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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Introduction Crumar Bassman is a 13 notes C-C pedalboard with integrated sound engine based on a monophonic synthesizer with 3 oscillators and analog filters. Basic working is using the default presets or the custom presets selectable with footswitches PRESET UP & DOWN for increment or decrement of them.
  • Page 3 In case that you would like to use Bassman like a midi sound engine, and drive it with a midi keyboard ( for example ), connect it with the “MIDI IN”...
  • Page 4 MIDI CONTROLLER SECTION First of all, maybe will be useful to configure MIDI parameters based on your configurations. With the MIDI ROUTING configuration utility is it possible to assign and specify how MIDI of BASSAM must work. To access MIDI ROUTING CONFIGURATION UTILITY press and hold “RECORD” and then press “GLIDE”...
  • Page 5: Synth Section

    MIDI OUT. IMPORTANT: In the case that you want to connect Bassman to an external midi keyboard and you want to use Bassman as generic midi pedalboard using the sounds of the keyboard, is important to check the MIDI ROUTING CONFIGURATION! “Snapshot”...
  • Page 6 Oscillators Crumar Bassman sound generation is based on two main oscillators OSC1 & OSC2 and a sub-oscillator OSC3. OSC1 offers 2 waveforms : Sawtooth and Square plus Ring Modulator 1 option and Ring Modulator 2 option , selectable with “WAVEFORM” in the “OSC1”...
  • Page 7: The Filter - Vcf

    This control allows the self-oscillation too: turn the control on the right, the filter starts to self-oscillate with a sinoid wave. If you want to couple cutoff frequency with “Bassman” notes, you have to set the “keyboard Follow” to ON ( see system settings).
  • Page 8 ADSR Crumar Bassman has 2 envelope generators: ADSR1 for VCF e ADSR2 for VCA, they offer 4 parameters: “ATTACK” , “DECAY” , “SUSTAIN” , “RELEASE” : release doesn’t have an indipendent control, it is fixed or it follows “DECAY”: For change the behaviour operate in this way: Press and hold “RECORD”...
  • Page 9 USER MEMORY & PRESETS Crumar Bassman has 83 + 83 User sound memory locations, arranged in 2 sections each of 42. To recall the memories press and hold USER followed by a combination of the six buttons in the panel from A to F ( like 1 to 6 ).
  • Page 10 46 Softeq SEQUENCER Crumar Bassman has an internal sequencer, you can access it by press and hold “GLIDE” and selecting one sequence with A, B, C, D. buttons. Additional sequences can be recalled pressing 2 buttons instead of one for a total of 20 sequences.
  • Page 11: General Settings

    GENERAL SETTINGS Velocity on-off option Bassman Rev.2 (with the two black dots on front panel) has got an option for enable velocity response (touch response) on the 13 pedals. By default velocity is OFF and even if you touch the pedalboard with deifferent pressions note on messages always have value of 127.
  • Page 12 Keyboard Follow OCTAVE (OSC2) - 0 = Off 1 = ¼ 2 = ½ 3 = ON Mod. Wheel WAVEFORM (MODULATOR) - 0 = Off 1 = VCO control 2 = VCF control 3 = VCO/VCF control...
  • Page 13 CRUMAR BASSMAN MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART FUNCTION TRASMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKS Basic channel Default 1-16 Changed 1-16 1-16 Mode Messages Default Altered Note Number True Voice ___________________ Velocity Note ON Note OFF Aftertouch Keys Channel Pitch Bend Control Change Program Change System Exclusive...
  • Page 14 CRUMAR BASSMAN CC MAP CONTROL AUTOMATION RESOLUTION NOTES REMARKS NUMBER MODULATION 7 BIT REC. ONLY WHEEL Interval 1 8 & 40 14 bit Interval 2 9 & 41 10 bit Rate 10 & 42 10 bit Level VCO 1 7 Bit...
  • Page 15 English Manual rev 4 October 2011 BG’s S.r.l. Via Cilea, 30 – 60022 – Castelfidardo-AN- ITALY Tel. +39-071-7825229 Fax +39-071-7824012 Vat number IT02112920422 Official Website: www.crumar.it E-mail: info@crumar.it...

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