Boss Katana: Tone Studio Overview - How It Works and Setup Tips
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2018
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In this lesson I go through and overview of the Tone Studio software, how it works and hopefully you'll understand how it's all setup and be ready to start exploring on your own... however many more lessons are on the way to help you navigate each of the effects and settings! :) I'm working on them right now!
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Once again, Justin you are THE MAN! thank you thank you thank you.....i'm 58 years old and stopped playing for 15 years, now this amp has totally changed my desire to play every day, the possibilities are endless
Fantastic! My wife gave me a Katana 50 MKII for Christmas. I've been loving it. I've played through a Deluxe Reverb most of my life, except for several years through a Roland JC-120. I'm not a effects type of guy, I own one pedal, and I've used it maybe 5 times in 30 years. It did enjoy the Chorus effect on the JC-120 though. This amp is blowing me away. It has a great clean sound, very full and responsive. The Chorus effect is terrific. I just started playing with some of the effects, and just loaded the Tone Studio today. Justin this demo was great, the rabbit hole goes deep, and you cleared up a lot.
Hi Justin, I'm a complete beginner and bought this amp along with my first guitar a month ago. I'm using your videos to learn basic technique (thank you for those!) and this video is a great introduction to what's possible once I develop enough skill to be able to use the amp to its potential. Thanks so much for this video and for all of your work! Much appreciated!
I watched your video about jazz chords 10 years ago, and here we are, watching a Katana demo. Thanks for all the lessons over the years, mate. 🤙🏻
I have just recently bought the 100 and was a bit confused (very) how it works, this video pretty much explained everything I needed to get me started. Now on to more of your videos. Thanks a million!
Justin - Thanks so much for all your Katana tutorials! They are so much more helpful than the manual or any of the other tutorials I've found so far. You're the best!!
I'm finding my Katana 50 tone studio overwhelming. Difficult. I'm a old guy. I've been watching all the vids. THIS ONE is TOPS!! You speak without insulting me with a putrid variety of chain saw racket. I will definitely be watching whatever else you post about tone studio. I thank you for your help!
I've watched SOOO many videos to familiarize myself with my little amp. I've had it for 5yrs and never used Tone Studio ("Don't judge me, Monkey."). The videos I found before yours were either too vague and incomplete or lacked enough detail for me to actually follow along.
In short, you were SO THOROUGH!!! Thank you SOOO much!
Excellent video! Thank you!
I just got a Boss Katana Artist as a Christmas present from my wife, my daughter, and my son-in-law (they all chipped in). I downloaded all the necessary Boss software to my laptop, and the Boss Tone Studio works perfect with my Katana Artist. But I need to understand how it all works - and your video is really incredible!
Great little piece Justin, far more clarity on Tone Studio use than anything else I’ve seen online. Big thanks👍
It's great that you're doing these videos man! I have the Katana 50 and I seriously need some guidance to fully understand how every single thing in the software works, so I can get to the next level with my tone selection. I definitely look forward for your lessons about it!
Thanks mate....i bought a katana 100 Head and cabinet two years ago and was too lazy to connect to the comp.... The simplicity of it all is all too clear in your video....brilliant. Thanks
learned more in 10 minutes than in the last 2 weeks about my katana. thank you
Justin, this was super helpful! I've had the Katana for a year, but just recently started exploring the tone studio...i guess because the stock controls are so good to begin with. Thanks so much! Also just added sneaky amps library...wow! Looking forward to next video!
Thank you. Thank you... THANK You! Recently bought this amp. Guess, (with the exception of a tuner pedal) I'll be selling off a mountain of effects pedals before they become obsolete. The technology built into this Boss Katana 100 is just amazing and seemingly endless. I can only hope Boss/Roland compensates you in some way for the assistance you have given us. Again, many thanks!!!
Wow. That is honestly one of the best explanation videos I have seen for this. I have the 100watt head, but haven’t messed with the tone studio. I will most definitely be doing that this weekend. I hope you do some more videos on this amp. I learned more from this one vid than all the others I’ve watched put together. Thank you very much sir 🎸🎸🎸
I have a Boss Katana-100 MkII 1x12" on order and I was looking for exactly something like this to get a head start before it gets here. I found this video very informative and helpful. Thanks for posting!
@Samuel Gonzalez It's a 1999 American Standard. I have owned about a dozen Strat's and it's the "Stratiest" sounding one of all. My favorite!
This was exactly the type of review I was looking for. I didn't mind you not playing one bit. Thank you.
Great vid, I have had the 100 for a while and love it and you just added somethings I didn't quite get how to setup. Looking forward to more. Thanks Justin
I’ve had the Boss Katana 50 for quite a while, I love it but still have a bit of bother with using the Tone Studio! Old age I reckon 😂. I’m enjoying these videos, helping me get my head around it. Love your work! Your my first go to if I want to learn a song.
Hi Justin! In spite of this being 5 years old, I learned a ton! I bought a first version 100 used and LOVE it! But it takes some learning. I also have an Artist MkII. WAY better amp for gigging but the 100 has a lot to offer in band practice. In a 12x20 room it has plenty of power and I can leave it there and be used to the pedals and effects for a gig. So thanks again for a great tutorial. I was not tickled that you can't put multiple tones on one channel but having reverb and delay on the same channel changed everything! My artist is still my go to amp to gig....great amp. The only bad part is it's not bluetooth. I also have a hughes and kettner black 200 and the bluetooth connection is AMAZING! Rock on
This is the clearest explanation of this - thank you, Sir
I just wanted to chime in on the " Presence " issue. Think of it as a " Mid " with a higher frequency range. Typically the " Mid " ranges anywhere from 500Hz-3KHz and " Presence " is a mid-boost really, and ranges from 3KHz-10KHz. Another great vid from Justin. Kudos.
Got my Katana 50 MKII last week ..super useful tutorial for Tone Studio .. thanks
I've just ordered my Katana 50. Your video helped with my choice. Thank you! 😁😁
Thank you for such an amazing tutorial. The only thing with which I disagree is that players may want to experiment with setting the preamp volume to maximum and controlling the output volume with the master. In my experience, this has been the best way to get “tube like” responsiveness from the preamp stage (being able to use the guitar’s volume and tone controls to “drive or clean-up” the amp).
I can’t say enough how much I appreciate this tutorial. You ROCK (and Blues and Metal)!
I agree 100% it doesn't make sense to use it the other way around in my opinion
Wow, running the master full out is the hot ticket. Now I really love the amp. Thanks so much for the tip!!!
I agree, but be careful when you download and use pre-sets from Tone Central. You might want to start with the Master all the way off.
Very well done explanation, as usual. Thanks.
Thanks for the demo! Ordering the Boss Kanata 50 EX tomorrow with the GA-FC EX!
On the MKII Models of both the 50 and 100W’s now have seperate knobs for booster/mod and Delay/Fx you can now combine these things without having to settle for one over the other
Yeah was going to bring that up. Been trying to figure that out that for quite a while. Are you sure we can have both Booster and Mod simultaneously (as also Fx and Delay), in the Mk2. Thanks.
Thing is with this change, it goes from 3 simultaneous effects to 5. So it’s a big deal. It becomes a real alternative to a multi effects pedal.
@@accentontheoff LOVE IT. Justin needs to get a hold of a MKII 100 watt.. So many more useful features for just a few hundred dollars more. Just rename this video to the 50 watt version.
@@Beulzabob Yeah, totally.
@@accentontheoff Yes you can stack these in my experience (Katana owner).
Great stuff Justin! Thanks! I have the 50.Its a fun amp! The 1/4" rec out plugged into my focusrite or USB direct to laptop work for recording. Looking for your next tutorial. I'm using the 28 different " sneaky amp" feature also.
The nice thing about this software is that it also is the exact same software you use with other Boss product so you don't have to learn a whole new system every time. I have the 100 watt artist 1x12 and I use a Roland expression pedal to control the volume, delays, the wah's and any other that has a sweepable parameter. An awesome amp. And downloading other people who are very talented is easy as pie. Most all Boss artist has a ton of patches that you just click and drag into the slot and you're done. So easy. Great video. You're the best!
I didn't know that - but that's very cool!
Yeah looks like the editor/librarian software is almost identical to that of the pedal board versions like the Boss MS-3. Powerful software that is used friendly
Thank you Justin for this how to Vid. so glad your doing these kinds of Videos for these types of new amps with these APPS. I hope you do more of these.
Such a rich, versatile resource for all types of electric and acoustic players, I am more of a classic rock, blues, jazz'ish player and the effects and modulation stack covers all of this, plus it has a wonderful clean classic tone also, I am amazed and very grateful, this is technology in the service of human beings. I can see metal, and heavy rock players being equally well catered for, the GA-FC pedal is essential for live gigging, but the price point is very reasonable.
Justin, this series is one of the best equipment tutorials I’ve ever seen on any piece of equipment Ever. THANK YOU!
I love my Katana 100. (Sometimes I even get to turn it past ½ watt!) LOL.
mine only goes past 1/2 watt when my buddies come over. "wanna see how loud it gets?" haha
I have the Katana 100 and love it! This lesson is so good, I think Boss should send you a 100 watt version, with the added features, so you could include them in you videos. Boss would benefit greatly by supporting you in that way! Look forward to your upcoming Katana lessons.
is it any good for home use???
@John Rambo Yes, it is. You have three power modes in the Katana 100 - 0.5 Watt mode (for room use), 50 watt mode (room or studio) and 100 watt mode (studio and stage). The product is ever evolving. Let's embrace digital technology.
Ronin Enlightened thank u so much
What kind of added features does the 100 have?
@@RutgersBL23 4 setting channels to preset from tone studio rather than 2, a presence control on the amplifier, line out jack for use with a cabinet, two foot control jacks and an effects loop , hope this helps :D
Hi Justin, I’m so glad you’re sharing this with the world right now. I’m just about to buy the Kat100 and can’t wait to try out all the funky options for this amp. By the way, your videos are always top notch. Have been playing for only a short time and learning using online lessons by others. This has been good, but I think I’ll get into your lessons to progress further. Don’t suppose you do any one-on-one online coaching?
Great introduction, thanks. Just the right level.
This is beginning to make my Blackstar TVP look dated and I love that amp but this has so many features that I wanted on the Blackstar that even the new Silverline amps do not have.
What does the silverline not have? I think it sounds better than katana
Thanks man. Very good explanation.
A brilliant tutorial - thanks!
I’ve also just got this amp on Wednesday so not had much time to mess around with it. Looking forward to more katana videos. You lessons are always very informative and very easy to follow. Thanks.
It's a super fun toy!
I’m having an Adobe issue, so I have never been able to connect to my katana. I think you definitely need to connect to the amp to adjust its tone properly. Working on the bugs right now.
Hi Justin thanks for the great Katana videos. Any chance you could do an EQ guide for live patches, mainly to get the best tone at higher gig volumes 👍
Bought a Katana 50 a week ago because thr30's dont seem to exist locally right now and had no idea this was a thing in such a low cost amp :D damn time to get nerdy
Great indepth video! I was wondering is it possible to use Flanger and Chorus at the same time? Thanks!
Thanks - that actually helped me to understand my Waza-air's!!! Wish they had the same GUI as this
Don't know if I missed it but would you be running the effects through the clean mode (or Kleen Start) or wpuld yiu be running the effects alongside Lead for example
Thanks for showing me what cable I need, and how to connect my Katana to my computer to start with.
Hi Justin Appreciate the walk through on the Tone studio . I have the Katana 100 and have had a lot of fun experimenting with a lot of sounds I also have the GA-FC foot switch to expand along withe new Firmware 3 which is a newly released upgrade by Boss !
I see that you are holding a Stratocaster type Guitar . I also have a Strat with single coil in the neck and middle position and a Humbucker in the Bridge , I'm trying to get a Jazz tone from this Strat without changing the neck pup but I've entertained that thought by maybe getting a "Cool Rails " in a single coil configuration pickup
Excellent tutorial. At 13:35, you mention that it is possible to import songs (or backing tracks) and play them back with altered pitch & tempo. That is cool. How many songs can you save? Are these saved on the amp? Can playback be triggered from the amp even when it is not connected to Tone Studio?
Is there a way to decouple the delay level from the feedback? I'm trying to set up a slapback delay with a single repeat. I set the feedback to zero and save, but when I turn the knob on the amp, the feedback jumps back up.....
Fantastic tutorial Justin, thanks. Just wondering whether you would recommend this approach or the Boss ME-80 (with a neutral amp) as the way to go for someone who is just getting into effects. Both, I guess, are excellent for their simple layouts, esp. when compared to those typical multi effects pedals, with endless, convoluted menus. Plus they’re both budget friendly. (Stand alone pedals and higher end multi effects processors are out for obvious cost reasons.) Thanks.
One more trick you can do is hook up a Boss Eband ( if you have one) via a red/white dual speaker out with a 1/4 inch cable end into your Katana and you get all the drums and effects from the eband coming out of the Katana!And the Katana controls still work to change the overall sound.It's a wild combo !I'm sure my pedal board and Podhdfx unit would work too but it's a really compact option.Try it.You'll like it.
I am happy you made this video because I recently bought a Boss Katana.
Graham Linux I think Justin must have got one for free
that is correct - I get a lot of gear free - but this one I requested because so many people said it was the best begfinner amp around, and I wanna help y'all with your tone! :)
Hi Justin!
Is it possible to change the Ch1 and Ch2 configuration - for other kind of amps - on the Tone Studio. I saw somewhere that its possible to add some other amps, like the Roland Chorus, on the Katana.
Cheers!
Question. So, on the pot, you can either have one effect of the other not both together? That is confusing. It would be better if you just had 6 slots and you could assign anything anywhere.
Nice Video....You should have said though for which Katana this applies, because the head for example is not this and has some differences. Thx for the video
If you change any of the paramenters does the am save it when you disconnect or is there a save button somewhere?
Just got a Katana air. Most of this applies. Boss almost hit a home run, but those either/or (boost or mod)... what were they thinking? This is like a micro cube. Plus not being able to use computer is a pisser. My Vox adio and Fender Mustang Mini have that (I play at beach so need battery power).
BUT your no nonsense get down to approach is refreshing, great job. You fill that gap. Another area Boss failed: just how to work the things, on par with some Chinese electronics: "put in batteries and use".
does anyone know if this boss software can be used for the boss waza-air headphones?
@JustinGuitar can you look into the Sneaky Amps feature of the Katana and possibly make a guide for it?
Thanks for this series. I have a Katana 100 and have issues understanding these settings.
You have a hard time understanding. Shit I have a hard enough time trying to just get good sounds from what amp has on it. Let alone trying to go into the tone studio. I would be completely lost there. The Hell with the computer crap. I just want to get some cool sounds from the amp itself. I would be happy with that. I don't need 60 different sound effects. Have fun
Can other software be used with the K100 or will patch making only work with Tone studio?
Hello Mr Justin how can I install tone studio into my laptop for my boss gt 100
Hey Justin, it seems you really know your way around the software and was wondering if you can help me with a glitch i have. I have the updated series with a Katana Artist and can not get the FX Delay 2 to work at all.Even after selecting the delay feature only the Mode switch. Any help would be great, thanks. Keep the videos coming.
Can you import music tracks on the MKII so you can play along like you shown on 13:35 (using the import option or is it just for tones)? I saw that's possible on the MKI using the "play" button on the bottom right corner. but this button is not availabe on the MKII. or do I have to connect an external device using the aux in ?
Is there a compressor Fx option? So if I want to add a compressor to get a nice squashed clean tone for country style is it there? or this unnecessary?
I'm still getting used to the contour knob on my Marshall... this is wild! Thinking of getting one of these this month, so this is invaluable, but there is almost too much to tweak. But looks like a lot of fun as well...☺
certainly a lot of knobs to play with if you dig that kind of thing!
does the amp have to be hooked up to the computer in order to move presets? I can't get them to save in the panel
Thank you Justin. Having trouble downloading and copying the Katanan2 patches you have so generously shared?
Thanks for your help Justin! One thing I am getting frustrated with is that I cannot seem to be able to save different settings in the tone studio for each of my three booster types on one single channel. I am currently using overdrive, 60s fuzz, and muff fuzz, and would like to have different bottom levels and tone levels for each of these. But for some reason, every time I change the level for these settings for one boost type, it changes for every boost type in that channel. Am I doing something wrong, or is it just not possible to have different values for each boost type in one channel?
i finally managed to download and install the boss sound central software, BUT, now its says conection faillure, can you help fix that? maybe its the printer cable thats fucked up, but i doubt that.
New user here.
So, what do you set your amp knobs to when your adjusting in the software? Sure the software follows the amp knobs but if you set up a setting in the software, what does the amp need to be set at as when you take your amp out for a gig, it won't match your settings. I'm confused.
Mr Justin...so do you connect your laptop to apmpli katana with guitar link or irig sir..?
Or the seller give you special cable to connect laptop to ampifier.?
Like I have laptop ACER 2014 with windows 7. And i going to buy katana boss 50. Thanks
when i click on the tone central ( down on the left corner) , it seems to load forever. why is that? please help
Once I have installed a patch how do I go back to the factory amp sounds?
For someone who has no experience with modulation, basically you hook this amp up to a computer and can fine tune everything on this amp using the software and it will save the settings once disconnected?
Hello Justin why the clear and write is no function when i press it (Grey) please help
Thank you Justin. if I may ask, how do you record the tracks? Usb, audio interface or mic?
How can I find the requirements the computer. Memory, iOS, and the rest? I think that Justin is doing a great thing for all of us. Thank you Justin👍🏼
I bought the katana mk II, where do I find the tone studio software?
Does anyone know if they would update the tone studio in some way to accommodate cabinet IRs?
But CAN they be saved into the amp from the computer and where do they go?
Is it possible to record silently with the power on stand by? While using headphones?
The Boss FS-6 footswitch works with the Katana 50. It has two pedals-- one to switch channel (Ch1/Ch2) , and one to switch banks (Bank1/Bank2)... So you can call up 4 presets with the footswitch.
Yes good pedal just got it for free from sweetwater
Master Volume at 100% all the time ... then adjust the patch? Thanks, Justin.
WHAT if we want full power amp volume/saturation on a patch? Will that require a master volume reduction?
Thank you
Hello, I am Justin, nice to meet you Justin.
JUSTIN ive only just got this amp finding it bit difficult 1 How do you save the sound that you've created 2nd you have on your pedal BOO/MOD/FX/DELAY/REV EFFECTS/ each of those 6 pedal buttons have a different effect then you adjust SOLO LEVEL, does that change all the sounds across the whole GAFC /EX PEDAL EXAMPLE BOOST/MOD FX/DELAY etc
RHYTHM guitar on pedal REVERB or FX how do i activate the same sound but make it louder in volume for a guitar solo , in other words does that SOLO LEVEL on the tone studio change the sound of the whole pedal other wise sounds on the GAFC pedal will be constant SO HOW DO I ACTIVATE THE OVERDRIVE on every effect IE 9 then SOLO 15 ACROSS EVERY EFFECT ON THE WHOLE PEDAL thanks Tim
Oh! I got Sneaky Amps, a hell of a lot of stuff to mess with. Perhaps later a video on that. 👍
does this work with the katana air as well?
Thats great, but isnt there a way to do all this on a touch screen device instead than on a laptop? Cheers
Please help, I have a problem.
When I play, I like to use Backing Tracks so I can jam alongside songs, but when I connect my Katana 50 to Tone Studio through a USB, if I select either Crunch, Lead or Brown channels, the backing tracks (which I use from UA-cam) also get the distortion and gain from those channels. When I'm on the Clean channel there's no problem, backing tracks sound normal, but as soon as I change to a channel with distortion, that same distortion gets added to the backing tracks.
Anyone knows how to solve this ?
Hi Justin, If you down load the Android "Katana Librarian" app you get additional amp simulations!!!! I've got the Katana II 100 but I expect it applies to most of the range as its the same chip inside.
Here's the full list of amp types:
Acoustic
Acoustic (Variation)
Clean
Clean (Variation)
Crunch
Crunch (Variation)
Lead
Lead (Variation)
Brown
Brown (Variation)
Natural Clean
Combo Crunch
Stack Crunch
Hi-Gain Stack
Power Drive
Extreme Lead
Core Metal
Clean Twin
Pro Crunch
Deluxe Crunch
VO Drive
VO Lead
Match Drive
BG Lead
GB Drive
MS1959 I
MS1969 I+II
R-Fire Vintage
R-Fire Modern
T-AMp Lead
And then for each variation there is a Bright Switch
Yes but you have to pay
Can you add your own sound/sample to sy-300 and boss tone studio?
Will this work with a cheap computer? You know (slow) I want to by a computer just for my katana but don’t want to spend much because that’s all I would use it for. Any recommendations? Thank you
what does the direct mix knob get used for
Thank you. Honestly, I sort of knew it had extras, I never looked at them at first. Now that I am thinking about hooking up my computer as amplifier, maybe I don't need the amplifier's special software.
I like it though. So, I'll get it close with Boss' software. You showed me that there are some good rock'n'roll settings, which is my favorite kind of music.
However, I might like to play some disco guitar. I think I could do that clean, right?
I use boss tone studio mk1 on my windows 10 and it won't full screen so I can't switch chains. Does anyone know how to help this?