Appendix G; Using The Nightbass With An X-15 Ultrafoot - Art SGX-NightBass User Manual

APPENDIX G

USING THE NIGHTBASS WITH AN X-15 ULTRAFOOT

When an ART X-15 ULTRAFOOT is used with the NIGHTBASS, remote control of the
parameters and the ability to turn on and off the effects themselves greatly
extend the capabilities of the NIGHTBASS. More than half of the NIGHTBASS's
factory presets are set up with MIDI controllers providing you instant access to
the parameters with your X-15. Presets 5 and 22 through 30 are designed
specifically for use with the X-15 Ultrafoot.
You do not need to reprogram the X-15 ULTRAFOOT for use with the NIGHTBASS. All
programming and setup is done with the NIGHTBASS. Add a MIDI Controller to the
NIGHTBASS preset and edit the parameters. The default settings allow for almost
instananeous use with both devices. Refer to the example in Appendix B, Adding
Performance MIDI to an Existing Preset.
To correctly hook up the two devices, two MIDI cables should be used (see the
hookup diagram on the preceding page). Both the NIGHTBASS and X-15 "talk" to each
other keeping their status' up to date. When the X-15 is in Effect Mode, it will
display which effects in the preset are active by lighting the associated pad's
LED. If you add, delete, or change the status of an effect with the NIGHTBASS,
the X-15 will monitor and display (or not display if you remove or turn off an
effect) the change.
All of the presets in the NIGHTBASS with MIDI controllers assigned to them are
set to be controlled by MIDI Controllers (MC) 4 and 11. On the X-15, the left
expression controller is MC 4 and the right pedal is MC 11. When adding a MIDI
controller to a preset in the NIGHTBASS the default value for the MIDI controller
(screen 2, CONTROLLER IS) is MC 4, Foot Controller. To select another MIDI
controller, use the Encoder to change the Value while editing this screen.
Every time a message is sent from the X-15 to the NIGHTBASS, the SGX's LCD
displays the message sent. (See Utility section Auto PM Display for change
information) Effects on and off messages and real time pedal values will be
displayed, program change messages (preset changes) will not be displayed. For
effects on and off messages to be displayed the X-15 must be in Effect Mode.
Anytime either foot controller is moved, the NIGHTBASS displays the parameter
name and value.
Under the LCD are 16 individual LED's which indicate at all times what effects
are present and active in a preset. When an LED is lit, it indicates which effect
is present and active in the preset you are currently using. A flashing LED
indicates the effect is present in the preset but has been turned "off" from an
external controller such as the X-15 ULTRAFOOT.
All of the analog and digital effects parameters (even the MIX) are controllable
via the X-15. Some parameters were specifically tuned to be used with foot
controllers. These include: compressor output, envelope filter tuning, and any
threshold, attack, release or range parameter and distortion output.
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