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BASS MONO SYNTH
Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth. The
Bass Mono Synth allows you to transform your bass guitar into one of eleven
different synthesizers, from vintage synth emulations, to thick, stacked voices, to
deep pulsing sounds for an array of sonic landscapes and textures. The Bass
Mono Synth was designed to work on your bass guitar without any modifications
or special pickups. Plug your bass right in and immediately join the ranks of
legendary synthesizer musicians.
WARNING: Your Bass Mono Synth comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-
200BI power supply (same as used by Boss
Mono Synth requires 125mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Using the wrong
adapter or a plug with the wrong polarity may damage your Bass Mono Synth and void
the warranty.
Connect the supplied power adapter to the 9V power jack. Plug your bass into the
INPUT jack. Connect your amp or other effects pedals to the SYNTH OUTPUT jack.
Set the DRY knob to the minimum (fully counterclockwise) and set the other top
row knobs to 12 o'clock. Select a TYPE and step on the BYPASS footswitch to turn
on the LED. Play your bass and adjust controls to your liking.
The Bass Mono Synth is a multi-oscillator monophonic instrument. It synthesizes
one note at a time per oscillator. The oscillators have been pre-tuned for each
synth type, only the sound SPECTRE allows for user control over an oscillator.
Additionally it can handle only one note from your bass at a time. It does not work
properly when chords or two note intervals are played. The Bass Mono Synth
behaves unpredictably and erratically when it receives more than one note at the
INPUT jack.
1. LASER – deep, pulsating synth.
CTRL: this knob adjusts the attack and decay times of the filter envelope.
As CTRL is turned clockwise both the attack and decay times slow down.
EXP: the expression pedal controls the cutoff frequency of the filter which
also sets the jump-off frequency for the envelope sweep. As the pedal
travels from heel to toe the filter frequency goes from bass to treble.
2. X-FADE – full, string-like synth.
CTRL: sets the decay time of the filter envelope.
GETTING STARTED
ONE NOTE AT A TIME
SYNTH TYPE DESCRIPTIONS
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- Page 1 : 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The Bass Mono Synth requires 125mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Using the wrong adapter or a plug with the wrong polarity may damage your Bass Mono Synth and void the warranty. GETTING STARTED Connect the supplied power adapter to the 9V power jack.
- Page 2 EXP: controls the cutoff frequency of the filter and the base of the filter envelope sweep. 3. ACID – fast decaying synth reminiscent of the TB-303. CTRL: adjusts both filter resonance and sweep depth of the filter envelope. As CTRL is turned clockwise, both resonance and filter envelope frequency range increase.
- Page 3 INPUT Jack Plug your bass or the output of another effects pedal into this ¼” jack. See Tips 1 & 2 on Page 7 for more on connecting your Bass Mono Synth. DRY OUTPUT Jack The DRY OUTPUT jack is hardwired to produce a buffered version of the signal present at the INPUT jack.
- Page 4 SENS threshold has been exceeded. PRESETS When the LED on the Bass Mono Synth is green, you are in WYSIWYG mode, meaning that the current knob and expression pedal settings represent the sound that is produced. You can also save and recall one preset for each of the eleven synth types.
- Page 5 WYSIWG mode. EXPRESSION PEDAL PARAMETERS AND PRESETS If an expression pedal is connected to the Bass Mono Synth at the time you save a preset, the current state of the parameter controlled by the expression pedal will be saved within the preset. Moving the expression pedal while in a preset will not result in the LED blinking slowly (indicating an edited preset).
- Page 6 TIPS ON GETTING OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE FROM THE BASS MONO SYNTH 1. The Bass Mono Synth is generally best used as the first pedal in an effects chain. Place modulation, delay, and reverb effects after the Bass Mono Synth. The unit will not perform well if placed in the effects loop of a guitar amp.
- Page 7 FCC COMPLIANCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Note: digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
- Page 8 WARRANTY INFORMATION Please register online at http://www.ehx.com/product-registration or complete and return the enclosed warranty card within 10 days of purchase. Electro-Harmonix will repair or replace, at its discretion, a product that fails to operate due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from date of purchase.
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