Boss ES-8 Tutorials - Part 2 - Basic Loops ON/OFF

Let's get started with a few different ways to program a basic patch and chose which loops/pedals are active.
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[@sirmelancholia]

This channel is so well done and a life saver for a new ES-8 owner like myself who has also never used a loop switcher to begin with before.

[@jackglacken9808]

Liking these videos more and more. I was overwhelmed and had no time to do this. Now I have a little time and completely forgot what I had learned. This is very, very valuable to me right now. On the the next video. Thanks again...

[@drcockles]

Thanks so much, this series of videos is invaluable and actually led me to choosing the ES8.

[@kristopherdetar4346]

Great info, thank you.

[@stephenburks7895]

You are Awesome!!! Always presenting the data in a understanding manner. Rock on!!

[@JoeHeisler]

Yes! Continuing the trend of a good video series, letting her do it and learn was again really good. I should probably sleep instead of binge watching pedal videos though haha!

[@mvo5720]

An excellent series of video's. Absolutely fascinating, isn't technology just wonderful when you know how? Thank you.🍷😀

[@miguelvladimirarcadiozaval6301]

Why do you have so little views per video? You're reviews are as good as "That pedal show" and as entertaining as the "The Captain and Chappers ". I've been watching your gear reviews lately and I really enjoy your objective insight(and your sense of humor too xD). Thank you and keep up the good work for all the gear nerds out there!

[@EytschPi42]

Miguel Vladimir Arcadio Zavala Miranda thanks so much... I try!

[@Adipsia1]

I agree totally. 'The Captain and Chappers' gives a high overview. 'That Pedal Show' goes far deeper into matching guitars/amps and pedals... and then this channel explains how to set things up and maintain a balanced relationship between pedal-boards, geeks, the opposite-sex and animals.:) I'm so grateful for your input... thank you.

[@LeeLucas]

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[@livingthedream137]

Excellent.

[@JamesRussoMillas]

Love the Zeppelin shirt!

[@lizardking10123]

Question i have it all set up correct but the loops aren't turning on I'm wondering where I could've went wrong

[@riccotiburzi7710]

Hi Great videos i was just wondering can you use 2 boss es-8's i use more than 8 pedals so i just wanted to know if its possible. Ricco

[@chrisbouthors11]

Hi, how do you plug a boss NS2 with the Boss ES8, And for control the channels of amp, what kind of cable is needed? Mono or stereo cable? THANKS

[@jwlycra]

Can someone please address phase when using 2 amps. Does this product have a phase flipping feature on one of the output channels?

[@adamkrauss303]

Just picked up a used pristine looking ES-8 for a very reasonable price and came across your tutorial series. As a long time subscriber of your channel I was most excited as I knew you would dig into the details and express the good, bad and the ugly. Watched part one and mid-way thru this part. A couple of comments/questions at this point. In your first vid, you mentioned that if you are using MIDI to make program changes, you could keep that pedal out of loops 1-8, and just use the MIDI jack. This would free up a loop for other pedals of mine exceeding the 8 available. Is that correct? I plan on using MIDI with a Mobius and a Nemesis. I’m assuming you can still include the MIDI pedals not in loops 1-8 in presets, correct? Any downside in setting up this way? Also, in this vid you put your looper in loop 8. I have a TC X2 looper that I planned on putting at end of the chain but outside loops 1-8, as I don’t want to use up a loop and it’s of no use in preset mode. Can’t I just connect it from the guitar out jack and then go from there into my amp - amp effects loops aside? Thanks and looking forward to watching the whole series!!

[@dago6410]

Just commencitng cause it is nice to see people commenting your vid, i guess ;)

[@ScottofOakland]

Why is the windowed picture a higher frame rate than the main video?

[@davidking9712]

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[@jimmimai]

@ EytschPi42 Hi, enjoy your videos very much. I'm a bit confused on where modulation (Delays, Chorus, etc) pedals goes within switch pedals. In this tutorial you have a delay pedal inline with other pedals into front of an amp? Maybe I'm missing something but aren't modulation pedals suppose to go into an amp's FX loop then back?

[@EytschPi42]

modulation can go anywhere... depends on your taste

[@jimmimai]

@@EytschPi42 I see, appreciate your reply. Thanks

[@nandoholgado3050]

Hi there!! I’m trying to make noises with the boss es 8 but when I disable the buffers, when there is not a pedal on, it doesn’t sounds and when I plug it to my amp (with or without buffers) the gain lowers A LOT. I use the Friedman JJ Jr. and at 3/4 gain it usually does fcking rock, but with the es8, it sounds like a soft OD 😳. Can anyone help me please?

[@sthadley]

What was that guitar?? Some kind of kooky goldtop. I must know!

[@klapaucjusz1]

What cables did you use for the pedalboard?

[@stuartbegley2085]

Indicative lights around the switches would have been great on this, as a means of showing active loops. A good ol dyno label maker would do, presuming the person using it knows what loops are for his songs lol

[@jackglacken9808]

Hello EytschPi, I have something weird going on with Loop On/Off, I don't know if it is because I updated the firmware of the ES-8. When I press the sequence Edit -> Patch -> Enter I clearly see the Loops on and off. After i write the display structure shows asterisks for the loops that are off, and the numbers of the loops that are on. I am not sure if I accidentally changes some setting, or if it is the result of updating the ES-8 firmware, but its kinda driving me crazy. I mean I can tell what is on and off, its just that this isn't what it used to show. Any thoughts?

[@jackglacken9808]

Actually it shows the pedals on the loops structure while in edit, when finished editing, i just see the Patch name and underneath it asterisks and the numbers of the loops that are on. Maybe that is the way it is supposed to be and I have mis-remembered. Probably, and the hardest bug to find, is one that doesn't exist. Okay, my bad

[@Holtermarvin]

Question cause I didn't get it: The es-8 has a built in Buffer, so I dont need a separate one?

[@guitarFlownimo]

Right 👍

[@endezeichengrimm]

+Holtermarvin As I understand it, all the boss boxes are buffered so it reinforces your signal, unlike the true bypass ones that don't do that.

[@airwatersun]

More Bruno!

[@WhereSilenceDies]

She knows how to count ;) :D

[@semorebutts3613]

ok there is one thing I don't understand. let's say I have a boss dd200 delay pedal. one song I play uses 310ms delay. another song I use 580ms of delay. can a looper switcher between delay settings? can it get inside the pedal and change the settings? or would I have to get 2 delay pedals and set them up differently? that's the only thing a don't really understand

[@EytschPi42]

depends on the delay and wether they can chance the delay time with midi or a tap tempo input… if not you’d have to have several delays or use the tap tempo switch on the delay

[@talaniel]

Yeah, DD-200 can have 127 presets which can be selected via MIDI. That means you connect DD-200 and ES-8 via a MIDI cable and then program a patch in ES-8 to send Program Change (PC) to select a preset of DD-200.

[@christopher.k.guitar]

Ich hab eine Frage. Wenn man die Pedals mit der letzten und einfachsten Methode einschaltet, merkt es sich dann auch die Reihenfolge, oder sind die Pedals in dem Fall in der Reihenfolge aktiv wie sie im Switcher eingesteckt sind?

[@EytschPi42]

Man muss es speichern

[@christopher.k.guitar]

@@EytschPi42 Danke für deine Antwort und sorry dass ich nochmal nachfragen muss… Also Memory für 2 Sekunden, z.B. 7,3,1 in der Reihenfolge drücken, 2x Memory in dem Slot den man will und fertig - oder muss ich dann trotzdem noch über das Loop Structure Menu die Reihenfolge von Hand speichern?

[@Adipsia1]

I have a good idea which one of you is going to have to go out and pick up the dog-poo from the garden once the video is finished.

[@brufiomusicde]

ich versteh nicht, warum die Nummerierung der Switcher nicht von rechts nach links geht. Man ist es ja von der Pedalorder gewohnt....Ich überkleb dann die Nummern immer und starte von rechts mit 1 :D...by the way Henning, hat das ES-5 auch die Stereo Möglichkeit?? Ich sehe da hinten keine Hinweise. Beim ES-8 ist es ja klar. VG

[@talaniel]

I think the numbering is related more to the patches than the pedal order, so I think it is ok it goes from left. Regarding ES-5, I've googled the backside of it and it really seems it is mono only.

[@brufiomusicde]

@@talaniel Thanks…I have a gigirig atom now and love it

[@svenikea8428]

How about the guitar rig? They don't want to compare the Boss with their gear. Would you dare...?? I've got the T shirt but need the dog.

[@richardwilliams1310]

I don't believe there is anything as powerful as the Boss ES-8 for the $$$ ... MUSICOM LAB EFX MK-V looks almost identical though. RJM Mastermind PBC & G-LAB GSC-4 look quite impressive too. I do like the workflow of The Gig Rig G2 and One Control Crocodile Tail OC-10 loop switchers. Other cool products imo would be the Source Audio Soleman and Decibel 11 Pedal Palette

[@mattgilbert7347]

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