Boss Nextone Special User Guide
Using NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR
NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR is editor software that lets you create your own personalized sounds by using the Nextone Special to edit detailed settings for the
preamp, power amp, and eects.
Getting Ready to Use NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR
Installing the USB Driver
Before you use NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR, the appropriate USB driver for
the product you’re using must be installed on your computer.
1. From the product support page, download the NEXTONE
Driver.
To obtain the latest USB driver, access the following URL, and
download and install the appropriate driver for the product you’re
using.
http://www.boss.info/support/
2. Double-click the downloaded NEXTONE Driver.
Installation begins.
Proceed with the installation as directed by the installation screens.
When the screen indicates “Installation has been completed.” click
the [Close] button.
The NEXTONE Driver has been installed on your computer.
Installing NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR
Windows Users
1. Unpack the Zip le.
Starting NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR
1. Use a USB cable to connect the Nextone Special to
your computer, and then turn on the power of the
Nextone Special.
MEMO
You can edit patches even if the Nextone Special is not connected to
your computer via a USB cable.
However, you can’t save the result of editing a patch. In order to save
the edited patch, you’ll need to be connected to the Nextone Special.
2. In the [Start] menu, choose [All Programs]
SPECIAL EDITOR] & [NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR].
The rst time you start up, the dialog box “Choose a device connect
with.” appears.
MEMO
On the second and subsequent startups, the device is selected
automatically.
Mac OS users
From the Finder, in the application/BOSS/NEXTONE folder, doubleclick [NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR (.app)].
3. Choose “Nextone Special,” and click the [OK] button.
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2. Double-click “NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR Installer.exe.”
Installation begins.
3. Proceed with installation as directed by the install screens.
4. When the screen indicates “Completing the
NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR Setup Wizard,” click the [Finish]
button.
Mac Users
1. Unpack the Zip le.
2. Double-click “NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR Installer.pkg.”
Installation begins.
3. Proceed with installation as directed by the install screens.
4. When the screen indicates “The installation was successful.
The software was installed.,” click the [Close] button.
NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR starts.
MEMO
Since data will be loaded from the Nextone Special, it may take some
time until you can use NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR.
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Editor Screen
Here you can use your PC/Mac to edit Nextone Special sounds. You can create dierent settings for the CLEAN channel and LEAD channel.
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1 [EDITOR] button
If a dierent screen is shown, click this to access the EDITOR screen.
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2 Tone setting select area
Switches between tone settings on this unit.
3 Patch select area
Preamp, power amp, and eect settings for the CLEAN channel and the LEAD channel are collectively called a “patch.”
Type Explanation
PRESET
USER You can save up to 99 of the patches you edit as user patches.
These are preset patches saved in the NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR.
You cannot overwrite the preset patches, but you can edit them and save the result as a user patch.
4 [CLEAN] / [LEAD] button
Switches between the CLEAN channel and the LEAD channel. Settings of the knobs and buttons can be made individually for each channel.
5 [PREAMP] / [EQUALIZER] / [EFFECT] / [POWER AMP] button
Switches between displays in the parameter edit area.
6 [INITIALIZE] button / [WRITE] button
These buttons initialize or save tones.
7 PANEL editing area
Type Explanation
Indicators
Parameter dials
Click an indicator to switch the corresponding parameter on/o.
Drag these dials up and down to set their values.
You can hover over the values with the cursor and change them using the up/down buttons, or use the computer keyboard to input a number.
8 Parameter editing area
Type Explanation
Eect ON/OFF button Click to turn the power on/o.
Parameter box Click a parameter box to show a list, where you can select the TYPE, MODE and VARIATION.
Parameter dials
Drag the dial of each parameter up or down to edit its value (you can also use the mouse wheel to edit the value).
You can double-click, and then enter a numeric value from your computer keyboard, or directly select a value from a list.
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Editing a Patch
1. At the top of NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR screen, click the
[EDITOR] button.
2. Click the patch that you want to edit.
3. Edit the parameter.
You can drag a parameter’s dial up or down to edit its value (you can
also use the mouse wheel to edit the value).
You can also double-click, and then enter a numeric value from your
computer keyboard.
2. Select and click the save destination. A check mark is
shown next to that destination.
Destination (write to) Explanation
TO TONE SETTING
TO USER Saves to a user patch in the PATCH select area. (p. 2)
Saves to PANEL or CH1–3 of the Nextone Special.
When PANEL is selected, only the parameters that
cannot be operated on this unit are written to
memory.
3. Select and click a save destination in the pulldown menu.
Saving Edited Settings (WRITE)
Here’s how to save the edited settings of PRE AMP, POWER AMP, and
EFFECTS settings of CLEAN/LEAD channels as a USER Patch.
NOTE
When you save, the user patch of the selected number is overwritten;
the original settings cannot be recovered. Select a user patch that
you don’t mind overwriting.
1. In the upper right of the NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR screen,
click the [WRITE] button.
4. If you want to change the name of the user patch, click
the user patch name eld. You can use your computer
keyboard to enter a user patch name.
5. Click [WRITE].
The settings of the new patch are saved in the specied destination.
The “WRITE” dialog box appears.
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Initializing the USER Patch (INITIALIZE)
Here’s how to discard the settings and return to the factory-set settings.
1. In the upper right of the NEXTONE SPECIAL EDITOR screen,
click the [INITIALIZE] button.
2. A conrmation message appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [EXIT] button.
To execute, press the [OK] button.
3. This initializes the user patch.
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LIBRARIAN Screen
User patches saved in the Nextone Special can be backed up.
LIVESET
A liveset is a group of multiple tone settings. There can be a maximum of 50 settings.
You can select favorite settings and save up to 3 of them together in a liveset.
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1 [LIBRARIAN] button
If a dierent screen is shown, click this to access the LIBRARIAN screen.
2 [CREATE LIVESET] button
Press this button to create a new empty liveset.
3 Liveset name
Shows the name of the liveset and the number of patches.
4 Liveset name edit button
Click this to edit the name of the liveset. You can click the trash can symbol to delete the liveset.
5 User memory list
Lists the tone settings that are saved in the liveset. You can drag them to change their order.
6 Tone setting name edit button
Click this to edit the name of the user memory. You can click the trash can symbol to delete the user memory.
7 [Import] button
This lets you import all of the Nextone Special unit’s tone settings into the LIBRARIAN, or import a LIBRARIAN le from your computer into the
LIBRARIAN.
8 [Export] button
This lets you export a liveset to the Nextone Special unit, or export a liveset and save it on your computer.
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Creating an Original Liveset
You can collect your favorite tonesettings to create an original liveset.
1. At the top of the TONE STUDIO screen, click the [CREATE
LIVESET] button.
2. Input a name for the liveset.
Moving Tone Settings
Here’s how to move a tone setting to another liveset or to an Nextone Special
tone setting.
1. Click the tone setting that you want to move.
MEMO
You can also select and move multiple tone settings as described in
“Selecting multiple tone settings” (p. 8).
2. Drag and drop the selected tone setting to the desired
copy-destination.
Mac OS users
While holding down your computer keyboard’s [option] key, drag
and drop.
Deleting Tone Settings
Here’s how to delete an unwanted tone setting.
1. Click the tone setting that you want to delete.
MEMO
You can also select and delete multiple tone settings as described in
“Selecting multiple tone settings” (p. 8).
3. Click the [OK] button.
An empty liveset containing no tone settings is created.
4. From the tone setting list at the left of the TONE STUDIO
screen, drag and drop your favorite tone settings into the
new liveset.
The selected tone settings are registered in the new liveset.
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5 A maximum of 3 tone settings can be registered in one liveset.
If inserting tone settings would cause the liveset to exceed 3
tone settings, the tone settings that exceed 3 are not inserted (a
message is displayed).
5 Tone settings that are registered in another liveset can also be
dragged and dropped into the new liveset.
5 You can drag and drop the tone settings in the liveset to change
their order.
5 TONE STUDIO lets you create up to 50 livesets. If you want to
create and save more than 50 livesets, use the EXPORT TO FILE
function to save existing livesets on your computer.
2. Press your computer keyboard’s [Delete] key.
The “DELETE TONE SETTING” message appears.
NOTE
Deleted tone settings cannot be recovered. If you decide not to
delete, click the [CANCEL] button.
3. Click the [OK] button.
The selected tone settings are deleted.
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