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Mxr bass synth sb301
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Not directly, no. But the post by @silky smoove which you do quote is itself a brief, summative quotation of @sunbeast, and thus it is to the latter's post that we must look for proper context and understanding
That’s apples and oranges. Analog synthesis where the bass is essentially only providing pitch and amplitude information is a very different thing than adding distortion to a bass signal.
Got mine no latency issue! Smooth sound generally just adapt your touch and bass EQ to maximize the output consistency.
It sounds like preset #1 on the green bank, aka the Thriller preset.
This one is my own preset out of the default. The 3 shape wave helps widening the sounds
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@ranat really nice sounds and playing!
And is this the same preset with the only changes being the knob settings you show? Sounds pretty different when I do that.
That's the first greeen one, right?
And is this the same preset with the only changes being the knob settings you show? Sounds pretty different when I do that.
I received my back ordered MXR bass synth last week. Honestly, when I first plugged into the the unit to sample through the presets, I was not impressed. I’ve finally had some time to dive into this pedal. I printed off the pdf manual & began to experiment. I found it helpful to reset the unit to 4 string mode which helped correct the tracking issues I was having with some of the presets. I also tweaked the compression & output volume. The manual is extremely useful for navigating the controls’ layers.
I am using the MXR in tandem with my ZOOM B6 which is running into a SansAmp BDDI. The SansAmp is my Preamp feeding a Crown XLS which powers a Green Boy full range cab. The SansAmp also goes XLR out to FOH board. Using the SanAmp frees up easier access to more EFX in the ZOOM B6. The MXR Bass Synth is really growing on me. I believe she’s a keeper!
I am using the MXR in tandem with my ZOOM B6 which is running into a SansAmp BDDI. The SansAmp is my Preamp feeding a Crown XLS which powers a Green Boy full range cab. The SansAmp also goes XLR out to FOH board. Using the SanAmp frees up easier access to more EFX in the ZOOM B6. The MXR Bass Synth is really growing on me. I believe she’s a keeper!
if anyone isnt using theirs and needs a top notch compressor, I have an echo fix ef-p5 I would trade!
I personally found (and read from many others’ reviews) that adjusting the 5 to 4 string setting as well as global sensitivity is a must.
Curious what you changed in the compression and output volume? Particularly output volume. I find a lot of the factory presets are way too loud, but some are perfect. I haven’t looked in the manual for this yet, but I’m hoping I can just tweak the output for each factory preset separately to even them all out.
Yes you can do that. All the settings are saved per-preset
So you can keep all the factory preset setting exactly as they come stock and just lower/adjust each individual output volume? That’s what I was hoping for.
I believe so (I haven’t actually tried only adjusting one parameter like that, but have messed with just a few parameters on a preset and saved successfully). If you follow the preset save instructions in the manual you should be able to just change that one parameter then save it back to that slot. Even if it doesn’t work right you can factory reset just that one preset slot if you want (pretty cool feature!) and try again.
Do check the manual…. It shows how to both set the Global output and individual presets. I evened out the presets then adjusted overall volume to match the bypassed output volume.
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You can have peace of mind about tweaking each individual output or any other voice or shape of a preset knowing you can easily restore it back to it’s original default whenever you choose.
Download the
Jim Dunlop.com/mb301 pdf
to see how easy it is
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