SWR Sound Mini-Mo' Preamp With Mo' Control 2 Master Footswitch Controller - Manual (Page 14)

SubWave
The Mini-Mo' Preamp SubWave is a lightning-quick sub-octave wave engine. In plain terms, it hears the
note you play and immediately generates a signal one octave below it. You may have heard the term
"octave pedal" before. You may have even used one. If so, welcome to the next generation of
sub-octave signal processing.
SubWave TONE CONTROL
This control is very much like the tone control on a passive bass. It simply cuts high frequencies. When
set counter-clockwise to the minimum ('0'), it cuts the maximum amount of highs possible. When set
clockwise to the maximum position ('10'), it leaves the subwave's high end wide open. Note that this
tone control only affects the one-octave-below signal generated by the SubWave engine. It will not
affect your clean bass signal.
SubWave MIX CONTROL
This control allows you to blend your original bass signal with the SubWave signal to suit your musical
taste. The mid-position of this control is a 50/50 split between clean and sub-octave signals. When set
counter-clockwise to the "bass" position, you will hear 100% original bass signal and no SubWave.
When set clockwise to the "sub" position, you will hear 100% SubWave and no original bass signal.
USING THE SubWave
For most applications, set the SubWave Tone control at minimum ('0') and the SubWave Mix control at
the mid-point. Now press the SubWave switch and the blue LED should illuminate. These settings will
give you the most basic "sub-octave" sound. Now try slowly increasing the SubWave tone control up to
'5' on the dial. You will notice that the overall sound is now more synth-like. This is normal. You can
now adjust the SubWave Tone control to taste.
NOTE NOTE: Even though the Preamp Clip LED turning red indicates that at some point the preamplifier is
clipping, no harm is being done to your amplifier.
Be sure to remember to set the SubWave Mix control back at '0' before disengaging the effect during
your experimentation. Why? Because as we mentioned, when the Mix control is all the way at "sub"
there is no "original bass signal" present in the signal path. The level of the pure SubWave is much
lower than the bass guitar signal. So if you switch the SubWave effect off when the SubWave Mix
control is all the way at the Sub position, and your original bass signal has a lot of EQ on it––and
especially if the Overdrive is engaged––you may get a boost in your signal level you weren't expecting!
BASSYNTH
Based on the design of a classic analog synthesizer, this effect generates a sawtooth waveform that
can be altered by the Filter, Resonance or Envelope controls. The level can then be set to match unity
gain with the unaffected bass signal using the Level control. You can also blend in your unaffected bass
signal by using the Dual Mode function and adjusting the left (clean) and right (wet) Master Volume
controls. Please see the sections marked "Dual Mode" later in the manual for more details.
The Bassynth on the Mini-Mo is a traditional analog sawtooth wave generator, which is an important
distinction from what has seeped into modern consciousness. People hear "synth" with bass and think
Mu-Tron, which is an envelope follower. This is much more of a traditional "Moog" sound, touch sensi-
tive and fast-tracking. Think "Boogie On Reggae Woman." (If you haven't heard this Stevie Wonder clas-
sic, it's time to head out to the record store and buy his CD Fulfillingness' First Finale. Trust us on this.)
This is the most dynamically sensitive and complex of all the effects on the Mini-Mo' Preamp. We
strongly recommend that you read the entire Bassynth section carefully––both the control knob
definitions and the guide to using them––so you can get the most out of this incredibly musical effect.
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