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Using The Mo' Bass In Dual Mode (Continued)
You may notice a slight decrease in perceived volume when engaging the Dual Mode. This is mostly likely due to a Mo'
Bass effect being louder than the original bass signal. You wouldn't notice this in Single Channel Mode because that same
boosted effect goes to both sides of the power amp. But when you engage the Dual Mode, the "left/clean" side loses that
boost because it no longer contains the effect in its signal path. Therefore the overall level will seem lower. You can fix this
by setting the levels of the effects in question back to unity gain with the original bass signal.
Note: In either Single Channel or Dual Mode, the signals are also routed to the Unbalanced and Balanced Outputs in vari-
ous ways. Please refer to the Interface Panel section for further information, as the routing can be fairly complex.
Internal Effects ("EFX") Bypass
You can choose to bypass all internal effects by engaging the Internal EFX Bypass switch. Push on the switch and the red
LED should illuminate. Once the Bypass is engaged, none of the Mo' Bass effects will affect the signal, regardless of
whether or not they are engaged. Turning on the Internal EFX Bypass switch will not cause the LED's of other Mo' Bass
effects to switch off - it will only stop the effects from reaching the signal path.
The Internal EFX Bypass feature is also footswitchable. Your SWR Mo' Bass comes with a momentary footswitch for this
purpose. Simply connect the footswitch cable to the jack on the rear panel of the Mo' Bass marked "Internal EFX Bypass."
If you plug in the cable while the unit is on, the switch will activate automatically and the red bypass LED will illuminate.
This is normal. Simply switch the Bypass off with either the footswitch or the push-button switch on the front panel. Any nor-
mally open momentary switch will work with the Mo' Bass Internal Effects Bypass.
The Internal EFX Bypass feature works in both Single Channel and Dual Mode. When used in Dual Mode, the Bypass will
disengage the effects in the right/wet channel. It will not affect the left/clean channel because, in Dual Mode, there are no
internal effects there to begin with.
External Effects Blend Controls
Believe it or not, there are some effects not available in the Mo' Bass, like reverb and delay. For those who want to take
tweaking to the ultimate level, we've included a Stereo External Effects Loop, complete with Left and Right External Effects
("EFX") Blend Controls. (To avoid confusion, we refer to this loop as "external" to separate it from the five "internal" effects
on the Mo' Bass.)
The Effects Blend circuit is similar to that used on recording consoles, with the effects loop on a "side chain" to the original
bass signal (which at this point in the signal path may or may not be already processed by the Mo' Bass internal effects).
This way you can get the full sound of your instrument in addition to whatever the external effects unit sends back.
Using The External Effects Blend Controls
Most players only use one external effect device, so let's start there. In the simplest configuration, the Mo' Bass is run in
"Single Channel Mode" ("Dual Mode" disengaged). Your input signal - your bass guitar - is a mono signal. But most effects
units are "stereo" in the sense that they accept two independent inputs and send out two independent outputs. So what's
the best way to hook it up?
In order to have external effects returning to both sides of the power amp, connect the Mo' Bass RIGHT Effect Send jack
(located on the rear of the unit) to the external device's input. (Please refer to your device's manual to determine the correct
input.) Then use BOTH (left and right) returns on the effect unit and route them to the Left and Right Effects Return jacks on
the Mo' Bass. You can send both the Left and Right Effects Send signals to your external effect device if you wish, but it's
not necessary unless:
a) Your external effects device requires stereo inputs to function properly
b) You plan on using different external effects for each channel in Dual Mode (see below)
Now that your external effects unit is connected to the Mo' Bass, try setting both the Left and Right External Effects Blend
Controls to '5' on the dial. You should hear a decent blend of external effects with your Mo' Bass signal. With the External
Effects Blend Controls fully counter-clockwise ("dry"), no signal from your effect will be heard. As you turn these controls
clockwise, more of the effect can be heard in the overall sound. When the Blend Controls are fully clockwise ("wet"), no true
or unaffected signal is heard other than what your effects unit provides. If you find that you can't get enough of the external
effects in the signal no matter how high you set the External Effects Blend Controls, try adjusting the levels up
on the external effects unit.
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