Pure Synth® Pla!

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User Manual for Desktop and iOS Versions

Introduc!on
BASSalicious is a 4-Oscillator synthesizer that allows you complete control of each
oscillator per synth sec!on. Synth sec!ons are divided by clear sec!on headers and are
labeled accordingly (AMP, MODWHEEL, CONTROL, FILT, LFO). The Oscillator sec!on has
no heading, but can be seen by the white arrows at the top le" of the interface.

iPad to Dekstop Notes

In general the iPad and the Desktop applica!ons are iden!cal, except where otherwise
stated throughout the manual. In general the mouse click to touch legend is as follows:

• Le"+Click = Single Touch

• Right+Click = Touch and Hold
• Double+Click = Double Tap

Mouse Click Naviga!ons

• Each numbered oscillator references the oscillator
you are edi!ng once selected. Holding CTRL+Click
allows you to edit mul!ple oscillators at one !me.
For iOS users Double Tapping allows you to select
mul!ple oscillators.
• Right+Clicking on a knob or slider will bring you to
the following op!ons per the menu:
i. Learn MIDI CC - Once clicked, you move your
controller’s slider or knob and PSP will learn the
controller number
ii. Envelope, LFO, Mod Wheel Mod will allow you
to assign knobs are sliders to specific
modulator sources
iii. ON/OFF bu#on will turn off the menus op!ons as per oscillator.
Preset Menu
Presets are stored in the following loca!ons:

- OSX: /Users/<username>/Music/Gospel Musicians/BASSalicious/Presets/

- Windows: C:\Users\Username\Documents\Gospel
Musicians\BASSalicious\Presets\
• You can access presets from the files loca!on and rename from there as
well
• Important Note that each preset needs a Library/Bank/ hierarchy, I.e.
you cannot put presets in the Bank area.

The preset GUI can be controlled the following ways:

- EDIT allows you to delete or rename a folder or preset
- The + allows you to add a Library, Bank or Preset
- The Disk icon that appears allows you to quickly overwrite changes
- The Le"/Right Arrows allow you to quickly scroll through presets

Please note that you are not allowed to overwrite Factory Library Presets. You can
tweak and save as another preset, but it must be within a new Library/Bank. You
are also not permi#ed to store presets in the Banks sec!on as that is dedicated to
banks. Once you create a unique Library/Bank, you will see the + symbol in the
Presets area will be un-greyed and you can proceed to saving your preset.
Oscillator Sec!on

• On/Off - Turn on and off the oscillator’s sound as per the oscillator number
• Oscillator LCD - Select the oscillator’s sound
• Oscillator Arrows - Scroll through oscillator sounds
• Volume - Control the volume of the oscillator
• Gain - Control the gain of the oscillator
• Pan - Control the pan of the oscillator
• Pitch - Control the pitch of the oscillator
• Fine Tune - Control the fine tuning, which is equivalent to the detune
• PWM - Control the PWM as per the VA and wavetable synths only
• Voices - Add the number of voices for unison detuning
• Detune 1/2 - Select the text to toggle between detune modes
➡ Mode 1 is classic detuning m
➡ Mode 2 is JP Supersaw-lIke
• Spread/Blend - Select the text to toggle between spread and blend modes
➡ Spread creates a stereo widener
➡ Blend will bend between regular detuning and the JP-like
AMP

• Display LCD - Will display the oscillator name your edi!ng as per the oscillator
selec!on bu#ons
• Envelope Sliders - Control the AMP envelopes
• ATK Curve - Control the a#ack curve from linear (all the way right) to slightly
concave.
• Decay Curve - Control the decay curve from linear to logarithmic
• Velocity Curve - Move the curve graphic to control the velocity curve
• AMT - This controls the volume amount as per the velocity of the incoming midi
notes.
• KBRD - Controls the amount of decay as per the notes. The higher notes will
decay faster as to mimic the natural decay of a piano sound.
CONTROL

• Oscillator Display - Displays the name of the

oscillator as per the oscillator selec!on
numbers.
• Pitch Wheel Display - Displays the high and
low pitch ranges of the pitch wheel
• Playmodes - Selects the par!cular Playmode
of the oscillator
➡ Poly - Polyphonic
➡ Poly Porta - Polyphonic portamento as per
the glide
➡ Mono Retrigger - Monophonic with no gliding effect
➡ Mono Lega - Monophonic that glides only if played legato
➡ Mono Porta - Monophonic that glides every !me
➡ Release - Plays when the keyboard is released
➡ EP Release - Plays when the keyboard is released, but decays in volume the
longer you hold it. This mimics the natural release decay of a piano.
• Glide - Determines the amount of glide between notes
• Color - Color mod is a formant pitch shi"ing algorithm that allows for varia!ons
in the amount of color as per the sound. It is much more no!ceable with sounds
with more harmonic content such as acous!c instruments
 ✓ Color Knob - Determines the amount of color detuning. Nega!ve values
makes for a darker sound, where posi!ve values make for a brother
sound
✓ Mod Knob - Allows the color to change as per the velocity played. The
harder you hit the keyboard, the more posi!ve the color value will be.
• Delay - Delay in playing the sound
• Random - Randomly play the sound
• VELO - Will determine the lower and upper velocity ranges
• K.Range - Determines the key range

MODWHEEL

• Display - Displays the Pitch modula!on waveform, frequency, and sync op!ons
• Modes - Determines the MODWHEE modulator rou!ng
✓ Pitch - Standalone Pitch LFO
✓ Filter - Controls the amount of Filter Cutoff is controlled
✓ LFO - Determines the LFO Rate and Depth amounts
• Knob Labels - Labels will change according to MODWHEEL mode.
FILT

• Oscillator Display - Displays the oscillator to be controlled as per the oscillator

select number.
• Envelope - Controls the envelope of the cutoff
• ATK Curve - determines the curve of the a#ack (See AMP)
• Decay Curve - Determines the curve of the decay (See AMP)
• Cutoff - Determines the cutoff amount of the filter
• Rez - Controls the resonance of the filter
• Key.TRK - Controls the Key Tracking of the filter
• ENV.AMT - Determines the envelope amount of the filter
• VEL - Determines the velocity of the filter as per how hard you hit the keys.
• Filter Type - Determines the filter type
• 11-Band EQ - Select the FILT text and you will have an op!on for an 11-Band
EQ per oscillator.

★ Special Note: The Oscillator 1…4 bu#ons act as bypass switches. When a bu#on
is selected, then the oscillator associated with the number selected runs through
the Filter sec!on.
LFO

• LFO Small Display - For custom modula!on, it will display the modula!on
name.
• LFO Large Display
➡ Shape - Determines the LFO shape
➡ Sync - Sync LFO to DAW
➡ Frequency - Determines the Frequency of the LFO
➡ Bipolar - Bipolar opera!on
➡ Retrig - Allows for retriggering of the LFO
• Speed - Determines the Speed of the LFO
• Amount Knobs - Determines the amount that can be added to the total LFO
• Delay - Delays the LFO
• Fade - Gradually fades in the LFO
• Depth - Determines the depth of the LFO
• Smooth - Smooths the shape
• A.Touch - Determines the mount of a"ertouch
EFFECTS

• Naviga!ons - Use the IFX, REVERB, and MFX bu#ons to navigate through the
different rou!ngs
➡ IFX - All four oscillators share the same insert effects
➡ Reverb - A global reverb is applied to all four oscillators
➡ MFX - A master FX bus on the output is applied to all oscillators
• Adding an Effect - Click on the Effects label on the empty rack space to add an
effect.
• Removing an Effect - Right click on the empty part of the effect background to
either change the effect or choose none to remove the effect.
• Moving an Effect - You can hold the effect background and drag it up or down.
This will change the rou!ng of the effect’s bus.
• SERIES/PARALLEL - Change the effect to serial or parallel. In parallel mode, the
Mixer op!ons (See MIXER) will enable the IFX and Reverb sends per oscillator.
Series mode will not allow individual rou!ngs.

MIXER

• General - The oscillators are labeled from le" to right/1…4 respec!vely.

• OSC Select - Change the sound of the oscillator
• Volume Slider - Change the volume of each oscillator
• Gain - Change the oscillator’s gain
• Pan - change the oscillator’s pan
• IFX Send - Adjust the individual IFX send, if in Parallel mode
• Reverb Send - Adjust the individual Reverb send, if in parallel mode
• Mute/Solo - Mute or solo an oscillator
• Master Volume - Master volume for the en!re synth

SETTINGS MENU

SETTINGS TAB

• MIDI sustain cc - Change your MIDI sustain control number. Click the Learn,
then use your sustain to learn the value.
• Sample folder - Choose where the sample folder is located.
• MIDI CC - Clear any MIDI CC controller values
• MODULATION - Clear all custom modula!on sources
• STREAMING MODE - Change the streaming mode from HDD (Hardrive) or
SSD. HDD uses more of the RAM for streaming.
• UI SIZE - Change the UI Size of the plugin
AUDIO TAB

• DRIVER - Choose the core audio driver

• OUTPUT DEVICE - Choose your output device
• SAMPLE RATE - Choose the sample rate
• BUFFER - Choose the buffer size. Lower values reduce latency, but increase
CPU.
• MIDI OUTPUT - Choose MIDI rou!ng output device
• TEST - Hit test to test the sound of your audio device to make sure it’s
connected properly
• REFRESH - If you have just plugged in a new device, click Refresh to learn the
new device.

MIDI SRC

• SELECT SOURCE - Your MIDI sources that

are connected to your computer show up
here. Click the box to ac!vate it.
• REFRESH - If you just connected a source and
it doesn’t show up, then click Refresh to make
the sure available.

LICENSE (Desktop Only)

• ADD LICENSE - Here is where you add your serial number

• ACTIVATION LOG - If there is a problem with the serial number or ac!va!on,
please send the ac!va!on log over to use so we can troubleshoot.
• DEACTIVATE - When you are moving computers, please deac!vate your
license to free up your ac!va!on. You are allowed up to two ac!va!ons at a
!me.
★ Note: You are allowed up to 3-Ac!va!ons
ALT+CLICK/TAP+HOLD SETTINGS

• CTRL+Click - Allows you to reset the default

se%ngs of a control/widget (Desktop Only). Init
Value on iOS performs the same func!on.
• Learn MIDI CC
➡ Move a knob, slider, or bu#on on your
controller and the MIDI CC value will be
learned.
➡ Once you see the CC number there, you can
click Learn and it will be learned
➡ To remove the value, you can CTRL+Click/
Tap+Hold and remove the value
MODULATION ASSIGNMENTS
We have built an easy to use and understand
modula!on system. Rather than a complex
modula!on matrix system, you can dynamically
assign modula!ons to three different sources:

1. Envelope Mod
2. LFO Mod
3. Modwheel Mod

Let’s use a common example. Say you want to

modulate the PWM of a wavetable oscillator
with an LFO. You would Right+Click/Tap+Hold
the PWM knob and select LFO Mod. You will
then see a new

You will now see a new heading in the LFO

area named OSC 1 PULSE WIDTH. You can
now adjust the parameters to your liking.

IMPORTANT NOTE: A dropdown arrow will

always indicate a submenu. Tap on the
submenu header text to go back to the Global
LFO sec!on.
FILE SHARING (iOS Only)

In order to share presets from other devices, friends, or even the desktop version,
use the File Sharing op!on in iTunes connected to your device. You can transfer the
folder to your desktop and retrieve the Log Files and/or the Presets.

**Please note that presets need to be stored in the second !er heirchy and cannot be
stored in the root or Bank directories.