Specifications

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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
About the Presets
The presets of the NIGHTBASS are grouped together for various sounds and
applications. Locations 1 thru 20 are set up for instant use with bass guitar,
try presets 21 thru 37 with an X-15 ULTRAFOOT and bass for foot control of the
effects. Preset 002 is set up as an automatic tuner, select it and tune. Check
out presets 38 and 39 for sampling. Check out presets 80 thru 115, these are a
selection of presets from the SGX-2000 and some other "guitar" type sounds. Try
them out on bass, or, if you want to risk it, let a guitar player use your
NIGHTBASS. The rest of the presets are a collection of killer and clean sounds,
special effects, and a few things totally out of this world!
The presets were all configured with all front panel controls at center value.
Battery Backup
When power is terminated to the NIGHTBASS, the edited MPT as well as the last
preset used and the MIDI Channel will be active when the unit is next powered up.
Memory retention is expected to last four years. Should you encounter memory
loss, contact our service department.
Low Battery Indicator
The life of the internal lithium battery is approximately four years. If you see
the right decimal point illuminated in the seven segment display, it is
indicating the voltage of the lithium battery is low.
Software Revision Level
There is a way to correctly identify the software version residing in the unit.
While in Edit Mode, press the Utility button, then press the Param button. Turn
the Encoder until the current version as well as the date is displayed in the
LCD. The NIGHTBASS's software is contained in a socketed EPROM. This software
controls the NIGHTBASS's functions as well as its sounds.
User Registration Card
Be sure to fill out the USER REGISTRATION CARD and send it in to our Customer
Service Department. Doing this insures you are notified of important information
regarding your NIGHTBASS. Please be sure to write in your serial number.
Factory Reset
There is a Factory Reset sequence which will reinitialize the NIGHTBASS to ALL of
its original values. Be sure you have either downloaded or kept a written record
of the Presets since they will be eliminated. To perform a Factory Reset, press
and hold the PRESET, 0/ENTER, and 4/MIDI buttons simultaneously.
Other Means of Bypassing the NIGHTBASS
Bypassing the unit via MIDI may be done by easily. Since the NIGHTBASS has the
capability of MIDI BYPASS, all you need to send is an on/off control message. The
NIGHTBASS bypass default setting is MIDI Controller # 84.
X-15
If you are using your NIGHTBASS with the ART X-15 ULTRAFOOT, refer to APPENDIX G
in this manual or to the X-15 manual for any detailed information you may need.
Customer Service
You may contact ART's Customer Service Department between the hours of 9:00 AM
and 4:00 PM Eastern Time Monday through Friday. The Customer Service Department