Alesis NanoBass Reference Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Alesis Manuals
  4. Music Equipment
  5. NanoBass
  6. Reference manual

Alesis NanoBass Reference Manual

Alesis nanobass sound modules: reference manual
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Nanobass
REFERENCE MANUAL
by Connor Freff Cochran
© 1997 Alesis Corporation
–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
––––––
NanoBass Reference Manual
1

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Related Manuals for Alesis NanoBass

Summary of Contents for Alesis NanoBass

  • Page 1 Nanobass REFERENCE MANUAL by Connor Freff Cochran © 1997 Alesis Corporation ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 2 1 Reference Manual 1 Program Chart If anything is missing, please contact your dealer or Alesis immediately. PLEASE NOTE: The warranty card is important. Really. Don’t just throw it away. We’ll be able to take better care of you now, and serve you better in the future, if you fill it out and send it in.
  • Page 3 And while I’m grinning, let me also mention some other things I particularly appreciate about the unit — like 64 voices of polyphony, the same built-in ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 4 Alesis uses in their Q2 pro-class signal processor, complete MIDI control, and incredibly simple operation. Have a blast! Connor Freff Cochran April 1997 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    What They Mean When They Say “64 Voices” Why In The World Would I Want 64 Voices Of Bass? The Front The Back The Programs The Sound ROM 4: MIDI RULES The Basics The Not-So-Basics ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual 29-61 62-66...
  • Page 6 MIDI Implementation Chart 5: APPENDIX — Creative Tips 6: CREDITS ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...

  • Page 7: We Interrupt The Manual In Progress

    This is basic stuff that you most likely already know. Feel free to leap to the next section (CONNECTIONS) and begin hooking up and playing your new NanoBass. Beginners, however, are strongly advised to read the Important Safety Instructions.

  • Page 8: Important Safety Instructions

    1) Read all the instructions first. 2) Do not use your NanoBass near water. Why? Water is a terrific conductor of electricity. You risk damaging your NanoBass and shocking yourself if you use it near things like bathtubs, washbowls, and kitchen sinks, or in wet basements or around swimming pools.

  • Page 9: Instructions To The User

    TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 10 CE Conformity Page ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...

  • Page 11: Connections

    TIP: Don’t discard your NanoBass box and packing materials. Instead, tuck them away someplace safe (they won’t take up much room). In the unlikely event that you need to return your unit to your dealer or to Alesis for servicing, they’ll come in handy.

  • Page 12: Power

    That’s all it takes. Be aware, though, that there is no ON/OFF switch on the NanoBass. Whenever it is plugged into an active outlet, the unit is on. (To check this, look at the POWER indicator LED on the front panel. It will glow whenever your NanoBass is getting electricity.)

  • Page 13: Audio

    If you do that you’ll be missing out on half the true-stereo sound in each program, not to mention big chunks of stereo reverb and effects. If only one audio jack is in use, then the NanoBass automatically sums its output signal to mono.
  • Page 14 Do NOT run audio cables near other sources of obvious electromagnetic interference such as monitors, computers, and power transformers (including the wall-wart end of the NanoBass’s own AC adapter). Do NOT run audio cables where they can be stepped on or tripped over.

  • Page 15: Midi

    The other choices — OUT to OUT, or IN to IN — won’t work. If you’ll look on the back of your NanoBass you’ll see that it doesn’t have an IN, and OUT, and a THRU. Instead it has an IN and a combined OUT/THRU. There are good reasons for this: (1) the NanoBass doesn’t have a built-in keyboard or...
  • Page 16 “star” network and it is the preferable way to go, if you can afford it. The second way is to “daisy-chain” several units together. A daisy-chain is where the OUT/THRU jack on the NanoBass comes into use. After connecting the controller’s OUT to the NanoBass’s IN, you’d continue the –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––...

  • Page 17: Rackmounting

    Here’s the trick. If you connect your computer’s MIDI OUT to the NanoBass’s MIDI IN, and the NanoBass’s OUT to the computer’s IN, then you can use a commercial librarian/editor program (such as Mark of the Unicorn’s Unisyn) to edit the contents of the NanoBass’s edit buffer.
  • Page 18 Your local music store can certainly supply you with an adapter that will work to mount your NanoBass into a rack. Ask for a single-space rack shelf, rack tray, or universal rack adapter, and make sure it has pre-drilled holes in the bottom that match up with the NanoBass’s mounting nut.

  • Page 19: Instant Fun

    2: INSTANT FUN Demo Sequence Playing It Yourself Once you’re set up, this section will show you the two quickest ways to explore the programs in your NanoBass. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...

  • Page 20: Demo Sequence

    Having an on-board sequence like this is useful because it allows you to check your NanoBass at any time in order to make sure it’s working, and to help set audio levels during soundchecks or recording sessions.

  • Page 21: Playing It Yourself

    Go right ahead, then. Double-check all the necessary connections — power, audio, MIDI — and start playing! When you get tired of a particular program, just use the CATEGORY and PROGRAM knobs to shift to something new. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual CATEGORY KNOB SETTING NUMBER...
  • Page 22 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...

  • Page 23: Get To Know Your Nano

    In this section I’ll quickly step you through the basic features, specs, and controls of the NanoBass. You’ll also find a reference section listing all of the sounds in the on-board ROM and all 256 programs (with room to take some notes of your own).

  • Page 24: The Specs

    5™ could play five simultaneous notes. A 16 voice instrument like the Yamaha DX7™ could play 16 notes. And so on. Then things got complicated, when synth programmers got deep into digital design and figured out how to create even more complicated and interesting ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...

  • Page 25: Why In The World Would I Want 64 Voices Of Bass

    It’s important for you to understand that interaction. The NanoBass is a 64-voice instrument. Some of its programs trigger only one voice per note played. With those programs, you’ll have 64 notes of available polyphony.
  • Page 26 Play around with the full range of the clavinet programs, for example, and you’ll see what I mean. Experiment #3: Here’s a radical idea — chords! They worked for Chris Squire and Jaco Pastorius, didn’t they? ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...

  • Page 27: The Front

    — but its function should be rapidly apparent once you start playing around with it. The 256 programs in the NanoBass are organized in 16 sets of 16 programs each. This is the knob you turn to select which set the PROGRAM knob will be selecting from.

  • Page 28: The Back

    The Back The back of the NanoBass has five connectors: one for power, two for MIDI, and two for audio. POWER: This jack supplies electricity to the NanoBass through the 9-volt AC adapter supplied by Alesis. MIDI OUT/THRU: The only original MIDI messages sent out by this 5-pin DIN jack are certain responses to commands from an external source (sequencer, editor/librarian, etc.).

  • Page 29: The Programs

    The Programs and ROM Sounds On the following pages you will find reference charts for all 256 NanoBass programs, organized by category. The chart shows the MIDI bank select command and MIDI program number for each program, its number on the front panel PROGRAM knob, and its name.
  • Page 30 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Acoustic 1 StereoAcou VeloAcoust Acoust Prs Prc Acoust Acoustic 2 UpriteJazz Acoustic 3 Upright 1 Upright 2 UprightVel Pick Me PickMeLite Stinger AcouPickup VelAcouSlp NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 31 PROGRAM NAME Acoustic 1 StereoAcou VeloAcoust Acoust Prs Prc Acoust Acoustic 2 UpriteJazz Acoustic 3 Upright 1 Upright 2 UprightVel Pick Me PickMeLite Stinger AcouPickup VelAcouSlp ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 32 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Fretless 1 Fretless 2 WalkinBass Fretless 3 Don'tFret1 Don'tFret2 ChrFretles Fret Not Reggae Ballad Popless Missisippi SteelBass1 Harmonics1 Harmonics2 Harmonics3 NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 33 PROGRAM NAME Fretless 1 Fretless 2 WalkinBass Fretless 3 Don'tFret1 Don'tFret2 ChrFretles Fret Not Reggae Ballad Popless Missisippi SteelBass1 Harmonics1 Harmonics2 Harmonics3 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 34 0 or 1 0 or 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Jaco Stanley JazzFingr1 JazzFingr2 JazzPick 1 Jazz Pick 2 PrecisThmb Pea Bass 1 Jazz Velo Cutter JazzPick 3 ClearFrets Pea Bass 2 Fingered StudioBass Deep Bass NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 35 PROGRAM NAME Jaco Stanley JazzFingr1 JazzFingr2 JazzPick 1 Jazz Pick 2 PrecisThmb Pea Bass 1 Jazz Velo Cutter JazzPick 3 ClearFrets Pea Bass 2 Fingered StudioBass Deep Bass ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 36 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME SteelBass2 Fat Bass 5 String 5 String V MW Xfade Thunk Big Pick SurfBassMW Muted Bass PaperFrets 3VeloLayr1 3VeloLayr2 3VeloLayr3 Slp/Studio Slap/Harm Slap/Pop NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 37 PROGRAM NAME SteelBass2 Fat Bass 5 String 5 String V MW Xfade Thunk Big Pick SurfBassMW Muted Bass PaperFrets 3VeloLayr1 3VeloLayr2 3VeloLayr3 Slp/Studio Slap/Harm Slap/Pop ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 38 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Pfilter 1 Pfilter 2 Pfilter 3 SharpStick SharpStik2 StickComp2 Harm/Stick FlangeBass FlangeBas2 Dist Bass Fuzz Bass Harmn/Pop Pop'nFresh BostonPops Slide Release NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 39 PROGRAM NAME Pfilter 1 Pfilter 2 Pfilter 3 SharpStick SharpStik2 StickComp2 Harm/Stick FlangeBass FlangeBas2 Dist Bass Fuzz Bass Harmn/Pop Pop'nFresh BostonPops Slide Release ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 40 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME JazzSlaps Slap Combo PeaBassPop AcousSlap GothamBass Fuzz Slap 5StrngSlap LowEndSlap Velo Slap Funkman FretFuzz Dubble FM FM Bass1 FM Bass 2 Deep Clav ClassiClav NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 41 PROGRAM NAME JazzSlaps Slap Combo PeaBassPop AcousSlap GothamBass Fuzz Slap 5StrngSlap LowEndSlap Velo Slap Funkman FretFuzz Dubble FM FM Bass1 FM Bass 2 Deep Clav ClassiClav ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 42 0 or 1 0 or 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Funky Acid Acidous Fast Sweep Super Rez Gargoyle Dragon HyperActiv RaveSaw MW RaveSqr MW Bad Acid MW Sweep 1 Woozy Heavy Rez Syndicate Oh3TomBass Trance 1 NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 43 PROGRAM NAME Funky Acid Acidous Fast Sweep Super Rez Gargoyle Dragon HyperActiv RaveSaw MW RaveSqr MW Bad Acid MW Sweep 1 Woozy Heavy Rez Syndicate Oh3TomBass Trance 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 44 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 0 or 1 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Trance 2 VeloTrance DeutschBas Bessie Woody Triangle UnderDub Bombastic In The Bag HollowBass Euro Bass Quack Ultra Deep House ArndsHouse NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 45 PROGRAM NAME Trance 2 VeloTrance DeutschBas Bessie Woody Triangle UnderDub Bombastic In The Bag HollowBass Euro Bass Quack Ultra Deep House ArndsHouse ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 46 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 47 BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME SuperBoom Super Saw SuperNotch Super Band Super Sqr BigAcoustic T-Wah Purrrr DarkHelmet Combo Mono Uniperc V Rez Pluck Chirp 1 Chirp 2 Too Cool Xtra Funky...
  • Page 48 PROGRAM NAME SuperBoom Super Saw SuperNotch Super Band Super Sqr BigAcoustic T-Wah Purrrr DarkHelmet Combo Mono Uniperc V Rez Pluck Chirp 1 Chirp 2 Too Cool Xtra Funky ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NOTES NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 49 Industrial BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Vel Sweep Mega Rez RubbrPhase Lo Megarez Hi Tek IndstryRes Sharpness Thwap Hyper Tech 1 Tech 2 Tech 3 Res Tube Stereo ! Nazty CyberBass...
  • Page 50 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 51 PROGRAM NAME Vel Sweep Mega Rez RubbrPhase Lo Megarez Hi Tek IndstryRes Sharpness Thwap Hyper Tech 1 Tech 2 Tech 3 Res Tube Stereo ! Nazty CyberBass ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 52 Synth 1 BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Buzzz BuzzStack Wide Bass Triple Osc Press 5th VeloFunk Cognitive SqrTrance AnalogSqrV VeloFilter ResModWhl! Filter Wow SynthBass1 Fat Man Shark Bumper NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 53 PROGRAM NAME Buzzz BuzzStack Wide Bass Triple Osc Press 5th VeloFunk Cognitive SqrTrance AnalogSqrV VeloFilter ResModWhl! Filter Wow SynthBass1 Fat Man Shark Bumper ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 54 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 55 Synth 2 BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Stevie Uni Chords Uni Pluck Way Cool Modular M Chirp 3 SeqBass 1V Fat Mini Cool Fat Trap Bass Spike Bass Ana Mega Funk SynBs...
  • Page 56 PROGRAM NAME Stevie Uni Chords Uni Pluck Way Cool Modular M Chirp 3 SeqBass 1V Fat Mini Cool Fat Trap Bass Spike Bass Ana Mega Funk SynBs Rezidue Mute Bass ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NOTES NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 57 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 58 –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME FM Bass Larger FM Fuzz Pluck Pulse Bass Box Synth AT Bass 1 Snappy M AnaMonoPia Crow Bass Big Emo Rogue Bass AT Bass 2 AT Bass 3 Microwave V SynthBass2 PressCog NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 59 PROGRAM NAME FM Bass Larger FM Fuzz Pluck Pulse Bass Box Synth AT Bass 1 Snappy M AnaMonoPia Crow Bass Big Emo Rogue Bass AT Bass 2 AT Bass 3 Microwave V SynthBass2 PressCog ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 60 Layer BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME Lurker CableRun PurpleBass Big Stick FatHybrid FatSynSlap Rez Punch TubeOBass Pyro Bass Saturnia SwarmBass 1 Tundra Additive MetalNotch 8 Bit Diamonds NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 61 PROGRAM NAME Lurker CableRun PurpleBass Big Stick FatHybrid FatSynSlap Rez Punch TubeOBass Pyro Bass Saturnia SwarmBass 1 Tundra Additive MetalNotch 8 Bit Diamonds ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 62 Drone BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME TaurusSplt PedalDrone TaursSplt2 Flanged Big Fuzz Synth Bite The Sweep SwarmBass2 Ana Tick MeanMetal The End Millenium Ominous The Swell Trem Rez NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 63 PROGRAM NAME TaurusSplt PedalDrone TaursSplt2 Flanged Big Fuzz Synth Bite The Sweep SwarmBass2 Ana Tick MeanMetal The End Millenium Ominous The Swell Trem Rez ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual NOTES...
  • Page 64 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 65 Effect BANK MIDI SELECT PROGRAM ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual KNOB PROGRAM NUMBER NAME S & H MW MudPots PulseFlute Underground Seek Pulse Buzzerflex Frankfurt DiscoPulse Quasar FM Pulse Rez Pulse Ripples Bellicose1 Bellicose2 Homer CrackleNow...
  • Page 66 PROGRAM NAME S & H MW MudPots PulseFlute Underground Seek Pulse Buzzerflex Frankfurt DiscoPulse Quasar FM Pulse Rez Pulse Ripples Bellicose1 Bellicose2 Homer CrackleNow ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NOTES NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 67 Sound ROM This is a list of the sample families that are built in to the NanoBass’s 8 megabytes of sound ROM. They are the “raw materials” that the programs combine, in different ways, to create the unit’s 256 programs.
  • Page 68 AT Bass 1C AT Bass 1V AT Bass 2A AT Bass 2B AT Bass 2C AT Bass 2V AT Bass 3A AT Bass 3B AT Bass 3C AT Bass 3V Cool Bass SynAcoustc Elec Banjo Tuned Pipe NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 69 Rez Zip 1 Rez Zip 2 Rez Zip 3 Rez Zip V RezAttack1 RezAttack2 RezAttack3 RezAttackV ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual Ana Kick1 oh8 Tom 1 oh8 Tom 2 oh8 Tom V Sweep AcidSweep1 AcidSweep2 AcidSweep3 AcidSweep4 AcidSweep5 VeloAcid 1...
  • Page 70 HP Wave 4 HP Wave 5 HP Wave V1 HP Wave V2 HP Wave V3 HP Wave V4 10% Pulse 20% Pulse 50% Pulse Velo Pulse BrightSync Hard Sync Rectanglar HSync/Rect Metal Wave OctLoc Wav Rez Sync Ring Mod NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 71 RingMod V2 Additive 2 Cognitive Inharmonic Digital 1 Digital 2 Digital 3 Digital 4 VeloDigitl Science 2 Science 4 J Pad M Pad X Pad Velo Pad 1 Velo Pad 2 Velo Pad 3 MWave ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...

  • Page 72: Midi Rules

    4: MIDI RULES The Basics The Not-So-Basics MIDI Implementation Chart ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 73 The Basics The NanoBass receives on one MIDI channel at a time, which is set by the CHANNEL knob on the front panel. During MIDI playback you can change categories and programs at any time, either by sending Bank Select or Program Change messages, or by turning the CATEGORY or PROGRAM knobs on the front panel.
  • Page 74 CATEGORY knob to one of the Bank 2 categories. Now Bank 2 is selected, and if all you send the NanoBass is a Program Change command (instead of a Bank Select followed by a Program Change) you won’t get the program you wanted.
  • Page 75 But don’t stop there. The four MIDI controllers used across the board in the Alesis QS series of synthesizers will yield great results, too. These controllers are 12 (often filter control), 13, 91 (often envelope length), and 93. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––...
  • Page 76 All Notes Off X ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– Transmitted Recognized 1-16 1-16 1-16 1-16 Modes 3, 4 All Notes Off 0-127 0-127 (see note, next page) 0-127 NanoBass Reference Manual Remarks 7-bit Resolution Mod Wheel Volume Panning Expression Sustain Pedal All Notes Off CC #12*...
  • Page 77 Active Sense X Reset Notes: * The setting of the effect knob responds to Controller #12 by default on Power-Up. This Controller number may be changed to 0-120 by SysEx. X= YES O= NO ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 78 Because when those hard limits are pushed by someone who knows how, extraordinary things happen. What it comes back to is the difference between “how” and “what.” Between saying something...anything...and actually having something to say. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 79 * Do that other thing. You know — that one. * Listen to a bass player you hate, and then never do anything that they do. * Listen to a bass player you really really like, and then never do anything that they do. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 80 * Set up a loud, simple drum machine riff in a time signature you are not comfortable with, and play along with it. For hours. * Wear a blindfold (and then edit out the clunker notes). ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 81 Charles Foster Kane, Joan of Arc, Louis XIV, all three Musketeers or all three Marx Brothers). * Stare at someone you love all night long, without sleeping, and then play. * Be glad you have fingers. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 82 MECHANICAL DESIGN David Douglass Ron Roberts Rick Souffle ELECTRICAL DESIGN Chris Asmus John Hancock Mike Murphy ASIC DESIGN Frank Thomson Grant Kraus TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Craig Devin ...and thanks to KEITH BARR, for believing in the vision. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...
  • Page 83 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– –––––– NanoBass Reference Manual...

Table of Contents