EBS MicroBass3 User Manual

EBS MICROBASS 3

EBS MICROBASS 3

USERS MANUAL

USERS MANUAL

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CHANNEL CONTROLS, SWITCHES & OUTPUTS

CLEAN CHA NNEL = WHITE KNOB S
DRIVE CHA NNEL = BLACK KNO BS
BOTH CH ANNELS = GR AY KNO BS

BLEND sets the mix level between the clean
channel and drive channel when the drive
channel is active. To jump between the Clean
and Drive channels, set this knob to the max
position and set the Serial switch to Off.

MASTER controls the volume on the Output jack.
The balanced outputs ( XLR) are not af fected by
the set ting of this knob.

COMP. This control knob sets the
compression ratio, i.e. The signal strength
relation between the input and output; the
higher the ratio the more compression. The
LED indicates when the compressor responds
during play. It is a low noise compressor/
limiter that will tightening up the sound and
prevent the preamp from saturating at peaks
when approaching the headroom limit.

BASS is a 'shelving' type
12dB/oct slope phase
compensated bass filter
with a wide gain range.

MUTE FOOT SWITCH. Mutes the balanced
outputs and the master output.
Fx Send is not affected by this function.
The Mute switch also enables the built-in tuner
for silent tuning.*

* An internal switch can set the tuner to be active a t all times.

BYPASS. This switch
bypasses ALL filters in the
clean channel and sets a
flat frequency response.

MID is a peaking filter for the drive
channel. The two knobs wor ks in
conjunction. Pick your frequency with
the right control, and boost or cut with
the lef t control in the chosen range.

LEVEL sets the output volume for
the Drive channel.

MID. These two knobs works
in conjunc tion. Use the right
control to pick a frequency.
Use the left control to boost
or cut the gain in the range
of the chosen frequency.
Note: When the left control
is set to Notch, you can use
the right control to find and
erase a precise frequency that
causes unwanted feedback
(a common issue with upright
basses in larger rooms).

REFERENCE GUIDE

GAIN select s between a low- and high-gain drive engine.

TONE shapes the tone range of the drive engine.
Flat set ting when turned all the way up.

TYPE sets the drive tone character to THIN or
DEEP (neutral in the between position). The
deep position compensates for low-frequency
loss at very high gain.

DRIVE controls the amount of gain in the tube
emulation stages (engines), and provides an
extra gain all the way up to 40 dB. This control
also compresses the sound when tur ning up level
up to maximum, producing pure limitation.

GAIN adjusts the input signal level for the EBS
MicroBass 3. An optimum level is when the peak
led starts flashing when playing hard on your
instrument. A cor rectly set gain is vital for the
signal processing to work properly.

TREBLE is a shelving type filter controlling the
higher mids and treble registers, giving presence
and ambiance to the sound.

CHARACTER FILTER
When ac tive, bass and
treble are boosted while the
midrange gain will be slightly
dropped, known as a smiley
EQ curve. This way the sound
will be preshaped before the
final adjustments using the
other features of the preamp.

BRIGHT is an advanced high pass filter that
produces a bright high-treble timbre, without
adding any noise. This switch gives a gain of
10 dB at 10kHz.

DRIVE FOOT SWITCH - Engages the drive
channel. The clean channel is always ac tive,
but if the BLEND control is turned all the way
up, in parallel mode, this switch will make the
sound jump from the clean channel to the dr ive
channel when activated.

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