Boss Tone Studio User Manual
Using BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT
This document explains basic operation of BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT
(subsequently referred to as “TONE STUDIO”).
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Operation is described here using the example of the GT-001 and
the Windows version of TONE STUDIO. Replace the names given
here with the names of the devices you’re using.
Installing TONE STUDIO
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Before you install TONE STUDIO, the USB driver must be installed
in your computer as described in “Installing the USB Driver” (p. 1).
Getting Ready to Use TONE STUDIO
Important terms in TONE STUDIO
Library
This is a storage area inside TONE STUDIO.
Patches (livesets) that you download from BOSS TONE
CENTRAL (p. 14) and patches that you back up from the GT-001
are saved in the library.
Liveset
A liveset is a group of multiple patches.
Patches that you download from BOSS TONE CENTRAL and
patches that you back up from TONE STUDIO are grouped as a
liveset and saved in the library inside TONE STUDIO.
You can also collect your favorite patches to create an original
liveset.
Installing the USB Driver
Before you use TONE STUDIO, the appropriate USB driver for the
product you’re using must be installed on your computer.
1. From the product support page, download the GT-001
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/
Customers using TONE STUDIO v1.0.0–1.0.3
Note when updating TONE STUDIO, and how to
check the version
If you’re using TONE STUDIO version “1.0.0”–”1.0.3,” you’ll need
to uninstall it before you update to the new version.
Here’s how you can check the version of TONE STUDIO that
you’re using.
1. Start TONE STUDIO (p. 2), and in the lower right of the
screen, click the [SYSTEM] button.
The “SYSTEM” screen appears.
2. Click the [Device] button.
The version of TONE STUDIO that you’re using is displayed.
Uninstalling TONE STUDIO
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Even when you uninstall TONE STUDIO, the livesets saved
in the library will remain.
Windows users
1. Click the Windows [Start] button.
2. Click to select [Control Panel]–[Uninstall a program]
or [Control Panel]–[Programs and functions].
3. In the list, click “BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT-001” and
then click the [Uninstall] button.
Mac OS users
2. Double-click the downloaded GT-001 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 GT-001 Driver has been installed on your computer.
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1. In the Finder, click the “Applications” folder.
2. Drag and drop “BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT-001” into
the trash.
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Windows users
1. Download “BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT” from the product
support page.
2. Double-click the downloaded le to decompress it.
3. Inside the folder created by decompressing the le,
double-click “BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT.exe.”
Installation begins.
Proceed with installation as directed by the installation screens.
When the screen indicates “Installation has been completed.” click
the [Close] button.
Mac OS users
1. Download “BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT” from the product
support page.
2. Double-click the downloaded le to decompress it.
3. Double-click the decompressed le.
A “BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT” icon and “Applications folder” icon
appear.
4. Drag and drop the “BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT” icon onto
the “Applications folder” icon.
BOSS TONE STUDIO for GT is added to the applications.
Close the folder that you opened in step 3.
Starting TONE STUDIO
1. Use a USB cable to connect the GT-001 to your computer,
and then turn on the power of the GT-001.
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You can edit livesets and download livesets from BOSS TONE
CENTRAL even if the GT-001 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 your
computer.
2. Double-click the TONE STUDIO shortcut icon.
The rst time you start up, the dialog box “Choose a device connect
with.” appears.
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On the second and subsequent startups, the device is selected
automatically. Proceed to step 4.
Mac OS users
From the Finder, in the application folder, double-click [BOSS
TONE STUDIO for GT].
3. Choose “GT-001” or “GT-001 CTRL,” and click the [OK]
button.
GT-100 users
Choose GT-100 Ver.2, and click the [OK] button.
TONE STUDIO starts.
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5 Since data will be loaded from the GT-001, it may take some
time until you can use TONE STUDIO.
5 “GT-001 DAW CTRL” is shown only in the Windows version of
TONE STUDIO.
5 If you accidentally selected “GT-100 Ver.2 DAW CTRL” or “GT-001
DAW CTRL,” you can change your selection via [SYSTEM] –
[Device] located in the lower right of TONE STUDIO screen.
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Editing a Patch
As an example, we’ll explain how to edit the user patch “U001 Hi
GAIN STACK.”
1. In the upper left of TONE STUDIO screen, click the [EDITOR]
button.
3. In the eect chain screen (the upper part of the screen),
click the icon of the eect that you want to edit. In this
example, click the [PrA] (Preamp A) icon.
The icon of the eect you clicked is lit blue, and the eect settings
are shown.
Selected eect settings
2. Click the patch that you want to edit. In this example, click
“U001 Hi GAIN STACK.”
4. Edit the eect.
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5 If you want to change the type of preamp, click the [I] button
located at the right of the amp name.
5 You can also change the placement of the various eect types
in the eect chain screen. Drag and drop the eect that you
want to move. (You can move it to the location shown in red.)
5. If you want to edit another eect, repeat steps 3–4.
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Copying or Swapping PREAMP Settings
Between Channels
The PREAMP settings can be copied or exchanged between channels
“A” and “B.”
1. In the upper right of TONE STUDIO screen, click the
[Ch.A,B] button.
2. Select the Copy or Exchange method.
Method Explanation
PREAMP&SP CH.A0B
PREAMP&SP CH.B0A
PREAMP&SP CH.A,B
CHAIN CH.A,B
Copies the channel “A” PREAMP and SPEAKER
settings to channel “B.”
Copies the channel “B” PREAMP and SPEAKER
settings to channel “A.”
Exchanges the channel “A” PREAMP and SPEAKER
settings with those of channel “B.”
Exchanges the channel “A” PREAMP and
SPEAKER settings with those of channel “B,” and
also exchanges the position of channel “A” and
channel “B.”
Saving an Edited Eect to the GT-001
(WRITE)
Here’s how to save the edited eect to the GT-001.
1. In the upper right of the TONE STUDIO screen, click the
[WRITE] button.
The “Please select the save-destination” dialog box appears.
2. Select the save-destination user patch number.
In this example, select “U002.”
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.
3. If you want to change the name of the user patch, click the
user patch name eld. A cursor appears, and you can use
your computer keyboard to enter a user patch name.
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4. Select the category as necessary.
5. Click the [OK] button.
The settings of the new user patch are saved in TONE STUDIO’s patch
list and in the GT-001.
Listing the Eect Settings
You can click the list button to see the eect settings as a list.
You can also edit the settings here.
List button
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Editing the Controller Settings
You can click the [CTL/EXP] button and edit the settings of a
footswitch or expression pedal connected to the GT-001.
1. In the TONE STUDIO screen, click the [CTL/EXP] button.
[CTL/EXP] button
Saving All GT-001 User Patches to TONE
STUDIO (Backup)
Here’s how all of the GT-001’s user patches can be saved (backed up)
to a TONE STUDIO library. All user patches are saved as a liveset.
1. In TONE STUDIO screen, click the [LIBRARIAN] button.
2. At the top of the TONE STUDIO screen, click the [Backup]
button.
The controller assignment screen appears.
2. Assign the function.
The “Backup” dialog box appears.
3. Click the [OK] button.
The message “Completed.” appears.
4. Click the [OK] button.
The user patches are saved as a liveset in TONE STUDIO’s library.
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