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Awards

2005 TEC Award Winner
MIX Magazine (US)

Mastering 6000 received the 2005 Technical Excellence & Creative Award for Signal Processing Technology/ Hardware at the AES Show in New York.

What they said

2002-9 Keyboard-Homestudio (F)
4 pages review, page 56
Author: Ludovic Lanen

Avec cette version 3.0 et ses nouveaux algorithms, la M6000 gagne en maturité et son caractére modulaire tant hardware que software lui permet de couvrir les besoins de nombreux utilisateurs dans des domains aussi différents que le cinema, la sonorisation de concerts, le studio d'enregistrement ou de mastering.

With this software update v. 3.0 and its new algos, the M6000 is becoming an even more mature product: its modular design both hardware and software wise makes it a processor for all kinds of needs in all kinds of applications as diversified as movie mixing, live mixing, studio or mastering.

2000-6 Audio Media (UK)
5 pages review, page 61
Author: Paul Mac

I have been constantly amazed at what the System 6000 has done, from the obvious asset of high sound quality and realistic surround reverb, to ergonomic design of both the software and the hardware. There's even a mic stand fitting for the Icon! Most importantly though, I think that the System 6000 is what we've all been waiting for.


2000-6 Sound On Sound (UK)
4 pages article, page 208
Author: Paul White

One of the key features of the System 6000's reverb design is that several sound sources can be placed at different positions, and while natural reverb tends to dilute the ear's ability to resolve location, the TC system actually seems to enhance it. This is particularly effective when mixing for surround.

2000-6 Studio Magazin (D)
11 pages review, page 53
Author: Fritz Fey

Ein Raumwunder ist das System 6000 von TC Electronic in zwierlei Hinsicht: Zumeinen aufgrund der ausgezeichneten Qualität der Surround-Nachhall- und Raumsimulationsalgorithmen (von den Mastering- und anderen Leckerbissen einmal abgesehen), zum anderen aufgrund der Abmessungen der Fernbedienung TC Icon, die wirklich auf engstem Raum Hunderte von Funktionen bei gleichzeitig unglaublich hohem Bedienkomfort unterbringt.!


2001-2 Surround Professional (US)
Author: Howard Massey

I used UnWrap on a wide variety of source material, and was consistently impressed with the results I was able to achieve with a minimum of tweaking.
The resulting surround mix was astonishingly good, with, of course, the benefit of preserving all of Geoff Emerick's original equalization and effects.
Kudos to the Danish design engineers who developed this extraordinary product!

2000-6 Studio Magazin (D)
11 pages review, page 53
Author: Fritz Fey

Ein Raumwunder ist das System 6000 von TC Electronic in zwierlei Hinsicht: Zumeinen aufgrund der ausgezeichneten Qualität der Surround-Nachhall- und Raumsimulationsalgorithmen (von den Mastering- und anderen Leckerbissen einmal abgesehen), zum anderen aufgrund der Abmessungen der Fernbedienung TC Icon, die wirklich auf engstem Raum Hunderte von Funktionen bei gleichzeitig unglaublich hohem Bedienkomfort unterbringt.!


2000-7 Studio Sound (UK)
4 pages review, page 12
Author: Dave Foister

Everything that has put TC Electronic where it is today is present in the System 6000; the quality and persuasiveness of its reverb algorithms have transferred spectacularly into the surround domain, and the thoroughness and power of its acclaimed mastering dynamics have been thoughtfully transposed into the realms of multichannel processing. The Only frustration is knowing that there's so much more to come and not being able to play with it yet.

2000-11 Digital ProSound (US)
4 pages review
Author: Michael Denten

The System 6000 wears so many hats—a superb reverb in stereo and surround and a complete mastering tool with surround monitoring control—that it is difficult to describe. I rank the System 6000 as one of the best reverbs and the finest audio processing tools on the market today, and, when I weigh the cost of separate components to do what the System 6000 can do, my choice becomes pretty clear. Oh, did I mention how much I like this machine? The System 6000 will not leave my studio until TC Electronic comes to repossess it.

2002-9 Resolution (UK)
4 pages review, page 30
Author: John Thornton

"The version 3 software update is an incremental change for the System 6000. But this last incremental jump has transformed it from a very good system into a devastatingly good one. It's not a cheap option, and for stereo music work, it could be seen as overkill. For serious multichannel music or postproduction work, this surely rates as a 'must-have'."

2000-11 Production Partner (D)
3 pages field test (DVD production), page 25
Author: Robert F. Schneider

Von kleinräumigen Büros über Eingangshallen bis hin zu U-bahn-Tunellen wird im System 6000 alles geboten.

The Sytem 6000 offers everything from small offices to entry-halls and subway tunnels.

2000-10 Keyboard-Homestudio (F)
5 pages review, page 76
Author: Ludovic Lanen

La S6000 s'avère être une machine aboutie que l'on peut situer en haut de gamme de par son prix et ses performances. Sa modularité et sa puissance en feront un must pour les studios qui envisagent de travailler en 5.1. La S6000 n'a qu'un gros défaut: elle ne nous appartient pas et nous allons devoir la rendre !

The S6000 is a very mature processor. It is definitely high-end, with its performances and possibilities, and with its price. It is so powerfull and modular that it is a real "must have" for all the studios which are planning to work in 5.1. The S6000 has only one problem: it does not belong to us and we will have to give it back !

2000-7 Production Partner (D)
6 pages review, page 98
Author: Peter Kaminski

Der Preis des System 6000 von TC Electronic ist zwar nicht ohne, aber man bekommt ja dafür vier virtuelle, unabhängige und vielseitige Audio-Prozessoren. [...] Der Klang überzeugt absolut und setzt den Trend der bisherigen TC Electronic-Prozessoren fort.

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Software
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