L1® Unofficial Users' Guide

for the Bose® Personalized Amplification System™ family of products.

If you just got your System or want to get to know it better, you are in the right place. If you just got a gig and have found out the house system is a Bose Personalized Amplication System™ you probably want to read the L1™ Unofficial Performers' Guide

This is a collection of advice, hints and tips from system owners and people-at-Bose gathered from the Bose® Musicians Community Message Boards. . Remember, there is also great information in the Official Product FAQs.

The Gear

• A1 PackLite™
• B1 Bass Module
  • Bass Frequencies
  • Bass Outdoors
• L1 Cylindrical Radiator® loudspeaker
• PS1 Powerstand
  • Interactive Tour of the I/O panel
  • PS1 Powerstand Connections
• R1 Remote
• Steve's Tips and Tricks

Setting up

• Presets What they are, how to upgrade
• Gain Staging Tips from Owners and people-at-Bose
• Mixers / Mixing Desks Connection notes for several different makes and models
• Effects Connection notes for several different makes and models
• Setup 5 Minutes Hints from the stage
• Hearing Yourself with the L1™ Understanding your System
• Feedback Everyone wants to know about this

Accessories

• Bags - Standard
• Deluxe Logo Bags
• Hardshell Cases
• Spare Parts

Carrying the Gear

• Rock N Roller carts
• Using a dolly

Stage Layouts

• Stage Layouts

Some illustrations that demonstrate principles

Instrument Tips

• Acoustic Guitar
• Amp Modellers
• Line6 patches at Vettaville
• Drums

Terminology & Concepts

• Terminology & Concepts

Working with Others

• Introducing Performers to the Bose System

Acknowledgement

A great deal of this information has come from the
Unofficial User's Guide on the Bose® Musicians Community Message Boards (the Forum).

I have done some light editing mainly for formatting. Most footnotes lead to a link to the original Forum post.

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