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Chapter 4
Basic Operation
Chapter 4
Bask Operation
TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW...
Legato
Multi-timbral
Polyphonic
Portamento
Preset
Voice
Waveform
- A smooth and unbroken transition between successive notes.
- More than one distinct preset may sound at a time.
- The simultaneous combination of two or more sounds.
- The pitch glides between notes.
- A storage location for all parameters pertaining to a sound.
- The sound that is playing. If something is 4-voice, it means that four sounds can be playing
simultaneously.
- A wave (e.g., sine or sawtooth) that is used to create the sounds (voices) generated.
MIDI MODES AND MULTI SETUP
The Mode Select button (when pressed and released quickly) will advance you through all the possible MIDI modes
and variations that the Bass II is capable of. This selector will wrap around when advanced past the last selection.
The MIDI specification allows for four modes: Omni, Poly, Mono, and Multi. The Bass II adheres to the MIDI
specification for these modes but also allows for some new and innovative variations, as far as legato playing is
concerned.
The Bass H is up to 6-part multi-timbral. However, you may need less than six parts from the Bass n, but need the
other channels to drive other modules. In this case, you can tell the Bass II how many parts (channels) it should
respond to while in its MULTI, LEGATO or MULTI/LEGATO modes. (Adjustable from 2-6, in continuous order starting
at the MIDI receive channel).
As mentioned above, the MODE SELECT button will change the MIDI mode if pressed and immediately released
(mode changes on release). When it is first pressed down, the LED display will show the number of MIDI channels
the Bass II will respond to in the MULTI, LEGATO, and MULTI/LEGATO modes. The choices will be 2-6 (defaulting
to 6 when die unit is initialized). This value can be edited with the
A
and
T
buttons while the MODE SELECT button
is held. In this case, the release of the button will not cause a mode change. Also, if the MODE SELECT button is
pressed and held for more than one second, the Bass II assumes that you wanted to see the number of channels
on the LED and not change the mode. Therefore, in this case the release of the button will not change the mode.
The Legato mode selection will occupy 2-6 channels, each channel playing the same preset in a legato fashion. The
selection of diese channels is the same as just described below for die Multi mode. This mode is normally used with
a guitar or synth MIDI controller (the Peavey CyberBass, for instance), with each string sending MIDI data on a
separate channel.
If legato style playing is desired, yet you don't want to bum extra MIDI channels in the process, advance the Mode
Select button until both the Poly and Legato LEDs are on. This setting will behave as in straight poly mode except
for the allocation of voices (offty one voice sounds). A word here on legato footswitch controller (controller #68):
The legato footswitch controller is a newly ratified addition to the MIDI controller list, which will toggle the playing
mode between normal and legato (see side bar for explanation of legato playing style). Certain patches will override
the front panel setting and force legato on or off upon recall. Neither this, nor the controller will affect the
Legato LED.
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Spectrum
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Bass II
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