Master - Mesa/Boogie M9 Carbine Owner's Manual

FrONT PANeL CONTrOLS:
VOICE: (Continued)
Here is a synopsis of the 5 choices found on the VOICE control:
1 Fairly extreme Mid cut centered at 540Hz. Excellent for dramatic thumbing/slapping styles or smooth chording.
2 Gentle scooping of Midrange also centered at 540Hz. Great for R & B and anytime you want to tastefully widen a sound.
3 Voice feature bypassed (Flat with Tone controls set at 12:00)
4 Midrange boost centered at 370Hz. Good choice for articulate finger style playing. Tracks your playing with articulation and en-
hanced definition.
5 Low Mid boost centered at 170Hz. Great for enhancing low mids. Works well for classic Blues or Reggae finger style work.
Keep in mind these positions use a medium Q width to avoid a notchy sound and retain an organic quality. There will be some cut
or boost on the adjacent frequencies. Once you have selected a VOICE mode to use, fine tune the sound with the standard tone
controls, or even subtly with the Graphic EQ.
NOTE: The Graphic EQ will seem much less effective when the VOICE control is engaged, especially if you have selected a VOICE mode
that mirrors what you wish to achieve with the sliders. For example if you are using VOICE mode #1 (which employs a broad scooping of the
midrange frequencies) and you dip the middle bands on the Graphic, you are "cutting mids that have already been cut" and the result will likely
be disappointing.
The same holds true for boosting frequencies. If you are using VOICE mode #4 (which has an innate mid bump) and you use the
Graphic EQ to boost the midrange bands, you will be boosting boosted mids and the Graphic won't seem very useful either. In this
example you also run the risk of using power unnecessarily to amplify an unbalanced sound and you will use up your headroom
and push things into clip. You could even be in danger of damaging speakers if this was done at close to a full power setting of the
MASTER. Take care when boosting things with the 9 Band EQ!

MASTER:

The MASTER control is the feed to the power section and determines the overall playing volume of the CARBINE An
optimum setting will be determined by the setting of the GAIN control as well as the entire tone control network. All these controls
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affect the signal strength at the end of the preamp and can make the MASTER control very sensi-
tive.
NOTE: Remember to use with caution as the MASTER is the gas pedal for the massive power
available. We suggest a zero setting at each power up to avoid damage to speakers and ears.
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