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.
The T.C. Electronic M300 is a 1-rack-unit multi-effect processor featuring two separate stereo processing units: a multi-effect engine, and a dedicated reverb engine. This was T.C.'s entry-level unit, but offered great quality and - most of all - ease of programming, with processing algorithms ported from their more expensive and prestigious effect racks.
The M300 is without a doubt a classy processor! Very clean, sounds nice, and is extremely easy to use ). This is a very much hands-on processor - refreshingly there are no menus, no jungle of parameters. It is a useful unit that does its job, and it's very fast to program using the front panel knobs.
This can work both on analog and digital inputs - a bonus if you have gear with digital outs. From the left, there is an input pot, a dry-wet knob, and an effect balance control. The obligatory and useful "bypass" button is right between these last two knobs.
Continuing to the right, we encounter the first engine block, so called "Multieffect". There are many to choose, including excellent and clean delays, a fantastic "wooshy" vintage phaser, classic chorus/flangers, tremolo, and so on. The second block is called "Reverb", and offers a variety of spectacular reverbs, from the trademark T.C. Classic Hall, to living room, vocal and drum box, spring, classic plates, and more. Both engines have a few knobs that you can use to alter pretty dramatically the characteristic of each effect.
Digital Input and Output
Connector
RCA Phono (S/PDIF)
Formats
S/PDIF (24 bit), EIAJ CP-340, IEC 958
Sample Rates
44.1 kHz. (48 kHz only @ Digital Input)
Processing Delay
0.08 ms @ 48 kHz
Frequency Response DIO
DC to 23.9 kHz ± 0.01 dB @ 48 kHz
Analog Inputs
Connectors
1/4" phone jack, mono sense
Impedance, Bal / Unbal
21 kOhm / 13 kOhm
Max. / Min. Input Level @ 0 dBFS
+24 dBu / 0 dBu
Sensitivity Range @ 12 dB headroom
-12 dBu to +12 dBu
A to D Conversion
24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream
A to D Delay
0.70 ms / 0.65 ms @ 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz
Dynamic Range
typ < -92 dB, 22 Hz to 22 kHz
THD
typ < -90 dB (0.0032 %) @ 1 kHz, -1 dBFS
Frequency Response
+0/-0.1 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Crosstalk
typ < -100 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Analog Outputs
Connectors
1/4" phone jack
Impedance Bal / Unbal
40 Ohm / 20 Ohm
Max. Output Level
+14 dBu
D to A Conversion
24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream
D to A Delay
0.68 ms / 0.63 ms @ 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz
Dynamic Range
typ < -105 dB typ, 22 Hz to 22 kHz
THD
typ < -97 dB (0.0014 %) @ 1 kHz, +13 dBu
Frequency Response
+0/-0.5 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Crosstalk
typ < -100 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
EMC
Complies with
EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2
Safety
Certified to
IEC 65, EN 60065, UL6500 and CSA E60065 CSA FILE #LR108093
Environment
Operating Temperature
32° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C)
Storage Temperature
-22° F to 167° F (-30° C to 70° C)
Humidity
Max. 90 % non-condensing
Control Interface
MIDI
In/Out: 5 Pin DIN
Pedal
1/4" phone jack
General
Finish
Anodized aluminum front Plated and painted steel chassis
Display
2 x 7 segment + LED’s
Dimensions
19" x 1.75" x 4.2" (483 x 44 x 105.6 mm)
Weight
3.3 lb. (1.5 kg)
Mains Voltage
100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select)
Power Consumption
<15 W
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