft Windows
- Finding and installing TC Icon software OS X
Clarity X: An introduction
- Clarity X core features
- Calibrated Listening
- Visual feedback
- Speech intelligibility
- Hearing loss protection
- Clarity X Clock and Jitter Rejection
- Clarity X signal flow diagram
Clarity X Basic concepts and operation
- Operating Clarity X
- Hardware versions
- Clarity X presets
Clarity X status indicators and ports
- Front panel indicators
- Front panel reset button
- Back panel connectors
Setting up Clarity X
- Networking basics and troubleshooting
- Quick Setup
- Keeping your Clarity X up-to-date
Basic operation using TC Icon software
- TC Icon software introduction
- Basic TC Icon operation
- TC Icon faders
- TC Icon on-screen keyboard
Accessing Clarity X
- Operating multiple computers and/or TC HD devices in one network
- Scanning and rescanning a network for devices
Obtaining Clarity X status information
- Clarity X status page
Setting up audio and syncing
- Setting up audio and syncing introduction
- Signal routing
- Clock Setup
- MADI setup
- Speaker Set configuration
- Configuration page
- Bass Management page
- Audio formats and bass management modes overview
- EQ page
- Phones setup
Speaker Set calibration
- Speaker Set calibration introduction
- Manual Calibration
- Alternative sweet spots
The Library: Recalling, storing and deleting settings
- Studio, Project, Routing, Engine and M2 presets
- The Library concept
- Recall page
- Store page
- Delete page
- Bank page
Signal Source and Speaker Set configuration
- Main Edit page
- Tone page
Clarity X Main view Meters and Operation
- Clarity X main view introduction
- Main view left pane page 1
- Main view left pane page 2
- Main view right pane page 1
- Main view right pane page 2
Downmix and other processing functions
- Edit Format Page
Dose Metering
- Hearing Loss
- Sound Exposure
Clarity X Remote Control
- Using the Remote Control
- Configuring the Remote Control
M2 The LM8 Meter
- LM8 introduction
- LM8 Basic use and setup
- LM8 Radar Page
- LM8 Main page
- LM8 Setup page
- LM8 Statistics page
- LM8 log files
M1 Meter configuration
- M1 introduction
Preferences
- Preferences page
Clarity X firmware update and Device Reset
- Finding and installing Clarity X firmware Microsoft Windows
- Finding and installing Clarity X firmware OS X
- Resetting your Clarity X
TC Icon Setup
- Accessing the Icon Setup pages
- Info page
- Devices page
- Security page
- Joystick page
- UI (user interface) page
- Color page
Appendix 1: Links and additional information
- Support resources
- TC Electronic on
- TC HD resources
- Product-related information
Appendix 2: Acoustics
- Introduction
- Sabines formula
- Absorbers
- Diffusors
- Standing waves
- Comb filtering
- Rear wall cancellation
- Subwoofers
- Bass management
- The LFE Channel
- Delaying monitors
- Line-up and calibration
Technical specifications

TC Electronic Clarity X User Manual

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TC Electronic Clarity X Specification

The TC Electronic Clarity X Controller is a sophisticated audio monitoring solution designed for professional studios requiring precise control and analysis of multichannel audio. It offers seamless integration into studio environments, enhancing audio fidelity management for engineers and producers. The controller supports up to 7.1 surround sound configurations, providing comprehensive monitoring capabilities. It features advanced room calibration tools that ensure accurate sound reproduction by compensating for room acoustics, thus maintaining the integrity of audio mixes.

The Clarity X Controller is equipped with a high-resolution 7-inch display, offering intuitive visual feedback and control over its extensive features. Its user interface is designed for ease of use, allowing quick access to essential functions. The device includes multiple input and output options, accommodating a wide range of audio sources and setups. Connectivity options such as AES, EBU, and ADAT ensure compatibility with various digital audio workstations and hardware.

Audio processing is enhanced with precision measurement tools, including loudness metering and spectral analysis, enabling detailed monitoring of audio levels and frequency balances. The controller also supports custom configuration presets, allowing users to tailor settings to specific projects or studio environments. Furthermore, the system includes a talkback function, facilitating communication within recording sessions.

Built for reliability, the Clarity X Controller is housed in a robust chassis, ensuring durability in professional settings. It operates with low latency, ensuring real-time processing without audio delay. The Clarity X Controller is an essential tool for audio professionals seeking meticulous control over their monitoring systems, ensuring superior sound quality and accurate audio representation across various formats and configurations.

TC Electronic Clarity X F.A.Q.

How do I connect the TC Electronic Clarity X Controller to my audio setup?

To connect the Clarity X Controller, use the AES/EBU or S/PDIF digital inputs for audio, and connect the controller via USB for software control. Ensure all connections are secure and powered before use.

What should I do if the Clarity X Controller is not powering on?

Check the power cable and connections to ensure they are secure. Verify that the power outlet is functioning. If the problem persists, try using a different power cable or contact TC Electronic support.

How can I perform a factory reset on the Clarity X Controller?

To perform a factory reset, press and hold the reset button located on the rear panel while powering on the device. Continue holding until the LED indicators flash, indicating a reset.

How do I update the firmware on my Clarity X Controller?

Download the latest firmware from the TC Electronic website. Connect the controller to your computer via USB, and use the provided software to initiate the firmware update process. Follow the on-screen instructions carefully.

Why am I experiencing audio dropouts with my Clarity X Controller?

Audio dropouts can be caused by poor cable connections or incorrect sample rate settings. Ensure all cables are properly connected and verify that the sample rates of all connected devices match.

Can I use the Clarity X Controller with analog audio sources?

Yes, you can use the Clarity X Controller with analog sources by connecting them to the analog inputs. Make sure to select the appropriate input source on the controller for proper signal routing.

What maintenance is recommended for the Clarity X Controller?

Regularly clean the exterior with a soft, dry cloth. Ensure that ventilation openings are clear of dust and debris. Periodically check cable connections and firmware updates to maintain performance.

How can I configure the Clarity X Controller for surround sound monitoring?

Access the configuration settings via the connected software and select the surround sound setup option. Assign audio channels to the appropriate speakers and calibrate levels for optimal monitoring.

What does the LED display indicate on the Clarity X Controller?

The LED display indicates the current input source, sample rate, and status of the device. Refer to the user manual for a detailed explanation of the LED indicators and their meanings.

How can I troubleshoot connectivity issues with the Clarity X Controller?

Ensure all cables are securely connected and that the correct input is selected. Restart the controller and any connected devices. If problems persist, consult the user manual or contact support for assistance.