Bass Multi Effects

Roland VB-99 V-Bass System Bass Processor

PriceBot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

The VB-99 V-Bass System processor delivers three times the sonic firepower of the original model.

Based on an enhanced custom processing engine and 10 years of R&D, the V-Bass serves up a wide range of inspiring COSM bass and amplifier models, powerful polyphonic effects, fresh string modeling technology, dual independent signal paths for blending sounds, a variety of different controllers, and a host of thoughtful improvements that bassists demanded.

Better still, it's all packaged in a smaller, more convenient format that's ideal for both tabletop recording and on-stage use.

Dual Independent Signal Paths The VB-99 sports dual independent signal paths, which greatly expands the sonic possibilities of this system.

The two paths can be assigned to two distinct sounds (patches), and mixed and layered as desired.

Sounds can be blended with a single knob, and even split or switched via playing dynamics.

Imagine setting up a patch in which an electric bass morphs into a synth sound when you really dig in, or maybe assigning an overdriven amp sound to your low B and E strings, and a lush, string-type sound to your A, D, and G strings.

The soundscapes are almost endless.

Expressive Possibilities In addition to more than twice the number of patches—including everything from classic and modern basses, to acoustic instruments, and a vast range of amps and effects—the VB-99 offers greater expressive possibilities thanks to a D BEAM Controller, a Ribbon Controller, and String Modeling.

•The assignable D-Beam controller allows a bassist to control his sound through hand gestures through an infrared beam of light.

It's a great way to generate inspiring tones and wow an audience.

•Ribbon Controller: The onboard Ribbon controller is much like those found on keyboard synthesizers—perfect for tweaking a patch or getting just the right filter setting on a bass synth sound.

•V-LINK is Roland's proprietary format for controlling external video equipment, so visionary bassists can create soundscapes beyond just the music.

•String Modeling is new to the VB-99, enabling to convert "Round Wound" strings to "Flat Wound" or "Black Nylon" for enhanced bass performance.

A Simple, Intuitive Interface Of course, all the V-Bass' power would mean nothing if it wasn't supremely easy to use in the widest variety of settings.

That's why the VB-99 incorporates a large, bright 240 x 64 dot LCD, with tons of helpful graphics.

There are also dedicated knobs and buttons for all major functions.

So you can go from tweaking an amp model to adjusting global settings within seconds.

Bassist-Friendly Features Since the introduction of the original V-Bass, players around the world have given Roland some great feedback.

As a result, the VB-99's new "bassist-friendly" features include a BASS DIRECT input/output, for sending your normal bass output unchanged through the VB-99—or blending

Line 6 Bass POD XT Pro

PriceBot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

The Line 6 Bass PODxt Pro features 28 amp models, 22 cab models, and more than 50 stompbox and studio effects to make this a must-have for the contemporary bassist.

Dedicated compressor and 6-band semi-parametric EQ.

Versatile connections include 1/4" and XLR stereo outs, AES/EBU and S/PDIF digital I/O, effects loop, and analog re-amping in and out.

Features biamp mode with selectable crossover and ability to mix direct signal with modeled output.

Also 4 mic models, A.I.R. cab/speaker/mic emulation, MIDI, chromatic tuner, 64 channel memories, and USB digital I/O for Mac and PC recording.

Rocktron Utopia B100 Multi-Effects Bass Pedal

PriceBot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Featuring 128 sounds divided into 64 factory and 64 user programmable presets, the compact Utopia B100 pedal has a wide variety of effects, including wah, phaser, compressor, chorus, and flanger.

4 channels of tone: Clean, Dist1, Dist2, and Dist3.

Other features include Rocktron's Hush noise reduction, tube emulation, and a "speaker exciter.

" While it's not a perfect world, this floor processor may allow bass players a regular visit to paradise on stage or in the studio.

DigiTech BP200 Bass Modeling Processor

PriceBot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

It's more than a bass when you run it through the DigiTech BP200 Bass Modeling Processor.

22 separate, usable effects types include models of your favorite amps and cabs, compression, fretless simulator, wah, chorus, flange, pitch shift, Whammy, YaYa, and just about everything else—-11 at a time.

Built-in expression pedal, 24-bit A/D/A converters, headphone out, tuner, 40 presets and 40 programmable memories, rhythm trainer, and Jam-A-Long.

Behringer Bass V-AMP PRO Rack Modeling Preamp

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The Behringer Bass V-AMP PRO Rack Modeling Preamp has all the features of the standard V-AMP, plus extensive digital connectivity.

Choose from 32 classic amps, 23 legendary speaker cabinets, and 16 killer effects models.

Store your own presets in 125 memory locations.

Includes pre-DSP send/return, post-DSP stereo inserts, balanced stereo XLR DI out with ground lift, a BNC word clock input for synchronization, and a 24-bit/96kHz digital output with AES/EBU and S/PDIF connectors.

Also features Behringer's exclusive auto wah and rotary effects as well as DI output with Ultra-G cab simulation designed by Juergen Rath.

15 rear-panel connectors allow comprehensive routing to suit virtually any application.

The V-AMP Pro will become your best friend in the studio and at the gig.

Behringer Bass V-AMP Modeling Preamp Factory B-Stock

PriceBot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

The Behringer Bass V-AMP Modeling Preamp lets you choose from 32 classic amps, 23 legendary speaker cabinets, and 16 killer effects models.

Store your own presets in 125 memory locations.

Full MIDI connectivity, plus it has Behringer's exclusive auto wah and rotary effects.

Contains presets by such bass notables as Alphonso Johnson, Ken Taylor, and Hellmut Hattler.

Other features include stereo headphone output with adjustable volume, super-precise and adjustable autochromatic tuner, presence and sweepable shift/shape control, studio-quality noise reduction, and sweepable 24dB Butterworth frequency crossover.

The Behringer V-AMP will become your best friend in the studio and at the gig.

Behringer Bass V-AMP Modeling Preamp

PriceBot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

The Behringer Bass V-AMP Modeling Preamp lets you choose from 32 classic amps, 23 legendary speaker cabinets, and 16 killer effects models.

Store your own presets in 125 memory locations.

Full MIDI connectivity, plus it has Behringer's exclusive auto wah and rotary effects.

Contains presets by such bass notables as Alphonso Johnson, Ken Taylor, and Hellmut Hattler.

The Behringer V-AMP will become your best friend in the studio and at the gig.

Line 6 Bass Floor POD

PriceBot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

From the makers of POD, the Bass Floor POD gives you killer tones pulled directly from Line 6's critically acclaimed LowDown Bass Amp Series.

Inside are 5 bass amp models and a synth that make it easier than ever to get pro-quality bass tone for any recording or live setup.

64 presets deliver dialed-in pro tone with the push of a button, or you can use the Smart Control FX to add an Envelope Filter, Octaver, and Chorus to your sound.

You also get a dedicated studio-quality Opto-compressor model to even out your dynamics.

3 footswitches provide sound selection and bypass, or on/off control for individual effects.

The Line 6 Bass Floor POD also features an onboard tuner, CD/MP3 input jack for jamming, 1/4" preamp out to go to a bass rig, 1/4" direct out for recording or live PA, deep switch, chrome knobs, chrome handlebar, and volume pedal.

Whether jamming with headphones at home, plugging in front of any bass amp or PA, or jacking into anything with power and speakers, Bass Floor POD easily delivers massive tone.

Rocktron Blue Thunder Bass Preamp with Multi-Effects

PriceBot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

There's a storm on the horizon and it's called Blue Thunder.

This Rocktron Bass Preamp with Multi-Effects is a live and studio tool that's been specifically designed and voiced for bass.

The preamp has 128 pro presets designed for bass.

A selectable hi-pass effects filter allows you to determine the frequency range being passed through the digital effects, delivering lush effects that won't muddy up your low end.

Custom voiced bass effects including flanger, phaser, tremolo, delay, and reverb.

Rocktron's dynamic compression is included and has also been specifically engineered for bass.

If that's not enough, Rocktron's multi-voiced delay and chorus are specifically voiced for bass use in live and recording situations.

Want some distortion?

The Blue Thunder rolls out built-in distortion designed specifically for bass which can be added to your dry bass signal and effect path independently as desired.

Rocktron's unique signal routing allows you to choose between an analog direct feed, or full effects routing.

The Blue Thunder has a most powerful and flexible tone shaping tool with Rocktron's SIMbiotic 4-band parametric EQ consisting of 2 sections of band-limited parametric EQ and bass and presence along with 2 sections of full bass.

Parametric mid and treble EQ sections.

A Speaker Exciter with Sonic Clarity and Sonic Boom controls allows you to record direct, while adding a new tonal dimension to your live sound.

Whether using the Blue Thunder Bass Preamp with a power amplifier and speaker cabinets or while recording with the cabinet simulator engaged, the Speaker Exciter offers yet another extension of tonal expression allowing you to choose the speaker size (8", 10", 12", 15") then giving you even more tonal possibilities using the Sonic Boom and Sonic Clarity controls.

When the Cabinet Simulator is active the outputs are specifically conditioned for direct recording to produce a virtual miked cabinet response.

This allows you to connect directly to a PA system or recording equipment and leave that heavy cabinet home!

Cabinet Simulator works in conjunction with the Speaker Exciter to deliver lifelike direct recording.

Separate input and output level controls on the Blue Thunder accommodate all kinds of basses with active and passive pickups.

Rocktron's unique signal routing allows you to choose the signal path type for the direct mix, analog or digital.

For effect loop routing you may want to use the Blue Thunder in an effects loop of your existing preamp.

In this case you can route the direct signal around the DSP by setting the Direct Path option.

With Direct Path Analog, your direct signal is untouched and then mixed with the DSP effects only.

With Direct Path Digital you are using the Blue Thunder as a dedicated preamp.

The Blue Thunder incorporates Rocktron's award-winning digital HUSH noise reduction.

All presets on the Blue Thunder are user programmable and can be restored to origin

Rocktron Utopia B-300 Bass Floor Multi-Effects Pedal Black

PriceBot — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Rocktron's Utopia B300 Professional Bass System lays an arsenal of fabulous tone and effects processing right at your feet.

The B300 floor pedal is packed with 128 fully programmable presets to transform your favorite bass amplifier into a multi-faceted rock and roll factory of sound.

It comes with a plethora of popular effects like Chorus, Reverb, Delay, Pitch Shift, Flanger, Phaser, Wah-Wah and Tremolo, with the option to assign a factory preset or a user-created one to 10 buttons.

A Global function allows setting parameters that affect all presets.

A Mixer function lets you tweak volume, output, pan, delay, reverb, and overall effects levels.

The Preamp function not only gives you four preamp types - Deep, Norm, Brite, Distorted - as well as other sound-shaping choices like standard 3-band EQ options, gain, presence, symmetry, polarity, and more.

The Rocktron Utopia pedal also has a HUSH function which is a single-ended noise reduction system, and a Speaker Exciter function that provides a realistic approximation of a miked speaker cab when you are connecting the Utopia B300 directly to a mixing board, recording system, or other full-range system.

You also get a compressor function, effects loop, and seven tap quantizing choices.

As far as I/O, you get MIDI in and out/thru, an aux jack, stereo headphone out, USB, 1/4" mono bass input, and 1/4" left/right output jacks.

All in all, it's pretty safe to say the B300 multi-effects pedal gives you a lot to work with.