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- Page 1 MODELING BASS PROCESSOR User’s Guide...
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Page 2: Electromagnetic Compatibility
Warning For your protection, please read the following: Water and Moisture: Appliances should not be used near water (e.g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc.) Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. - Page 3 Vice-President of Engineering 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070, USA Date: February 21, 2003 European Contact: Your local DigiTech Sales and Service Office or Harman Music Group 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070 USA Ph: (801) 566-8800 Fax: (801) 568-7583...
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Page 4: Warranty
7.The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, and Digitech neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume any obligation or liability in connection with the sale of this product. In no event shall Digitech or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or from any delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond their control. - Page 5 Thanks to the continuous advances in musical technology, the BP50 offers you the flexibility, power, and capability of producing sounds never before thought possible. We recommend that you read through this User’s Guide with your BP50 in front of you to help you better understand its features.
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Page 6: The Front Panel
The Front Panel 1. Footswitches - These 2 Footswitches are used to select presets, access the Tuner, or bypass the BP50. Press the Up Footswitch to increment, and the Down Footswitch to decrement through the presets. Press both Footswitches simultaneously to bypass the selected preset. - Page 7 The effect LEDs light to identify which effect you are editing 4. Drums - The Drums button is used to turn the BP50’s drum machine on and off . When the Drums feature is on, the Drums LED lights and the selected drum pattern plays continuously.
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Page 8: Rear Panel
This jack also can be used as a headphone jack. Note: When using the BP50 direct into a mixer or recording device, or when using it with headphones, you can enable the Global Cabinet Modeling feature to emulate speaker simulation on each of the BP50’s presets. -
Page 9: Making Connections
Before connecting the BP50, make sure that the power to your amplifier is turned off, and the power to the BP50 is disconnected. There is not a power switch on the BP50. To turn the BP50 off, disconnect your instrument from the Input Jack (for battery power) or disconnect the optional PS200R power supply from the Power Jack or the AC outlet. -
Page 10: Stereo Operation
Stereo Operation For stereo operation connect the bass to the Input of the BP50. Connect a TRS stereo “Y” cord or a pair of stereo headphones to the BP50’s Output. When using a “Y” cord, connect one end of the “Y” cord to the input of one amplifier or channel of a mixer. Connect the second end of the “Y”... -
Page 11: Applying Power
EQ response (on most amps, this would be 0 or 5 on the tone controls). Battery Power The BP50 can be run for more than 15 hours on 6 AA batteries.The battery compartment is located on the bottom of the BP50. The following diagram shows how to install the batteries. -
Page 12: Play Mode
40 Factory Presets. Play Mode When you first apply power to the BP50, it powers up in Play mode. The far left LED lights, indicating you’re in Play mode. In Play mode, use the Up and Down Footswitches to access... - Page 13 Tuner The Tuner in the BP50 lets you quickly tune or check the tuning of your bass. Press and hold both Footswitches simultaneously to access the tuner. A tu briefly displays indicating that you are in Tuner mode. To begin tuning, play a note on your bass (the neck pickup usually works best).
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Page 14: Editing/Creating Presets
Press either footswitch to exit Bypass and return the the last selected preset. Editing/Creating Presets The BP50 lets you create your own presets, or fine tune existing presets to suit your needs. When creating or editing a sound, you must start with a User or Factory Preset. It is not possible to start with an empty preset. - Page 15 The Effect LEDs When editing a preset, the Effect LEDs are used to identify which effect is selected for editing. The Edit buttons move you through the Effect modules. The LEDs light identifying which effect group is selected. Each effect has multiple settings to select from. The Value buttons are used to change the value for the selected effect.
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Page 16: Storing/Copying A Preset
Storing/Copying a Preset Once the preset has been modified, you may store your settings to one of the 40 User Preset locations (Presets 1-40). The following steps outline how to store changes to a preset or copy a preset to a different location: 1. -
Page 17: Effect Definitions
Effect Definitions The BP50 can be thought of as several different “virtual” amplifiers, and individual hi-tech effects. Each effect within the BP50 can be programmed to suit your personal application. Understanding how these effects alter the sound helps you achieve the sound you are looking for. The following overview of the BP50’s effects outlines what each effect does. - Page 18 The fretless effect has 30 types (10-39). The first digit shows the fretless type, the second digit (0-9) recalls defaults with the following parameters: OF= off 5= Amt 55/ Attk 55 0= Amt 99/ Attk 91 1= Amt 19/ Attk 16 6= Amt 99/ Attk 55 Cr –...
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Page 19: Noise Gate
Equalization is used to shape the tonal response of your bass guitar signal. The EQ in the BP50 is similar to the tone knobs on an amplifier. Values 1-4 cut the level of each band, 5 is flat (no cut or boost), and values 6-9 boost the level of each band. - Page 20 setting creates a volume pedal effect automatically with varying attack times. Different bass guitars and pickups require different threshold settings. Choose a setting that fully mutes the sound when you are not playing for the lowest setting. Of. G1-G9 - Selects the Silencer™ Noise Gate. Settings 1-9 select the threshold. Of turns the gate effect off.
- Page 21 Phaser ( P1-p9 A phaser splits the incoming signal, and changes the phasing of the signal. The signal is taken in and out of phase and mixed back in with the original signal. As the phasing changes, different frequencies get canceled resulting in a warm sort of twisting sound. Use the Value buttons to select one of the nine Phaser settings.
- Page 22 tune from the original, and mixes the two signals together. The result is a doubling type of effect as if two bass guitars were playing the same part together. Use the Value buttons to select one of the nine Detuner settings. Pitch Shift ( H1-H9 The Pitch Shifting copies the incoming signal, and shifts the pitch of the copy to a...
- Page 23 Delay The BP50 has 3 different delay types, Mono (D), Analog (A), and Ping Pong (P), each with 2 seconds of delay time available. There are two different parameters used to program the delay, Delay Variation and Time. The first parameter of the delay effect is Delay Type/Variation, which selects the delay type to be used and varies the amount of feedback (number of repeats) and level.
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Page 24: Drum Machine
The rear panel of the BP50 includes an input for an expression pedal. Any passive volume pedal can be used as an expression pedal with the BP50. Connect from the output of a passive volume pedal to the Expression Pedal Input on the BP50. The expression pedal controls the BP50’s Volume,Wah, or Whammy™... -
Page 25: Factory Reset
All such data will be lost forever! The procedure for performing a Factory Reset is as follows: 1. Disconnect the power supply from the BP50 (AC Power) or unplug the bass guitar from the input jack (battery power). 2. Press and hold the left EDIT button while re-connecting the power or plugging your bass guitar into the BP50’s input. -
Page 26: Appendix Specifications
Control In: 1/4” input (Use a passive volume pedal as an expression controller) A/D/A: 24 bit Delta Sigma Power Supply: 6 AA Batteries or DigiTech PS200R (9VDC) power supply Power Consumption: 5 Watts Maximum (w/ optional PS200R power supply) Battery Life: >15 hours with continuous useage... - Page 27 Preset List (User/Factory) Punchy Fuzz Phase Phased Hall Sparkle Grit Basic Sub Detuned Room Funky Filter Flange Plate Chorus Hall Rock Grind Rock Amped Rock Church Basic Chorus Grinder Filter Up Swell Space Phasadelic Phase Delay Rock Out Wham Down Light Drive DS Grind Fretless Walk...
- Page 28 DigiTech 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070 PH (801) 566-8800 FAX (801) 566-7005 DigiTech® is a registered trademark of the Harman Music Group Inc. Copyright - Harman Music Group Printed 02/2003 Manufactured in the USA BP50 Modeling Bass Processor User’s Guide 18-6404-A...