BASS MONO SYNTH
Congratulations on your purchase of the Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth. The
Bass Mono Synth allows you to transform your bass guitar into one of eleven
different synthesizers, from vintage synth emulations, to thick, stacked voices, to
deep pulsing sounds for an array of sonic landscapes and textures. The Bass
Mono Synth was designed to work on your bass guitar without any modifications
or special pickups. Plug your bass right in and immediately join the ranks of
legendary synthesizer musicians.
WARNING: Your Bass Mono Synth comes equipped with an Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-
200BI power supply (same as used by Boss
®
& Ibanez
®
: 9.6 Volts DC 200mA). The Bass
Mono Synth requires 125mA at 9VDC with a center negative plug. Using the wrong
adapter or a plug with the wrong polarity may damage your Bass Mono Synth and void
the warranty.
GETTING STARTED
Connect the supplied power adapter to the 9V power jack. Plug your bass into the
INPUT jack. Connect your amp or other effects pedals to the SYNTH OUTPUT jack.
Set the DRY knob to the minimum (fully counterclockwise) and set the other top
row knobs to 12 o’clock. Select a TYPE and step on the BYPASS footswitch to turn
on the LED. Play your bass and adjust controls to your liking.
ONE NOTE AT A TIME
The Bass Mono Synth is a multi-oscillator monophonic instrument. It synthesizes
one note at a time per oscillator. The oscillators have been pre-tuned for each
synth type, only the sound SPECTRE allows for user control over an oscillator.
Additionally it can handle only one note from your bass at a time. It does not work
properly when chords or two note intervals are played. The Bass Mono Synth
behaves unpredictably and erratically when it receives more than one note at the
INPUT jack.
SYNTH TYPE DESCRIPTIONS
1.
LASER – deep, pulsating synth.
CTRL: this knob adjusts the attack and decay times of the filter envelope.
As CTRL is turned clockwise both the attack and decay times slow down.
EXP: the expression pedal controls the cutoff frequency of the filter which
also sets the jump-off frequency for the envelope sweep. As the pedal
travels from heel to toe the filter frequency goes from bass to treble.
2.
X-FADE – full, string-like synth.
CTRL: sets the decay time of the filter envelope.
