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BOSS Tone Studio allows you to access many additional functions inside a Katana amp.

With its ultra-responsive feel, gig-ready tones, and versatile onboard e ects, the a ordable BOSS Katana series
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is taking the guitar ampli er world by storm. By design, all Katana amps feature an instantly familiar interface that
makes it easy to dial in and save great sounds on the y. But there’s even more power under the hood, and it’s
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all accessible via the free BOSS Tone Studio editor. Read on as we check out all the cool things you can do with
this powerful editor for the Katana amp series.
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First Things First
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If you already have a Katana amp and want to get started with BOSS Tone Studio, you’ll need to download and Ampli er 
install the following items:
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The Katana driver for your computer’s operating system.
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To nd all these les, go to the product page for your Katana amp model and click on the Downloads tab. Before
installing them, carefully read the instructions provided with the downloads. To get a PDF instruction manual for
using BOSS Tone Studio with the Katana amps, click on the Support tab at your amp’s product page.

If you don’t yet own a Katana amp, you can still download the BOSS Tone Studio editor and use it in o ine Archives
mode to explore all the things it can do.

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Overview: BOSS Tone Studio for Katana 

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Once your Katana is connected to BOSS Tone Studio, you’ll see an intuitive graphic interface for adjusting nearly
everything in the amp. You can tweak amp tones, load and customize di erent e ects, save and recall Tone
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Settings, and more. The software directly interacts with the amp, allowing you to intuitively create sounds as you
play. Any editor adjustments you make are immediately re ected in the amp, and vice versa.
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At the top of the main Editor screen, all the ampli er controls are accessible. With ne control of each parameter
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from 0-100, you’re able to make microscopic tweaks and dial in sounds to perfection.

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BOSS Tone Studio for the Katana amp series: main Editor screen.
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Editing E ects
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Along with its fantastic amp tones, each Katana amp also include access to 55 di erent BOSS e ects. With
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BOSS Tone Studio for Katana provides access to 55 di erent BOSS e ects.
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E ects Categories
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The Katana’s e ects are organized into ve di erent categories:
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In the Booster, Delay, and Reverb categories, you can only load e ects from those speci c groups. But the Mod
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assigned to both categories if you wish. You might nd this desirable when setting up the e ects chain, which
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ampli er’s preamp section. As a general rule of thumb, you’ll want to use wahs, compressors, overdrives,
distortions, and boosters in front of the amp, and reverb after the preamp. With mod and delay e ects, it
depends—you might want to use them in either location, depending on the sound you’re after.

The BOSS engineers have taken this into account, giving you the ability to adjust the e ects order with BOSS
Tone Studio. Three di erent chains are available, as shown in the following image:

E ects can be arranged in three di erent chains.

Fine-Tune E ects Parameters

Once you load e ects into the slots, you’re able to tweak them in ne detail. Each e ect type has a full set of
parameters to adjust, similar to what’s available in the GT-100, BOSS’s agship multi-e ects unit.

BOSS Tone Studio for Katana provides deep editing of e ects parameters.

Noise Suppressor

In addition to its ve e ects categories, the Katana also has a built-in noise suppressor. This can be helpful to
tame background noise with high-gain sounds. It can only be adjusted with BOSS Tone Studio; there are no
controls available from the amp’s panel. Unlike a simple noise gate, the Katana’s noise suppressor intelligently
follows the sound’s natural decay, so it won’t harm the character of your tone.

From BOSS Tone Studio, the Katana noise suppressor can be adjusted as needed for every Tone Setting.

Saving Tone Settings

After you adjust the various parameters to your liking, you can save them as a Tone Setting in the Katana. Just
click the WRITE button in the upper right corner of the Editor page, give the setting a name, and save it to the
desired destination (CH1, CH2, CH3, or CH4).

Librarian and Live Sets

BOSS Tone Studio also includes a librarian that allows you to back up the current settings in the amp, work
with Live Sets, and more. Basically, Live Sets provide a way to store and organize Tone Settings into groups for
di erent gigs, songs, recording sessions, or whatever you want. When you want to load them into the Katana,
just drag them to the desired locations in the left side of the screen.

Librarian screen in BOSS Tone Studio populated with di erent Live Sets.

Download Pro Live Sets at BOSS Tone Central

When your computer is connected to the web, BOSS Tone Studio provides direct access to BOSS Tone Central.
Simply click on the TONE CENTRAL button in the lower left corner to browse the many Katana Live
Set collections created by top pro players. You’re able to audition audio demos of the sounds, and directly add
them to your local Katana library.

BOSS Tone Studio gives you direct access to Katana Live Set collections at BOSS Tone Central.

System Settings and Audio Player

Clicking on the SYSTEM button in the lower right corner will take you to some master settings for the amp and
software. Here, you can adjust MIDI, USB, and device settings, download the latest Katana owner’s manual, and
more. The Katana-100, Katana-100/212, and Katana-Head models are equipped with a rear-panel e ects loop for
patching in external e ects devices. From the System page in the editor, you can adjust send/return levels for
the loop, and set it for either series or parallel operation.

E ects loop parameters in the system screen.

Right next to the SYSTEM button is a PLAY button. Clicking this opens a screen that allows you to jam along with
WAV songs stored on your computer.

BOSS Tone Studio includes a built-in audio player.

More Katana Amp Info

For product info, downloads, support docs, and more, visit the product pages for the various Katana
amps at BossUS.com.

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