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30MainStage Effects
MainStage Bass Amp Designer effects overview
Bass AmpDesigner provides multiple EQtypes to sculpt your instrument tones.
It provides a basic EQthat mirrors the tonal qualities of the integrated EQ of the amplifier
model you choose, if applicable. All amplifier model EQs have identical controls:Bass,
Mids, and Treble. See MainStage Bass Amp Designer EQ.
Bass Amp Designer also offers an additional Graphic or Parametric EQ that you turn on with
the EQ switch above the Master knob at the far right. See MainStage Bass Amp Designer
Graphic EQ and MainStage Bass Amp Designer Parametric EQ.
Bass Amp Designer also integrates a dedicated, custom-built compression circuit that is
optimized for electric bass. See MainStage Bass Amp Designer compressor.
MainStage Bass Amp Designer EQ
The EQ section contains a larger and more inclusive set of the EQ units found in the three
original bass amps emulated by Bass Amp Designer.
EQparameters
EQ on/off switch: Turn the EQ (tone controls) on or off.
Bass, Mids, and Treble knobs: Adjust the frequency ranges of the EQ, similar to the tone
knobs on a hardware amplifier.
Low switch: Switch between two positions that affect the tone and behavior of the Bass
EQ knob.
1-2-3 switch: Switch between three positions that affect the tone and behavior of the
Mids EQ knob.
High switch: Switch between two positions that affect the tone and behavior of the
Treble EQ knob.