Valeton Dapper Bass User Manual
OWNER’S MANUAL
Dapper Bass is an all-in-one workhorse for bass players.
This strip has everything you need, plus some inspiration.
Please look over this manual to help you get the most out
of Dapper Bass.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Power Requirement: 9V DC center negative
Current Consumption: 85mA
Dimensions: 320mm(D) × 65mm(W ) × 42mm(H)
Weight: 690g
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CONNECTIONS
Get ting st arted wit h Dappe r Bass is e asy!
Plu g your bass ca ble int o the INP UT jack a nd run
ano ther ca ble fro m the OUT PUT (or XLR OU T)
jac k to your a mp/mi xer/comp uter in terfa ce.
Her e's how to use t he I/O pa nel:
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SIGNAL PATH
XLR OUT(BALANCED)
OUTPUT
(UNBALANCED)
HOLD FOOTSWITCHBOOSTCOMP
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MODULES (IN ORDER OF SIGNAL FLOW)
First in line is a big, bright, fast and accurate tuner so you can play confidently in tune.
Hold the BOOST COMP module ON/OFF switch to enable the . TUNER
When this module is activated, Dapper Bass will be MUTED; tap any footswitch to
deactivate this module.
The note name appears on the screen (the dot on the bottom right of the screen
stands for “sharp”), and the pitch accuracy is indicated by the LEDs.
OCTAVECHORUS
FX LOOP
BASS
TUNER(MUTETUNING)
AMP
DIRTY Q
(PARALLEL OUT)
BOOST
COMP
Pitch flat
Current note name
THRU
In tune
INPUT
Pitch sharp
Sharp (”#”) symbol
BOOST COMP is a boost er a nd c ompresso r co mbo. Set-to- forget
knobs ma ke it simp ly diab olica l. T he compr essor ge ts that wa rm opto
com p flavor wit h org anic susta in and bounc y attac k, and th e boost er
offers y ou up to +1 2dB of ga in with s ome ext ra high s and dig ging- in lows.
Con trols:
COMP: Co ntrols the c ompressi on amou nt
GAI N: Cont rols the boo st amou nt
Kick this one o n to add s ome f unky soul to y our l ine! T he DIRTY Q
mod ule is an env elope fi lter with som e intere sting t ricks. Tweak th e
SEN S k nob until you fin d the voca l to ne t hat suits your play ing style.
The n, w hen you're read y fo r so me dir t a nd h armonic s, g o ah ead and
eng age the F UZZ swi tch.
Dap per's w ill g ive y our b ass t he life it n eeds for e very BASS AMP
mus ical ge nre. The E Q is golden w ith cle ans and hig hly res ponsi ve
eve n with th e gain up.
Con trols:
Use the all -anal og mon ophon ic mod ule to OC TAVE
bee f u p you r l ow end, c reate syn thy lead s, or make
eve rything cr ash off the wal ls. Individ ual octa ve and dr y
con trol en sure maxim um insp irati on.
Plu nge int o the lus h mod ule to ta ke your s ound to a b rave new wor ld. CHORUS
No pa tienc e for annoyi ng para meter s – the sin gle dep th knob w ill let y ou deci de how
dee p into an alog ch orus di mensi ons you w ant to go.
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MORE FUNCTIONS
DRY: Contro ls the dr y signa l level
OC T 1: Cont rols the vol ume of th e sound o ne octa ve lower
tha n the ori ginal s ound
OC T 2: Cont rols the vol ume of th e sound t wo octa ves lower
tha n the ori ginal s ound
Con trols:
FUZ Z: Swit ches th e fuzz on /off
SEN S: Cont rols the fil ter sen sitiv ity
VOL : Contr ols the e ffect outp ut
Con trols:
VOL : Contr ols the o utput volu me
BAS S/MID /TREB : Controls t he low/ mid/h igh EQ
par amete rs
GAI N: Cont rols the amo unt of ga in
Con trols:
DEP TH: Con trols the ch orus de pth
FX LOOP AND OUTPUTS
Use the SEND and RETUR N jac ks to expa nd yo ur bo ard w ith o ther pedal s. The FX LO OP poin t is posit ioned betwee n the
BAS S AMP and t he OCTAVE m odule s (see th e Signa l Path gra phic ab ove).
Dap per B ass o ffers differe nt ou tputs to r un th rough bass amps, a udio inter face s, mixer s, and o ther gear, and a ll ou tputs
can b e used si multa neous ly:
Use t he THRU ou tput ja ck to run t hrough som e paral lel eff ects (r ack pro cesso rs, inte rfac es, etc.) or d o some re -ampi ng.
Dap per Bas s won't affect t his out put.
The X LR OUT feeds a b alanc ed sign al to aud io interf aces or m ixers.
Wit h all the se I/O op tions, you c an make D apper B ass the c ore of your ri g, howe ver big it get s!
GROUND LIFT
If you ex perienc e hum noise w hen us ing the XLR O UT jack, s witch t he GROUND s lider to th e LIFT p ositi on. This lif ts the X LR
OUT j ack ground w ire to elimi nate no ise.
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