OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SGX NIGHTBASS SE ADDENDUM TO THE SGX NIGHTBASS REFERENCE MANUAL A.R.T. has increased the power of the SGX NIGHTBASS SE by 400% and kept the ease of use factor unchanged. There are some variations between the two units which will be explained in this addendum. All other functions remain the same.
Included in this addendum: Enhanced user interface Preset bank selection Recalling presets Storing presets Creating presets Banks Organizing Presets Preset hints Preset list Dual Pitch Transposer Space Phaser Expanded Digital Tuner Changes in the main reference manual: Page Number Section Explanation 3 PWR OUT Power out jack 3 LCD Liquid crystal display 5 PRESET Preset selection 6 EDIT MODE Preview presets 7 STORE Storing presets 7 TITLE EDIT Characters in title 7 Utility Addition of utilities 8 X-15 How to
ENHANCED USER INTERFACE PRESET BANKS, WHAT'S IN THEM When hundreds of presets are available in a device, you must make it effortless to access them all, as well as group them, in an intelligent fashion. A.R.T. has created "banks" of presets to supply you with every possible need. Four banks of factory presets, with a total of 430 patches, have been created for the SGX NIGHTBASS SE . The first bank, titled CLASSIC and designated by the letter "A", contains 115 instant use presets for the bass guitar.
Bank "C" PRODUCTION Individual effects in a patch, small rooms with different mic placements, clean/dirty miced amps, drum and vocal reverb patches are all represented here. From preset 1 to preset 29, each individual effect has its own patch. This allows you to just use chorus or compression or any other effect alone. Also, the effects parameters are set at their "default" value. The value each parameter of the effect comes up with when you are building your own patches.
To switch between presets in a bank, be sure the PRESET LED is lit. If it isn't, press the Preset button. Now use the Encoder to select the preset you wish. The preset number will be displayed by the seven segment display. You may also select presets by entering the preset with the alphanumeric keypad (see main reference manual). To switch banks, press the Edit Mode button, now press the Utility button. This puts you into utility mode.
BLANK PRESET NOTE: If you store any preset over an existing factory preset in any bank, that preset will overwrite each existing factory preset in each bank! We suggest you start storing your presets starting with slot 200 and working down. WHERE DID THE PRESET COME FROM If you juggle and shift presets around as well as making your own and then store them in user memory slots, you may lose track of which preset number in the bank you chose.
USING THE ART X-15 WITH YOUR SGX NIGHTBASS SE RECALLING PRESETS You can access all two hundred memory slots of the SGX NIGHTBASS SE with your X15. The MPT of the SGX NIGHTBASS SE may be re configured to select the preset of your choice to correspond with the X-15's preset number. Operate the X-15 by selecting a "bank of ten" using the Arrow Up/Down pads, then select one of the numbered pads to recall the preset.
:LEVEL = [100%] 0 to 100 percent level in % increments :POSTN1 = [31] 0 to 63 in on step intervals :POSTN2 = [31] 0 to 63 in on step intervals Pitch Transposing or pitch shifting can be used to develop helpful second harmonies or other effects for vocals, instruments and even mixed material. There are three "types" of pitch transposing to choose from in the SGX NIGHTBASS SE : Smooth, Normal and Quick.
the Stereo Digital Delay is used with the Dual Pitch Transposer and the RGN-FD is set to POST, the glissando effect of the normal Pitch Transposer is the result. Use the PRE setting, for a simple pre delay before the pitch shift occurs. Only the Short Stereo Delay is available for use with the Dual Pitch Transposer. The Position ([POSTN1 and 2]) parameter lets you set where in the sound field each individual pitch is heard. The default setting is center field.
the GUITAR or BASS TYPE. Select TYPE GTR12F or BASS 12F to tune your instrument to the twelfth fret. After you choose what "type" of instrument, the Reference frequency (Refrnc) parameter defaults to the appropriate Guitar or Bass tuning frequencies. The strings start low and go high. The frequency A 440 is included for tuning keyboards, or checking the intonation of your neck. When you select Refrnc to equal Off, it allows you to access the preset and display the preset number instead of [- - ].
THINGS TO NOTE: PWR OUT There is no (+)9 Volt power out jack on the SGX NIGHTBASS SE . UTILITY Two new Utilities are present when the Utility Mode is accessed: 1) "SLOT" Information 2) "BANK" Information WARRANTY INFORMATION LIMITED WARRANTY Warranty service for this unit will be provided by Applied Research & Technology, Inc. in accordance with the following warrant statement. Applied Research & Technology, Inc.
