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NanoBass Reference Manual

high notes. Play around with the full range of the clavinet programs, for
example, and you’ll see what I mean.

Experiment #3: Here’s a radical idea — chords! They worked for Chris Squire
and Jaco Pastorius, didn’t they?

Summary of Contents for NanoBass

Page 1: ... NanoBass Reference Manual 1 Nanobass REFERENCE MANUAL by Connor Freff Cochran 1997 Alesis Corporation ...

Page 2: ...dealer or Alesis immediately PLEASE NOTE The warranty card is important Really Don t just throw it away We ll be able to take better care of you now and serve you better in the future if you fill it out and send it in ALESIS CONTACT INFO Alesis Corporation 3630 Holdredge Avenue Los Angeles CA 90016 phone 1 800 5 ALESIS 800 525 3747 e mail alecorp alesis1 usa com website www alesis com 1997 Alesis ...

Page 3: ...n drums stop Finally exhausted from lack of sleep unable to go further they give up and turn the expedition around returning to their base at the nearest trading outpost All the way back the bearers seem much relieved Immediately on arrival the explorers seek out the chief from whom they d hired the bearers and demand an explanation Oh no no the old man says Drums no problem Much worse when drums ...

Page 4: ... 4 NanoBass Reference Manual multieffects chip that Alesis uses in their Q2 pro class signal processor complete MIDI control and incredibly simple operation Have a blast Connor Freff Cochran April 1997 ...

Page 5: ...e the IN Jack 15 As Part Of A Chain the OUT THRU Jack Pt 1 16 Limited Computer Editing the OUT THRU Jack Pt 2 17 Rackmounting 18 2 INSTANT FUN 19 Demo Sequence 20 Playing It Yourself 21 3 GET TO KNOW YOUR NANO 23 The Specs 24 What They Mean When They Say 64 Voices 24 Why In The World Would I Want 64 Voices Of Bass 25 The Front 27 The Back 28 The Programs 29 61 The Sound ROM 62 66 4 MIDI RULES 67 T...

Page 6: ... 6 NanoBass Reference Manual MIDI Implementation Chart 71 5 APPENDIX Creative Tips 73 6 CREDITS 77 ...

Page 7: ...est most of you are going to skip over this section That s probably okay assuming you ve had prior experience with audio gear and electronic instruments This is basic stuff that you most likely already know Feel free to leap to the next section CONNECTIONS and begin hooking up and playing your new NanoBass Beginners however are strongly advised to read the Important Safety Instructions A little ba...

Page 8: ...our NanoBass for long periods of time at uncomfortably high volume levels And if you ever experience any hearing loss or ringing in your ears consult an audiologist immediately 4 Don t put your NanoBass on or near any radiators heat registers or other strong heat sources 5 The wall wart AC power supply for your NanoBass should be unplugged from the outlet whenever the unit is going to go unused fo...

Page 9: ...e equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures _ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna _ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver _ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected _ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for h...

Page 10: ... 10 NanoBass Reference Manual CE Conformity Page ...

Page 11: ...on I ll show you how to put it all together TIP Don t discard your NanoBass box and packing materials Instead tuck them away someplace safe they won t take up much room In the unlikely event that you need to return your unit to your dealer or to Alesis for servicing they ll come in handy ...

Page 12: ... ON OFF switch on the NanoBass Whenever it is plugged into an active outlet the unit is on To check this look at the POWER indicator LED on the front panel It will glow whenever your NanoBass is getting electricity Leaving your NanoBass on all the time won t hurt it You won t use up much electricity either since the NanoBass operates on a miniscule amount of power If you d prefer to turn the unit ...

Page 13: ... in use then the NanoBass automatically sums its output signal to mono And besides with all the money you saved buying the NanoBass in the first place you really ought to be able to afford two audio cables preferably good ones TIPS Here are some things to avoid when working with audio cables You experienced folks should check these out too instead of rushing ahead because this is an area where you...

Page 14: ...ice a problem right away but eventually you will _ Do NOT twist the cable if you can possibly avoid it or force it to make sharp right angle turns Doing these things will damage the insides of the cable even faster than stepping on them _ NEVER unplug a cable by pulling on the cable itself This puts a dangerous strain on the soldered connections between the cable and the plug and can easily make a...

Page 15: ...f one instrument into the IN jack of another and vice versa The other choices OUT to OUT or IN to IN won t work If you ll look on the back of your NanoBass you ll see that it doesn t have an IN and OUT and a THRU Instead it has an IN and a combined OUT THRU There are good reasons for this 1 the NanoBass doesn t have a built in keyboard or anything else to play so it doesn t really need an OUT jack...

Page 16: ... channel settings AS PART OF A DAISY CHAIN the OUT Jack Part 1 When you want to control several MIDI devices at the same time there are two ways to do it The first is to buy a MIDI interface with multiple OUTs and then run separate MIDI cables from this interface to all the different devices This is called a star network and it is the preferable way to go if you can afford it The second way is to ...

Page 17: ...rd as EPROM data and can t be changed You can still use a computer though to edit one program at a time Here s the trick If you connect your computer s MIDI OUT to the NanoBass s MIDI IN and the NanoBass s OUT to the computer s IN then you can use a commercial librarian editor program such as Mark of the Unicorn s Unisyn to edit the contents of the NanoBass s edit buffer This would allow you for e...

Page 18: ...NanoBass on the adapter tray line up the mounting nut with the hole in the adapter and screw the unit into place using the mounting screw that came with your NanoBass at purchase Your local music store can certainly supply you with an adapter that will work to mount your NanoBass into a rack Ask for a single space rack shelf rack tray or universal rack adapter and make sure it has pre drilled hole...

Page 19: ... NanoBass Reference Manual 19 2 INSTANT FUN Demo Sequence Playing It Yourself Once you re set up this section will show you the two quickest ways to explore the programs in your NanoBass ...

Page 20: ...the right in one quick turn At this point the MIDI indicator LED will turn on and you will hear Dave Bryce and Taiho Yamada wig out on bass The reason the indicator light is flashing is because the demo is playing from MIDI data stored in the NanoBass ROM To shut the demo off either turn the EFFECTS knob all the way to the left again in one quick turn or turn the unit s power off Having an on boar...

Page 21: ...or 1 103 ACID 8 RaveSaw MW 0 or 1 089 FUNK 10 FunkMan 2 110 DRONE 15 The Swell 2 031 INDUSTRIAL 16 CyberBass 0 or 1 032 ELEC 1 1 Jaco 2 121 EFFECT 10 FM Pulse 2 002 RAP 3 SuperNotch Playing It Yourself That s what you bought it for isn t it Go right ahead then Double check all the necessary connections power audio MIDI and start playing When you get tired of a particular program just use the CATEG...

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Page 23: ... Back The Programs and ROM sounds In this section I ll quickly step you through the basic features specs and controls of the NanoBass You ll also find a reference section listing all of the sounds in the on board ROM and all 256 programs with room to take some notes of your own ...

Page 24: ...tions MIDI In MIDI Out Thru Audio Outputs Stereo Left and Right outputs 1 4 unbalanced Power Requirements 9 VAC 5 Volt Amps external Transformer UL and CSA Approved Dimensions WxHxD 5 5 x 1 5 x 4 5 Weight 1 25 lbs What They Mean When They Say 64 Voices Once upon a time it was simple A voice in synth parlance meant a single note of polyphony A five voice instrument like the Sequential Circuits Prop...

Page 25: ... course is that making the NanoBass capable of generating 64 simultaneous voices is a severe case of technical overkill But since Alesis had to design one basic Nano hardware package for all the products in the line and the others did need 64 voices the engineers figured What the heck Somebody out there might just feel like pushing the envelope Off the top of my head I can think of one definite be...

Page 26: ...ence Manual high notes Play around with the full range of the clavinet programs for example and you ll see what I mean Experiment 3 Here s a radical idea chords They worked for Chris Squire and Jaco Pastorius didn t they ...

Page 27: ...e adjusted in real time from this knob Turning it all the way to the left lowers the specified effect to nothing while turning it all the way to the right takes the effect to its maximum programmed level The other effects in any given program are also adjustable but only via MIDI CHANNEL This knob sets which MIDI channel the NanoBass will respond to from 1 to 16 It also has an impact on the functi...

Page 28: ...MIDI messages sent out by this 5 pin DIN jack are certain responses to commands from an external source sequencer editor librarian etc At all other times what it does is automatically echo and re transmit any MIDI data entering through the MIDI IN jack MIDI IN This 5 pin DIN jack receives incoming MIDI data from external sources and controllers LEFT RIGHT OUTPUT These are the main audio outputs of...

Page 29: ...6 NanoBass programs organized by category The chart shows the MIDI bank select command and MIDI program number for each program its number on the front panel PROGRAM knob and its name There is also a space for you to write in notes of your own regarding what you think of each sound or any ideas you might have for using it ...

Page 30: ...u 0 or 1 002 3 VeloAcoust 0 or 1 003 4 Acoust Prs 0 or 1 004 5 Prc Acoust 0 or 1 005 6 Acoustic 2 0 or 1 006 7 UpriteJazz 0 or 1 007 8 Acoustic 3 0 or 1 008 9 Upright 1 0 or 1 019 10 Upright 2 0 or 1 010 11 UprightVel 0 or 1 011 12 Pick Me 0 or 1 012 13 PickMeLite 0 or 1 013 14 Stinger 0 or 1 014 15 AcouPickup 0 or 1 015 16 VelAcouSlp ...

Page 31: ...ss Reference Manual 31 PROGRAM NAME NOTES Acoustic 1 StereoAcou VeloAcoust Acoust Prs Prc Acoust Acoustic 2 UpriteJazz Acoustic 3 Upright 1 Upright 2 UprightVel Pick Me PickMeLite Stinger AcouPickup VelAcouSlp ...

Page 32: ...etless 2 0 or 1 018 3 WalkinBass 0 or 1 019 4 Fretless 3 0 or 1 020 5 Don tFret1 0 or 1 021 6 Don tFret2 0 or 1 022 7 ChrFretles 0 or 1 023 8 Fret Not 0 or 1 024 9 Reggae 0 or 1 025 10 Ballad 0 or 1 026 11 Popless 0 or 1 027 12 Missisippi 0 or 1 028 13 SteelBass1 0 or 1 029 14 Harmonics1 0 or 1 030 15 Harmonics2 0 or 1 031 16 Harmonics3 ...

Page 33: ...Bass Reference Manual 33 PROGRAM NAME NOTES Fretless 1 Fretless 2 WalkinBass Fretless 3 Don tFret1 Don tFret2 ChrFretles Fret Not Reggae Ballad Popless Missisippi SteelBass1 Harmonics1 Harmonics2 Harmonics3 ...

Page 34: ... 1 034 3 JazzFingr1 0 or 1 035 4 JazzFingr2 0 or 1 036 5 JazzPick 1 0 or 1 037 6 Jazz Pick 2 0 or 1 038 7 PrecisThmb 0 or 1 039 8 Pea Bass 1 0 or 1 040 9 Jazz Velo 0 or 1 041 10 Cutter 0 or 1 042 11 JazzPick 3 0 or 1 043 12 ClearFrets 0 or 1 044 13 Pea Bass 2 0 or 1 045 14 Fingered 0 or 1 046 15 StudioBass 0 or 1 047 16 Deep Bass ...

Page 35: ...noBass Reference Manual 35 PROGRAM NAME NOTES Jaco Stanley JazzFingr1 JazzFingr2 JazzPick 1 Jazz Pick 2 PrecisThmb Pea Bass 1 Jazz Velo Cutter JazzPick 3 ClearFrets Pea Bass 2 Fingered StudioBass Deep Bass ...

Page 36: ...ss 0 or 1 050 3 5 String 0 or 1 051 4 5 String V 0 or 1 052 5 MW Xfade 0 or 1 053 6 Thunk 0 or 1 054 7 Big Pick 0 or 1 055 8 SurfBassMW 0 or 1 056 9 Muted Bass 0 or 1 057 10 PaperFrets 0 or 1 058 11 3VeloLayr1 0 or 1 059 12 3VeloLayr2 0 or 1 060 13 3VeloLayr3 0 or 1 061 14 Slp Studio 0 or 1 062 15 Slap Harm 0 or 1 063 16 Slap Pop ...

Page 37: ...noBass Reference Manual 37 PROGRAM NAME NOTES SteelBass2 Fat Bass 5 String 5 String V MW Xfade Thunk Big Pick SurfBassMW Muted Bass PaperFrets 3VeloLayr1 3VeloLayr2 3VeloLayr3 Slp Studio Slap Harm Slap Pop ...

Page 38: ...2 0 or 1 066 3 Pfilter 3 0 or 1 067 4 SharpStick 0 or 1 068 5 SharpStik2 0 or 1 069 6 StickComp2 0 or 1 070 7 Harm Stick 0 or 1 071 8 FlangeBass 0 or 1 072 9 FlangeBas2 0 or 1 073 10 Dist Bass 0 or 1 074 11 Fuzz Bass 0 or 1 075 12 Harmn Pop 0 or 1 076 13 Pop nFresh 0 or 1 077 14 BostonPops 0 or 1 078 15 Slide 0 or 1 079 16 Release ...

Page 39: ...oBass Reference Manual 39 PROGRAM NAME NOTES Pfilter 1 Pfilter 2 Pfilter 3 SharpStick SharpStik2 StickComp2 Harm Stick FlangeBass FlangeBas2 Dist Bass Fuzz Bass Harmn Pop Pop nFresh BostonPops Slide Release ...

Page 40: ...o 0 or 1 082 3 PeaBassPop 0 or 1 083 4 AcousSlap 0 or 1 084 5 GothamBass 0 or 1 085 6 Fuzz Slap 0 or 1 086 7 5StrngSlap 0 or 1 087 8 LowEndSlap 0 or 1 088 9 Velo Slap 0 or 1 089 10 Funkman 0 or 1 090 11 FretFuzz 0 or 1 091 12 Dubble FM 0 or 1 092 13 FM Bass1 0 or 1 093 14 FM Bass 2 0 or 1 094 15 Deep Clav 0 or 1 095 16 ClassiClav ...

Page 41: ...oBass Reference Manual 41 PROGRAM NAME NOTES JazzSlaps Slap Combo PeaBassPop AcousSlap GothamBass Fuzz Slap 5StrngSlap LowEndSlap Velo Slap Funkman FretFuzz Dubble FM FM Bass1 FM Bass 2 Deep Clav ClassiClav ...

Page 42: ...ous 0 or 1 098 3 Fast Sweep 0 or 1 099 4 Super Rez 0 or 1 100 5 Gargoyle 0 or 1 101 6 Dragon 0 or 1 102 7 HyperActiv 0 or 1 103 8 RaveSaw MW 0 or 1 104 9 RaveSqr MW 0 or 1 105 10 Bad Acid 0 or 1 106 11 MW Sweep 1 0 or 1 107 12 Woozy 0 or 1 108 13 Heavy Rez 0 or 1 109 14 Syndicate 0 or 1 110 15 Oh3TomBass 0 or 1 111 16 Trance 1 ...

Page 43: ...NanoBass Reference Manual 43 PROGRAM NAME NOTES Funky Acid Acidous Fast Sweep Super Rez Gargoyle Dragon HyperActiv RaveSaw MW RaveSqr MW Bad Acid MW Sweep 1 Woozy Heavy Rez Syndicate Oh3TomBass Trance 1 ...

Page 44: ... VeloTrance 0 or 1 114 3 DeutschBas 0 or 1 115 4 Bessie 0 or 1 116 5 Woody 0 or 1 117 6 Triangle 0 or 1 118 7 UnderDub 0 or 1 119 8 Bombastic 0 or 1 120 9 In The Bag 0 or 1 121 10 HollowBass 0 or 1 122 11 501 0 or 1 123 12 Euro Bass 0 or 1 124 13 Quack 0 or 1 125 14 Ultra Deep 0 or 1 126 15 House 0 or 1 127 16 ArndsHouse ...

Page 45: ... NanoBass Reference Manual 45 PROGRAM NAME NOTES Trance 2 VeloTrance DeutschBas Bessie Woody Triangle UnderDub Bombastic In The Bag HollowBass 501 Euro Bass Quack Ultra Deep House ArndsHouse ...

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Page 47: ...000 1 SuperBoom 2 001 2 Super Saw 2 002 3 SuperNotch 2 003 4 Super Band 2 004 5 Super Sqr 2 005 6 BigAcoustic 2 006 7 T Wah 2 007 8 Purrrr 2 008 9 DarkHelmet 2 009 10 Combo Mono 2 010 11 Uniperc V 2 011 12 Rez Pluck 2 012 13 Chirp 1 2 013 14 Chirp 2 2 014 15 Too Cool 2 015 16 Xtra Funky ...

Page 48: ...48 NanoBass Reference Manual PROGRAM NAME NOTES SuperBoom Super Saw SuperNotch Super Band Super Sqr BigAcoustic T Wah Purrrr DarkHelmet Combo Mono Uniperc V Rez Pluck Chirp 1 Chirp 2 Too Cool Xtra Funky ...

Page 49: ...ROGRAM NAME 2 016 1 Vel Sweep 2 017 2 Mega Rez 2 018 3 RubbrPhase 2 019 4 Lo Megarez 2 020 5 Hi Tek 2 021 6 IndstryRes 2 022 7 Sharpness 2 023 8 Thwap 2 024 9 Hyper 2 025 10 Tech 1 2 026 11 Tech 2 2 027 12 Tech 3 2 028 13 Res Tube 2 029 14 Stereo 2 030 15 Nazty 2 031 16 CyberBass ...

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Page 51: ... NanoBass Reference Manual 51 PROGRAM NAME NOTES Vel Sweep Mega Rez RubbrPhase Lo Megarez Hi Tek IndstryRes Sharpness Thwap Hyper Tech 1 Tech 2 Tech 3 Res Tube Stereo Nazty CyberBass ...

Page 52: ...E 2 032 1 Buzzz 2 033 2 BuzzStack 2 034 3 Wide Bass 2 035 4 Triple Osc 2 036 5 Press 5th 2 037 6 VeloFunk 2 038 7 Cognitive 2 039 8 SqrTrance 2 040 9 AnalogSqrV 2 041 10 VeloFilter 2 042 11 ResModWhl 2 043 12 Filter Wow 2 044 13 SynthBass1 2 045 14 Fat Man 2 046 15 Shark 2 047 16 Bumper ...

Page 53: ... NanoBass Reference Manual 53 PROGRAM NAME NOTES Buzzz BuzzStack Wide Bass Triple Osc Press 5th VeloFunk Cognitive SqrTrance AnalogSqrV VeloFilter ResModWhl Filter Wow SynthBass1 Fat Man Shark Bumper ...

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Page 55: ...AME 2 048 1 Uni 2 049 2 Stevie 2 050 3 Uni Chords 2 051 4 Uni Pluck 2 052 5 Way Cool 2 053 6 Modular M 2 054 7 Chirp 3 2 055 8 SeqBass 1V 2 056 9 Fat Mini 2 057 10 Cool Fat 2 058 11 Trap Bass 2 059 12 Spike Bass 2 060 13 Ana Mega 2 061 14 Funk SynBs 2 062 15 Rezidue 2 063 16 Mute Bass ...

Page 56: ... 56 NanoBass Reference Manual PROGRAM NAME NOTES Uni Stevie Uni Chords Uni Pluck Way Cool Modular M Chirp 3 SeqBass 1V Fat Mini Cool Fat Trap Bass Spike Bass Ana Mega Funk SynBs Rezidue Mute Bass ...

Page 57: ... NanoBass Reference Manual 57 ...

Page 58: ...64 1 FM Bass 2 065 2 Larger FM 2 066 3 Fuzz Pluck 2 067 4 Pulse Bass 2 068 5 Box Synth 2 069 6 AT Bass 1 2 070 7 Snappy M 2 071 8 AnaMonoPia 2 072 9 Crow Bass 2 073 10 Big Emo 2 074 11 Rogue Bass 2 075 12 AT Bass 2 2 076 13 AT Bass 3 2 077 14 Microwave V 2 078 15 SynthBass2 2 079 16 PressCog ...

Page 59: ...oBass Reference Manual 59 PROGRAM NAME NOTES FM Bass Larger FM Fuzz Pluck Pulse Bass Box Synth AT Bass 1 Snappy M AnaMonoPia Crow Bass Big Emo Rogue Bass AT Bass 2 AT Bass 3 Microwave V SynthBass2 PressCog ...

Page 60: ... 2 080 1 Lurker 2 081 2 CableRun 2 082 3 PurpleBass 2 083 4 Big Stick 2 084 5 FatHybrid 2 085 6 FatSynSlap 2 086 7 Rez Punch 2 087 8 TubeOBass 2 088 9 Pyro Bass 2 089 10 Saturnia 2 090 11 SwarmBass 1 2 091 12 Tundra 2 092 13 Additive 2 093 14 MetalNotch 2 094 15 8 Bit 2 095 16 Diamonds ...

Page 61: ... NanoBass Reference Manual 61 PROGRAM NAME NOTES Lurker CableRun PurpleBass Big Stick FatHybrid FatSynSlap Rez Punch TubeOBass Pyro Bass Saturnia SwarmBass 1 Tundra Additive MetalNotch 8 Bit Diamonds ...

Page 62: ...E 2 096 1 TaurusSplt 2 097 2 PedalDrone 2 098 3 TaursSplt2 2 099 4 Flanged 2 100 5 8va 2 101 6 Big Fuzz 2 102 7 Synth Bite 2 103 8 The Sweep 2 104 9 SwarmBass2 2 105 10 Ana Tick 2 106 11 MeanMetal 2 107 12 The End 2 108 13 Millenium 2 109 14 Ominous 2 110 15 The Swell 2 111 16 Trem Rez ...

Page 63: ... NanoBass Reference Manual 63 PROGRAM NAME NOTES TaurusSplt PedalDrone TaursSplt2 Flanged 8va Big Fuzz Synth Bite The Sweep SwarmBass2 Ana Tick MeanMetal The End Millenium Ominous The Swell Trem Rez ...

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Page 65: ...2 112 1 S H MW 2 113 2 MudPots 2 114 3 PulseFlute 2 115 4 Underground 2 116 5 Seek Pulse 2 117 6 Buzzerflex 2 118 7 Frankfurt 2 119 8 DiscoPulse 2 120 9 Quasar 2 121 10 FM Pulse 2 122 11 Rez Pulse 2 123 12 Ripples 2 124 13 Bellicose1 2 125 14 Bellicose2 2 126 15 Homer 2 127 16 CrackleNow ...

Page 66: ... 66 NanoBass Reference Manual PROGRAM NAME NOTES S H MW MudPots PulseFlute Underground Seek Pulse Buzzerflex Frankfurt DiscoPulse Quasar FM Pulse Rez Pulse Ripples Bellicose1 Bellicose2 Homer CrackleNow ...

Page 67: ...anual 67 Sound ROM This is a list of the sample families that are built in to the NanoBass s 8 megabytes of sound ROM They are the raw materials that the programs combine in different ways to create the unit s 256 programs ...

Page 68: ...etless 2 AcousBass1 AcousBass2 AcousBas3A AcousBas3B AcousBas3V PFiltBass1 PFiltBass2 PFiltBass3 Stik Bass BassHarm 1 BassHarm 2 Clavinet ClavntWave Pop 1 Pop 2 StringSlyd Release Harm Pop Pop Harm Harm Stik Stik Harm Pop Slap Slap Pop Slap Harm Slp Studio Studio Hrm VelAcoBass 3 VelBass1 3 VelBass2 3 VelBass3 FstEnv AnalogSqr1 AnalogSqr2 AnalogSqr3 AnalogSqr4 AnalogSqrV AT Bass 1A AT Bass 1B AT B...

Page 69: ...nceBas1 TranceBas2 Velo Tranc FM TrncVel Rez Zip 1 Rez Zip 2 Rez Zip 3 Rez Zip V RezAttack1 RezAttack2 RezAttack3 RezAttackV Ana Kick1 oh8 Tom 1 oh8 Tom 2 oh8 Tom V Sweep AcidSweep1 AcidSweep2 AcidSweep3 AcidSweep4 AcidSweep5 VeloAcid 1 VeloAcid 2 VeloAcid 3 VeloAcid 4 Chirp Rez1 Chirp Rez2 Chirp RezV KarnBass1 KarnBass2 KarnBass3 KarnBassV MegaRez 1 MegaRez 2 MegaRez 3 MegaRez 4 MegaRez 5 MegaRez...

Page 70: ... 3 Saw Fltr 4 Saw Fltr 5 Saw Fltr 6 Saw Fltr 7 HipassSaw1 HipassSaw2 HipassSaw3 HipassSaw4 HPSaw Vel1 HPSaw Vel2 HPSaw Vel3 HPSaw Vel4 HPSaw Vel5 HPSaw Vel6 Velo Saw 1 Velo Saw 2 Velo Saw 3 Velo Saw 4 Velo Saw 5 VeloSawUK MiniSquare oh3Rez Sqr Sqr Fltr 1 Sqr Fltr 2 Velo Sqare oh3 Velo Bass Wave1 Bass Wave2 Bass Wave3 FretlsTone HP Wave 1 HP Wave 2 HP Wave 3 HP Wave 4 HP Wave 5 HP Wave V1 HP Wave V...

Page 71: ...Bass Reference Manual 71 RingMod V1 RingMod V2 Additive 2 Cognitive Inharmonic Digital 1 Digital 2 Digital 3 Digital 4 VeloDigitl Science 2 Science 4 J Pad M Pad X Pad Velo Pad 1 Velo Pad 2 Velo Pad 3 MWave ...

Page 72: ... 72 NanoBass Reference Manual 4 MIDI RULES The Basics The Not So Basics MIDI Implementation Chart ...

Page 73: ... 127 To make it possible to activate any of the 256 programs via MIDI they have been separated into two BANKS of 128 programs each The first bank is selected by sending a Controller 0 command Bank Select with a value of either 0 or 1 This bank consists of the eight categories listed on the right side of the CATEGORY knob Acoustic Fretless Harmonic Elec 1 Elec 2 Elec 3 Funk Acid House The second ba...

Page 74: ...lect followed by a Program Change you won t get the program you wanted Instead you ll get the same numbered program in Bank 2 TIP Because of this I suggest that you always send both a Bank Select command and a Program Change command together when controlling your NanoBass via MIDI CONTROLLER 0 vs CONTROLLER 32 Some sequencers automatically use Controller 32 commands for selecting banks on an instr...

Page 75: ...ual 75 But don t stop there The four MIDI controllers used across the board in the Alesis QS series of synthesizers will yield great results too These controllers are 12 often filter control 13 91 often envelope length and 93 ...

Page 76: ...7 VELOCITY Note On X O 7 bit Resolution Note Off X O AFTERTOUCH Key s X O Ch s X O PITCH BENDER X O CONTROL 1 X O Mod Wheel CHANGE 7 X O Volume 10 X O Panning 11 X O Expression 64 X O Sustain Pedal 123 X O All Notes Off Effect Knob X O CC 12 see note next page PROGRAM CHANGE True X 0 127 SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE O O SYSTEM Song Pos X X COMMON Song Sel X X Tune X X SYSTEM Clock X X REAL TIME Message X X AU...

Page 77: ...oBass Reference Manual 77 Active Sense X X Reset X X Notes The setting of the effect knob responds to Controller 12 by default on Power Up This Controller number may be changed to 0 120 by SysEx X YES O NO ...

Page 78: ...lusters arpeggiations blitzkrieg runs and over pedaling A stumped sax player can squeal squawk and roar his way out of a musical cul de sac like a drunk brawling his way out of a bar Violinists can pretend to be fiddlers Drummers can sweat with great drama and bash out seizures rockslides or both None of these are really thrilling any more than jelly donuts are really tasty but putting up with pla...

Page 79: ...nition If it works the second time go for three If it works the third time do something else You are a guest in your audience s head and the adage about fish and visitors applies There are no wrong notes chords or rhythms Only incomplete ones When in doubt play forcefully When assured play light If you have a trick you especially love DON T USE IT Use effects sparingly like pepper in rich soup Mel...

Page 80: ... you anyway Edit your sequences to remove one of the strings losing all the notes that would have been played on a real bass minus its E A D or G Deliberately listen to music you don t like and force yourself to understand something in it you can make this rationalization up if you want in fact more points if you do Set yourself challenges like playing against sequenced music with chord clusters s...

Page 81: ... a character from a book or movie might play Luke Skywalker Raymond from Rain Man Captain Ahab Charles Foster Kane Joan of Arc Louis XIV all three Musketeers or all three Marx Brothers Stare at someone you love all night long without sleeping and then play Be glad you have fingers ...

Page 82: ...ENT Erik Norlander Taiho Yamada Mike Peake Andrew Schlesinger Eric Moon SOFTWARE Grant Kraus Marcus Ryle Michel Doidic MECHANICAL DESIGN David Douglass Ron Roberts Rick Souffle ELECTRICAL DESIGN Chris Asmus John Hancock Mike Murphy ASIC DESIGN Frank Thomson Grant Kraus TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Craig Devin and thanks to KEITH BARR for believing in the vision ...

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