User manual FISHMAN PRO-EQ PLATINUM BASS

[. . . ] When you turn on the 48V phantom at the mixer, the green 48V phantom LED lights up, the 9V battery shuts off and the Platinum Bass draws power through the XLR cable. The green 48V phantom led may not light up once you switch on phantom power. This means the phantom power from the mixer is not delivering enough voltage. AC Adapter Input (center = negative) Use only a well filtered and regulated adapter with a 9 Volt DC output. [. . . ] You will find that this works well for bass-synth effects, especially with an octave pedal placed after the Platinum Bass preamp. CLIP / LOW BATTERY LIGHT INDICATOR This light has three distinct functions: 1. Power Up Indicator The LED flashes briefly when you plug into the input - it is telling you that the unit is powering up. Clip Indicator Flashes brightly when your bass signal overloads the preamp. Adjust the input gain so that the clip LED barely flashes with strong playing. Low Battery Warning When the red LED lights with no signal present it is time to change the battery. If the low battery light comes on while you're playing don't worry, you'll have enough power to get through a gig (at least 4 hours). DEPTH Tighten up your sound, or dial out deep-bass feedback with the depth control. The depth control works hand in hand with the Bass control to bring out tight and articulate lows. : 1. Start with the depth turned up full (5:00) with the EQ set flat on your bass, bass amp and/or PA. Play the bass and back off the Depth (counter-clockwise) until you hear the sound tighten up, usually between 9:00 and 12:00. In addition to cleaning up your low end, the depth control will let your power amp work more efficiently and provide protection for your speakers. When set below 1:00, the depth control gets rid of the power-gobbling sub-sonic stuff that taxes both your amp and speakers (not to mention your ears). VOLUME For the cleanest sound, set the volume as high as you can without distorting your amp or mixer. COMPRESSION This allows you to alter the attack, sustain and dynamics of your bass. Set the input gain before you turn on the compressor (compression is off at 7:00). For you players who have given up on compression for bass, we feel your pain. We spent months developing and refining a one knob photo-optic compressor just for bass. With it you can dial up more punch, attack, and sustain without any of the "pumping" or "squashing" that plagues other so called "bass" compressors. But if you've ever used it onstage you probably know that a poorly designed or improperly set up compressor can completely screw up your live bass sound. Recognizing the common shortcomings of "bass" compressors, we designed our soft-knee photo-optic compressor to set up quickly and sound good right out of the gate. For slap and other aggressive playing styles, the Platinum Bass' compressor does not strangle your highs. We deliberately placed it in the signal chain before the bass and treble controls so you can boost without squashing these important frequencies. Plus we carefully fine tuned the compressor to complement the attack and sustain characteristics of bass instruments. Depth control Tone tips: A good place to start with the depth control is usually at about 10:00 In this position you can max the bass control without losing articulation and midbass attack. a "dead" room with curtains, upholstered furniture or carpeted floors), set the depth to the higher positions; between 2:00 and 5:00. To get rid of low frequency feedback with acoustic bass, sweep the depth knob counter-clockwise until the feedback goes away (usually between 8:00 and 10:00). [. . . ] Often a cable with one 1/8" plug (such as our V-100 patch cord) will do the trick. SAMPLE EQ SETTINGS Here are a few suggested settings for the Pro EQ Platinum Bass. XLR (BALANCED) OUT Plug a standard mic cable from the XLR out into a PA or recording console. Note that the Platinum Bass can be powered off a 48V phantom supply through this output. (See Power Options on page 2) XLR PRE/POST SWITCH Choose between a true DI (pre EQ) or an affected XLR (post EQ) output. Dub/Reggae SAMPLE EQ SETTINGS CONTINUED -6- Tumbao Studio Acoustic Fretless Jazz Motown Classic Thumb-style Five String -7- Fishman BP-100-pizz/arco -8- STAGE SETUPS 1. Set the XLR pre/post switch to "post" when you want your personal "dialed in" sound to come through the PA 3. [. . . ]