User Manual

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. The BMS trigger block
generates synth notes that match the pitch of your instrument and also resets all
envelope sweeps. It only triggers new notes when the input signal exceeds its
threshold. Lower settings of SENS will require louder notes to trigger the
synthesizer while higher settings of SENS might trigger new synth notes with every
note you play. The LED lights orange when the input signal to the synth engine
exceeds -4.6dB. Use the LED as an aid when adjusting the SENS knob. Setting the
SENS knob so the LED lights orange on your loudest notes is a good place to start.
Please note: the LED does not indicate when the input signal has triggered a new
note; it lights only to indicate the loudness of SENS. If some of your notes do not
trigger the synth, then turn up SENS. If you hear many false triggers or retriggers
without playing a new note then turn down SENS.
For all BMS synth types, the gain set by SENS also changes the synth volume over
a small range. For some synth types, SENS also adjusts the sweep range of the
filter’s envelope. Higher settings of SENS yield wider filter sweeps and typically
more volume. Check the SYNTH TYPE DESCRIPTIONS on the previous pages to
see which synth type filters are directly affected by the SENS knob.
CTRL Knob
This knob can be used to control a specific parameter for each synth type. See
the SYNTH TYPE DESCRIPTIONS on pages 1 and 2 to learn more.
INPUT Jack
Plug your instrument or the output of another effects pedal into this ¼” jack. See
Tips 1 & 2 on Page 7 for more on connecting your Bass Mono Synth.
DRY OUTPUT Jack
The DRY OUTPUT jack is hardwired to produce a buffered version of the signal
present at the INPUT jack. In either EFFECT or BYPASS mode, the dry signal is
always present at the DRY OUTPUT jack. The DRY knob does not change the
volume of the signal at the DRY output jack.
SYNTH OUTPUT Jack
The SYNTH OUTPUT jack produces the mix set by the DRY and SYNTH volume
controls. In BYPASS mode, SYNTH OUTPUT outputs the buffered bypass signal.