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When developing the Basswitch IQ DI we your Basswitch IQ DI. You will find lots of focused on the needs and wishes of the useful information on the pedal and the professional bass player who is not will‑...
These characteristics of bass nected to the Basswitch IQ DI or have a sec‑ signals make enormous demands on the ond sound‑setting for a single instrument electronics, with the result that the han‑...
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B is adjusted by using the mix control. (The signal from the return input of the Mix - The Basswitch IQ DI as a real clean Loop cannot, however, be muted and is not booster available at the Tuner Out).
INST EQ of the Basswitch IQ DI instead. In most B. If an instrument is only connected to cases using the preamp/EQ section of the input A the A/B footswitch toggles Input A Basswitch IQ DI will give better results.
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(e.g. Lehle D.Loop SGoS footswitch. or Lehle Parallel L) between the serial loop If the Basswitch IQ DI is used as a pre‑ and the effects that are not intended to amp upstream of a power amp or an ac‑...
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– chorus/flanger – tremolo technology used, the power consumption of the Basswitch IQ DI is too high for it to – delay – reverb. run satisfactorily on batteries. Note: The loop path is located after the mute‑function;...
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ments in mind to permit a targeted cut to cut through the mix. When confronted and boost of these frequencies. This con‑ with poor speaker cabinets it will help trol is very useful with passive basses, for you to attenuate the undesirable “honk” instance, to give them more depth and of the speaker by cutting the correspond‑...
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If the Basswitch IQ DI is used in stand‑alone 23. MUTE footswitch mode this control is used to set the level Push this switch to activate the mute for solos or louder passages.
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XLR cable. the Basswitch IQ DI and the earth con‑ The D.I. OUT of the Basswitch IQ DI is de‑ ductor of the XLR cable are connected. If signed to match the line input of any mix‑...
Examples of possible set‑ups 1. The Basswitch as a Preamp/Booster/DI in standalone mode 9-20V TUNER OUT LINE OUT INST B ΩA INST A MIX LOOP SER LOOP BOOST GROUND IQ DI PRE/POST MIX LOOP/ MUTE BOOST Lehle TRUE SOUND TECHNOLOGY 2.
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3. The Basswitch as an AB Switcher/Preamp/Booster/DI in standalone mode 9-20V TUNER OUT LINE OUT INST B ΩA INST A MIX LOOP SER LOOP BOOST GROUND IQ DI PRE/POST MIX LOOP/ MUTE BOOST Lehle TRUE SOUND TECHNOLOGY 4. The Basswitch as an AB Switcher/Preamp/Booster/DI on a pedalboard 9-20V TUNER OUT LINE OUT...
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5. The Basswitch as a Line Mixer 9-20V TUNER OUT LINE OUT INST B ΩA INST A MIX LOOP SER LOOP BOOST GROUND IQ DI PRE/POST MIX LOOP/ MUTE BOOST Lehle TRUE SOUND TECHNOLOGY...
Tech Talk True Bypass and True Sound the chain that brings the signal down to Today more and more effect pedals fea‑ a very low impedance. This makes the sig‑ ture true bypass switching to completely nal insensitive to the length of the cable. bypass the pedal in the signal routing It is important, however, that this buffer when the pedal is switched off.
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Basswitch IQ DI via a metal lever. Because art solution for an uncompromising pres‑ the actuator button and the internal push‑ ervation of the signal and hence the sound button are not directly connected, the load and character of the instrument.
Technical data: Weight: 1375g Length: 16,2 cm Width: 22,0 cm Overall height: 4,2 cm Voltage range: 9‑20 V AC/DC Power consumption: max. 130 mA Frequency range: 20 Hz – 100 KHz (+/‑ 0,2dB) Distortion: 0,005 % Input A impedance: 1 MΩ / 10 MΩ (switchable) Input B impedance: 1 MΩ...
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Contact: Ruppert Musical Instruments 20a, rue de Bascharage L ‑ 4995 Schouweiler Luxembourg Tel./Fax: 00 352 691 379050 Web: www.rmi.lu E‑Mail: jacques@rmi.lu...
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