How many mod effects can you use in one patch? Are you limited to the number of black square buttons below the screen, or can you place for example a chorus attached to the 'OD/DI' button?
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Boss GT-1B discussion thread
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No you are not limited to the black buttons, as FX1 and FX2 offer a large number of effects within their menus, including various chorus.
So you can certainly have a chosen chorus in a patch with your chosen OD.
In a way, the black buttons represent a 'sector of effects', so 1 from each = 6 would be the max total number of effects in a chain/patch. But you can assign up to 5 extra parameters to the one ctrl switch, plus use the expression pedal to switch on/swell a number of parameters of an effect.
The parameter guide pdf gives the full spread.
https://www.boss.info/global/support/by_product/gt-1b/owners_manuals/
But it doesn't help with operating /navigating the software. You have to search for online vids. Took me a while to get familiar but its been worth it.
I never regarded the unit as a standalone substitute for stomp boxes. I have kept my compressor, chorus, delay /reverb pedals but the GT-1B offers a great range of extra tones and potential sounds, as useful extras.
Yes!, you are limited you can only use those in the fx1 fx2 and reverb. No there are no mod effects you could use within the od/di button but you could have any of the others and the od/di active at the same time.
With Tone Central, any button can be any function, and can control many functions at once.
1.) Use Tone Central to build sounds. It's far more powerful and intuitive than the front panel.
2.) Read this thread from the beginning.
Do you mean that additional effects can be assigned to the effect buttons at the top? I know you can to the foot pedals, but that is not what I thought the question was about… can you elaborate on how to do this? As I can not find any reference to this on the manual or this thread…
Thank you
Apologies, I slightly misread your question..... Suffering with a cold and small phone screen .... missed your vital reference to MOD effects
I'm not understanding "effect buttons".
You can assign effect on/off, parameters (rate, depth, Q...) to pedal buttons as single functions or as groups all to happen with one press.
Please expand... Thanks!
I’m referring to the buttons labeled; fx1/limiter, od/ds , preamp, fx2/mod, delay, reverb, as effect buttons. I thought original question was about this, I might have misread something or got something lost in translation.
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I don't know how you could assign a different effect, other than labelled, to a 'button', whether to be turned on (click) or adjusted (press & hold). I'm not sure how useful that would be.... (also would get pretty confusing /tangled for myself!)
Obviously fx1 and fx2 can have their particular selected effects.
As you say, you know already, control of which effects are grouped to turn on/ off is assigned to the foot switches & pedal.
My question was not clear enough I guess. What I want to know is if you can program a chain of let's say, 1. Drive 2. Autoswell 3. Chorus 4. Flanger 5. Phaser 6. Delay 7. Reverb.....all in 1 chain (1 patch). Or otherwise put: what's the limit of Mod Fx you can program in 1 chain/Patch?
You only get two modulation and one distortion. You can fudge another one in using a modulated delay or something like that, but there's only the two fx blocks for traditional mod fx.
True... The delay and reverb slots can add modulated delay or reverb, so someone needing either or both of those doesn't need to use up one of the two FX slots to add either or both. Some devices show up in multiple categories, handy for ordering. It is possible to set modulation effects in both FX 1&2, and add modulated delay and verb for four modulations.
The volume pedal can be a modulation filter, making five. The volume pedal can also be programmed to change effect parameters, such as delay time, or modulation speed and depth.
Again, suggest Tone Central / Tone Studio for play. If the device is not in hand, the software can be downloaded for free and run in offline mode to play with all the parameters without a device connected. It's the best way to understand if the device will meet an individual's needs.
Anyone know if the sensitivity of the tuner can be adjusted? It's like Boss have whacked in the tuner characteristics of a guitar tuner, sensitive to 1-octave higher open strings.
I get decent accuracy on the D, G and C strings, but it's pretty useless on B, E and somewhat A.
I get decent accuracy on the D, G and C strings, but it's pretty useless on B, E and somewhat A.
Yup that's my experience with the tuner as well, it's pretty crappy. Couldn't find a way to fix it so I just use a Boss clippy (TU-10).
Yeah that tuner sucks. You gotta learn to live with it.
We don't all agree on the best and worst features of the pedal, but we all agree on that
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If you don't like the built in tuner, you could conceivably mount one of these onto the GT1-B and use it instead, and have an added mute switch too.
Rock Stock Nano Chromatic Pedal Tuner | Reverb
Rock Stock Nano Chromatic Pedal Tuner | Reverb
I haven't posted and been here for a very long time. But whenever I need help on new stuffs I know I can rely on the members here. After reading 18 pages I pulled the trigger and got one the other day. Coming from big board and some expensive pedals, (sold them because of covid) I can say that this little thing is good, it has limits but it does the job. Just keep in mind what you program in the room alone sounds totally different when you are with the band live on stage.
Cheers!
Cheers!
