User manual DOD BASS30

[. . . ] Warning For your protection, please read the following: Water and Moisture: Appliances should not be used near water (e. g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. ) Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. These symbols are internationally accepted symbols that warn of potential hazards with electrical products. The lightning flash means that there are dangerous voltages present within the unit. The exclamation point indicates that it is necessary for the user to refer to the owners manual. These symbols warn that there are no user serviceable parts inside the unit. [. . . ] The new sound is now saved in the location you selected. Note: This same procedure can be used to copy a Preset to a different User Preset location. To abort the store function, press any footswitch. 17 SECTION FOUR - Effects Definitions Compressor/Limiter - A compressor is used to constrain the dynamics of an instrument. In other words, it sets a boundary for the volume the instrument will be able to reach. Compressing the dynamics of an instrument tends to provide a smooth, balanced output level of the instrument. Limiting uses the same principle as compression but is much more restrictive. When the compressor/limiter is selected, the display will show the status as one of the following: CO indicating the Compressor is active, Lt indicating the Limiter is active, or -indicating bypass. The Compressor has 4 different parameters which can be accessed with the Parameters button once the compressor is selected and active. Wah and AutoWah - Wah is a classic effect which provides a sweepable filter giving the instrument a vocal type sound. AutoWah is a Wah effect which is automatically controlled based on how hard you play. The Bass30 includes 3 types of Wah (1 - Classic Wah, 2 Treble Wah, 3 - Bass Wah), and 6 types of AutoWah (u1 - u3 - upward sweeping AutoWah with a progressing degree of signal strength required to trigger the AutoWah, d1 - d3 - downward sweeping AutoWah with a progressing degree of signal strength required to trigger the AutoWah). Modeling - Modeling is a new technology which emulates the sounds and frequency response of different types of amplifiers and guitars. The modeling section in the Bass30 offers 2 bass distortions: Overdrive, and Fuzz, 3 great bass amps: Classic (based on an Ampeg SVT); Modern (based on a Trace Elliot); and Rock (based on an SWR), 5 variations of a fretless bass, and 12 variations on a synth bass. Each Amp Model as well as the distortions contain 7 adjustable parameters: Gain (the amount of distortion), High EQ (treble), High-Mid EQ (upper end of the mid range tone), Low-Mid EQ (lower end of the mid range tone), Low EQ (bass), Gate Threshold (see noise gate definition), and Volume (Preset level). Ampeg, Trace Elliot, and SWR are trademarks of their respective companies and are in no way associated with DOD Electronics. 18 Fretless - The Fretless bass simulations in the Bass30 shape the attack of your instrument by combining an auto swell on the high frequencies, a subtle wah on the mid range, with detailed equalization. The choices of fretless simulations range from -- (bypass), F1 (fretless into an Ampeg SVT), F2 (Fretless into a Trace Elliot), F3 (Fretless into a SWR), F4 (a bowed upright bass), and F5 (a plucked upright bass). The EQ and Gate controls operate the same as the Amp Models. Ampeg, Trace Elliot, and SWR are trademarks of their respective companies and are in no way associated with DOD Electronics. Bass Synth - The Bass Synth simulates the bass sounds found in many popular synthesizers. The Bass30 utilizes 4 different waveforms and 3 variations on each waveform. The waveforms include rectangle (r1, r2, and r3), triangle (t1, t2, and t3), saw-tooth (S1, S2, and S3), and pulse width (P1, P2, and P3). Variation 1 is an upward sweeping envelope, variation 2 is a downward sweeping envelope, and variation 3 is a manually controlled envelope (4 - Bass Synth Speed must be assigned to the Expression Pedal in order for any of the third variations to work). The Bass Synth incorporates the use of synthesized waveforms, sub-harmonics, and an octave shift into the sound. There are 10 parameters associated with the Bass Synth: Gain (fundamental frequency mix), Treble EQ (octave mix level), High-Mid EQ (high tone control), Low-Mid EQ (low tone control), Bass EQ (the sub-harmonic mix level), Speed (rate of envelope sweep), Depth (intensity of wah or envelope sweep), Amount (percentage of duty-cycle for pulse width wave forms), Level (Bass Synth mix), and Gate (see noise gate definition). When the Bass Synth is active, the Compression, Wah, and Auto Wah are disabled. 19 Noise Gate - A Noise Gate keeps unwanted noise from being heard when you are not playing. When the gate is closed, it will not allow ambient noise to come through. [. . . ] Reconnect the power while continuing to hold the Compressor and Model buttons until the display shows rS indicating it has reset. After the reset has occurred, The Bass30 will ask you to calibrate the Expression Pedal. Rock the expression pedal back to the toe up position and press the flashing number 1 footswitch. Rock the pedal forward to the toe down position and press the flashing number 3 footswitch. [. . . ]