Thorn SteamBass User Manual

SteamBass
Flexible Bass Compressor
User Manual
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Thank you for purchasing the Steambass - Flex Bass Comp.
The Thorn Steambass - Flex Bass Comp is a highly flexible and
powerful bass compressor designed to enhance your sound with
precision and control. This pedal offers a comprehensive set of
controls, including Threshold, Amount, Attack, Release, Detail,
and Output, allowing you to fine-tune the dynamics of your bass
tone to suit any musical style. Whether you're looking for subtle
compression or a more aggressive effect, the Steambass gives
you the tools to shape your sound exactly how you like it.
The Auto/Manual switch adds even more versatility, giving you
the option to let the pedal automatically adjust attack and release
timing or manually tweak the timing settings for a more personal-
ized response.
With its intuitive controls and flexible features, the Thorn Steam-
bass - Flex Bass Comp is the perfect tool for bassists looking to
add dynamic control and punch to their playing.
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Controls
1 – 1/4 " (6.35 mm) mono output: Use an instrument / patch cable
to connect to your next pedal or the input of the amplifier.
2 – 9 VDC power supply jack: Connect a regular pedal power
supply unit with a 5.5 x 2.1 mm barrel plug, center negative.
Battery operation is not possible. Do not connect more than 9 V!
3 – 1/4 " (6.35 mm) mono input: Use an instrument cable to
connect your guitar or the previous pedal in your effects chain.
4 – THRESHOLD: This control determines the signal level at
which compression starts.
5 – AMOUNT: This control determines the amount or intensity of
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compression applied to the signal.
10 6 – ATTACK: This control determines how quickly the compres-
sion reacts after the threshold is exceeded.
7 – RELEASE: This control determines how quickly the compres-
sion is released after the signal falls back below the threshold.
8 – DETAIL: Compressors ‚squeeze' (compress) the content of a
signal to fit within a certain dynamic range. This means that
the relative volume differences between high and low peaks
are reduced to produce a more consistent output volume le-
vel. When compression is used aggressively, especially when
high compression ratios are combined with low threshold
settings, low frequency content tends to become more do-
minant, resulting in a darker overall sound. The high frequency
content is still there, but appears to be attenuated. Use the
Detail control to counteract this effect and restore and reba-
lance the high frequency content of the signal.
Detail is boost-only, adding up to +15 dB of gain in the upper
mid / treble frequency bands to restore the brightness per-
ceived to have been lost due to compression. At lower com-
pression settings, a little Detail can also add definition and
‚sparkle' to your sound, helping you to cut through the mix.
At 7 o'clock, the Detail control is effectively removed from the
circuit and the frequency response is flat and unaffected.
9 – AUTO/MANUAL switch: This switch selects the method
used to determine the attack and release timing of the
compressor. In AUTO mode, the attack and release times
are determined automatically based on the envelope of the
input signal, and the ATTACK and RELEASE controls are di-
sabled. In MANUAL mode, the attack and release timing is
determined by the user-specified settings of the ATTACK
and RELEASE controls.
10 – OUTPUT: Use this control to recover volume that might have
gotten dampened in the compression.
11 – ON/OFF footswitch & LED: This footswitch activates the pedal
(LED above the switch is lit) or switches it to True Bypass (LED off).