| Rocktron Blue Thunder Bass Preamp $399.99 |
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Thunder bass preamp has been specifically designed and voiced for bass and is a live and
studio tool that is a "must have" for all bass players.
The Blue Thunder is loaded with 128 professional Presets custom designed for bass. The
Blue Thunder has a selectable Hi-Pass Effects Filter that allows you to determine the
frequency range being passed through the digital effects, delivering lush effects that won’t
muddy up your low end. Custom voiced bass effects including flanger, phaser, tremolo,
delay and reverb.. Rocktron's Dynamic Compression is included and has also been
specifically engineered for bass. If that’s not enough, Rocktron's Multi-voiced delay and
chorus are again specifically voiced for bass use in live and recording situations.
Want some distortion? The Blue Thunder rolls out built-in distortion designed specifically for
bass which can be added to your dry bass signal and effect path independently as desired.
Rocktron's unique signal routing allows you to choose between an analog direct feed, or full
effects routing. The Blue Thunder has a most powerful and flexible tone shaping tool with
Rocktron's SIMbiotic 4-Band Parametric EQ consisting of two sections of band limited
parametric EQ – "BASS" and "PRESENCE" along with two sections of FULL BASS
Paremetric EQ sections – "MID" and "TREBLE". Speaker Exciter with Sonic Clarity and
Sonic Boom controls allows you to record direct, but also adds a new dimension of tone to
your live sound.
Whether using the Blue Thunder with a power amp and speaker cabinets or while recording
with the CABINET SIMULATOR engaged, the Speaker Exciter offers yet another
extension of tonal expression allowing you to choose the speaker type (8", 10", 12", 15")
then giving you even more tonal possibilities using the SONIC BOOM and SONIC
CLARITY controls.
In regards to the CABINET SIMULATOR, when active the outputs are specifically
conditioned for direct recording to produce a virtual miked cabinet response. This allows
you to connect directly to a PA system or recording equipment – leave that heavy cabinet
home! Cabinet Simulator works in conjunction with the Speaker Exciter to deliver lifelike
direct recording.
Separate Input and Output Level controls on the Blue Thunder accommodate all kinds of
basses with active and passive pickups.
Rocktron’s unique signal routing allows you to choose the signal path type for the direct mix
– Analog or Digital. For Effect Loop Routing – you may want to use the Blue Thunder in an
effects loop of your existing preamp – in this case you can route the direct signal around the
DSP by setting the Direct Path option. With Direct Path Analog, your direct signal is
untouched and then mixed with the DSP effects only. With Direct Path Digital you are using
the Blue Thunder as a dedicated preamp.
The Blue Thunder incorporates Rocktron’s award-winning digital HUSH® noise reduction.
All presets on the Blue Thunder are user programmable and can be restored to original
factory settings.
A Tap Button for "Delay" and "Rate" control is on the front panel and is MIDI
programmable. The Blue Thunder has full MIDI capabilities (use the optional Rocktron
MIDI XChange, MIDI Mate or All Access footcontrollers). Using a MIDI footswitch and
expression pedal will allow real time control of virtually all effects parameters.
The Blue Thunder uses 24-Bit Internal Processing via Motorola DSP Engine for Double
precision 48 x 48-bit multiply with 96-bit result