How To Load Livesets and Tone Patches Into Boss Katana 50 MkII Guitar Amp With Boss Tone Studio

[@Clive007]

One important thing to be aware of is that backing up and restoring does not include livesets.

[@Guitarnivore]

VERY important point! Thanks for mentioning it. I was pissed the first time I did it and all my livesets were gone. Best to back them up when you create them.

[@ABUSHfan]

2 years later and this video is still helping people out. Thanks man!

[@Guitarnivore]

I'm really glad that it's so useful to people!. Thanks.

[@joeladams2540]

​@@Guitarnivore no question these videos have been invaluable to me

[@timw3241]

Best tutorial on Tone Studio I've seen. Short and to the point, no guitar playing. Exactly what I needed. Thank you

[@Guitarnivore]

Awesome, thank you!

[@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718]

Thank you, thank you. This is the first tutorial I've found after hours of KZbin searching that actually shows how to import the patches and export them to your Katana. All the other videos just assume you already know how to do it so they skim right over it or they just don't know how to explain things in a way that makes sense to a newbie. Had my Katana for three days now and I feel I'm just now getting to use one of the best parts of tone studio. Okay, I'm a new subscriber now.

[@Guitarnivore]

I'm glad it helped!

[@donaldcahill8255]

Finally, a clear tutorial with usefull visual demonstration. Good job.

[@Guitarnivore]

Thank you. Glad it helped.

[@DanLGG]

Used this video today. 05/27/2023 and was still extremely helpful and answered all the questions I had about the tone studio preset processes

[@Guitarnivore]

An oldie, but goodie that is still relevant to Tone Studio and getting the job done. I'm just glad you didn't give up on your Katana. It has SOOO much to offer!

[@TimWilliams-v9r]

Best tutorial on learning how to use Tone Studio. Short and to the point. All the others are long, off point, and contain too much guitar playing. This guy doesn't even have a guitar in hand, which is great.

[@Guitarnivore]

Thanks! For a tutorial like this, there was no point in playing. I only did it in my ridiculously long 3 hour video to show people what all the different FX do. I did an update on this and also a tutorial for the Katana Man app.

[@ZenTheMusician]

Best tone studio yet. I refer back to this all the time. Thank you!

[@MrDalegray]

Best Boss Katana MK2 50 instructional video on youtube. Thank you

[@avinashbissoon7675]

You really deserve more subscribers.. your tutorial videos are second to none... keep up the great work.....

[@Guitarnivore]

Thanks! Perhaps I need to work on some more! I'm really happy that they are helping people with this amp. It can be intimidating when you first dive into it.

[@sid9170]

Thanks, Best resource I've found for understanding how all the file functions work, then DEMO'ing each one!

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad it helped. Boss isn't very good at explaining how their gear works. I've got a bunch more videos on my channel for the Katana that ay be helpful as well.

[@tg8882]

Finally, a tutorial that actually works and makes sense. Concise and clear. Thank you very much!!!

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad you found it useful. I'm working on a comprehensive guide to the amp, so look out for that upload soon. Thanks for watching and I appreciate your comment!

[@tg8882]

@@Guitarnivore Best tutorial on KZbin! I will unquestionably be watching for your upload. Thanks again!

[@tg8882]

@@Guitarnivore I'm hoping you can answer a question about an issue I've run into that I can't work out. I noticed there were 4 presets already saved in my newly purchased MKII 50 when tone central was downloaded. Having downloaded patches and attempting to test them out, the patch tones would not change most of the time when clicking the mouse on different patches to try out. However, only after turning the amp off and on, the new tone would kick in when trying them out. This would only last for anywhere between 2 and 6 different patches, then the tones would not change again regardless of when patch I was clicking on. Had to turn the amp off and on again for it to work properly again and the cycle would repeat to where I turned the amp off and on in order for the new tone to be heard. I have the newest update downloaded as well. Can you assist at all? Thanks in advance...

[@Guitarnivore]

@@tg8882 I recall having a similar issue, but it was a while ago. Maybe back up your patchers and do a factory reset on the amp. It won't roll back your firmware, so don't worry about that. Also, if you have another usb cable, try switching it out. I've had cables go bad.

[@tg8882]

@@Guitarnivore Thanks, I will try that!

[@alainlovenweent51]

Thanks for the clear explanation. What you get here is better than all other tutorials and instruction manuals on the library and the tone central. At least for a dummy like me 😀

[@shaneramone1351]

this is the most informational video ive seen about this! Thanks alot helped me keep up the good work

[@Guitarnivore]

Thanks. I'm glad it helped!

[@Jonobueno]

Thanks man! Just saved me from having an aneurism trying to work this out. Now I sound like E.J. !! Except for the playing.......

[@charliesullivan1886]

this is great explainations on how to import patches into my katana amp thanks so much. no time to keep searching you tube for usless info on this topic thanks dude much appreciated

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad I could help!

[@chandlerlabs2478]

Very nice! This video is better than the one BOSS shares. Great job and thank you. I'm going to have so much fun now.

[@sjon54]

Thanks for this - new Katana owner here and this was super helpful in getting me started with Tone Central 👍

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad it was helpful! There is so much to enjoy with this amp.

[@jeffreyvanhorn1996]

Thank you a million times. Just getting started on the Katana Artist and Tone Studio. This is unspeakably helpful. The amazing thing is how you learned it all! So appreciate this.

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad it helped. I work in I.T., so learning software comes fairly easy to me.

[@nucleusmedicalmedia]

Excellent, excellent tutorial - thank you!

[@kevincourcey813]

Really helpful. I was trying to do this stuff and it didn't seem to be working, but after watching your vid, it all seemed to fell in place.

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad it helped.

[@lamentis7066]

Thanks dude, just what i was searching for.

[@paulroe9689]

Thankyou for your tutorial i just starting on tone central, i learnt alot from you, Paul

[@bretttrommler756]

I am preferring FX Floorboard because it lets me position my effects send/return anywhere I want. I have several preamps on my pedal board that I use to get the tones I want. I also have an EQ and an ancient Maxon OD-808 overdrive and a looper pedal on there. Also on there is the footswitch pedal for my Boss Katana 100 Mk2 head. So the pedal board creates the tone, it goes into the effects return which is positioned AFTER the Katana preamp and EQ but before all the effects and power amp. So I get to create my tone with various preamps, bypass the Katana preamp and tone controls, and then use all the great effects onboard the Katana. This actually works very well except for one thing.... No matter where I put the onboard noise gate, I cannot get anything through it. I have adjusted it every which way I can but I can never get anything through it. What am I missing? I had it in the signal path before when I was using the somewhat limited chain selection in the Katana Studio and it worked fine. On FX Floorboard I was trying to put the noise gate right after the effects loop return so basically right after the EQ and preamps. No joy. Nothing through it no matter how I have it set up. I tried different locations; in the middle of the effects, after the effects... no go. I have to shut it off completely to get a signal out.

[@greg6162]

Nice… started a 3/piece punk band and I think I’ll get the Katana MKII 50. Just need a few useable tones and when I get more familiar I’ll be able to make my own. The software seems overwhelming at first but I’m sure I’ll adjust

[@Guitarnivore]

It can be a bit overwhelming, but once you get the hang of it, it comes pretty easy. I have a bunch of tutorials for dialing in tones as well.

[@jeffyoung1136]

Thank you. This a great tutorial. Much Appreciated :) best vid I have seen searching KZbin

[@philrougier5533]

Fantastic Informative resource. Thank you!

[@Buddhabellie]

Oh my...you've taught me so much....thanks

[@hondarider100r]

This video really helps out a lot! Thanks! I need that pink floyd list! lol

[@onnokemperman262]

I was looking for this info. Great tutorial, thanks!

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad I could help.

[@doxinmotion1614]

This is exactly what I needed thank you!!

[@scottlepageslonglostson9640]

thanks man . best tutorial ever . very helpful

[@KanyeEnjoyerr]

Thank you so much. You’re an absolute legend man

[@rderfa]

Awesome video, man!!! Thanks a lot. It was very helpful!!! Cheers.

[@gretzkyan]

Just ordered mine. Thanks for the video

[@shadowghst7704]

Dude! Thanks for this excellent video. I’m no longer afraid to play with Tone Studio!

[@catmando4914]

Thank You SOO Very Much. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

[@usmc5541]

Excellent, thanks for doing this.

[@darthj_der7447]

Awesome man. Very concise.

[@williahouston9347]

Great video, I think for the 50mk ll only thing worth using is the delay and reverb ,just buy a few drive pedals in front of amp a lot simpler,

[@paulsilas666]

God bless you brother for the wonderful video...

[@chrisrutter6187]

Love these tutorials you do 🤘thanks !

[@Guitarnivore]

I appreciate that!

[@mr.schmuckslapper3264]

thanks, man. very informative. keep them coming, please;)

[@motioninmind6015]

Great work, man, thank you soooo much. This software is simple but not intuitive at all, imo.

[@paulprs9703]

Thanks for this tutorial superb! a great help.

[@chriswalton3383]

Thank you so much for the info on where to get patch's. I'm new to the katana and could not figure out for the life of me how to import patch's. Now I have patch's galore. I was starting to think that i had some how donloaded the wrong tome studio program. Thanks again.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Guitarnivore]

Awesome. So glad I could help. This amp can be a bit overwhelming when you first start using it.

[@chriswalton3383]

@@Guitarnivore at first yes I found it a bit overwhelming but since I watched a couple of video's on how to download boss tone studio and then your how to upload patch's video, the amp has just gotten 100 times better. And I already thought it was an amazing amp. Thanks again brother. I'll be watching more of your video's from here on out.

[@christopherfinnegan6444]

Thank you great work

[@karlgreat4166]

This is really helpful 👍🆗 just what I was thinking to have I now know what to buy almost bought a positive and boss is going to be the best

[@cagrialtas8649]

Great video. Thanks really helpful.

[@lebougre26nico54]

Great tutorial thank's a lot. Kiss from France.

[@SirJamalong]

Great tutorial! Subbed

[@Guitarnivore]

Thank you!

[@17YuNgA]

Very clear and useful tutorial, thank you, but do you know if these work on the MK1 with all latest firmware and driver updates?

[@Guitarnivore]

I don't know about the mk1, but you can download the free version and see if it connects, then decide if you want the shell out the extra money for the full version.

[@sixstringfun]

Just got my Katana 50 MK II. Great review. Was just curious. If you needed to, is there a way to get the amp back to the channel settings it came with.

[@Guitarnivore]

I have another video before this one that shows how to factory reset and upgrade the firmware.

[@ClinToneCust23]

Very useful tutorial! Thanks for the content

[@farangkinok]

This is a great help, Thank You !

[@andyhauss1]

Thanks - good stuff.

[@AqworldsAuildere]

thank you for this great tutorial :)

[@Guitarnivore]

Thank YOU!

[@DoJ22]

Thank you so much, this helped a lot

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad to help!

[@CreepingMob]

Excellent, very clear. A+

[@rjb7260]

Very nice and helpful tutorial thanks man!

[@ramelak1635]

Excellent thanks. One question, can you activate noise suppression and export into the amp so it's permanently on the amp? Noise is an issue for me, especially with the options other than clean. Appreciate your input

[@Guitarnivore]

Yes to both of those. At 5:41 I explain how to write the to the amp. I have a much larger video on using Tone Studio, or you can check this playlist for the broken down version so you skip around much easier. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHaVhKuCrturbZo

[@ramelak1635]

Thanks so much man, much appreciated

[@Guitarnivore]

Any time.

[@WallyBoots]

Really helpful. Thanks!

[@rinzan28]

Very informative indeed 👍👍

[@teaja3]

Thank you sir!

[@stuffeddotcodotnz]

Can you please share the link to Pink Floyd set? ❤️

[@matthewmontoya5100]

Hello I was wondering are you going to show the tablet version you said you were but I don’t see any? Thank you

[@Guitarnivore]

I never did get around to it and forgot about it. I've been wanting to put out a new video lately, but I haven't really had any solid ideas for one. Guess what? I'll start working on it this weekend. Thanks for mentioning it and reminding me. It's going to take a lot of work with recording and editing a quality video, so give me some time. Thanks for the motivation, Matthew!

[@matthewmontoya5100]

@@Guitarnivore thank you so much man you got this take your time no rush👍🏽

[@andrewgardner1935]

Thanks so much man. You really helped me out.

[@rickyj2013]

Thank you so much.

[@KingShango]

Awesome! Thank you

[@jello-tarzan]

Thank you!

[@lorenzotorrisi5903]

Gg great video, thanks

[@stewvlogs5084]

Brilliant piece of work. Thank you so much. Liked and subbed 👍

[@mes00]

very helpful tutorial. thank you very much :)

[@danielmoreau4364]

Thanks man.

[@dcontarini]

Great video. Where can I find this Pink Floyd preset, please?

[@Guitarnivore]

try bosstoneexchange.com There should be a few livesets there.

[@LookinUp2001]

Good job. Thanks.

[@davidmcghee660]

great thanks....

[@amirnakhai5273]

Can you use bias fx with the Katana 50mk2? Like usng the tones and software of Bfx and the katana is just your out to speaker?

[@satevo462]

I don't use Facebook. Any links to other source?

[@Guitarnivore]

Guitarpatches.com

[@MrYatesj1]

Well Done!! I Learned

[@22julip]

Great video. How come when I load patched to ch 1 a/b ch 2 ect when I use the buttons on the amp itself it always overrides my settings ? Like ch 1 is rock I write it in save it then I change channel then it goes back to a different patch boss reps couldn’t answer the question it’s very frustrating I don’t want to carry my laptop to a jam season any ideas ?

[@chriswatson6806]

Excellent

[@Mr.Tralfamadorian]

Thanks!

[@xenonstudios888]

Good tutorial, but how can I switch between the tones in my liveset. For example, if I had 3 tones in my liveset, and wanted to switch between them using my GA-FC.

[@Guitarnivore]

You have the 50 or 100 watt Katana?

[@xenonstudios888]

@@Guitarnivore 100watt, 1x12

[@Guitarnivore]

@@xenonstudios888 You have to load them into the channel banks and the GFAC switches can change the channel. You hold the panel button to switch banks.

[@xenonstudios888]

@@Guitarnivore Thank you!

[@daxshot4620]

Thanks man 🙏

[@TearsofFenixtattoostudio]

Gracias Maqui..⚡️🤘🎸

[@HELLNAWW]

If im understanding this correctly you can have only 4 presets? Also, when you change settings on the amp knobs, does it save your changes to the preset? Thanks for the helpful video just adding a few questions.

[@Guitarnivore]

With the 50, yes only 4 presets. If you use the panel to make adjustments and you want to save them, you have to long press the bank/channel button you want to save it to. The best way to go is with the Tone Studio though. It makes it a lot easier. There is also a $9 mobile app you can use.

[@HELLNAWW]

@@Guitarnivore Thanks for the info. I figured out that yes it's 4 presets, but each preset can have 3 effects and each effect slot can have 3 settings. That's actually not too bad and opens up plenty of options imo.

[@Guitarnivore]

@@HELLNAWW I really wish they'd make a GA-FC type footswitch for the 50, so you could switch between the channels and turn fx on and off. That's the only reason I moved up to the 100's.

[@Weinmaste]

I can't even get this far, I've downloaded boss katana program and downloaded katana driver, my computer is doing nothing with those downloads , I'm bout ready to start breaking stuff.

[@Guitarnivore]

Before you break stuff, try following along to this video. The exact files you need are in a zip file in the description. It may be as simple as having the wrong firmware or tone studio. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZyylYp4fbp9frcsi=VNxe4THUkN-BizK_

[@cli23]

Great stuff.

[@paulmurphy7028]

Hi ..Thanks ...Question .: Lets say I make a modification to a patch in my live set and i want to save those modifications ..How might I accomplish that ? Appreciate it

[@Guitarnivore]

You have to write it to your amp and then you can save that entire loveseat that's written to your amp to the library.

[@paulmurphy7028]

@@Guitarnivore Hi thanks....So download to library ..make changes then write it to one of the four channels on the amp And then save that back to the library ? Is that the process? Appreciate it

[@Guitarnivore]

@@paulmurphy7028 Exactly. Sorry I wasn't more clear about that last night.

[@chrabart2852]

Just a quick question that I am stuck with ... why are only 2 channels showing up in Boss Tone Studio, it seems your setup is the same? I see other people have 4 tone settings for Channel 1 & 2. Why are only 2 Tone Settings showing up? I would have thought it should show up automatically in Tone Studio ie Clean, Crunch, Lead, Brown (for Channel 1 & Channel 2). I have the Katana 50 MKII.

[@Guitarnivore]

You're probably seeing people that have a Katana 100 or Artist, which has 4 per channel.

[@chrabart2852]

@@Guitarnivore Thanks so much for the response. I was hoping that was not the case. That is a crazy upsell decision from Boss ... Not impressed at all. Makes no sense considering it would just be limited software implementation. If there are 4 amp types in all models of Katana then they should allow each to be programmed. No wonder I found this hard to find information on. Thanks heaps mate. :)

[@Guitarnivore]

@@chrabart2852 The channels really don't coincide with the amp types. You can program each channel however you like. You could program every channel clean if you wanted to. The foot switch makes it easy to switch between channels and banks. If you can afford it, the Artist or 100 MkII with the GAFC is worth it.

[@chrabart2852]

@@Guitarnivore Yes, maybe you are right. I just find it strange the way they have done the software to hardware implementation. I will just keep learning the best ways to make it work. Great sounding amp, & great value, so can't complain too much!

[@demonicon1]

Where do we go once the live set is imported into the katana? How do we put them where we want them on the pedal?

[@Guitarnivore]

at 5:39 I show you how to drag or write them from the library to the panel/channel area on the left. They aren't in the pedal. They're on the amp. The pedal simply selects the bank/channel.

[@demonicon1]

@Guitarnivore I guess what I meant was...how do we choose which order they will be in in the amp? Do we put them in the order we want on tone studio before we upload? Thanks...I'm new to all of this lol

[@Guitarnivore]

@@demonicon1 the only way you can use Tone Studio is if you're connected to the amp. So when you write a patch to the amp, it will ask you where you want to save it to. You select the bank and channel, A-1 or 2 or B 1 or 2. The order you see them written in the panel on the left is the order they will be on the amp.

[@demonicon1]

@Guitarnivore awesome...thank you!

[@justray510]

I have the Boss Katana MKII 100w. Has anyone tried to install Tone Central on a M1 Mac mini? Boss web site says they have no intention of making this work for the M1, al though many apps run under rosetta on the M1. I loaded this on an older iMac with High Serria and it trashed my system and I had to re-install!

[@TheBullterrierFan]

Nice!

[@timdotwatson]

Thank you

[@Guitarnivore]

Glad it helped!

[@nb8374]

Question: I'm a new Katana MK2 owner, and my question is what happens to the preset factory patches in channels 1-8 when you import new tones into those banks? Do you have to do a factory reset to get them back? Or do they remain in the library indefinitely with their own patch names? Thanks!

[@Guitarnivore]

That's a good question. It's been awhile and I'm not sure. The best thing to do if you like those patches is to create a new group in your tone library and save them there. That way if you ever want to get them back, you can just reload them into the bank.

[@trusso11783]

I still have no idea about how you access these sounds when using the amp at a live show. Myopic aren’t going to have this computer interface.

[@Guitarnivore]

You load what you need onto the amp and hopefully you don't need more than 4 to 8 different tones.

[@klangstrum]

Is it possible to hear the guitar through computer directly in tone studio or do you have to have your daw open at same time?

[@Guitarnivore]

I'm not sure. I've never tried that.

[@alextwalters4681]

thanks man!

[@HyperFlux]

I want to download the Gus G LIVESET. Do you know if there is an option to download the livesets?