Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

[Hank-]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Ideally with the NS2 the input is meant for tracking/sensing the clean guitar signal, so that the attack doesn't suffer & the stuff placed in its loop gets suppressed/gated in a more effective way. When the gain pedals are placed before it & without utilizing it's loop ability, then it gets a bit tricky to set the threshold & decay, as in the pedal will have to be turned on along with the gain pedal so that the threshold setting doesn't cut out the clean signal when not using the gain pedals, so more tap dancing gets involved too. Plus the overall white noise will be a bit more than what it could have been if those gain pedals were placed in it's loop.

Aside from the three dials on the pedal, the NS2 has a trim pot inside on the board for setting the output level when using the gate, it's factory set by default to balance the levels. However if anyone ever notices a change in levels then that trimmer can be adjusted to fix the loss.

The decimator(not g string version) will require all noisy pedals to be placed before it in order to cut down on the white noise/hiss.

 

[VinceT]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

No.

Guitar >>Tuner In
Tuner out >> Ns2 in
NS2 Send >> Gain pedals
Gain pedals out >> Amp Input

Amp Send >> Ns2 Return
NS2 out >> delay/reverb in
Delay/Reverb out >> Amp Return

That will help remove noise from your od/distortion pedals & your amp' preamp, without messing with the delay/reverb fading out normally. The input of the NS2 senses the guitar signal to open/close the gate effect, you can put your gain pedals there but it will affect the effectiveness of the gating effect kicking in.

Yup - this is how I use my MXR Noise Clamp.


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[Gtrjunior]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Nope. With the X pattern, you're gating from the guitar level signal and all filtering comes in during in the second stage. It helps if you imagine the stompboxes as part of the same sound stage as the preamp.

Ideally with the NS2 the input is meant for tracking/sensing the clean guitar signal, so that the attack doesn't suffer & the stuff placed in its loop gets suppressed/gated in a more effective way. When the gain pedals are placed before it & without utilizing it's loop ability, then it gets a bit tricky to set the threshold & decay, as in the pedal will have to be turned on along with the gain pedal so that the threshold setting doesn't cut out the clean signal when not using the gain pedals, so more tap dancing gets involved too. Plus the overall white noise will be a bit more than what it could have been if those gain pedals were placed in it's loop.

Aside from the three dials on the pedal, the NS2 has a trim pot inside on the board for setting the output level when using the gate, it's factory set by default to balance the levels. However if anyone ever notices a change in levels then that trimmer can be adjusted to fix the loss.

The decimator(not g string version) will require all noisy pedals to be placed before it in order to cut down on the white noise/hiss.

Ok....I got it now.
Like I said ...sometimes it’s hard to visualize without it all being in front of me
I used to use this pedal with my Old setup but now I have the ISP G-String.
I remember having to redo the setup several times until I got it straight!!

 

[mantis]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Just making sure I understand the chain you provided. Is this correct?

Guitar to tuner in
Tuner out to to NS2 in
NS2 send to OD pedal in
OD pedal out to NS2 return
NS2 out to amp input

Correct sir

 

[Coma]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Aside from the three dials on the pedal, the NS2 has a trim pot inside on the board for setting the output level when using the gate, it's factory set by default to balance the levels. However if anyone ever notices a change in levels then that trimmer can be adjusted to fix the loss.

I've never heard of that. Are you certain?

 

[Hank-]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

I've never heard of that. Are you certain?

Yup. If you have one on hand then open it up. It will be on the board. Only adjust it if you notice a change in volume when the pedal is turned on. The factory setting is often calibrated well but some might be out of balance.

 

[Coma]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Yup. If you have one on hand then open it up. It will be on the board. Only adjust it if you notice a change in volume when the pedal is turned on. The factory setting is often calibrated well but some might be out of balance.

Mine has a farily large jump in volume when switching on, and has had since I bought it (brand new back then). I'm heading to my rehearsal space tomorrow anyway, I'll have a look.

 

[Coma]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Wow, that thing wasn't easy to find. It's sooooo tiny. And flimsy. And SENSITIVE. I can see why it wasn't in the sweet spot from the factory, even miniscule tweaking makes huge sifferences in volume balance. Got it right in the end.

 

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Wow, that thing wasn't easy to find. It's sooooo tiny. And flimsy. And SENSITIVE. I can see why it wasn't in the sweet spot from the factory, even miniscule tweaking makes huge sifferences in volume balance. Got it right in the end.

Now I want to open up mine and tweak....even though it is already set correctly. Lol

 

[Coma]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Now I want to open up mine and tweak....even though it is already set correctly. Lol

Use it as a clean boost

 

[Hank-]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Wow, that thing wasn't easy to find. It's sooooo tiny. And flimsy. And SENSITIVE. I can see why it wasn't in the sweet spot from the factory, even miniscule tweaking makes huge sifferences in volume balance. Got it right in the end.

I don't know if they mention about it being there in the manual. I guess they don't want people messing around with it & returning the pedal as a manufacturing defect maybe.

 

[Psychsploit]

Re: Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor Question

Thanks for the help guys. All of this info was extremely helpful.

Now on to my next dumb question. For my main guitar, I tried using two noise suppressors (one in the amp fx loop and the other in the x pattern with my overdrive pedal). The extra pedal in the fx loop works quite well, but can I do any damage by cranking the fx loop knob on my amp?