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Chapter 1 Amps and pedals 30
Single speakers or multiple speakers: The number of speakers is less important than it may
appear. Phase cancelations occur between the speakers, adding texture and interest to
the tone.
Choose a microphone type and placement
1 Click the Mic pop-up menu to choose a microphone model.
Condenser 87: Emulates the sound of a high-end German studio condenser microphone. The
sound of condenser microphones is ne, transparent, and well-balanced.
Dynamic 20: Emulates the sound of popular American dynamic cardioid microphones. This
microphone type sounds brighter and more cutting than the Condenser 87 model. The lower-
mid frequencies are rolled o, making it a good choice for miking rock tones. It is especially
useful if you want your bass guitar part to cut through other tracks in a mix.
Dynamic 421: Emulates the sound of a German dynamic cardioid microphone. It can capture a
wide frequency range and has a slight emphasis of the treble range. It is useful for clean tones.
2 Drag the white dot in the graphic above the Mic pop-up menu to set the microphone position
and distance relative to the cabinet.
Bass Amp Designer signal ow
Amplier signal ow
Bass Amp Designer has a two-channel design—one for the pre-amp and one for the D.I. box.
You can use these independently or can blend them by using the controls on the black bar at
the bottom.
Important: The two channels are always used in parallel if the Blend slider is not set to the far
right or to the far left position.
The channel signal ow changes when you choose dierent models from the Cabinet
pop-up menu.
Cabinet Blend slider position Channel 1 routing Channel 2 routing
Any speaker cabinet
model
Middle Pre-amp, power amp,
cabinet, mic
D.I. box
Direct (PowerAmp Out) Middle Pre-amp, power amp D.I. box
Direct (PreAmp Out) Middle Pre-amp D.I. box
Any speaker cabinet
model
Far left Pre-amp, power amp,
cabinet, mic
Direct (PowerAmp Out) Far left Pre-amp, power amp
Direct (PreAmp Out) Far left Pre-amp
Direct (PreAmp Out) Far right D.I. box