Setup a Noise Gate, The Easy Way | BOSS NS-1X

BOSS just released a new noise suppressor, here's the best way to use it with the so called X-pattern (4CM).
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00:00 - Welcome
01:06 - Setup
02:12 - Use Cases
02:56 - Starting Point
04:03 - Threshold
05:12 - Decay
06:24 - Gate v Noise Reduction
07:45 - Mute
09:00 - Conclusion

[@LeonTodd]

What other classic BOSS pedal deserves an update like this?

[@benligil]

line selector ls-2. I have one. you create routes, split signal, use as booster before or after drive

[@arlobrubaker]

VB-2X or VB-3 Also, the Boss Digital Metalizer is perfect for the X series. Perhaps the Hi-Band Flanger?

[@dimesciple1652]

Great upgrade to a rock solid NS-2 that for decades has been a pedal “that just works”. Hidden feature that nobody seems to know or talk about is, if you’re in mute mode.. you can press and hold the pedal and it will switch to gate mode, the left 1/2 of the indicator lights up…then press and hold again and it switches to noise suppressor, the right side of the indicator lights up. Pretty cool little feature BOSS thought of.🤘

[@lucasperboni674]

dude, I tested this on the NS2 and it also works. Crazy! THanks for the tip!

[@dimesciple1652]

@@lucasperboni674 I had no idea that it works like that on the NS-2 also. I own one of those also and now I’m gonna have to try it too.. so Thank you …Right back at ya. 🤘

[@cliffords2315]

i found that trick also

[@MrSpike7590]

Similar Technology to the noise suppression system in the Boss EVH Delay. Making that delay an even more economically priced unit!!

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

Very good demo. I used a Boss Noise Gate for many years, I noticed that Yngwie was using one so I basically did what he did. After a while I found it was negatively affecting my tone, so I went with the ISP Decimator. But this one looks like it is worth further investigation. I also tried a very expensive Zuul pedal, but found that it was actually making noise rather than reducing noise!

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Excellent tutorial and demo sir.. I've not had the pedal format I don't believe, but I've had it with multi effects.. I always used it by turning it up until it killed the hiss and noise but not cutoff my lead bends, etc.. One reason I love EMG's and active pickups is that they don't have the annoying noise floor.. Plus, you don't have to turn up the gain on your amp so much which also reduces noise. Great demo brother.. Always good stuff here.. Be well and have a great rest of the week.. I'm off to work.. I was supposed to be off, but the owner has to see the doctor and asked if I would work and I had to say yes.. They are such nice people.. Take care kind sir.. Tim

[@LeonTodd]

Thanks as always brother!

[@planzed.2]

9:09 This is so important! ..We live in a time whereby ppl want settings, downloads etc coz they don’t have knowledge - videos like this give us knowledge but just settings & downloads keeps us monkey ooo ooo aaa aaa. Cool video man, great insight! Hope you’re well

[@LeonTodd]

I appreciate that mate :)

[@cliffords2315]

If you are not using all four input-outputs you are doing it wrong, listen to this man he has it RIGHT!!

[@Robstafarian]

Hell yes, teaching "the process" is what my show will be all about!

[@hybridnoisebloom]

Very well explained and well demonstrated. Great job Leon.

[@LeonTodd]

Glad you liked it! Always fun to do stuff that's more about the process.

[@pulsator25]

Crankin' out the content lately mate!! Much apprecaited :) Love from Melbourne

[@LeonTodd]

My pleasure mate!

[@BaconFire]

I've learned quite a bit this year from your videos like this. Thank you for this service :)

[@LeonTodd]

Glad to hear it!

[@LightlessDimension]

I really wonder how it keeps up to the ISP decimator II G-string!!

[@johnathonestes1503]

Glad Boss did this! Great video.

[@LeonTodd]

Me too!

[@Dan_Ranger]

At last! Longtime NS2 user here so now I get a long awaited upgrade. Great tutorial as well Leon. X pattern all the way here 🤘🏼👊🏼

[@willchug]

Yep, X pattern with the Boss. 100%

[@peterharvin2775]

Very good demo of what I have come to find is an absolutely essential piece of gear, whether from Boss or built-in to your modeler.

[@LeonTodd]

Absolutely!

[@michaelhickson4317]

best noise gate video man thank you!

[@LeonTodd]

Much appreciated!

[@marce211275]

Great review Leon1 A great natural sounding noise gate can make our life easy! Boss seems to nail it once again! I only have to pedals with a noise gate built in. The Wampler Gearbox and the Strymon Riverside. Both are awesome drives and they have a fantastic natural noise gate feature incorporated. Thanks for the video man!

[@LeonTodd]

I need to try a Riverside, only hear great things about it.

[@d3w4yn3]

Excellent lesson here!!! Wish I understood this when I was young!

[@LeonTodd]

Same here. I remember trying one with mute on thinking it was busted!

[@RobNY5150]

Great video! I’ve been using the Boss NS-2 for years. I’ve tried just about all the noise gate pedals on the market and it’s still my favorite.

[@LeonTodd]

Definitely in the "it just works" category hey

[@willchug]

Lichtlaerm Audio - The key and the gate. Awesome. 🤘 And the the Deadweald Audio - Golem. 👌

[@romanshredz]

Oh cool ! Was just looking for a new noise gate… been using a cheapo off Amazon that’s just OK. Will definitely need to get one of these ! Thanks Leon 🤘

[@LeonTodd]

Glad BOSS finally updated the NS-2

[@hanovergreen4091]

"Really Awesome Diagram Leon Made" 😁

[@jessehutchings]

5:00 Damn, dude has some sick riffs up his sleeve

[@RasCuban33]

I’m actually thinking of getting this to pair with an older 80’s Ibanez rack delay that suffers from massive ground hum. I replaced the two prong cord with a grounded three prong power cord but it still suffers from ground noise/hum. I use older racks with my Tascam Model 24 in the effect send/return and feel they would benefit from having this clean up their signal.

[@heavybrett-al4082]

Oh that's a sexy looking new Boss pedal....noise gates are in the same category as EQ pedals (in my head) you gotta have both in your arsenal (essential sculpting tool).😂

[@earlcoli5607]

Great review Leon! I recently purchased several Sire L7H guitars; I ordered the NS-1X in the hope that it will clean up the P-90 pickup noise. I love the clarity of P-90s but cannot stand the buzzy noise that they produce. What are your thoughts on power conditioners? I am looking at several line conditioners made by Furman; any suggestions? Cheers!

[@danielnutley6422]

I was looking into this for the SY1000 Leon, as you know you have a NS for each E Gtr, but only one in the FX blocks, OK I am using clean, rolled off Jazz tones, but thought I could run another NS through the send and return and then place it where I like with Synths etc. That diagram is really awesome by the way! 🤣👍🤘

[@LeonTodd]

Super awesome!

[@JPMonstie]

As usual, another excellent, informative video which I will need to rewatch. The whole Boss X series seems like the digital version of the Waza series to me, which means Boss could really pull something out of the hat re modulation, verb, delay or any combo o that. Seems like they now want to expand on the series which is great. I have the OD-1X (check Jake Cloudchair’s demo) and the CP-1X, both have helped reduce my analog snobbery no end. Hope you’re doing well Leon…seems like you’ve had a rough couple of years in some respects. 👍

[@LeonTodd]

CP-1X is definitely on my long list to check. I really hope they do an X series mod pedal. Been doing great here, can't complain!

[@JPMonstie]

@@LeonToddMe too. And I was wondering if they might do an updated Terra Echo which uses the same tech IIRC. I don’t have one of those, but a lot of people love that pedal and some the demos are pretty fun. I’m BT on TGP btw.

[@redcomn]

The MDP tech were kinda old but it’s a welcome changes in their NS pedal lineup

[@MikeC-cm7pc]

That was great as always maybe do the same for the fractal built in, or have you already covered that? 😁

[@rztricky]

Now they need to marry it to the TU in one box. Mute mode always tuning

[@LeonTodd]

That would be pretty handy!

[@noquarterpunk]

By adding the damp it seems to use the same controls and set up as the TC Sentry

[@RulgertGhostalker]

i guess i put my tuner first in line out of the send ... that's the best way i can figure. the site says something about the output of "optimized tone" ... *i want to hear an out of phase coil split through it*

[@damage_inc86425]

A great review, thanks a ton! A question for anyone who has experience with this pedal: Would it be well utilized in a bass rig? Or should I go for something more simple? Currently running some decently heavy distortion with an A/O Ultra if that helps

[@jorgiewtf]

I feel like all modern amps like my Mesa Mark 7 should come with a really nice built-in gate like this one.

[@petemorrisrocks4922]

Great as always video brother. Quick question, I wanna run this through a Gigrig G3 in the front and the loop. Would you put it first (loop order) in both front and loop? Cheers man

[@LeonTodd]

I'd set it up so that it places drives/eq's/comps in it's internal loop, but with any delay/reverb after it. You won't be cutting off delay and reverb trails that way.

[@dominicgibson9529]

Awesome...love the diagram...the only thing that could've made that better would have been Terry Gilliam turning it into a Pythonesque cartoon❤😂

[@LeonTodd]

Next time!

[@PooNinja]

Side chain for best results 🤘🏽

[@LeonTodd]

Most definitely!

[@bthellam]

Awesome demonstration, thank you, Leon! I am curious regarding your experience with this in general. If you don't really use many pedals before the amp and the real source of the noise is the high gain amp channel, is it best to have the noise gate in the effects loop? Or does that cause problems?

[@LeonTodd]

Doing it the way i set it up here places the actual gate in the loop which is nice!

[@bthellam]

@@LeonTodd Thank you! I was paying attention to the awesome diagram, but I still got a bit lost with it because I wouldn't expect a two-input two-output approach on a gate. I was a bit shocked because I think of that kind of pedal being for parallel effects instead of a series unit.

[@damnedbelowjudas_]

1:54 do I plug it into the Parallel/Serial FX Loop or the Power Amp Insert/Serial Loop

[@89ji76]

Did not think they were still doing the X series pedals 😮 I love the CP-1X and since a gate is just a compressor turned upside down, this probably works great as well

[@LeonTodd]

Still need to try a CP-1X, seems universally beloved!

[@jeant9946]

Hi, how does this compare to a TC sentry?

[@MrGruenrock]

I am messing a lot with my volume pot on the guitar to get clean tones. Does it still work this way or is the guitar off when turning the pot a little to may be 7 Thanks from germany Matz

[@dominicgibson9529]

Love the points raised and there's, as usual, lots to think about. I have a real love, hate, hate some more relationship with these things. How about the volume swell problems, or sustained notes all of a sudden rapidly and unnaturally conking out?. My real thing is with the unnatural volume swell...any thoughts there would be much appreciated.

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah there's always a trade off unfortunately.

[@Brennosguitarsandgear]

Ooh , I didn’t know boss has updated the ns-1

[@LeonTodd]

About time hey!

[@jordanreinecke1378]

Does it get rid of 60 cycle? Even when the gate is open?

[@robvoyles]

what about the delay in the effects...does it let the delay lets say 3 repeats finish after you quit playing fade out naturally then slowly close the gate softly and naturally and not abruptly cut off the repeats before they fade out. the Rocktron hush IIcx does it brilliantly.

[@Taylor___]

A new Boss noise supressor? Noooooooooo! I bought my NS2 about 15 years ago, set it up and I've never touched it since ha. Won't leave home without it.

[@LeonTodd]

Speaks volumes about how solid their gear is

[@Taylor___]

@@LeonTodd Yeah, not sure about the new one with the annoying lights on it. The NS2 would still do fine. Threshold off, gate at 4pm. Never need to touch it heh!

[@LeonTodd]

If it ain't broke, don't fix it! @@Taylor___

[@willchug]

I remember when Boss found out people were using the NS-2 in an X pattern, they were no that’s not how to use it, then Boss tried it and said wow it does work better that way, and we didn’t even design it for that. 😂👍

[@LeonTodd]

hahaha I thought that was the design all along :p

[@SkeledroMan]

What amp did you use in this demo?

[@CrazedFandango]

I'm using a fuzz face at the beginning of my pedalboard (due to its hatred of buffers). Would this still work when placed after the FF with other noisy pedals in the loop?

[@LeonTodd]

Probably not

[@LightlessDimension]

I'm thinking of buying a Noise suppressor/gate pedal for the 4 cable method. Which one should I choose between the ISP Decimator II G-String and the Boss NS-1X? Do y'all think the new boss is better than the ISP Decimator II G-String? The Boss is digital but is the ISP analog?

[@PippPriss]

Have not tried the NS1X, but I have experience with the Zuul, Rocktron Hush, Boss NS2 and can 100% vouch for the ISP G String Decimator G String II. I was for nearly 7 years or even longer on the quest for the ultimate noise surpressor. What I value is long sustain, super quick attack, natural "sound" (super important when playing stops on thrash metal). I always was shy spending the money on the ISP. Someday I was so frustrated I gave in, and the moment I plugged it in and tried it, I knew may journey was over. PERFECT IN ALL ASPECTS. Got the Decimator G String II since like 2 years or so, and every single time I turn it on I am a happy man.

[@PippPriss]

Another thing to add - G string II is also super transparent, no high end roll off or anything.

[@_mysilentblue2227]

Cool info but Boss what's with those shiny knobs.

[@LeonTodd]

X factor

[@joejohnson8966]

9:00 wisdom

[@TomsGreenMind]

I use p90s and i use a rat, so im no stranger to noise! Am i better off getting noiseless p90s or a noise suppressor?

[@LeonTodd]

If you can fix it at the source you'll have more luck, but if you like the way your pickups sound and don't want to change that then a noise gate will probably work alright

[@peterknicked]

How does it compare to a Decimator?

[@LeonTodd]

I've not played a decimator in years so I'd be keen to hear a side by side

[@geezberry8889]

decimator killer?

[@Javier-qk7ms]

My only concern Is so may knobs, lots of room yo set ir wrong. ISP Decimator G String ii has just one knob.

[@martincockburn6821]

how is it on the tone ?? i found the ns2 and tc sentry were a tone suck on my jvm and 5150.... ehx silencer is great on the 5150 tho 🙂

[@LeonTodd]

Yeah the older NS-2's definitely rolled off the high end a lot. This seems a lot better, as I'd expect something to be after a few decades :p

[@martincockburn6821]

@@LeonTodd yeah the n2 needed an update pretty bad

[@kostasmarinakis1459]

Demonstration of a NOISE REDUCTION pedal with a HUMBUCKER GUITAR?

[@fuzzfizz]

Yes, to demonstrate how it works, ie to gate the rhythm and to gate the noise from the pedals or preamp, not only from single coil hums.

[@MachenSS666]

How'd ya know l'm a legend... I'm goin' well thankyou.

[@Blacmao]

It would be great to hear noise gate/reduction pedals with less staccato material, for wider use cases. Folks using these pedals for rock, country or any other use cases are completely unrepresented in these pedal demos.

[@jessehutchings]

Bruh I've never used a noise gate and i just want to know how to set them up and use one

[@Taylor___]

@5:10 Your tones always sound a bit thin. It's like you've got loads of slushy wet gain which is great but it sounds like the volume knob on the guitar is dialled way back. There's no meat to the tone, it's like it's being sliced by the volume knob. It's the fractal isn't it? I'd boost that bass man. Also, do you think that fractals compliment the guitar player in an artificial way? Where as traditional valve amps, you're on your own? I think they do ya know!

[@LeonTodd]

My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.

[@Taylor___]

@@LeonTodd Ha. It does man!!! Crank that bass!

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

Nice one! @@LeonTodd

[@ExpatZ266]

Resistor noise sucks.

[@snapascrew]

Meh

[@paulvigos1]

PUSH THE BUTTON WHEN IN MUTE MODE FRO A 3 TO 4 SECONDS. AND TH EPEDAL GOEW TO EITHER GATE OR REDUCTION MODES..CHECK IT