Alesis BassFX User Manual

User Manual

2 Important Safety Instructions 10 10. Evitez de marcher sur le cordon secteur ou de le pincer, en particulier au niveau de la prise, et aux endroi

Important Safety Instructions 2 11 Lesen Sie bitte die folgende Sicherheitshinweise (German) Sicherheit Symbole verwendet in diesem Produkt D

2 Important Safety Instructions 12 10. Verlegen Sie das Netzkabel des Gerätes niemals so, daß man darüber stolpern kann oder daß es gequetscht wird

Important Safety Instructions 2 13 CE Declaration Of Conformity See our website at http://www.alesis.com FCC Compliance Statement This dev

3 Hookup Diagram 14 Bass The first thing we’ll show you is how to get your BassFX up and running. The following diagram shows you the most com

4 A Tour of the BassFX 15 Top Panel Display This LED display is made up of two digits and two decimal points. In PLAY

4 A Tour of the BassFX 16 BassFX’s tuner to help indicate the pitch of a note you’re playing, and the EDITED decimal point lights up when you have c

A Tour of the BassFX 4 17 Rear Panel The rear panel is where you’ll connect the power source, your bass and amplifier and an optional contro

5 Selecting Programs 18 After you’ve plugged everything in, you’ll probably want to check out the factory presets we programmed into the BassFX. T

6 Editing Programs 19 To Edit a Selected Program 1. Select a program to edit using the foot pedals or VALUE knob. 2. Turn the EFFECT knob to t

Table Of Contents 2 Introduction...3 About the BassFX...

7 Using the Tuner 20 To Tune Your Bass 1. In PLAY mode, enter BYPASS mode by pressing both foot pedals at the same time once, or enter MUTE mod

Using the Tuner 7 21 Changing Pitch Reference If you turn the VALUE knob while using the tuner, the display shows you the setting for the B

8 Storing & Copying Programs 22 To Store a Program 1. In PLAY or EDIT mode, press the VALUE knob. The display will flash the current program

9 Deferred Program Change 23 When you switch programs, the BassFX normally changes immediately to the program shown on the display. However,

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 24 Following are descriptions of each of the effect modules (and other settings of the EFFECT knob), along with their eff

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 25 Classic 1 Recreates the well-known tone of a classic combo bass amp; works well for most playing styles. Classic

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 26 EQ (Equalizer) This setting gives you a 4-band equalizer that you can use to shape the sound of your audio signal by cut

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 27 CAB (Cabinet Simulator) This module emulates various cabinet setups. This effect is especially useful if you are p

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 28 Cry Creates an effect similar to that of a voice box, adding a human-like crying effect to the sound. Higher values res

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 29 Rotary Speaker Emulates the sound of the classic rotary, creating a Doppler effect similar to that achieved by an

1 Introduction 3 Welcome! Thank you for making the Alesis BassFX a part of your setup. Since 1984, we’ve been designing and building creativ

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 30 Indicates the value of FX1’s direct-control parameter, according to the following: For Phaser, Tremolo, Step Filter, A

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 31 Auto Pan Pans the signal back and forth from left to right at a constant rate determined by the PARAM setting. Hi

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 32 Pedal Doubling Doubling effect whose intensity is controlled by the control pedal. Ping Pong Delay Creates a delay tha

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 33 Room Reverb Simulates the effect of sound waves bouncing off of the walls of a room. Higher values indicate a wet

10 EFFECT Knob Settings 34 For all reverbs, higher values indicate a longer decay. For fixed-interval Pitch Transpose, indicates the wet/dry mix

EFFECT Knob Settings 10 35 ROUTE In this position, the display indicates the current signal routing order of the FX modules. This ordering ca

11 Troubleshooting 36 Troubleshooting Index Symptoms Cause Solution Unit does not function (no display or audio). Batteries dead. Replace bat

12 Specifications 37 For the more technical-minded, here are some detailed specifications for the BassFX. AUDIO PROCESSING Effect Modules:

13 Warranty/Contact Alesis 38 Alesis Limited Warranty ALESIS CORPORATION ("ALESIS") warrants this product to be free of defects in ma

Warranty/Contact Alesis 13 39 Alesis Contact Information Alesis Distribution, LLC Los Angeles, USA E-mail: [email protected] Website:

1 Introduction 4 About the BassFX The first thing you’ll probably notice about the BassFX is its size—it’s not much larger or smaller than most oth

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Introduction 1 5 Effect Modules If you were to think of the BassFX as a series of individual pedals linked together, then each pedal in that se

1 Introduction 6 How to Use This Manual This manual is divided into the following sections describing the various functions and applications for t

2 Important Safety Instructions 7 Important Safety Instructions (English) Safety symbols used in this product This symbol alerts the user t

2 Important Safety Instructions 8 10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and t

Important Safety Instructions 2 9 Instructions de Sécurité Importantes (French) Symboles utilisés dans ce produit Ce symbole alèrte l’utilisa