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Modeling

Bass Processor

Owner’s

Manual

Professional audio equipment

Summary of Contents for BP-90

Page 1: ...Modeling Bass Processor Owner s Manual Professional audio equipment...

Page 2: ...ole mains switch with a contact separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall be incorporated into the electrical installation of the rack or building The symbols shown above are internationally acce...

Page 3: ...ewith complies with the requirements of the LowVoltage Directive 2006 95 EC EMC Directive 2004 108 EC RoHS Directive 2002 95 EC WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC EC Regulation 278 2009 With regard to Directiv...

Page 4: ...ake changes in design or make additions to or improvements upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products previously manufactured 6 The consumer forfeits the benefi...

Page 5: ...Connections 12 Mono Operation Amplifier 12 Stereo Operation 13 Applying Power 15 Section Two Editing Functions Editing Creating Presets 16 Storing Copying a Preset 17 Section Three Models and Effects...

Page 6: ...ies Ampeg SVT Ashdown Bass Magnifier Fender Bassman Sunn 200S SWR Interstellar Overdrive Trace Elliot Commando Ampeg B15 Hiwatt Custom 50 Mesa Boogie 400 SWR Basic Black Fender Dual Showman Vox Clyde...

Page 7: ...you ll appreciate the accuracy in each model and the dynamic interaction in each tone Add a built in drum machine and you have the BP90 the key to unlock your creative potential Included Items Before...

Page 8: ...description of the Store procedure The BP90 presets can be bypassed for a clean unprocessed bass signal To bypass the BP90 press and release both Footswitches simultaneously The Display reads By indic...

Page 9: ...GATE NOISE GATE CHORUS FX CHORUS FX DELAY DELAY REVERB REVERB EXPRESSION EXPRESSION PATTERN PATTERN TEMPO TEMPO LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL TONELIBRARY TONELIBRARY BASS BASS Display shows note played Right LED...

Page 10: ...ary and then use the Value Up Down buttons to select from a variety of post amplifier model effect chains Chorus Chorus Delay Delay Reverb etc You can further refine the sound by editing the preset se...

Page 11: ...st the level with the Value buttons Value Buttons TheTone Library button Effects Library button and Effects Level button make it easy to quickly load preset tones effects and effects chains To learn a...

Page 12: ...VEL MASTERLEVEL PRESET LEVEL PRESET LEVEL FRETLESS WAH FRETLESS WAH COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR AMP DISTORTION AMP DISTORTION EQUALIZER EQUALIZER NOISE GATE NOISE GATE CHORUS FX CHORUS FX DELAY D...

Page 13: ...ion effects level respectively The Master Level button accesses the master output vol ume parameter for the BP90 Each button is described in detail below Tone Library Button The Tone Library button ac...

Page 14: ...the levels of post amp model effects Cho rus FX Delay and Reverb Press this button and use the Value Up Down buttons to change the relative level of the post amp effects Chorus FX Delay and Reverb Th...

Page 15: ...n Performance mode the LEDs next to each Effect provide a visual indication of which Effects are in use for the currently selected preset While editing a preset the LEDs indicate the Effect currently...

Page 16: ...ition the outputs are optimized for con necting to a mixer recording device or headphones When set to Amp Out position the outputs are optimized for running directly in to the input of a bass amp 3 Le...

Page 17: ...or less are recommended Note The Headphones output can have either a mono or stereo signal depending on what 1 4 outputs are connected If neither or both 1 4 outputs are connected the Headphones outpu...

Page 18: ...RY EFFECTSLIBRARY EFFECTSLEVEL EFFECTSLEVEL MASTERLEVEL MASTERLEVEL PRESET LEVEL PRESET LEVEL FRETLESS WAH FRETLESS WAH COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR AMP DISTORTION AMP DISTORTION EQUALIZER EQUALIZ...

Page 19: ...E EFFECTSLIBRARY EFFECTSLIBRARY EFFECTSLEVEL EFFECTSLEVEL MASTERLEVEL MASTERLEVEL PRESET LEVEL PRESET LEVEL FRETLESS WAH FRETLESS WAH COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR AMP DISTORTION AMP DISTORTION EQU...

Page 20: ...4 6 8 10 Aux 2 0 2 4 6 8 10 Mute L R 10 0 5 10 20 30 5 Mixer Amp Mixer switch set to Mixer DRUMS DRUMS EDIT STORE INTUNE VALUE EFFECTSLIBRARY EFFECTSLIBRARY EFFECTSLEVEL EFFECTSLEVEL MASTERLEVEL MASTE...

Page 21: ...RARY EFFECTSLEVEL EFFECTSLEVEL MASTERLEVEL MASTERLEVEL PRESET LEVEL PRESET LEVEL FRETLESS WAH FRETLESS WAH COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR COMPRESSOR AMP DISTORTION AMP DISTORTION EQUALIZER EQUALIZER NOISE GATE...

Page 22: ...rease the Chorus FX Delay and Reverb levels if desired Using these three controls should get you close to a sound you are after From there you can then use the Edit buttons to select individual Effect...

Page 23: ...cations presets 1 50 The following steps outline the procedure for storing changes to a preset or copying a preset to a different location 1 Press the Store button once and the current Preset location...

Page 24: ...LEVEL TONELIBRARY TONELIBRARY BASS BASS 2 Select a destination with the Footswitches 1 Press the Store button the Preset number flashes 3 Press the Store button again to save your changes DRUMS DRUMS...

Page 25: ...pboxes in a single programmable package With stompboxes the order in which they are connected affects the overall sound The BP90 has placed the Amp and Effect models in an order for optimum results Th...

Page 26: ...expression pedal making the bass sound as if it s saying Wah TheValue buttons select the Fretless or Wah type that is simulated The Fretless effect has 30 types 10 39 The first digit 1 3 shows the fr...

Page 27: ...signal below this frequency is compressed The second digit 0 9 increases the amount of compression Example A compressor setting of 62 would be a crossover frequency of 400 Hz with a compression amoun...

Page 28: ...cabinet o1 o9 Based on an Ampeg B15 with an Ampeg Portaflex 1x15 cabinet H1 H9 Based on a Hiwatt Custom 50 with a Fender Bassman 4x10 cabinet y1 y9 Based on a Mesa Boogie 400 with an Ampeg SVT 8x10 c...

Page 29: ...s how loud a signal must be before it can be heard The higher the setting the louder a signal must be in order to be heard The Auto Swell provides an automatic volume swell effect The auto swell s nin...

Page 30: ...as no boost or cut t6 t9 boost treble frequencies by 3dB 6dB 9dB and 12dB respectively Chorus FX The Chorus FX model actually contains ten different modulation and pitch effects described on the follo...

Page 31: ...n sweeping motion to the effect Settings are F1 F9 Phaser A phaser splits the incoming signal and then changes the phasing of the signal This signal is then taken in and out of phase and mixed back in...

Page 32: ...ombines the characteristics of a Wah and a Flanger creating an almost human vowel char acteristic as if the bass were saying Yah Control the effect with the Expression Pedal Settings are Y1 Y9 AutoYa...

Page 33: ...then shifts the pitch of the copy to a different note The shifted note is then mixed back with the original signal sounding as if two bass guitars were play ing different notes Settings are H1 H9 Digi...

Page 34: ...delay time available There are two different parameters used to program the delay DelayVariation and Delay Time The first parameter of the delay effect is Delay Model type andVariation which varies th...

Page 35: ...0 d3 feedback 5 level 50 d4 feedback 20 level 15 d5 feedback 20 level 30 d6 feedback 20 level 50 d7 feedback 45 level 15 d8 feedback 45 level 30 d9 feedback 45 level 50 Pong Delay P1 feedback 5 level...

Page 36: ...the material is being performed in an actual room or hall It is this similarity to actual acoustic spaces that makes rever beration a useful tool in recorded music Settings are OF Reverb effect is tu...

Page 37: ...ED is lit NOTE the effect must be turned on in the preset before it can be selected The Expression LED will stay lit during your selection and the Display will show a two digit character value to desc...

Page 38: ...LE Level Phaser SP Speed LE Level Tremolo SP Speed dP Depth Panner SP Speed dP Depth Vibrato SP Speed dP Depth Octavider OL Octavider level Envelope Filter ES Sensitivity YaYa Pd Expression Pedal acts...

Page 39: ...ses all custom User presets ATTENTION Performing this function will erase all user programmed data All such data will be lost forever Be sure you want to erase the memory and return the BP90 to its fa...

Page 40: ...presets The procedure for Calibrating the Expression Pedal is as follows 1 Press and hold the Up Down Footswitches until PC appears in the display bY then tu then will be displayed before PC is shown...

Page 41: ...ory 50 User Presets 1 50 50 Factory Presets 51 00 Drum Machine 40 Patterns Dimensions 6 5 Length x 8 5 Width x 2 Height Unit Weight 1 52 lbs Analog Input Connections Bass Input 1 4 Unbalanced TS Input...

Page 42: ...Voltage Compatible PSU Model Japan 100VAC 50 60 Hz PS200R 100 or PS0913DC 01 US and Canada 120VAC 60 Hz PS200R 120 or PS0913DC 01 Europe 230VAC 50 Hz PS200R 230 or PS0913DC 01 UK 240VAC 50 Hz PS200R 2...

Page 43: ...play Name Display Name 1 Rock 1 11 Fingerstyle 2 Rock 2 12 Pick Style 3 Slap 1 13 Groove 4 Slap 2 14 Solo Bass 5 Funk 15 Honky 6 Clean 16 Sustain 7 Drive 17 Grind 8 Warm 18 Smooth 9 Bright 19 Motown 1...

Page 44: ...all Reverb 3 Phaser 13 Room Reverb 4 Pitch 14 Studio Reverb 5 Fretless 15 Chorus Digital Delay 6 Octaver 16 Chorus Hall Reverb 7 Envelope Filter 17 Chorus Delay Reverb 8 Digital Delay 18 Flanger Analo...

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Page 48: ...ther countries Ampeg SVT Ashdown Bass Magnifier Fender Bassman Sunn 200S SWR Interstellar Overdrive Trace Elliot Commando Ampeg B15 Hiwatt Custom 50 Mesa Boogie 400 SWR Basic Black Fender Dual Showman...

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