Behringer ULTRABASS BX4500H Manual - Page 9

ULTRABASS BX4500H 4. SHAPE FUNCTION The SHAPE function on your BX4500H provides a revolutionary type of filter that you can use to modify your bass sound in full detail. The filter allows you to shape your sound—which is a must for bass players today. Extreme filter settings will give your bass sound more power, for example: You want to play a live bass solo but the sound doesn’t cut through. The solo should stand out, rather than being drowned. Set up a solid basic sound plus a very distinctive solo sound using the SHAPE filter. Connect your footswitch to control the SHAPE filter. The SHAPE filter is a bargain when you are using two different bass guitars. Maybe you want to change from a jazz bass to a fretless bass, and vice versa—two instruments with a completely different sound. During gigs you often lack the time to set up your amp for a different instrument, so you’ll be happy to have a BX4500H, because you can use the SHAPE filter for your fretless sound, and the basic sound for the jazz bass. 6. INSTALLATION 6.1 Mains connection The mains connection is made by using the enclosed mains cable and a standard IEC receptacle. It meets all of the international safety certification requirements. + Please make sure that all units have a proper ground connection. For your own safety, never remove or disable the ground conductor of the unit or of the AC power cable. 6.2 Audio connections The BEHRINGER ULTRABASS is equipped with mono phone jacks, except for the D.I. output which is on a balanced XLR connector. The speaker jacks are on 1/4" TS and professional speaker connectors (compatible to Neutrik® Speakon®). 5. ULTRABASS FUNCTION Extremely low bass sounds playing one octave below the lowest available bass guitar frequency are quite trendy in current music productions. Often, you can do this in studios only, because most bass amplifiers have no sub-harmonics function. Not so with your BX4500H: the ULTRABASS processor gives you the ultimate tool to shape up-to-date sounds. You’ll be surprised how deep your bass can sound with the ULTRABASS function of your BX4500H. Extreme settings can be particularly interesting if you want to give your sound some flavor in the treble range. By the way: when you use the SHAPE filter set to a low cut-off frequency (which is a nice setting for growling sounds), but feel that there’s not enough power in the bass range, the sub-harmonics processor will be there to help you: even though the sound is still growling, now it has much more depth. The ULTRABASS function can easily be switched on and off via the supplied footswitch. This allows you to fine-tune certain passages only. Fig. 6.1: 1/4" TS connector Fig. 6.2: 1/4" TRS connector Fig. 6.3: XLR connectors 6. INSTALLATION 9