Обзор звуковой карты TC Electronics Impact Twin
Героиня сегодняшнего обзора – звуковая карта TC Electronics Impact Twin – весьма редкая птица. Это вам не фокусрайты с лексиконами, это действительно редкий зверёк, отличающийся хорошими характеристиками и достаточно высокой надёжностью (личный опыт использования – три года). О том, почему этот зверь редкий, что в нем такого особенного и кому нужно прямо сейчас встать и бежать за ней в магазин – дальше в статье.
Внешний вид TC Electronics Impact Twin
Для начала давайте вообще посмотрим на то, о чем говорим.
Внешность у данного устройства эффектная, я бы даже сказал, массивная и запоминающаяся. Но покупается музыкальное оборудование не за внешность, а за функционал, поэтому заострять внимание на «одёжке» мы не будем. Расположение элементов управления тут стандартное: такое же можно встретить и на других карточках. Смущение может вызвать разве что два разъёма для наушников на передней панели, но к ним мы вернёмся немного позже.
Технические характеристики TC Electronics Impact Twin
Хотите сухих и ни о чем не говорящих цифр? Их есть у меня:
- Разрядность ЦАП: 24 бит;
- Максимальная частота ЦАП (стерео): 48 кГц;
- Входных разъемов jack 6.3 мм: 6 штук;
- Входных разъемов XLR: 2 штуки;
- Выходных аналоговых разъемов: 4 штуки;
- Независимых выходов на наушники: 2 штук.
Скукотища. Посчитали, молодцы. Давайте вот что лучше расскажу: карта работает от своего собственного питания, и здесь нет возможности подключения по USB. А как же так, спросите вы? Здесь используется подключение FireWire, так что убедитесь, что ваш компьютер оборудован соответствующим портом (скорее всего, нет). Зато владельцы ноутбуков от Apple по достоинству оценят эту особенность ввиду малого количества портов USB на их устройствах.
Ещё одна особенность этой модели звуковой карты – два разъёма для наушников. Второй тут не для того, чтобы дать послушать качество сведения вашей девушке или собаке. Над вторым гнездом для наушников красуется надпись «muted», и это означает, что при включении наушников сюда, все остальные устройства вывода звука прекращают работать. Сводишь на мониторах, подключил наушники и оп, на мониторах не играет – красота.
А ещё, если вы записываете дома вокал, например, или не прочь поиграть на гитаре перед микрофоном, то вас обрадует наличие в этой модели фантомного питания. Рассказывайте в комментариях, был ли у вас опыт использования оборудования от этой компании, и как вообще вы к звуковухам на FireWire относитесь?
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TC Electronic Impact Twin — FireWire-аудио-миди-интерфейс
В начале 2010 года компания TC Electronic представила новый аудиоинтерфейс Impact Twin. Новинка оснащена FireWire-интерфейсом подключения и имеет два микрофонных/инструментальных входа. В отличие от Konnekt Live в Impact Twin нет набортного DSP. В связи с этим стоимость устройства ощутимо снизилась и на нашем рынке начинается с отметки в 600 долларов.
Огорчаться отсутствием DSP поклонникам производителя не стоит, в устройство внедрены программные эффекты TC. Они реализованы прямо в панели уравления устройством и представляют собой линейку из четырехполосного эквалайзера, компрессора и деэссера. Кроме того, имеется шина с эффектом реверберации.
Внешний вид
Дизайн устройства выполнен аналогичным Konnekt Live. Внешний вид отличается только формой корпуса, даже разъемы и органы управления расположены там же. Корпус изготовлен из прорезиненного материала, габариты устройства небольшие и составляют 23,5×6,3×24 см. Снизу предусмотрены ножки, никаких ременных креплений нет, также не наблюдается отверстий для вентиляции.
На передней панели расположены два микрофонных/инструментальных входа, с комбинированными разъемами XLR/TRS. Индикаторы входящего сигнала расположены над разъемами и выполнены трехпозиционными. Традиционно, диоды имеют разные цвета: зеленый, желтый и красный, соответствующие уровню −30 дБ, −10 дБ и 0 дБ. Регуляторы уровня большие и для удобства управления имеют овальную форму — это сделано для тактильного определения положения регулятора. Кнопка Pad/Inst при XLR-подключении снижает чувствительность на 20 дБ, при TRS вход работает в высокоимпедансном режиме. Фантомное питание включается одновремено для двух входов. Кнопкой Line in осуществляется переключение на тыловые линейные входы. Дискретным регулятором Adjust можно управлять параметрами компрессора, ревера в автономном режиме работы устройства. Для наглядности имеется индикация уровня и выбранных режимов, переключающихся между собой самим регулятором и кнопкой. Справа раслоложены два выхода на наушники, причем один из них при включении наушников прерывает звучание линейного выхода. Регулировка их громкости производится здесь же, ручкой Output.
На задней панели расположены различные входы и выходы: аналоговые с разъемами TRS; цифровые RCA и TOSLINK; MIDI и два FireWire (IEEE 1394). Также предусмотрен разъем для подключения адаптера питания.
Панель управления
Панель управления интерфейсом выполнена в традиционном для производителя сером дизайне. Настройки расположены на двух основных вкладках. Наиболее привлекательно выглядет страничка с параметрами микшера: здесь находятся фейдеры аналоговых и цифровых входов, мастер-фейдер, настройки шины с эффектом реверберации и секция Patchbay.
При перeключении режима работы входов на микрофонные/инструментальные в панели появляются линейки с эффектами. Четырехполосный эквалайзер, компрессор, деэссер и посыл на шину с ревером. Для простоты использования имеются предустановки отдельно компрессора и всей линейки полностью. Кроме того, есть возможность создавать и загружать свои пресеты настроек.
Значение регулируемого параметра отображается в левой нижней части панели, рядом с иконкой «i». При наведении курсора на шкалу индикатора сигнала можно видеть его пиковый и текущий уровнень, отображающийся в дБ.
К сожалению, панель управления не маштабируема, и при высоком разрешении экрана все значки и настройки выглядят слишком миниатюрными.
На следующей вкладке Tuner располагается тюнер — удобная и простая в использовании функция, особенно необходимая инструменталистам. Ничего коммутировать не надо, тюнер всегда активен на микрофонных/инструментальных входах устройства.
Представленный тюнер работает в двух режимах визуализации высоты тона и полностью маштабируем. Первый вариант Strobe предполагает постоянное движение красных кружков влево или вправо в зависимости от высоты тона. Таким образом отображается направление несоответствия. Если звук выше опорной частоты, круги двигаются вправо, ниже — влево. При совпадении вся шкала загорается зеленым цветом. Второй режим Point более традиционный: неподвижная точка загорается на звуковысотной шкале в соответствии с частотой входного сигнала.
В общих настройках имеются удобные пресеты, предназначенные для настройки различных гитар. Вместо хроматической или мажорной гаммы отображаются только опорные ноты, соответствующие каждой струне на инструменте, будь то банджо или семиструнный бас. Кроме этого, имеется регулировка опорной частоты с 438 Гц до 445 Гц с шагом в 1 Гц. Имеющаяся кнопка Mute глушит входной сигнал, а Play tone позволяет прослушать синус выбранной в качестве опорной частоты.
На вкладке About предусмотрена функция обновления прошивки, а также выбора клока и частоты семплирования для автономной работы устройства.
Прочие настройки расположены на вкладке System settings.
Окно System содержит традиционные настройки размера буфера, частоты семплирования, клока. Здесь же находится информация о версии прошивки и драйверов.
На вкладке WDM располагаются настройки роутинга сигнала.
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