On the Mo’ Control, that pedal is conveniently built in to the unit. You’re already connected by means
of the stereo-to-2-mono inser t cable. Here’s how it works.
For purposes of the following explanation, let’s define the states of the foot pedal itself. When the
“heel” of the pedal is all the way down, touching the Mo’ Control chassis and setting the pedal at an
incline, we’ll call this the “closed” position. When the “toe” of the pedal is all the way down, touch-
ing the Mo’ Control chassis and setting the pedal on a flat plane, we’ll call this the “open” position.
There are four ways to control the filter in the Mo’ Bass/Mo’ Control system:
1. The pressure of your picking hand (in other words, how hard you hit the string)
2. The Mo’ Bass Filter Knob (located in the Bassynth section on the Mo’ Bass font panel)
3. The Mo’ Control Filter Sweep Pedal
4. The Mo’ Control Filter Range Knob (located on the left rear of the Mo’ Control)
Though they have similar names, numbers 2 and 4 above are easy to keep track of in the following
text—one is on the Mo’ Bass, the other is on the Mo’ Control. We’ll be using the word “knob” to
describe these functions, as opposed to “control,” which as you can imagine would get quite confusing.
The Mo’ Bass Filter Knob is the most “power ful” in the sense that its setting determines the action
of the other two controls. The Mo’ Bass Filter Knob’s setting is the STARTING POINT for the Filter
Sweep Pedal. If you set this control at 0, the Filter Sweep Pedal can open the filter up from that
point to 10 on the Mo’ Bass Filter Knob. The “closed” position of the pedal (heel down) would be the
0, and the “open” position (toe down) would be the 10. (This also depends on the setting of the Mo’
Control Filter Range Knob, but we’ll get there in a minute.) If the Mo’ Bass Filter Knob is set to 4,
the pedal will take it from 4 to 10. In other words, the pedal can never close the filter more than the
setting of the Mo’ Bass Filter Knob will allow. That’s why it’s the most power ful of the three controls
mentioned previously. (If you’ve got the Mo’ Bass Filter Knob set anywhere above 7, chances are
you’re not going to hear much “sweeping” with the pedal.)
The third piece of the puzzle is the Mo’ Control Filter Range Knob. Not only does it determine the
“range” of the pedal’s filter sweep, it also determines how “fast” and “broad” the pedal’s filter
sweep effect will be during use. You can think of it as a “sensitivity” control for the filter sweep
pedal. Moving the knob counter-clockwise will slow down the pedal’s effect and reduce its range,
while turning the knob clockwise will speed it up and make the sweep more dramatic. Let’s say you
have the Mo’ Bass Filter Knob set to 2, allowing for a good size sweep. Lower settings on the Mo’
Control Filter Range Knob (anything less than 4) will allow the foot pedal to take the filter from 2 to
maybe 6 or 7, but won’t allow the pedal to open the filter up all the way, even when the pedal is in
the fully “open” position. Higher settings on the Mo’ Control Filter Range Knob will allow the pedal to
sweep up quickly and dramatically.
Using the Filter Sweep Pedal
What’s best for you? That depends on what kind of sound you want to hear. Let’s do some experi-
menting. First, set the Mo’ Control Filter Sweep Pedal to the fully “closed” position. Now tr y these
settings on the Mo’ Bass:
1. Bassynth Filter: 2
2. Bassynth Resonance: 7
3. Bassynth Envelope: 2
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