Mesa/Boogie M 2000 owner manual Rest Area

MIXING A DISTORTION and a CLEAN SOUND		Next, let's try mixing a distortion (or maybe just
		a slightly overdriven) sound from the VACUUM
50Hz 80 180	TUBE CHANNEL with a tight clean sound from the FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL.
EQ IN	While still in the MIX Mode, select the HI-GAIN setting of the MIX ASSIGN Switch
OUT	in the TUBE Channel's lower left corner.

4K 6K 8K

EQ IN

OUT

MIX MODE								MIX MODE
BRIGHT			COMPRESSION	50%	COMPRESSION			BRIGHT
		MESA BOOGIE					BASIS M 2000
NORMAL				TUBE	FET			NORMAL
HI GAIN								HI GH
			THRESHOLD	MIX
					THRESHOLD	3:1
			3:1	TUBE	FET			LOW
			5:1				5:1
MIX								BASS
	GAIN	TREBLE MIDDLE BASS	MASTER	HI GAIN	CLIP		MASTER TREBLE MIDDLE BASS BASS FREQ.
NORMALASSIGN			OFF			OFF		SHIFT
		VACUUM TUBE CHANNEL					FIELD EFFECT CHANNEL
			FREQUENCY	OUTPUT LEVEL	FREQUENCY

Set the controls in both channels to the setting shown in the above illustration. For this example, we have chosen a medium overdrive sound to audition. Select the MIX Mode (if you have not already done so.)

Start with the MIX Control panned hard right (100% FET) and sweep left. At slightly before 12:00, you will hear the overdrive from the TUBE Channel's HI-GAIN Mode start to come into the mix. Continue sweeping toward the TUBE Channel until the desired blend is reached. To adjust the amount of overdrive in the TUBE Channel, simply raise or lower the GAIN Control until you find the intensity (amount of distortion) that you desire.

NOTE It may be helpful to reduce the setting of the rotary BASS Control in the TUBE Channel when using the HI-GAIN Mode, especially with higher settings of the GAIN Control. High settings of these two controls simultaneously will often produce a flubby, indistinct attack. If you need more low frequencies when dialing up Hi Gain sounds, try using the lower bands ( 50 - 80 - & 180K ) of the Graphic Equalizer as it occurs later in the signal path and is therefore less likely to be detrimental to the attack characteristic.

GRAPHIC E.Q. MIX ASSIGN One or both 9 Band Equalizers may be automatically engaged when the MIX Mode is called up via the footswitch (or via the Rear Panel rotary switch.) Simply select the MIX ASSIGN (down position) of the 3 position E.Q. mini-toggle switch that is adjacent to each Equalizer and it will be activated

automatically every time you choose the MIX Mode. Needless to say, this increases the sonic power of the MIX Mode exponentially.

50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K 4K 6K 8K	SIMUL STATE POWER	50Hz 80 180 300 600 1.2K 4K 6K 8K
EQ IN		EQ IN
OUT		OUT
MIX MODE		MIX MODE
MESA BOOGIE		BASIS M 2000

Now that we've run through the two channels, we are ready to spin the unit around and review the M-2000s'Rear Panel.

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