What is considered 'flat' on Zoom B3 patch "tone" control?

[Guiseppe]

I like the device quite a bit, but in all honesty, I don't want several of the patches affecting my tone - I set my EQ how I like it and that should be that. if I set my tone to 5 of 10, is that considered 'flat'? (Sorry if this has been asked elsewhere, I wasn't able to find a thread on this topic.)

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[bassbrad]

Usually the "tone" on most effects is a treble attenuation as some effects will hype that range, as far as I am aware there is no default setting for flat.

 

[NoiseNinja]

Usually the "tone" on most effects is a treble attenuation as some effects will hype that range, as far as I am aware there is no default setting for flat.

What he said.

The tone on most effects will only effect the voicing of the effect not your basic tone as such.

Also on the pre amp and amp emulations as well as the equalizers there are in fact such a thing as a zero on the EQ, which would be flat.

I dare to say though that if you chose to put on an EQ, pre amp or amp emulation your goal is to change your tone anyway.

Which kind of goes to some degree for all effects by the way.

Putting an effect on your bass will effect the output tone, especially if it is a dirt effect.

Even if you set an analog single pedal dirt unit to flat EQ, it will change the tone of the sum of the output signal when engaged significantly.

Finally most of the effects on the B3 do have a blend knob, which allows you to dial in as much of your original bass sound that you wish in, though at the cost of the amount of output of the effected signal.

 

[Guiseppe]

What he said.

The tone on most effects will only effect the voicing of the effect not your basic tone as such.

Also on the pre amp and amp emulations as well as the Equakizers there are in fact such a thing as a zero on the EQ, which would be flat.

I dare to say though that if you chose to put on an EQ, pre amp or amp emulation your goal is to change your tone anyway.

Which kind of goes to some degree for all effects.

Putting an effect on your bass will effect the output tone, especially if it is a dirt effect.

Even if you set an analog single pedal dirt unit to flat EQ, it will change the tone of the sum of the output signal when engaged significantly.

Finally most of the effects on the B3 do have a blend knob, which allows you to dial in as much of your original bass sound that you wish in, though at the cost of the amount of output of the effected signal.

I was actually thinking about why there would be a tone control on a compressor; in particular I was looking at the Opt Comp, D Comp, and Dual Comp.