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USERS MANUAL
CHANNEL CONTROLS, SWITCHES & OUTPUTS
CLEAN CHANNEL = WHITE KNOBS
DRIVE CHANNEL = BLACK KNOBS
BOTH CHANNELS = GRAY KNOBS
BLEND sets the mix level between the clean
channel and drive channel when the drive
channel is active. To jump between the Clean
and Drive channels, set this knob to the max
position and set the Serial switch to Off.
MASTER controls the volume on the Output jack.
The balanced outputs (XLR) are not affected by
the setting of this knob.
COMP. This control knob sets the
compression ratio, i.e. The signal strength
relation between the input and output; the
higher the ratio the more compression. The
LED indicates when the compressor responds
during play. It is a low noise compressor/
limiter that will tightening up the sound and
prevent the preamp from saturating at peaks
when approaching the headroom limit.
BASS is a 'shelving' type
BYPASS. This switch
12dB/oct slope phase
bypasses ALL filters in the
compensated bass filter
clean channel and sets a
with a wide gain range.
flat frequency response.
MUTE FOOT SWITCH. Mutes the balanced
outputs and the master output.
Fx Send is not affected by this function.
The Mute switch also enables the built-in tuner
for silent tuning.*
* An internal switch can set the tuner to be active at all times.
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MID is a peaking filter for the drive
channel. The two knobs works in
conjunction. Pick your frequency with
the right control, and boost or cut with
the left control in the chosen range.
LEVEL sets the output volume for
the Drive channel.
MID. These two knobs works
in conjunction. Use the right
control to pick a frequency.
Use the left control to boost
or cut the gain in the range
of the chosen frequency.
Note: When the left control
is set to Notch, you can use
the right control to find and
erase a precise frequency that
causes unwanted feedback
(a common issue with upright
basses in larger rooms).
EBS MICROBASS 3
GAIN selects between a low- and high-gain drive engine.
TONE shapes the tone range of the drive engine.
Flat setting when turned all the way up.
TYPE sets the drive tone character to THIN or
DEEP (neutral in the between position). The
deep position compensates for low-frequency
loss at very high gain.
DRIVE controls the amount of gain in the tube
emulation stages (engines), and provides an
extra gain all the way up to 40 dB. This control
also compresses the sound when turning up level
up to maximum, producing pure limitation.
GAIN adjusts the input signal level for the EBS
MicroBass 3. An optimum level is when the peak
led starts flashing when playing hard on your
instrument. A correctly set gain is vital for the
signal processing to work properly.
TREBLE is a shelving type filter controlling the
higher mids and treble registers, giving presence
and ambiance to the sound.
CHARACTER FILTER
BRIGHT is an advanced high pass filter that
When active, bass and
produces a bright high-treble timbre, without
treble are boosted while the
adding any noise. This switch gives a gain of
midrange gain will be slightly
10 dB at 10kHz.
dropped, known as a smiley
EQ curve. This way the sound
will be preshaped before the
DRIVE FOOT SWITCH - Engages the drive
final adjustments using the
channel. The clean channel is always active,
other features of the preamp.
but if the BLEND control is turned all the way
up, in parallel mode, this switch will make the
sound jump from the clean channel to the drive
channel when activated.
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