Chain Palette

An AIRD PREAMP for bass guitar.

Parameter Value Explanation
ON/OFF OFF, ON Turns this effect on/off.
TYPE NATURAL BASS Uncolored clean sound for bass.
X-DRIVE BASS High-gain sound for bass, using MDP to provide wide range and a good-sounding sense of separation.
CONCERT This models the Ampeg SVT.
GAIN 0–120 Adjusts the distortion of the amp.
LEVEL 0–100

Adjusts the volume of the entire preamp.

  • Be careful not to raise the Level setting too high.
GAIN SW LOW, MID, HIGH

Provides for selection from three levels of distortion: LOW, MIDDLE, and HIGH. Distortion will successively increase for settings of LOW, MIDDLE and HIGH.

  • The sound of each Type is created on the basis that the Gain is set to MIDDLE.
BASS 0–100 Adjusts the low frequency range tone.
MIDDLE 0–100 Adjusts the midrange balance.
TREBLE 0–100 Adjusts the high frequency range tone.
PRESENCE 0–100 Adjusts the balance in the extended upper range.
SOLO SW OFF, ON Switches to a tone that is suitable for solos.
SOLO LEVEL 0–100 Adjusts the volume level when the SOLO SW is ON.
BRIGHT SW OFF, ON

Turns the bright setting on/off.

  • The BRIGHT setting is available only when certain AIRD PREAMP TYPE settings are selected.
SAG -10–+10 Adjusts the amount by which compression changes in response to the power amp.
RESONANCE -10–+10 Adjusts the amount by which dynamics is affected by the interaction between the power amp and the speaker transformer.
SP TYPE See the “SP TYPE List”.
DIRECT MIX 0–100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound.
MIC TYPE See the “MIC TYPE List”.
MIC DISTANCE SHORT, MEDIUM, LONG

Simulates the distance between the mic and speaker.

The distance from the speakers is farther in the order of SHORT<MEDIUM<LONG.
MIC POSITION CENTER Simulates the condition that the mic is set in the middle of the speaker cone.
1 cm–10 cm Simulates the condition that the mic is moved away from the center of the speaker cone.
MIC LEVEL 0–100 Adjusts the volume of the mic.