Fishman Loudbox Mini, User Manual

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9
Tone Tips
Set up
For reference, start with the tone controls fl at (straight-up, twelve o’clock). In this
position, there is no equalization applied to your sound. Begin at a very low
volume and work your way up. As you turn up, try adjusting the Loudbox Mini’s
tone controls as recommended below.
1. Low volume
At a low volume (just above conversation level) our ears are not very sensitive
to bass and treble, so give the Low and High controls a good boost. Try three
o’clock on the dial.
2. Medium volume
At medium levels, when you need to raise your voice to be heard over the music,
the human ear is quite sensitive to midrange. Cut the Mid control to about ten
o’clock or to your taste. At this level our perception of bass and treble starts to
catch up to the rest of the tonal spectrum, so you can back off the Low and High
controls slightly for good tonal balance.
3. High volume
At loud levels, when you must shout to be heard over the music, your ears (and
your audience) will benefi t from a deep midrange cut. Set the Mid dial between
nine and seven o’clock. Our perception of bass and treble “fl attens out” at high
volumes, so you won’t need much, if any, Low or High boost. Set the Low and
High knobs to between twelve and one o’clock. In many cases you can also
improve the tone at very high volume if you cut bass. Try setting the Low knob
between ten and eleven o’clock.