Page 3 - FROM THE DOWNLOADED ZIP FILE TO USB CD DRIVE:
FROM THE DOWNLOADED ZIP FILE TO USB DEVICE (JUMPDRIVE or FLASH DRIVE): 1. Insert your USB device into your computer’s available USB slot. It’s icon should appear on your desktop. 2. If it isn’t already open, navigate to the “PULSE MOTIF XS” folder and double-click on it to open it. 3. Navigate to th...
Page 4 - IF YOU HAVE A MOTIF XS RACK:; YOU MUST USE THE MOTIF XS EDITOR TO LOAD THE SOUNDS.
4. Copy the file called “Pulse.X0A” to the CD (by either dragging the file directly to the icon, or going to your file menu and choosing “Copy” and“To” and selecting the CD as your destination). 5. When the file has copied completely to your CD, rename the CD to something you want (like “Motif XS st...
Page 5 - the “Pulse Motif XS ALL File” folder included in the download.
3. On the Auto Sync window, set communication-related parameters suchas Input Port,Output Port and Device Number in the Data Port section, then set thedirection of DataAuto Synchronization (Global, Current and Voice) in the Auto Sync Settingsection. When you want to use the settings on the MOTIF-RAC...
Page 6 - The Motif XS and the Motif-Rack XS share System Exclusive ID, so; ABOUT THE VOICES; MAPPING - MAKE SURE YOU PLAY IN THE LOW OCTAVES
4. You can then select the entire USER 3 folder, for example, on theleft and select the USER 1 folder on the right of the screen (whichrepresents their current internal USER bank... 5. Double click IMPORT and the Voices will be bulked to the targetlocation. 6. The Motif XS and the Motif-Rack XS shar...
Page 8 - A1 – The Minimoog Bass; A2 – Filter Contour Attack; Variation Minimoog bass sound – muted and darker.; A5 – FilterContourAttack2
A1 – The Minimoog Bass Classic Minimoog bass sound. The Minimoog has its place in synth history asTHE synth bass instrument, thanks to its warm fat filters and “that” punchy,smooth Moog sound. Moog Minimoog Model D. A2 – Filter Contour Attack Variation minimoog bass sound. – somewhat sharper, more “...
Page 9 - A6 – Taurus Bass Pedal 2
A6 – Taurus Bass Pedal 2 Moog Taurus bass pedal sound – low, smooth, with slowly closing filter. GeddyLee of Rush used a set of Moog Taurus bass pedals, which are designed to siton the floor at a player’s feet, much like a set of organ bass pedals. (Note: Thisvoice is designated “Moog Taurus Bass Pe...
Page 11 - A13 – Mini Owng
A9 – TX81Z Bass 1 Bright, plucky FM synth bass from the vintage Yamaha TX81z synth module. Yamaha TX-81z module (bottom of rack). A10 - Rubbercomp Percussive, darker, “rubbery” synth bass. A11 – TX81Z Bass 2 Variation FM synth bass, plucked character. A12 – Rubbercomp 2 Variation rubbercomp bass sou...
Page 12 - A15 – Ramp Rezzo; Moog “owng” bass using a single ramp oscillator.
A14 – S.E. 1 Brassy, resonant synth bass sound characteristic of the programmable StudioElectronics SE 1 synth module. The SE 1 was laid out exactly like the originalMinimoog (it even sported the same style of knobs and switches, in the samepanel locations). Studio Electronics SE-1 (original “grey” ...
Page 13 - A16 – Chameleon Bass
A16 – Chameleon Bass The squirting, resonant synth bass sound from Herbie Hancock’s jazz-funk hit“Chameleon”, heard on his 1973 platinum album Headhunters. Herbie Hancock “Headhunters” album cover, 1973. B1 – TX81Z Bass 3 Another percussive/plucked FM bass sound with a bright attack and slightcontou...
Page 14 - B3 – Owng Filter; Sounds like its name – clicky, very percussive moog bass sound.
Chroma Polaris (circa 1984). B3 – Owng Filter Hybrid “owng” filtered bass sound, using moog and 303 sawtooth oscillatorsounds. B4 - Uniclick Clicky, percussive filtered bass sound, characteristic of the bass sounds heardon many 80’s pop hits. B5 - Rezonint Warm, buzzing edgey and bright synth bass w...
Page 15 - B8 – Prophet Sync Bass; B9 – Q Curve; Variation of Moog Taurus bass pedal sound.
B8 – Prophet Sync Bass “Hard sync” bass sound from the Sequential Prophet 5 synth, circa 1980. Sequential Circuits Prophet 5. B9 – Q Curve “Blip” moog bass – filter has a very high “Q” or resonant emphasis, thusproducing the “blip” at the beginning of the sound. Good for electronic and technoas well...
Page 16 - Sawtooth-Squarewave synth bass with “telephone” timbre.; C2 – Warm Square
B15 – Prophet Sync 2 Another Sequential Prophet 5 bass sound, with a more rapidly closing filterenvelope. B16 – TB-303 Mute TB-303 bass sound with very short decay. C1 - Telephonik Sawtooth-Squarewave synth bass with “telephone” timbre. C2 – Warm Square Darker, warm square-wave synth bass. C3 – CZ-1...
Page 17 - C6 – Wet Filter; Thinner, very resonant sawtooth analog bass with pointed attack.; C8 – More Snoop; Analog synth bass with “wow” filter sound.
C6 – Wet Filter Analog bass with “wet” resonant filter envelope (slower filter attack). C7 - Snark Thinner, very resonant sawtooth analog bass with pointed attack. C8 – More Snoop Update on the by-now-classic “Snoop Dogg” bass sound with the high buzzingfilter. C9 – TB-303 Square Square-wave TB-303 ...
Page 18 - D1 – Pulse Machine
Roland TR-808 D1 thru D16 – SEQUENCER/ARPEGGIO BASS SOUNDSThese sounds feature arpeggios and are good for sequencedbass lines, especially ones that call for shorter duration sounds.They also work well with the arpeggio switch turned off. D1 – Pulse Machine Metallic, pulsing bass sound, similar to th...
Page 19 - “Robotic” electronic bass arpeggio/sequence.; D6 – Baby Bouncer; Rubbery, darker percussive “bouncing” synth bass sequence.
ARP 2600 modular synthesizer. D2 - Industrial Frantic, edgy, distorted and metallic industrial synth. D3 - Tron Sequenced bass arpeggiator sound with “sample&hold” electronic character. D4 - Robotix “Robotic” electronic bass arpeggio/sequence. D5 - Flexiband Arpeggio/sequence bass sound with a f...
Page 20 - D7 – Blade Runner; Pulsing electro bass sequence with variable filter effects.; D13 – Tekk Haus; Thinner, buzzy, resonant and highly “electronic” bass groove.
D7 – Blade Runner Edgy, metallic, “futuristic” sequenced bass sound, inspired by Jean Michel-Jarre’s score for the cult sci-fi film Blade Runner. D8 - Stutterpluck Sliced, plucked, pulsing, darker, rubbery “Euro” bass sound, for trance, electro,ambient, chill, industrial. D9 - Neutronik Pulsing elec...
Page 24 - E4 - Thumbslap Bass 1; Variation of slap bass sound.; E7 – Rickenbacker; Fragile
Trace Elliot AH1000 amp head E4 - Thumbslap Bass 1 Bright, percussive slap bass, through Trace Elliot bass amp/speaker mic’d withan Audio-Technica ATM 4033 mic. E5 – Thumbslap Bass 2 Variation slap bass. E6 – Thubslap Bass 3 Variation of slap bass sound. E7 – Rickenbacker The bright, almost guitar-l...
Page 25 - E8 – P-bass Flatwound
Rickenbacker 4003 bass. E8 – P-bass Flatwound The electric bass that started it all – the Fender Precision bass, with flatwoundstrings, through a vintage Ampeg B15 tube amp/cab combo, mic’d with a ShureSM57 microphone.
Page 30 - E15 – Rock Overdrive; Kid A; E16 – Fender Bassman
E15 – Rock Overdrive Fender P-bass with roundwound strings, through a Line 6 Bass Pod Pro withoverdrive amp setting. This sound is good for the bass part on the Radioheadsong “The National Anthem” from the band’s Kid A album. Line 6 Bass Pod Pro. E16 – Fender Bassman Teisco Del Ray FB-2 “Beatle “ ba...
Page 32 - F1 – Ovation AcousticBass
1964 “Blonde” Fender Bassman amp/cabinet combo.. F1 – Ovation AcousticBass Ovation electro-acoustic bass, mic’d with an Audio-Technica 4033 fed to a dbx586 tube mic preamp
Page 33 - F2 – Martin Acoustic Bass; Martin acoustic bass guitar.
Ovation acoustic bass. F2 – Martin Acoustic Bass Martin acoustic bass guitar.
Page 34 - F4 – Gibson EB3
Martin acoustic bass guitar F3- Flatpicked E-bass Fender P-bass played “flatpick” style. F4 – Gibson EB3 Emulation of the Gibson EB3 solid-body bass, used perhaps most famously byJack Bruce of Cream in the late 1960’s.
Page 35 - F5 – Danelectro Silvertone
Gibson EB3 bass F5 – Danelectro Silvertone The Danelectro company manufactured basses for several other companies aswell, which were sold under other names. This is the sound of the Danalectro“Silvertone” four-string bass sold through the Sears catalog in the mid to latesixties. The cost back then? ...
Page 36 - F6 – Sunn Coliseum
Danelectro “Silvertone” bass. F6 – Sunn Coliseum The sound of a picked Alembic Explorer bass through a Sunn Coliseum bassamp and cabinet system. Assignable Knobs 1 and 2 control overdrive amountand color. This is the sound made famous by John Entwhistle of the Who.
Page 40 - F7 – SVT Bass Boost
F7 – SVT Bass Boost Fender Precision bass, w/roundwound strings, played through an Ampeg SVThead, bass boost switch on, fed to Ampeg SVT 810 cabinet. Perhaps THEclassic rock and roll amp sound. Ampeg SVT head. The “bass boost” switch is the white switch marked “Lo”. Many bassistsengaged both the “Lo...
Page 41 - F8 – Hofner Beatle Bass
. Ampeg 810 SVT cabinet – 8 ten-inch speakers and massive bottom end. F8 – Hofner Beatle Bass The slightly “acoustic” sound of the famous Hofner “Beatle Bass” used by PaulMcCartney.
Page 43 - F10 – Upright Bass Mic’d
“Standup” or “Upright” acoustic bass – also called the contrabass or contrabass. F10 – Upright Bass Mic’d Upright bass 1 recorded through Neumann U87 microphone, pointed towards thebass soundholes, about 3.5 feet from the instrument.
Page 44 - F11 – Upright Bass Mic’d 2
Neumann U87 microphone F11 – Upright Bass Mic’d 2 Upright bass 2, recorded with a Neumann U47, about 2.2 feet from the bridge ofthe bass.
Page 45 - F12 – Upright Bass Mic’d 3; Layered sound of bass and ride cymbal, for left hand “jazz” bass lines.; F15 – Bass’N Ride Cymbal 2; F15 – Bass’N Ride Cymbal 3; Variation of bass and ride cymbal layered sound.
Neumann U47 microphone. F12 – Upright Bass Mic’d 3 Upright bass 1 recorded with Neumann U87, pointed equidistant between bodyand neck, at a distance of about 3.5 feet. F12 – Upright Bass Mic’d 4 Upright bass 2 recorded with Neumann U87, pointed equidistant between bodyand neck, at a distance of abou...
Page 46 - G1 THRU G4 – ORCHESTRAL BASS SOUNDS.
G1 THRU G4 – ORCHESTRAL BASS SOUNDS. G1 – Double Bass Pitz 1 Orchestral double bass (contrabass) pizzicato sound. G2 – Double Bass Pitz 2 Variation of orchestral double bass (contrabass) pizzicato sound. G3 – Double Bass Pitz 3 Variation of orchestral double bass (contrabass) pizzicato sound. G4 – O...
Page 47 - G9 – Vox Organ Bass; Vox Continental organ bass sound, from the 60’s.
Mellotron Model 400. G9 – Vox Organ Bass Vox Continental organ bass sound, from the 60’s.
Page 48 - Hammond B3 organ bass pedal sound.
Vox Continental organ G10 – B3 Organ Bass Hammond B3 organ bass pedal sound.
Page 49 - G12 – Crumar Bass
G12 – Crumar Bass Bass sound from the vintage Crumar Orchestrator keyboard (circa 1981). TheOrchestrator featured four sounds – brass, piano, strings, and bass. Crumar Orchestrator
Page 50 - G13 – Rhodes Piano Bass; G14 – Clavinet Bass
G13 – Rhodes Piano Bass Harold Rhodes is best known for his amazing invention, the Rhodes electricpiano. But his first commercially available product was the “PianoBass” - a three-octave electric piano made for producing bass sounds. Keyboard players couldfinally play left-hand bass parts live witho...
Page 51 - G15 – Clavinet Bass 2; G16 – Clavinet Bass 3; Variation Clavinet bass sound.; H1 – Over Drone; Low chorused heavy bass drone.; H2 – Red Giant; Dramatic heavy bass drone
Hohner Clavinet D6 G15 – Clavinet Bass 2 Variation Clavinet bass sound. G16 – Clavinet Bass 3 Variation Clavinet bass sound. H1 thru H16 – LO DRONES & EFFECTSThese are sounds suitable for low, dramatic drones or low-endwashes, perfect for ambient or chillout tracks, movie andtelevision soundtrac...
Page 52 - Alien
H3 - Cinematic Noisy wash synth drone H4 - Sublevel Atonal, dark and brooding wash with pulsating effects and artifacts. H5 - Coldcore Brooding, dark synth bass drone. H6 - Antropy Unpitched sci-fi effect wash with machine characteristics. H7 - Arise Noise and low bass tones. H8 – Black Tube Low dro...
