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BASS MONO SYNTH

Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth. The

Bass Mono Synth allows you to transform your bass guitar into one of eleven

different synthesizers, from vintage synth emulations, to thick stacked voices, to

deep pulsing sounds for an array of sonic landscapes and textures. The Bass Mono

Synth was designed to work on your bass guitar without any modifications or

special pickups. Plug in your bass and immediately join the synth race!

WARNING: Your Bass Mono Synth comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-

200BI power supply (same as used by Boss

& Ibanez

: 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The Bass

Mono Synth requires 125mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Using the wrong

adapter or a plug with the wrong polarity may damage your Bass Mono Synth and void

the warranty.

GETTING STARTED

Connect the supplied power adapter to the 9V power jack. Plug your instrument

into the INPUT jack. Connect your amp or other effects pedals to the SYNTH

OUTPUT jack. Set the DRY knob to minimum (fully counterclockwise) and set the

other top row knobs to 12 o’clock. Select a TYPE and step on the BYPASS

footswitch to turn on the LED. Play your bass and adjust controls to your liking.

ONE NOTE AT A TIME

The Bass Mono Synth is a multi-oscillator monophonic instrument. It synthesizes

one note at a time per oscillator. The oscillators have been pre-tuned for each

synth type—only the synth type SPECTRE allows for user control over an oscillator.

Additionally it can handle only one note from your bass at a time. It does not work

properly when chords or two note intervals are played. The Bass Mono Synth

behaves unpredictably and erratically when it receives more than one note at the

INPUT jack.

SYNTH TYPE DESCRIPTIONS

1. LASER – deep, pulsating synth.

CTRL: this knob adjusts the attack and decay times of the filter envelope.

As CTRL is turned clockwise both the attack and decay times slow down.

EXP: the expression pedal controls the cutoff frequency of the filter and

sets the jump-off frequency for the envelope sweep. As the pedal travels

from heel to toe the filter frequency goes from bass to treble.

2. X-FADE – multi VCO synth with some dry signal added to the filter sweep.

SENS: sets filter sweep envelope follower depth and synth volume.

CTRL: adjusts the decay time of the filter envelope.

Summary of content (8 pages)

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BASS MONO SYNTH Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth. The Bass Mono Synth allows you to transform your bass guitar into one of eleven different synthesizers, from vintage synth emulations, to thick stacked voices, to deep pulsing sounds for an array of sonic landscapes and textures. The Bass Mono Synth was designed to work on your bass guitar without any modifications or special pickups.
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EXP: controls the cutoff frequency of the filter and the base of the filter envelope sweep. 3. ACID – fast decaying synth reminiscent of the TB-303. SENS: higher settings make for wider filter sweeps. CTRL: adjusts both filter resonance and sweep depth of the filter envelope. As CTRL is turned clockwise, both resonance and filter envelope frequency range increase. EXP: the expression pedal controls the filter envelope’s decay time, which is triggered by pick attacks.
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CONTROLS AND I/O JACKS DRY VOL Knob The DRY VOL knob controls the volume of the untreated bass signal present at the SYNTH OUTPUT jack. SYNTH VOL Knob The SYNTH VOL knob controls the overall volume of the synthesizer sound at the SYNTH OUTPUT jack. SENS Knob The SENS knob (short for sensitivity) adjusts the gain of the input signal before the signal hits the Bass Mono Synth’s (BMS) trigger block.
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EXP Jack The EXP jack accepts a TRS cable from a standard passive expression pedal. Each synth type has a specific parameter controlled by the expression pedal, as explained in the SYNTH TYPE DESCRIPTIONS section. When saving a preset, the expression pedal position is saved along with the knobs. If the expression pedal is not present or has not been moved since recalling the preset, the Bass Mono Synth loads the saved expression pedal setting.
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PRESETS When the LED on the Bass Mono Synth (BMS) is green, you are in live WYSIWYG mode, meaning that the current knob and expression pedal settings represent the sound that is produced. You can also save and recall one preset for each of the eleven synth types. All four knobs in the top row are saved along with the setting of the expression pedal—when an expression pedal is attached at the time of saving the preset. The LED lights red when Preset mode is active. RECALLING A PRESET 1.
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EXPRESSION PEDAL PARAMETERS AND PRESETS If an expression pedal is connected to the BMS at the time you save a preset, the current state of the parameter(s) controlled by the expression pedal will be saved within the preset. Moving the expression pedal while in a preset does not result in the LED blinking (indicating an edited preset).
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- COMPLIANCE Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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- WARRANTY INFORMATION Please register online at http://www.ehx.com/product-registration or complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 10 days of purchase. Electro-Harmonix will repair or replace, at its discretion, a product that fails to operate due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from date of purchase. This applies only to original purchasers who have bought their product from an authorized Electro-Harmonix retailer.