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  • January 17, 2009 at 1:35 pm #77568
    mylittletony
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    I just bought a new ehx bass micro synth and im figuring out the controls.
    Now, for example i want to play a note and let it sound for a while,
    what happens is that the filter stops at a certain point i think ?

    watch this: i made an example movie
    http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee7/magazijn/?action=view&current=Film2.flv

    as you can hear, the filter stops, how can i let it be longer in duration and that it doesnt stop so suddenly ?
    If you need more info just give a shout :)

    January 17, 2009 at 3:11 pm #90997
    dsl1
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    Hi,

    I have an older Guitar Micro Synth.

    When I first started using it I felt the same as you do.

    The more I used it the easier it became to control the
    sustain. It has a lot to do with how the unit is set &
    your playing dynamics.

    Also, there is a “Preamp Gain Adjustment” trim pot inside
    that you may need to adjust depending on the output level
    of your bass.

    January 17, 2009 at 3:14 pm #90998
    mylittletony
    Member

    Yes I read about it in the manual.
    At this moment I’m playing with passive pickups (the bass does not have a battery unit, so it’s passive right), so i ‘d maybe crack the preamp up a bit ?

    January 17, 2009 at 5:02 pm #91005
    dsl1
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    Yes – you have passive pickups.

    You can either adjust the trim pot or you could try
    to put a clean boost in front to bring up the signal.

    An overdrive will work as a clean boost with the drive
    control set low :)

    January 18, 2009 at 5:30 pm #91064
    mylittletony
    Member

    Okay so i tested with my other bass, which has active pickups, and it sounded way more normal. So i’ll be throwing in an extra boost in front of micro synth, when playing with the passive one :)

    January 18, 2009 at 6:06 pm #91065
    dsl1
    Member

    Cool – I’m glad it’s sounding better – MicroSynths are great!

    :metal:

    January 20, 2009 at 9:37 pm #91281
    Rick Stevenson (EHX Staff)
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    Quote:
    I just bought a new ehx bass micro synth and im figuring out the controls.
    Now, for example i want to play a note and let it sound for a while,
    what happens is that the filter stops at a certain point i think ?

    watch this: i made an example movie
    http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/ee7/magazijn/?action=view&current=Film2.flv

    as you can hear, the filter stops, how can i let it be longer in duration and that it doesnt stop so suddenly ?
    If you need more info just give a shout :)

    Virtually every aspect of the Microsynth and Bass Microsynth are dependent of amplitude signal. If you run a consistent signal (ie a a keyboard signal or synth with long decay or release) you will note the consistency and duration of the signal in every parameter control are even.

    Since you will be using the Microsynth from a stringed instrument then your accuracy of playing along with how hard you are hitting the Microsynth at the input really make a difference in how evenly the the output signal is maintained. Yeah, this is a great box. Once you get the hang of the variability of triggering from a stringed instrument, it becomes an absolutely essential tool.

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