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Bass amp
After roughly setting the Gain controller, the bass signal will first be treated
with the Contour circuit. This filtering stage works similarly to the "Loudness"
function by cutting the (lower) mids and lifting the deep bass and highs. It's
sort of like an "instant slap".
Next, the signal passes through the compressor stage (Comp). This is a simple
but extremely musical, visual design: The bass triggers a light source that is
coupled with a photo resistor which dampens the signal. This may already be
familiar to you from the most famous studio compressor for bassists, i.e. Urei
LA2A, which functions according to the same principle.
After any possible compression, Drive provides the option to take the bass
sound to the next level. Saturating the signal takes place depending on the
frequency: In spite of a possibly high level of distortion, the basses remain
relatively clean and contoured.
The equalization stage offers 4 frequency ranges, whereby the two mid bands
are variable. The final master volume controller specifies the volume of the final
stage. As with the guitar amp, the end tubes are also engaged in this case as
much as remains sensible.
Rack effects (FX1/FX2)
There are effects
that don't always work well before the amp, e.g. reverb or
delay, especially when they are distorted. Normally, these effects are better
placed at the end of the signal chain.
For final processing and enriching, we offer two separate studio-quality effects
units just like real 19" rack devices.
Many algorithms create a stereo signal. Take care that the sequencer track
operates the duct in "stereo" mode.