Mesa/Boogie Complete Guide to Mastering Your Stereo Amplifier

REVERB:

BASS: (Continued)

sounds in this channel. In the LEAD Channel, try setting the BASS Control somewhere between 3 and 6 . These settings will vary with the amount of Gain and Treble you have dialed up.

PRESENCE:

These two controls attenuate the upper high end harmonics and control dynamic compression in the power section. High settings produce more sparkle and cut, lending a more open quality to the Channel. Low settings of the PRESENCE Control compress the sound and enhance the more vocal qualities of single notes.

This control can also produce a fatter, warmer character, especially in the LEAD Channel. Lower Treble settings, combined with low PRESENCE Control settings produce the richest, roundest lead

INPUT			3	sounds. Try setting the RHYTHM Channels’ PRESENCE Control at
				around 5	or 6 for the sweet blend of sparkle and cut. This range
				in the RHYTHM Channel also tends to give the impression of more
FOOT	GAIN TREBLE	MID	BASS PRESENCE	headroom. Try a LEAD Channel PRESENCE Control setting of 3 to
SWITCH			2	start with and adjust to taste. Avoid setting the LEAD PRESENCE
				Control to	10 when high Gain and Treble settings are in use. This

reduces the likelihood of annoying microphonic tube problems.

The DC-3has an individual REVERB Control per channel. This enables different amounts of the rich ALL TUBE reverb to be mixed with the dry signal of each channel. It is normal for extreme settings of the REVERB Control to slightly alter the character of the channel as the voicing of the reverb circuit becomes more

INPUTdominant in the mix.

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FOOT	GAIN	TREBLE	MID	BASS PRESENCE REVERB
SWITCH				3

MASTER:

The individual channel MASTER Controls serve three purposes in the layout of the DC-3. FIRST: They serve as level balancing controls for each of the two channels. This enables a wide range of front end gain settings to be matched to a given listening level and the level of the other channel. SECOND: They act as effects send controls, for each channel, in the

INPUT				4	effects loop. As with many of the controls on the
					DC-3, the best results for balance and tone are
FOOT	GAIN	TREBLE	MID	BASS PRESENCE REVERB MASTER	usually found in the medium range of this control.
					THIRD: The MASTER Control is the Recording
SWITCH				4
					jacks’ send level control.

When using the direct Recording jack found on the Rear Panel to interface directly to a mixing board or recorder, this control will determine the amount of signal you will be sending via this jack. In this application it is usually best to start

with the MASTER Controls set to 0 and gradually increase them to the proper level. This minimizes the possibility of blowing speakers or eardrums in the event the engineer has an extremely sensitive input headroom setting in place at the console.

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