Boss Audio Systems ME-50B User Manual

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Using the Effects
MASTER
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Adjusts the overall tonal quality and volume level.
LOW knob
Adjusts the tone of the lower range. Turning the knob to the 
right boosts the lower frequencies; turning the knob to the 
left cuts the lower frequencies.
MID knob
Adjusts the tone of the midrange. Turning the knob to the 
right boosts the midrange; turning the knob to the left cuts 
the midrange.
MID FREQ knob
Adjusts the center frequency for the tone set with the MID 
knob. This frequency can be set in a range from 100 Hz to 2.5 
kHz.
HIGH knob
Adjusts the tone of the upper range. Turning the knob to the 
right boosts the high frequencies; turning the knob to the left 
cuts the high frequencies.
LEVEL knob
Adjusts the volume.
* Turning the LEVEL knob up too much may cause the sound to 
distort.
* When all effects are switched off and all knobs other than MID 
FREQ are set to the center position, the input and output 
levels are identical.
NOISE SUPPRESSOR
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This effect reduces the noise and hum picked up by bass 
pickups. Since it suppresses the noise in synchronization 
with the envelope of the bass sound (the way in which the 
bass sound decays over time), it has very little effect on the 
bass sound, and does not harm the natural character of the 
sound.
NOISE SUPPRESSOR knob
Adjust this parameter as appropriate for the volume of the 
noise. If the noise level is high, a higher setting is 
appropriate. If the noise level is low, a lower setting is 
appropriate. Adjust this value until the decay of the bass 
sound is as natural as possible.
* Turn the knob to OFF when not using the noise suppressor.
* High settings for the threshold parameter may result in there 
being no sound when you play with your bass volume turned 
down.
A Note About Bypass
The ME-50B allows you to switch between the state whereby 
the effects are applied and the completely dry state, devoid 
of all effects (bypass). 
To learn how to do this, see “Tuning the Bass (Bypass/
Tuner)” (p. 25).