User manual DIGITECH BP50

[. . . ] MODELING BASS PROCESSOR User's Guide 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 hazards with electrical products. The lightning flash means that there are dangerous voltages present within the unit. The exclamation point indicates that it is necessary for the user to refer to the owner's manual. [. . . ] To emulate a bass cabinet sound when using the BP50 with a mixer or headphones, you can use Global Cabinet Modeling (see page 20). Bass Amp Input / Effect Return Headphones or Stereo TRS "Y" Cable Connected to Output Input 6 Applying Power There are two options for powering the BP50: battery power, and the optional PS200R power supply. Before applying power to anything, set your amp(s) to a clean tone and set the tone controls to a flat 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. Note: Pay close attention to the battery polarity when installing batteries as polarity changes direction for each pair. 7 Connecting an instrument cable to the Input applies power to the BP50. Disconnecting your instrument from the Input of the BP50 disconnects the battery power. Turn your amplifier(s) on and adjust the volume(s) to a normal playing level. To prolong the battery life, disconnect your instrument from the BP50's Input when it is not in use . AC Power The BP50 can also be powered with the optional PS200R power supply. Connect the plug of the PS200R power supply to the power jack on the rear panel of the BP50. Turn your amplifier(s) on and adjust the volume(s)to a normal playing level. About the BP50 The Presets Presets are numbered locations of programmed sounds. The BP50 comes with 40 User Presets (Presets 1-40) and 40 Factory Presets (Presets 41-80). From the factory, the 40 User Presets are exact duplicates of the 40 Factory Presets. Play Mode When you first apply power to the BP50, it powers up in Play mode. In Play mode, use the Up and Down Footswitches to access the presets. 8 Tuner The Tuner in the BP50 lets you quickly tune or check the tuning of your bass. To begin tuning, play a note on your bass (the neck pickup usually works best). The right 6 red LEDs indicate the note is sharp and should be tuned down. The output is muted in Tuner mode. The display shows the note played. a LEDs to the left of the EQ LED indicate the note is flat. The following steps outline how to store changes to a preset or copy a preset to a different location: 1. Use the footswitches to select the preset location you want to store your changes to. 1. 3 Press the STORE button again to save the changes. 12 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. Fretless Wah Compressor Amp Modeling Cabinet Modeling Noise Gate EQ Chorus / Mod Delay Reverb Preset Level Controls the individual level for each preset. Because this setting is individual to each preset, you may adjust the volume when using louder or softer amp models. Fretless/Wah The fretless simulator creates a fretless bass sound when using a fretted bass. Wah is an effect controlled by an expression pedal making the bass sound as if it's saying "Wah. " Fretless/Wah Type - The Value buttons select the Fretless or Wah type that is simulated. 13 The fretless effect has 30 types (10-39). [. . . ] 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. This is indicated by a value 1-99 (10ms-990ms), 1. 0 and 2. 0 (1 and 2 seconds respectively) in the display when the Delay LED is lit. Delay settings are as follows: d, a, p1=5% fback, level 15 d, a, p2=25% fback, level 15 d, a, p3=50% fback, level 15 d, a, p4=5% fback, level 30 d, a, p5=25% fback, level 30 d, a, p6=50% fback, level 30 d, a, p7=5% fback, level 50 d, a, p8=25% fback, level 50 d, a, p9=50% fback, level 50 Reverb Using reverb in recorded program material gives the listener a sense that the material is being performed in an actual room or hall. [. . . ]