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TC Electronic PowerCore 6000 (No Longer Available)

Item ID: PowerCore6K

Rackmount FireWire Powered Plug-in Processor with System 6000 Plug-in Bundle and 14 Additional Plug-ins

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System 6000 Plug-ins Plus Serious DSP!

TC Electronic's PowerCore 6000 gives you a tremendous amount of processing power for the most demanding sessions. Plus, it comes with all of the famous System 6000 plug-ins, so your system is optimized for serious production straight from the get-go. Further precision-control comes via PowerCore 6000's 14 other included virtual processors, ranging from dynamics to vocal processing to tube simulation and beyond. Give yourself the horsepower to handle intensive mixing and mastering tasks alongside some of the best plug-ins in the business - it's all here with the TC Electronic PowerCore 6000.

TC Electronic PowerCore 6000 at a Glance:
  • All PowerCore System 6000 plug-ins included
  • 8 Motorola DSPs for tremendous processing power
  • Convenient rackmount design and FireWire connection
  • 14 Additional PowerCore Plug-ins

All PowerCore System 6000 plug-ins included
With the PowerCore 6000, you get all of the renowned PowerCore System 6000 plug-ins, for incredibly processing prowess straight out of the box - a tremendous value! Plug-ins include the VSS3 stereo source reverb, the MD3 Multiband Dynamics, the Brickwall Limiter, the Nonlin 2 reverb, the DVR2 digital vintage reverb, the UnWrap stereo to 5.1 converter, and the TapFactory multi-tap delay. Each of these plug-ins was previously sold separately for PowerCore - some for nearly $1,000 apiece! Now, you can enjoy them all right inside your DAW for just one great low price.

8 Motorola DSPs for tremendous processing power
Built on the PowerCore X8's technology, PowerCore 6000 uses a whopping eight Motorola DSPs for an exceptional amount of power. Now, you can keep your CPU's processing intact while riding massive sessions, thanks to PowerCore 6000 - it's like having the real System 6000 available for every track.

Convenient rackmount design and FireWire connection
Whether you're hitting the road with your mobile recording rig or just want to take premium processing power back from the studio for a little late-night mixing at home, PowerCore 6000 comes in a convenient rackmount design and connects easily via FireWire 400 - no extra cards needed for your computer. It also features the same sleek backlight that made the original PowerCores such great-looking rack-additions to countless professional and project studio rigs.

14 Additional PowerCore Plug-ins
In addition to the premium System 6000 plug-ins that come with the TC Electronic PowerCore 6000, you get another 14 tools with the system! The Plug-ins included range from premium compression and limiting to vintage-styled reverb to EQs to tube amp simulators to vocal processors. In all, it's an extremely robust and complete toolset - enough to manhandle any session with sonic success!

TC Electronic PowerCore 6000 Features:
  • All available System 6000 plug-ins included
  • 14 Original PowerCore plug-ins included
  • Built on PowerCore X8 technology
  • Sleek rackmount design
  • 8 Motorola DSPs for tremendous processing power
  • FireWire400 connection

System 6000 Plug-ins included:
  • VSS3 - Stereo source reverb
  • MD3 Multiband Dynamics - No compromise mastering
  • Brickwall limiter - Precision limiter
  • Nonlin 2 - Special effects reverb
  • DVR2 - Digital vintage reverb
  • UnWrap - Unsurpassed stereo to 5.1 conversion
  • TapFactory - Multi-tap delay

14 Additional PowerCore Plug-ins:
  • 24/7•C - Convincing vintage compression and limiting using one of the most desired vintage models for PowerCore.
  • Character - Character represents a new approach to getting great sound virtually instantly. The audio processing employs both the frequency response and the dynamic properties of the input source in a highly time-varying sense.
  • Chorus•Delay - Modulation Multi-FX that recreates the 1210 Spatial Expander with its unique modulation images like Chorus, Flanging and Slap Delay with very flexible routing and filtering facilities.
  • ClassicVerb - Classic Verb adds warm, lush reverb effects often associated with big expensive hardware processors.
  • DeNoise - DeNoise is optimized for broadband noise removal, from tape hiss to static environmental noise. DeNoise is part of the optional plug-in Restoration Suite.
  • Dynamic EQ - Dynamic EQ is a new tool for any mixing or mastering situation. This virtual processor eliminates the shortcomings of static EQ by providing a dynamically applied equalization.
  • EQSat - EQSat Custom is a very clean sounding and carefully crafted EQ-model for any application including mastering.
  • Filtroid - With its dual filters and extensive modulation capabilities, Filtroid brings the sound of analog filter banks to PowerCore.
  • MasterX3 - Virtual Finalizer Knock out Punch for any mixes or masters. Period. MasterX3 is the virtual incarnation of the TC Electronic Finalizer, the standard mastering processor in the pro audio field.
  • MegaReverb - Hi-end Reverb based on years of ongoing research and the core technology of the TC Electronic M5000 hi-end studio processor.
  • PowerCore 01 - This mono-synth will deliver results similar to the famous SH-101, with some added features like velocity and drive.
  • Tubifex - The new Tubifex guitar amp simulator brings the total number of virtual processors included with PowerCore to 10. It includes three tube stages and a speaker simulator for truly convincing amp modeling.
  • Vintage CL - Vintage Compressor/Limiter delivers Hi-quality compression and limiting on each channel - up to 28 Vintage CLs can be run on one PowerCore card.
  • VoiceStrip - This complete voice processing channel includes all tools required for vocal sound adjustment: Compression, De-Essing, a dedicated Voice EQ, Lo Cut Filter and Gate.

The TC Electronic PowerCore 6000 puts massive studio processing - System 6000-style - into a rackmount, DSP monster!

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Reviews

Worth every penny!

by ChrisW from Nashville, TN
August 28, 2009
Music Background: Recording Engineer, Producer
Every plug-in that powercore offers is top notch. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because there's been a few times when I maxed out the DSP usage in the unit and I couldn't add anymore powercore ... read more [+]plug-ins. I mean I was using a bunch, but I was still bummed none the less...

On a side note, the thing just looks BAD@$$ in your rack! close [-]
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