User manual DIGITECH BP80

[. . . ] MODELING BASS PROCESSOR Owner's Manual Warning For your protection, please read the following: Water and Moisture: Appliances should not be used near water (e. g. near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. ) Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings. These symbols are internationally accepted symbols that warn of potential hazards with electrical products. The lightning flash means that there are dangerous voltages present within the unit. The exclamation point indicates that it is necessary for the user to refer to the owner's manual. [. . . ] Turn your amplifier(s) on and adjust the volume(s)to a normal playing level. About the BP80 The Presets Presets are numbered locations of programmed sounds. The BP80 comes with 40 User Presets (Presets 1-40) and 40 Factory Presets (Presets 41-80). From the factory, the 40 User Presets are exact duplicates of the 40 Factory Presets. 9 Tuner The Tuner in the BP80 lets you quickly tune or check the tuning of your bass. To begin tuning, play a note on your bass (the neck pickup usually works best). The right 6 red LEDs indicate the note is sharp and should be tuned down. The Value buttons are used to change the value for the selected effect. As a button is pressed, the value or status is shown in the display. The EDIT/EFFECT buttons select which effect to edit. The VALUE/MASTER VOLUME buttons edit the selected effect. When the stored value of an effect is changed, the lower right decimal point in the display lights indicating you need to store the changes. Changing presets, or turning the power off before storing any changes will erase any changes made and revert to the stored values for the preset. 12 Storing/Copying a Preset Once the preset has been modified, you may store your settings to one of the 40 User Preset locations (Presets 1-40). The following steps outline how to store changes to a preset or copy a preset to a different location: 1. Use the Footswitches to select the preset location you want to store your changes to. 1. 3 Press the STORE button again to save the changes. 13 Effect Definitions The BP80 can be thought of as several different "virtual" amplifiers, and individual hi-tech effects. Each effect within the BP80 can be programmed to suit your personal application. Understanding how these effects alter the sound helps you achieve the sound you are looking for. The following overview of the BP80's effects outlines what each effect does. Fretless Wah Compressor Amp Modeling Cabinet Modeling EQ Noise Gate Chorus / Mod Delay Reverb Preset Level Controls the individual level for each preset. Because this setting is individual to each preset, you may adjust the volume when using louder or softer amp models. Fretless/Wah The fretless simulator creates a fretless bass sound when using a fretted bass. Wah is an effect controlled by an expression pedal making the bass sound as if it's saying "Wah. " Fretless/Wah Type - The Value buttons select the Fretless or Wah type that is simulated. 14 The Fretless effect has 30 types (10-39). The first digit shows the fretless type, the second digit (0-9) selects the fretless variation. When Cr, bo, or Fr are displayed, the Wah effect has been selected and is controlled with the Expression Pedal. OF= off 1= Amount 2= Amount 3= Amount 4= Amount 5= Amount 6= Amount 7= Amount 8= Amount 9= Amount 55/ Attack 55 99/ Attack 55 99/ Attack 75 20/Attack 91 55/ Attack 91 0= Amount 99/ Attack 91 Cr ­ Cry Wah Bo ­ Boutique Wah FR ­ Full Range Wah 19/ Attack 55/ Attack 99/ Attack 19/ Attack 16 16 16 55 Compressor A Compressor is used to automatically limit the dynamic level of the bass signal. OF= off 0= 50Hz 1= 63Hz 2= 80Hz 3= 4= 5= 6= 100Hz 160Hz 250Hz 400Hz 7= 8= 9= F= 630Hz 1kHz 1. 6kHz Full Range (Example: a compressor setting of 62 would be a crossover frequency of 400 Hz with a compression amount of 2. ) 15 Amp/Stompbox Modeling Modeling is a technology that reproduces the tones of popular modern and vintage amps and distortion stompoxes. Values 1-9 increase the amp or stompbox gain and level. r1-r9 ­ based on an Ampeg SVT a1-A9 ­ based on an Ashdown Bass Magnifier b1-b9 ­ based on a Fender Bassman S1-S9 ­ based on a Sunn 200S O1-O9 ­ based on an SWR Interstellar Overdrive t1-t9 ­ based on a Trace-Elliot Commando o1-o9 ­ based on a Ampeg B15 H1-H9 ­ based on a Hiwatt Custom 50 y1-y9 c1-c9 d1-d9 F1-f9 ­ based on a Mesa/Boogie 400+ ­ based on a SWR Basic Black ­ based on a Fender Dual Showman ­ DigiFuzz Fuzz distortion ­ based on a Guyatone OD-1 ­ based on a EH Big Muff Pi ­ based on a Voodoo Labs Sparkledrive ­ based on a Boss DS-1 G1-G9 P1-P9 L1-L9 n1-n9 All names are the property of their respective companies and are in no way associated with DigiTech. EQ Equalization is used to shape the tonal response of your bass guitar signal. Values 1-4 cut the level of each band, 5 is flat (no cut or boost), and values 6-9 boost the level of each band. [. . . ] *Infinite Repeat creates a playback loop of whatever signal was played into the delay. 22 Drum Machine The BP80 includes several sampled drum patterns that are useful for developing a good sense of timing. Press the Drums button to start playback of the drum machine (except when in Store or Bypass mode). The Edit buttons select the drum Pattern, Tempo, and Level of the drum loop. Press the Drums button again to stop playback of the drum machine. Global Cabinet Modeling The BP80 includes cabinet modeling that can be enabled on all presets when running it into a mixer, recording device, or when using it with headphones. [. . . ]