Please Note:
Bacause the accent control affects so many parameters it should be used with caution. If
you write a sequence without accents programmed in then the accent control will
"swamp" the settings of the other controllers giving you less control over the sound.

The Volume

The Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA) in the DB9 is "hidden" - the only control that
affects the envelope is the decay knob. The reason is that bass sounds have a general enve-
lope which remains fairly constant - the attack portion of the sound is fast to allow the
bass sound to be accurate and "in time". The output volume know (Volume) controls the
overall output volume of the Deep Bass Nine.

The MIDI channel knob (Midi Channel) selects the MIDI channel of the DB9. You can
select any of the sixteen MIDI channels. These MIDI signals are converted to control
voltages and gate signals inside the DB9 to control the bass synthesizer. These control
voltages and gate signals can be accessed from the back of the DB9 and can be used to
control any analogue monophonic synthesizer with C/V and gate input.

Remember
The MIDI channel knob has a hidden feature. If you turn on the DB9 with the MIDI
channel switch set to sixteen then the DB9 will enter Demo Mode and will play the
demo tune. To exit Demo Mode just rotate the MIDI channel know in either direction.
The demo tune will stop and you can then set the MIDI channel to any channel number
required.

The power switch (On/Off) switches the DB9 on or off.