Yep, just turn completely counter-clockwise.
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SansAmp Programmable Bass Driver ELITE
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One of the things that I like about the Fly Rig v2 is the compressor. I was hoping the compressor on the Elite functions the same way. I know it's described the same way in the literature. One knob and just dial in to taste. For the Fly Rig, I keep mine at 9 o'clock.
At the top left of the screen next to where it says help I forgot what it said but it was a button I clicked in it and it had midi inputs on the drop-down menu I went on there and switched the inputs on my laptop to the USB port that I was plugged into. It wasn't reading it for some reason because I wasn't connected to that USB port
Out of curiosity, what exactly are the two functions it controls on the VT Bass, and are the dual functions consistent throughout the Character Series, or are they different for each individual model in the series?
Hey all... I've been looking for a simple pedal to manage like 90% of my sounds in a live situation and what I'm seeing in the NAMM videos looks promising. Prior to finding the SansAmp Elite, I was considering getting a Mesa Subway pedal, compressor pedal and some multi-effects...which quicky adding up to Anagram territory. I downloaded the manual form SansAmp and the software (just to check it out) and I'm happy about how that all seems to work, but there are two things that are making me hesitate.
1) It looks like the IR/Cab sim feature can be turned ON or OFF globally across both the XLR output and 1/4 output, but not separately for either output. This could be really limiting, because I like IR/Cab Simulators via the XLR output for direct recording or as a DI on stage, but I would never want to run a cabinet simulator into another cabinet (the 1/4" output to my amp on stage). Maybe this is only weird to me as a recording engineer, but running a cab simulator into a real cabinet seems redundant.
2) The other issue is the mute functionality, which as far as I can tell can only be engaged by accessing the tuner, which requires a press and HOLD of the "Red/Tuner" switch. Just clicking that switch will toggle between regular and "Red" pedal modes, so I can see that getting confusing if the button is pressed and not held long enough. I only hit a mute if I'm changing bases or if something has gone wrong wrong (panic switch), so I like an easily accessible, dedicated mute switch rather than one that shares functionality with a tuner and pedal modes.
Are these shipping yet? Anyone tried them out?
1) It looks like the IR/Cab sim feature can be turned ON or OFF globally across both the XLR output and 1/4 output, but not separately for either output. This could be really limiting, because I like IR/Cab Simulators via the XLR output for direct recording or as a DI on stage, but I would never want to run a cabinet simulator into another cabinet (the 1/4" output to my amp on stage). Maybe this is only weird to me as a recording engineer, but running a cab simulator into a real cabinet seems redundant.
2) The other issue is the mute functionality, which as far as I can tell can only be engaged by accessing the tuner, which requires a press and HOLD of the "Red/Tuner" switch. Just clicking that switch will toggle between regular and "Red" pedal modes, so I can see that getting confusing if the button is pressed and not held long enough. I only hit a mute if I'm changing bases or if something has gone wrong wrong (panic switch), so I like an easily accessible, dedicated mute switch rather than one that shares functionality with a tuner and pedal modes.
Are these shipping yet? Anyone tried them out?
Can someone compare the Tech 21 BBDI with Preset 01. How does the preset compare to the real thing? Having a compressor, BDDI, tuner, Drive and some other effects all built in is real appealing to me.
Did that last night, I've got the V1 BDDI (no mid). I can't get it close enough for my liking. I'm guessing the Elite models it after the V2.
Thank you. Working. Are you guys able to name customized presets? Haven’t figured that out either
That’s asking the colonel for the chicken recipe.
Might be asking too much since its still trickling out as opposed to fully available, but maybe @tech21nyc can put out a video of the software in use, pretty sure there is one out there for the Marty Friedman one.
Mine got here yesterday and I haven’t even had the chance to eat the Tootsie Rolls yet.
I mean, I assume it's a combination of an EQ contour, sweeping from low-mid scooped, to flat-ish, to upper-mid boost, and feedforward into the gain stage...??? (but I'm just guessing).
If I had a clearer idea of what is going on behind the scenes, and the sequence of the signal flow, I'd expect to get quicker, more predictable results (not that the VT Bass is wildly unpredictable; more that the controls are very sensitive, and the level of interaction between controls can make it slightly counterintuitive).
But yeah, maybe the colonels recipe is a closely guarded secret - even if they aren't resorting to slathering the circuit in black epoxy.
I guess I could ask the same question to Behringer tech support...
Picked one up yesterday! First of, it sounds fantastic, which is arguably the most important thing. I pretty much use only analog pedals so there a few things I have to get used to, but working through the manual is helping. There are a few features I'm not that keen on, but I'll reserve these comments until I have a better understanding of it. In the meantime, I'm playing side by side another recently released and well received bass-specific preamp, and tone-wise this certainly holds it's own. I haven't really dug deep into the effects yet... but for those who are curious about it's core features.... the preamp/eq/drive, and compressor all sound great. Unfortunately, they both have features that I wish were on the other pedal. So we'll see how this all shapes out over the next few days. In the meantime, I'm going to keep putting them through their paces.
Can this pedal do similar tones to the XB Driver? Is there crossover capabilities for clean/drive in the app?
Reporting that I quick went thru all the presets with all controls noon and there’s plenty of variety of solid places to build out a tone you like.
For those who recently got this pedal, please let me know your thoughts on the following workflows:
1) Can you MUTE and unMUTE easily and consistently (for instance if you are switching instruments)- the instructions made it seem like it might be easy to accidentally switch MODES as the Tuner/Mute and RED mode use the same footswitch.
2) Is it possible to supply an IR/Cab Sim to the XLR output (to the house mixer/PA) and still run a "clean" signal (no IR Cab Sim) to my amp and cabinet on stage?
Thank you.
1) Can you MUTE and unMUTE easily and consistently (for instance if you are switching instruments)- the instructions made it seem like it might be easy to accidentally switch MODES as the Tuner/Mute and RED mode use the same footswitch.
2) Is it possible to supply an IR/Cab Sim to the XLR output (to the house mixer/PA) and still run a "clean" signal (no IR Cab Sim) to my amp and cabinet on stage?
Thank you.
It's easy to mute. You simply hold the RED/Tuner footswitch to mute the unit then tap the preset footswitch that you are currently in to unmute the pedal. The RED mode is a single tap of the RED/Tuner footswitch and will remain on when using the tuner.
This cannot be done on the Elite. The best thing to do is use the SansAmp Para DI IR since that is the most flat response and will not have the phase and time domain components of a standard impulse response.
I was hoping by now there would be some demo videos out there either by Tech 21 or by some respected Bass content creators. I'm still on the fence about this unit and whether or not it would replace my Tech 21 Fly Rig v2. Some good video demos and reviews would be a huge help.
