Recording With Boss IR-200

[@VertexEffectsInc]

Best demonstration on KZbin so far of this unit - well done! Context here was ideal and the playing was wonderful! Congrats 🎉

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers Mason.

[@VertexEffectsInc]

@@TheStudioRats sure thing...subbed! What a wonderful channel!

[@Johnny-oy9fh]

Love the track

[@IanNorsworthy]

What an amazing way to showcase the product, and recording/writing approach too as a huge bonus - thank you!!!

[@nedim_guitar]

It's not JUST* the Boss IR 200 that's pretty great, but this video is a great example of how to record guitar parts! Excellent! *edited

[@HumbertoMoura]

This isn't a video, it's a class. Thank you! I appreciate it!

[@blackmirror5559]

. REALLY enjoyed this, many thanks Paul, great job! .

[@styxlover908]

these days are amazing I am a user of vintage fender and ampeg tube amps have been listening to all the new dsp and profiling tech such good quality my ear cant tell the difference anymore , kempler , line6 helix , quilter and now boss amazing no more compromising tone for convenience when recording ... At home recordings are becoming indistinguishable from pro studio recordings no wierd digital artifacts its awesome, good episode

[@dreamscuba]

Great video and demonstration of layering guitars. Thank you.

[@Widdy5150]

This video has sold me 100%!! Talk about getting a quick functional tone!!! Well done Paul & all at Boss 👏👏👏

[@davidcamarda8723]

I've been looking for a vid like this for a couple day. Outstanding. I was on the fence with a few of these ir boxes, but this vid knocked it out the park. Buying one this weekend. More vide plz : )

[@hethaerto1]

Outstanding!!

[@debbarber1]

Thank you Paul for the video... love the song you're creating as well. I would buy it and give it a try for sure.

[@simonattwood5147]

Thanks for such a clear demonstration of what this unit can do. Looks incredibly useable, and sounds very good indeed. Sold methinks!

[@pilotboy5000]

Great content guys…keep on posting the vids!

[@douglasnewman4163]

An excellent product. So versatile. A simply fantastic demo, Paul. Thanks! Nice watching the workflow as you layered in the guitar parts. Cheers!

[@kenslocum]

Very nice. I reserved the Boss IR 200 yesterday. Great Tone and Great Sounds. Thank You

[@stephanewelti8816]

Thank u so much for th setting

[@rockingstar3534]

This tune is so cool 🎶👍

[@bassplayer9432]

Great demo - really enjoyed your playing on that song

[@duncancartledge1667]

Hi Paul, great demo and playing. Shows the versatility of the unit. 👍😎

[@NikolausBrocke]

Great song.

[@Juniormaru]

Great demo !!! 👏👏

[@ROKZLEON]

Nice playing on that track man!!! You definitely got the skills!!!

[@AJG76]

Good playing and good song - nice one mate 👍🏼

[@97guitarzan]

Sounds great. Are you going into your audio interface, or using USB on the IR-200 to record with?

[@maplestratocaster]

It would be very useful to know this as it wasn't stated in the video, thanks

[@nicolasrivera5310]

killer song! love it.

[@riverstone5994]

Nice vid man thanks

[@HuguesDUROIR]

Nice playing and nice sound.

[@Dunk0The0Punk]

Really tasteful guitar parts 🤘🏻the Vocal appears to be more processed than the previous KZbin version linked below it sounds more female in your Demo of the IR200

[@ElcanaldeReyesManuel]

Buen trabajo

[@okidoke-xe8gj]

the "I choose my colour" line reminds me of John Waite in the first verse of "Possession" by Bad English

[@patchpittman4981]

Paul, the track sounds crazy good and love the tele sounds, are those stock pickups?Yes and your demo's really bring out the Boss IR-200 full potential and quality of sound great job!!!

[@TheStudioRats]

Hi Patch thanks and yes they are stock pickups

[@jasonlee8497]

I turn off the amps and reverb and use just the IRs. I use a few different of my own preamps, and other pedals in front of that. Sounds excellent to my ears. However, I’d like to use it as an interface. What do I need to get it into an iPad? Just the right cable?

[@rveurope]

👍Well done

[@furyharpy]

The track is wonderfully produced, and the guitar playing is super. I'm not sold on the boss amp emulation. These emulators sound great isolated. The distortion is in the right frequency band, especially on the attack of the note, but listen to how thin and compressed the attack is when buried in the track. The supporting tone is different. I was impressed with the character changes when switching cabs. I'd be happy with the boss emulations for an IEM mix. It's a good job those crash cymbals cut-off quickly. Paramore/Pink/Kelly Clarkson/Breaking Benjamin would all have punchier, and more distinct guitar sounds; even with quad tracked, layered guitars with loud pop vocals in their mix.

[@gearsofsounds]

How does it take distorsion / overdrive / fuzz pedals in the front ? No demo with pedals in the front as of yet…

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

It has all that stuff included so I suppose that's how they're selling it. Having said that I'm sure it could take you're favourite peddle placed between the guitar and the unit.

It sounds amazing! I'd love to know how well it takes pedals!

[@painterofwords5761]

in the amp section I discovered the 'Thru' selection. does that mean I can run lets say a UA pedal thru the 200 and access the cabinets and reverb in it?

[@Gabetorres1976]

Can you hook up Overdrive pedals pre IR-200 and effect pedals via the effects loop and all the pedal sounds will carry over to the computer?

[@gibs8412]

when you use this live, and pull up a sound, but play out of a cab it defeats the purpose of the ir right? or do they still change the sound but then not sound like the actual cab it is emulating?

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

I think you're suppose to just use an FRFR cab. And they give the best results for this type of thing.

[@davidramos4317]

This guy is a wizard because mine Always sounded like trash

[@philelrod603]

How does it sound completely clean...no delay, reverb or compression...most of all no compression! Do I plug it in through cable to my interface or do I have to run usb?

[@jips123]

I have the od-200 and md-200. These give great sounds but are not intuitive in my view. Very difficult to use the boss expression pedal to get a regular wah sound. The help from Boss was nice and quick but still a struggle. I notice this unit has dedicated controls instead of a menu like interface that I hate. How is it to get results like plug in and play?

[@Anandmahangoe]

Amazing sounds and playing Paul , you really nailed the right sounds and parts ! Quick question : the Boss has the ctrl switch ….. Could that be used switch channel on an Amp ? I doubt it but would be great ! Thanks 👊🏼

[@isaacandhismusic1153]

Haven’t got mine yet but from reading the manual it looks like it can be used to engaged the “solo” mode which is like a second amp channel

[@ZalMoxis]

Hey mate, were you using the system output set to LINE or was that just an unbalanced signal sent into the DAW?

[@TheStudioRats]

Just the unbalanced out

[@martin-1965]

Damn, wish I had watched your review of the Headrush MX5 and then this video 2 days ago before I ordered (and have received) the MX5. The IR200 is exactly what I need and the Headrush - while fun and amusing (and as you said, it has some amazing clean amp models/tones + shedloads of effects) it really does feel like it's aimed at guitarists who want to sound "like" their heroes, which is perfectly fine but not for me. I need something for recording more than live and I fell for all the gushing reviews of the MX5 and just thought ah why not and pressed "buy" on Amazon. Good thing is I can return the MX5 now and get one of these babies 😁 PS: subscribed as love your recording tips as I now have to lay down my tracks on Logic at home and send to the producer so as a neanderthal (ugh unk me want loud sounds make it happen) I'm having to learn how to record myself. So one good thing from the MX5 is I found your channel. Top banana mate 😎

[@cameronlaing2829]

Hey mate does the unit record in stereo (left and right channels panned) even if you use the usb input only? For example if you're wanting to record a different cab left and another right? Or do I need to use the left and right out into an audio interface to get the separate channels?

[@Stormwoken]

Does this thing feature AIRD, like the GT-1000?

[@PendelSteven]

Probably. Boss is not keen on sharing all the technology in the background.

[@Stormwoken]

@@PendelSteven Meh, I am not keen on getting anything without knowing as much as possible about it 😄

[@PendelSteven]

@@Stormwoken Another video answered your question affirmative, this much I know.

[@Stormwoken]

@@PendelSteven thanks, I'll check out other vids, then 🤟

[@GuitarAge]

It's beautiful, amaizing! But I have one question: why simply not to use GT-1000 Core instead of DD-200 and this new IR 200 ?

[@martinopinto6323]

@Gary Clements yeah but why not using the gt1000 core which is an amp sim too?

[@hashemamer8515]

@@martinopinto6323 As Gary said, this pedal is intended for users who already have pedals for different effects and they became tired of lugging around tube amps, and they want the convenience of adding the IR-200 in their signal chain to connect directly to a PA System or Front of house.

[@PendelSteven]

That defeats the purpose of demonstrating what the IR-200 can be used for. Duh.

[@GuitarAge]

@@hashemamer8515 but it's not a IR, it's a limited GT core. Almost same price. Also, all boss devices has kind of the same sound engine and this guy's amp will sound like another overdrive in OD-200, SY-300/1000, GT-1000/Core etc .. The only device i can state sounds different is a Katana combos because it has real cab and amp so it's a real game changer. All the rest is the same sht

[@marklnz]

Cost? The GT-1000 Core is a lot more expensive than this....

[@LaMarrBrewster]

Do you use an interface or does the Boss act as an interface too? Could you use it only as an IR loader without the modeling? Thanks! Cool video

[@cameronlaing2829]

I think you can turn the amps off

[@davidmoikave]

So great demo! Buuuut...does your fuzz clean up with the guitar volumen as well as it does with a tube amp? I do the Hendrix thing of having the fuzz always on for clean tones and back to 10 on the volumen knob for soloing., So i need to know if the BOSS does the trick. Thanks!

[@byrondormus898]

Please tell us what song is this! sounds really good!! nice job!

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers! In the notes

[@kcapkcans]

I keep reading that it is an audio interface but I also keep reading in my Ableton warning pop-ups that it's not recognized... oy

[@phenixreturns]

I prefer the tube preamp pedals: it sounds 2 times better and more natural for crunch, rock, metal, blues, lead tones=all what I need

[@kevinsturges6957]

It’s interesting, but over YT all the amp models don’t sound much different from the Boss GP-10.

[@reedl2353]

It looks like the IR-200 has the same amps as the GT-1000, but more IRs. Is that correct?

[@TheStudioRats]

Its a good question, I dont actually know if that is true or not, ill check with Boss and let you know.

[@arkavagoswami3068]

I think they missed few amps like rectifier in here but the amps r sounding to have a bit more definition..maybe

[@tomaspereira4242]

Can you use it together with boss me-80? Thanks a lot!

[@MegaSkycap]

Can you use this pedal in 4 cable method say, with an HX Effects unit?

[@TheStudioRats]

Yes you can

[@bekindalwaysx1g]

Great vid mate...if i may ask...is that track available on youtube ? Great vocals also !

[@TheStudioRats]

Cheers David, if you search for The Studio Rats - Falling To Pieces Feat. Chris Stjerne From H.E.R.O

[@bekindalwaysx1g]

@@TheStudioRats thanks for reply ...my type of song ...enjoy your day !

[@marchesi8]

Can you reamp with it? 😮

[@viniciuspanizzi7285]

Qual nome da música em 2:30m?

[@rodericksterling3503]

Sounds great-would I be able to run this into powered frfr speakers like the gt-1000?

[@stephanewelti8816]

Moreover it also works very good in live

[@gabrielxgtr]

Awesome as always!! May I ask you what are the lenses that you use to record yourself while talking and playing guitar? Thanks man!!

[@TheStudioRats]

Just a couple of Sony ZV-1 Cams.

[@gabrielxgtr]

@@TheStudioRats thanks!!

[@Place_to_keep_videos]

Do I need a Stereo D.I. box to connect this to FOH? Thanks.

[@TheStudioRats]

No you don’t, straight in.

[@PendelSteven]

In other words: it's line-level out, you connect it to your (old or even new) stereo system under your television ,a DJ-mixer or a Stereo In of a mixer used for podcasts (tip for guitar podcasts).

[@compucat]

In a studio: no, 1/4" line level straight into your interface is fine. On stage: yes, use a stereo DI. (This will step the line-level signal down to balanced mic level to avoid crosstalk when run alongside other mic-level signals and protect the IR200 from errant phantom power.)

[@jonrandall7996]

Can you use the IR200 in conjunction with the WAZA air headphones?

[@TheStudioRats]

I guess you could if you used usb into the computer and then Bluetooth out to the Waza airs. But you’ll not be able to use the features of the Waza airs

[@jonrandall7996]

@@TheStudioRats I was thinking more like - Guitar to IR200 ‘IN’ - WAZA air remote plugged into the ‘OUT’?

[@valebliz]

@@jonrandall7996 yes you can, you can put the WL transmitter of the waza air in the line out of the IR 200 and then use the flat response amp on the waza, I do it all the time with my HX stomp. The main drawback is you can't switch off the cab emulation on the waza, so you can't use any from the modeler but have to rely on the waza's one, even if those of the modeler are better. I wish boss gave the option to switch off the cab emulation in the waza app...

[@jonrandall7996]

@@valebliz thanks

[@shaharbar]

For those wondering about the song, here‘s the studio video for it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6a2fIlsj7WopJo

[@TheStudioRats]

Mr Bar, I can alway rely on you to bring the goods.

[@gianthonour]

Do you have IR's available to download?

[@quietcoyoteshh]

What song was that?

[@jessejorgensen3931]

You know bought this at the same time i got my origin 50. I was so happy with the marshall i kinda shit on this thing and planned to return it. I'm glad i didn't. I still prefer the tube amp but once you play with it it sounds really good! This is my first pedal of this kind but I've owned the katana spark mustang black star. This is far and away better in my opinion. The tweed amp is the best sim of one I've heard yet. I wish i didn't trash it so hard. I

[@hollywoodactress]

Great review and video. One question is do you think the technology of the IR-200 is the same as in the GT-1000. ? So if you don’t need a pedal board size pedal like IR200 could get the gt1000 or the core

[@Tmidiman]

At $400 in the US, I’ll stick with my Torpedo Cab M+ for now. That said, the Boss unit looks interesting.

[@GuitarAge]

GT-1000 (Core and others editions) has it everything and more ...

[@PendelSteven]

@@GuitarAge Yes, but real pedal nerds want this (part of the GT-1000 (Core)) seperated. It also lets you use the Mad Professor Twimble for example in THRU mode to have a Bluesy Dumble sound. Or a Revv G2 for a more JTM45-ish sound than the 'Tweed' Bassman.

[@redcomn]

It appeared out of the box the sound is quite different then gt1000. Perhaps they tweak it better in this one. Is it still made in Malaysia?

[@-Christoph]

Have no use for that unit but great recording tutorial anyway. ^_^

[@stevenshock2698]

Thanks Paul, incredible piece of hardware. Your playing is amazing. Where can we hear this song? I would love to hear the whole thing!

[@dividedbytimestudios]

Sounds like you should write songs for Daughtry

[@RubenParolla]

Would be interesting if boss and all the others multieffect builders releases a plugin like helix native, for computers, tablets and cellphones, and connect the instrument with an interface, instead of building a hardware. That would be a lot cheaper and ecological.

[@lammyjammer6670]

But then you'd have to worry about hardware support and dealing with latency on each device, etc., which would greatly affect the general experience. Making bespoke hardware allows companies to make the most efficiently possible device for a given task. One could easily argue the opposite as well and say the smaller device is more energy efficient and ecologically sound considering it requires less energy than a typical computer to run and only includes the hardware absolutely needed for the task at hand. That's without even mentioning the portability.

[@RubenParolla]

@@lammyjammer6670 even with a hardware you need a computer, so if you use a computer, or tablet or a phone as the hardware is more direct. And with thunderbolt or USB type C there's no latency. And chips, are getting faster, powerful every time. And there's footswitchs...

[@compucat]

@@RubenParolla Speed (throughput) and latency are not the same thing. Sure, I can run a plugin on my computer with reasonable latency - but can I do that reliably on stage night after night? Dedicated hardware removes many of the problems that make general-purpose computers poorly suited for realtime tasks like audio processing, allowing for guaranteed low latency and greater reliability. Computers are flexible, dedicated hardware is reliable: different tools for different jobs.

[@thomaslthomas1506]

The problem I have is, I’m not buying another Roland product. I’m tired of the poor product support. The product being orphaned without warning etc. Sorry Roland we’re quits.

[@peterknicked]

Too much and too similar. It just makes chaos and not separation. Just changing guitars doesn't do jack..... You have to change the tone slot more.

[@gorbzzz]

Of course Iridium is analog while this one is 100% digital. Not saying its bad, just mentioning its useless if someone already owns a modeller.

[@duncancartledge1667]

Hi, no it’s not. There is a JFET input stage, the amp modelling, reverb and cab simulation are digital.

[@gorbzzz]

@@duncancartledge1667 ah really? I missed that and thanks for clearing this up. Under these circumstances I cannot say that there is any reasonable competitor for IR-200....

[@KeithMilner]

And if someone owns a modeller, this may still be better (or just better for them). Modelling tech is improving all the time, and all modellers are not the same.

[@gorbzzz]

@@KeithMilner Yes, maybe this is also correct. But BOSS modelling is not really up there with some other companies I think. Nevertheless, its a perfect tool for fly-rigs and pedal only rigs.

[@Widdy5150]

Thinking of hooking up my HX Effects 4cm with this bad boy!!

[@BrunoidGames]

Can I use it from Send output of a Marshall head just for reverb and IR?