L1® Unofficial Users' Guide
This is the Unofficial Users' Guide for the Bose® Personalized Amplification System™ family of products. It is a collection of advice, hints and tips from system owners and people-at-Bose. Many of the ideas here originated on the Bose® Pro Portable PA Community. [1]
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
There is also great information in the Official Product FAQs.
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Highly Recommended (10 minutes) Four short setup videos. These videos were created before the release of the L1 Model II and T1 ToneMatch Audio Engine. The principles are still applicable. These videos were provided for use here by Bose®. These originally appeared on the Bose website Video #3 was added later.
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The Gear
- PackLite® power amplifier model A1
- B1 Bass Module
- L1 Cylindrical Radiator® loudspeaker
- PS1 Power Stand (Classic) / Model I
- Inputs and Outputs (interactive display) showing connections.
- 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
Carrying the Gear
Stage Layouts
Some illustrations that demonstrate principles
Instrument Tips
Operating
Terminology & Concepts
Troubleshooting
Working with Others
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.