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• A smart “noise gate” and optimized EQ help you find the sweet spot in the mix! POWER The MXR M-80 Bass D.I. + requires a single 9 volt alkaline battery, Phantom Power from mixing board (through microphone cable) or Dunlop ECB03 Adapter (ECB03E for Europe), a 9-volt DC regulated AC adapter. Plug polarity...
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CONTROLS Left Footswitch toggles Effects on/bypass (red LED=on). Right Footswitch toggles Distortion channel in/out (red LED at top of unit indicates Distortion channel active). Bass-Mid-Treble EQ Knobs are active when Effect is on. Clean Volume and Color controls are active only in Clean Channel mode (Effect Footswitch on and Distortion off).
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The Distortion Channel Mode (Effect and Distortion Footswitches on) provides controls for Gain to set distortion level, Blend to mix distorted/ clean signal, and Volume. The Gate Switch and Trigger Knob work interactively to provide an adjustable noise gate. With Gate active (switch depressed down), the Trigger Knob sets the noise floor threshold, or sensitivity, to cut hum and hiss from the distortion signal.
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adjust louder and softer as needed. Set the Bass-Mid-Treble controls to their straight up positions to start, then adjust as needed. The Color Switch has two positions, on (depressed down) and off (released up). When turned on, the Color Switch activates a preset EQ curve that immediately puts your bass tone in the “sweet spot”...
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SAMPLE SETTINGS To help you get started using your M-80 MXR Bass D.I. + stomp box, we’ve provided a roadmap of knobs and switch settings used by top artists*. You’re set to play with any of these settings or find your favorite and exper- iment from there.
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Use these diagrams below to document your favorite settings.
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