BossSY-200 Guitar Synthesiser
BOSS's expressive guitar and bass synth technology is easy to incorporate into all of your musical endeavors thanks to the SY-200. With an expanded sound library, more tone-shaping options, and 128 memories for storing your musical creations, this blue inspiration generator builds on the enjoyable, instant gratification experience of the famous SY-1. Deep real-time performance control is offered via the two onboard footswitches, and you can go even farther by using MIDI, an expression pedal, and external footswitches.
Features
- - Advanced BOSS polyphonic guitar synth technology in a streamlined 200 series pedal
- - 12 analog-style synth categories with many variations in each (171 sounds total)
- - Three adjustable parameters for customizing sounds
- - 128 memories for saving and recalling sounds
- - Fast sound creation with hands-on controls and large display
- - No special pickup required—play rich, dynamic synth tones with any guitar or bass
- - Latency-free performance for unrestricted musical expression
- - Assignable Memory/CTL 1 switch for memory change, hold, pitch control, and more
- - Blend synth and normal guitar sounds with independent level controls
- - Parallel send/return loop for easy integration with other pedals on your board
- - Selectable modes for globally optimizing the synth engine for guitar or bass
- - Supports extended control with up to two external footswitches or an expression pedal
- - Full MIDI I/O provided with space-saving 3.5 mm TRS jacks (connection cables available separately)
- - Micro USB jack for firmware updates
- - Runs on PSA-series AC adaptor or three AA-size batteries
SPECIFICATIONS
 SAMPLING FREQUENCY
- - 44.1 kHz
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AD/DA CONVERSION
- - 24 bits
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PROCESSING
- - 32-bit floating-point
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MODELS
- - 12 modes
- - LEAD, PAD, STRING, BELL, ORGAN, BASS, DUAL, SWEEP, NOISE, SFX, SEQ, ARPEGGIO
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MEMORY
- -Â 128
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NOMINAL INPUT LEVEL
- -Â Input, Return:-10 dBu
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MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL
- - Input, Return: +7 dBu
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INPUT IMPEDANCE
- -Â Input, return: 2M ohms
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NOMINAL OUTPUT LEVEL
- - Output, Send: -10 dBu
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MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL
- - Output, Send: +7 dBu
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OUTPUT IMPEDANCEÂ
- - Output, Send: 1 k ohm
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RECOMMENDED LOAD IMPEDANCE
- - Output, Send: 10 k ohms or greater
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Bypass
- - Buffered bypass
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CONTROLS
- - ON/OFF switch, MEMORY/CTL 1 switch
- - TYPE knob, MEMORY knob, 1 knob, 2 knob, 3 knob, D. LEVEL knob, E. LEVEL knob, VARIATION knob
- - MENU button, EXIT button
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POWER SUPPLY
- - Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x 3, AC adaptor (sold separately)
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CURRENT DRAW
- - 230 mA
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EXPECTED BATTERY LIFE UNDER CONTINUOUS USE
- -Â Alkaline: Approx. 5 Hours
* These figures will vary depending on the actual conditions of use.
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ACCESSORIES
- - Owner's Manual
- - Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
- - Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x 3
- - Rubber foot x 4
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OPTIONS (SOLD SEPARATELY)
- - AC adaptor: PSA-S series
- - Footswitch: FS-5U
- - Dual footswitch: FS-6, FS-7
- - Expression pedal: FV-500H, FV-500L, EV-30, Roland EV-5
- - MIDI/TRS connecting cable: BMIDI-5-35, BMIDI-1-35, BMIDI-2-35, BCC-1-3535, BCC-2-3535
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SIZE AND WEIGHT
- - Width: 101 mm l 4 inches
- - Depth: 138 mm l 5-7/16 inches
- - Height: 63 mm l 2-1/2 inches
- - Height (including rubber foot): 65 mm l 2-9/16 inches
- - Weight: 630g l 1 lb 7 oz
- - Weight (including battery): 700 g l 1 lb 9 oz