Hotone B Station User Manual

Bass Preamp + D. I.

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OWNER’S MANUAL

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SIGNAL PATH

Thank you for purchasing a HOTONE product!

The Hotone B Station is a high quality bass preamp and D.I. with a wide tonal
range. We designed B Station with all the features you need for studio and stage-­this compact workhorse is perfect as the center of your bass rig.

FEATURES

✪ Compact size, rock solid aluminum casing

✪ Powerful 3-band EQ with pre/post selection for enhancing and shaping your

bass tone

✪ DRIVE channel with a wide tonal range from slight overdrive to mass distortion

✪ Carefully designed, set-to-forget optical compressor onboard

✪ BLEND knob for combining driven signal and direct signal

✪ Pristine DI output for feeding the signal directly to the mixer or for recording

✪ FX Loop for extended bass effects

✪ Different outputs (XLR out, 1/4” output, 1/4” parallel output) to run through bass

amps, audio interfaces, mixers, and other gear

✪ PHONES jack for silent practice

✪ Ground lift function for eliminating ground-related noise

✪ 9V DC or 9V battery power supply

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DRIVE

EQ (POST)

FX LOOP OUTPUT

DIRE CT

OUTPUT

EQ (PRE)

COMP

(WITH BLEND CONTROL)

DRIVE

FX LOOP OUTPUT

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Front Panel

1. ON/OFF: Switches the unit on/off (effect/bypass).

2. DRIVE: For switching DRIVE channel on/off. The LEDs above the footswitches

indicate the on/off status.

3. VOLUME: Controls the output level of your bass.
4-6. BASS/MIDDLE/TREBLE: 3-band EQ, for shaping your bass sound.

7. BLEND: Controls the ratio between the clear and driven signal. This knob is

unavailable when DRIVE channel is off.

8. DRIVE: Controls the amount of overdrive.

9. COMP: Controls the amount of compression. This knob won't be affected by the

BLEND knob.

Top (I/O) Panel

10. INPUT: 1/4” (6.35mm) mono input jack, for connecting bass.

11. PHONES: 1/8” (3.5mm) stereo output jack, for connecting earphones.

12. PARALLEL OUTPUT: 1/4” (6.35mm) mono output jack, for connecting parallel

devices (tuners, processors, etc.). The B Station won't affect this output.

13. FX LOOP SEND: 1/4” (6.35mm) mono jack, connect to your effects input jack.

14. FX LOOP RETURN: 1/4” (6.35mm) mono jack, connect to your effects output jack.

15. DC 9V: Plug in 9V DC adapter (center negative, adapter sold separately).

16. PRE EQ/POST EQ: Press this button to switch the EQ to function before or after

the DRIVE channel.

17. OUTPUT: 1/4” (6.35mm) output jack, for connecting bass amps.

18. DIRECT OUTPUT: XLR output jack, for connecting audio interfaces or mixers.

19. LIFT/GND: Press this button out to lift the ground wire of the DIRECT OUTPUT

jack to eliminate any hum noise.

20. Battery compartment (on the bottom): Holds one 9-volt battery.