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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. These symbols are internationally accepted symbols that warn of potential Power Sources: The appliance should be connected to a power hazards with electrical pr
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer’s Name: DOD Electronics Manufacturer’s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070 declares that the product: Product Name: Bass30 Product Options: All (requires a Class II power adapter that conforms to the requirements of EN60065, EN60742, or equivalent). conforms to the following product specifications: Safety: EN 60065 (1993) IEC65(1985) with Amendments 1, 2, 3 EMC: EN 55013 (1990) EN 55020 (1991) Supplementary Information: The product herewit
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Table of Contents Section Four Safety Information................ I Effect Definitions................ 18 Declaration of Conformity.... II Compressor/Limiter.......... 18 Table of Contents................. III Wah/AutoWah................... 18 Introduction Modeling.......................... 18 Congratulations................... 1 Fretless........................... 19 Included Items................... 1 Bass Synth...................... 19 Features.............................. 1 Noise Gate......
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Introduction Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Bass30 complete Bass Guitar system. The Bass30 is an extremely powerful tool capable of producing virtually any sound that you can imagine. It offers Amp/Guitar Modeling, Bass Synthesis, and a host of great sounding effects including: Frequency Selective Compression, Distortion, Equalization, Noise Gate, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vibrato, Pitch Shifter, Pitch Bending, Bass Enhancer, Detuner, Enveloped Effects, Wah, Auto Wah, Delay,
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SECTION ONE - Overview A Guided Tour of the Bass30 Front Panel 1. Preset Footswitches - These switches provide access to the Bass30 user presets. They are also used to bypass the Bass30, access the Tuner, and perform various functions for the Phrase Sampler. 2. Bank Footswitches - These two switches are used to advance or reverse the currently selected Bank. Either switch can also be used to exit the Phrase Sampler. 2
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3. Effect Matrix - These columns and buttons are used to select, bypass, and edit each specific effect group. The effects which are currently active within a preset are indicated by a lit LED. The button at the bottom of each column will select the effect group within the indicated column. Successive presses of the same button will advance to the next type of effect within that group. The currently selected effect will be represented by a flashing LED. The effect groups include Compression, Wah,
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is pressed, the display will either show two dashes -- indicating that the Bi-Amp function is bypassed, or the currently selected crossover frequency if the Bi-Amp function is active. Rotate the Data Wheel to select the crossover frequency, or change the Bi-Amp status. The LED will remain lit when the Bi-Amp function is active. See Page 25 for more on Bi-Amping 7. Display - The Display serves three functions. In performance mode, the Display will indicate the Bank and Preset that is currently ac
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Rear Panel LOW HIGH A. Input Jack - Connect your instrument to this jack. B. Jam-A-longª - This is used for playing along with your tapes and CD’s. Use a stereo cable with 1/8'' stereo plugs to connect the headphone output of your tape or CD player to this jack. C. Headphone - This jack is used for connecting a pair of stereo headphones to the Bass30. D. Left Output - Connect from this jack to the input of your amplifier for mono applications, or to the left channel of a stereo power amp for s
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Getting Started The Bass30 is ready for you to plug in and play. It already has a variety of sounds programmed into both the 30 factory and 30 user Presets. You will find that the User Presets are exact duplicates of the Factory Presets. The Factory Presets are permanently written into the Bass30 and cannot be changed. The User Presets can be overwritten with your sound creations as many times as you choose. Making Connections The Bass30 can be run in mono, stereo, or bi-amp configurations. The
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1. Connect your instrument to the Bass30 input jack. 2a.(mono) Connect the left output to the input of your amplifier, or line input of a mixing console. 2b. (stereo) Connect the left and right outputs to the inputs of two amplifiers, or two line inputs of a mixing console. 2c. (bi-amp) Connect the left output to the power amp driving the low frequency speakers, and the right output to the power amp driving the high frequency speakers. 3. Set the tone controls of the amplifier(s) or mixing conso
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SECTION TWO - About the Bass30 Performance Mode The Performance Mode of the Bass30 enables you to use the numbered footswitches or Data Wheel to change from one Preset to another, the Bank Footswitches to change Banks, and the Expression Pedal to vary the amount of the assigned Parameter. From the Performance mode you may also bypass the Bass30 by pressing the active Preset’s Footswitch, or access the built-in chromatic tuner by pressing and holding the active Preset’s Footswitch. Selecting a Pr
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Footswitches The footswitches are also used to select Presets. The Bank Up and Bank Down footswitches advance or reverse Banks, and the 1-3 numbered footswitches select the Preset within the active Bank. Successive presses of the Bank Up or Down switches will advance or decrease to the next Bank of Presets. Each time a new Bank has been selected, the numbered footswitches will flash indicating that you need to select a Preset using these footswitches in order to activate that Bank. If no preset
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Accessing the Tuner The Bass30 includes a chromatic Tuner to quickly get your instrument in tune. To access the Tuner, press and hold the currently active Preset’s Footswitch (the footswitch with a lit LED above it) until the letters tn appear in the display (abbreviation for tuner). You can then play any string on your bass. The display will show the note played, and the Parameter LEDs will light to let you know whether you are sharp or flat. Your note is in tune when the In Tune LED is lit.
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Jam-A-Longª The Jam-A-Long™ feature lets you connect a tape or CD player to the Bass30 and mix the music with your bass signal. Connect from the headphone output of your tape or CD player to the Jam-A-Long™ input on the rear panel of the Bass30 using a 1/8” stereo cable. Both the recording and your bass signal will feed into your amplifier allowing you to Jam-A-Long with your favorite artists. Warning: The Jam-A-Long™ input is not affected by the Bi-Amp function and will produce full range frequ
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SECTION THREE - Edit Mode Editing a Preset The Bass30 allows you to edit the User Presets to your liking. You can change the effects that are used in the Preset, alter the values of the effect Parameters, or bypass an effect. This is a very simple process and gives you the ability to create custom sounds to suit your application or taste. You must start with an existing Preset. It is not possible to start with a blank Preset. Once you have selected a Preset as your starting point, you can select
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1. Comp/Wah - This button will access the Compressor/Limiter and Wah effects. Successive presses of this button will toggle between the Compressor/Limiter and the Wah. The selected effect is indicated by the flashing LED. The status of the selected effect can then be changed by rotating the Data Wheel. The Compressor contains 4 parameters available for adjustment. These parameters will light when the Compressor has been selected and may be accessed by using the Parameters button. Compression a
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5.Effect - This button will access the Modulation and Pitch shifting effects. The currently selected effect in this group is indicated by a flashing LED. Successive presses of the Effect button will select a different type of effect within this group. The choices include: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vibrato, Enveloped Flanger, Enveloped Phaser, Bass Enhancer, Pitch Shift or Pitch Bend, and Detune. Only one type of Effect from this group may be used at a time. The Display will show the status of the
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8. Bi-Amp - This button provides access to the Crossover frequency for Bi-amp Applications. The Crossover frequency can then be selected by rotating the Data Wheel. See page 25 for more information on Bi-Amping 9. Store - This button is used to save changes to Presets. The LED above this button will light when a change has been made to effects or parameters in a preset indicating that you need to perform the Store function in order to retain your changes. See page 17 for more information on stor
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Once the desired effect or Parameter has been selected, you can set minimum and maximum values for the Expression Pedal. These are stop points which limit the range of variance for the Pedal. 3. - Press the Expression button a second time to set the toe up value. The Display will alternate between showing tu (toe up) and the value currently assigned. Rotate the Data Wheel to select the value that the Expression Pedal will reach in the toe up position. 4. - Press the Expression button a third t
