System 6000, P2 and D22 updated

At 115th AES TC Electronic released software updates for System 6000, P2 Level Pilot and D22 Digital Broadcast Delay. "TC is committed to keeping our processors up to date through continued research and development. The updates for AES in New York reflect System 6000 user's requests for not only multichannel, but also serious new stereo processing. Broadcasters have asked for real-time loudness control and extended delay times, issues now dealt with in P2 and D22," says Thomas Lund, program manager. The new version 3.30 of the System 6000 software is free of charge for System 6000 users. and features an update of the Skywalker Collection including new reverbs and boundary effects for stereo, 5.1 and 6.1 formats. The double precision upmix algorithm, Unwrap, features new optimized 5.1 conversions for film and music. It also includes the industry's first high resolution upmix of encoded LtRt material especially targeted for music. Based on recent research from TC, the BrickWall Limiter has been updated with new features for removal of 0dBFS+ signals in music and film mastering. The limiter can now prevent distortion from being generated in low bitrate codecs (MP3, AC3, AAC etc.) and sensitive consumer CD players. Wild new swirl, wave and psycho effect bank for 5.1 and 6.1 formats, new dynamics processing for single sources, plus recreation of M5000 dynamics presets are also part of the update. P2's software version 1.50 is now available. Because of its advanced real-time loudness control capabilities and high internal resolution, P2 is not just used for production purposes, but has also found its way into broadcast linking and transmission. Reacting to the demands of these users, TC has built an "Instant preset change" function into software version 1.50. Presets can be changed from the front panel, using GPI (change between up to 8 presets) or using full serial control, RS232. Because P2 is typically used in a digital environment where format control and routing of single channels can be an obstacle, it can now be operated in stereo, dual mono, summed mono, L mono or R mono modes. Based upon inputs from broadcasters around the world, P2 comes loaded with new factory presets adhering to EBU, SMPTE, French, Japanese, Canadian, Australian and other standards, as well as presets for realtime loudness control. The D22 digital broadcast delay has been updated with new software featuring a doubling of the delay time from 2.6 to 5.2 seconds (now up to 156 frames at 30 fps), making the D22 able to meet any broadcast delay needs in analog as well as digital broadcast. The D22 is a high resolution delay for broadcast master control and linking. Thanks to a unique processing technique the delay can be adjusted in real-time without audible artifacts while the signal is passing. A transparent 24 bit signal path makes D22 useable with high resolution linear audio as well as data reduced formats, for instance Dolby E. The delay is adjustable from the front panel using dedicated Nudge keys, Encoder and Tap function, or it may be remotely controlled. All new D22s will come with the new mkIII software including double delay. The update can be retrofitted to existing machines.