Boss IR-200 Amp & IR Cabinet

Boss IR-200 Amp & IR Cabinet

Direct Amp and IR Power for Performance, Recording, and Practice

Introducing the IR-200, the most advanced compact amp/IR solution available. This powerhouse stomp brings next-level performance to direct sound for guitar and bass, offering exceptional audio quality, premium amps, deep sound shaping, and instant sound recall with 128 memories. Over 150 hi-res cab impulse responses from BOSS and Celestion Digital are on board, plus 128 locations for loading your own mono or stereo IRs.

The IR-200 turns your pedalboard into a self-contained direct sound solution for live playing, studio recording, and practice. It delivers massive amp tones from a small footprint and smoothly integrates with all your favorite pedals, including stereo mod, delay, and reverb effects. And once you craft your tones, you can send them to a stage amp, house PA, computer recording system, or headphonesor all at once.

Features

Pedal-based amp simulator and impulse response loader with premium sound and features

32-bit AD/DA, 32-bit floating-point processing, and 96 kHz sampling rate

128 user IR slots with support for mono and stereo WAV files, up to 32-bit floating point/96 kHz resolution, and 200 or 500 ms length

Large onboard preset cab IR library with 144 BOSS IRs and 10 Celestion Digital IRs

Class-leading IR reproduction with two custom DSPs

Eight guitar and three bass amp types to cover a wide range of styles

Run up to two IRs at once in mono or stereo

128 memories for storing user setups

Two EQs in each memory plus two global EQs, all with selectable parametric or graphic operation

Room, Studio, and Hall ambience types

Effects loop with mono send and mono/stereo return, with selectable pre-cab or post-EQ positioning

Dedicated software for loading cab IRs and backing up memories

Versatile USB audio interface for recording and playback with music software on Mac and Windows computers and iOS devices

Deep external control support via footswitches, an expression pedal, and TRS MIDI

Specifications

- Sampling frequency
96 kHz

-AD Conversion
32 bits + AF method
* AF method (Adaptive Focus method) is a proprietary method from Roland & BOSS that vastly improves the signal-to-noise (SN) ratio of the AD and DA converters.

-DA Conversion
32 bits

- Processing
32-bit floating point

- Memory
128

- IR cabinet data format
Mono/stereo, 96 kHz, 24 bits

- Preset IR cabinet
154

- User IR cabinet slot
128

- Normal input level
INPUT, RETURN: -10 dBu
AUX IN: -20 dBu

- Maximum input level
INPUT, RETURN: +7dBu
AUX IN: 0 dBu

- Input impedance
INPUT, RETURN: 1 M ohm
AUX IN: 27 k ohms

- Normal output level
OUTPUT (A/MONO, B), SEND, PHONES: -10 dBu

- Maximum output level
OUTPUT (A/MONO, B), SEND, PHONES: +7dBu

- Output impedance
OUTPUT (A/MONO, B), SEND: 1k ohm
PHONES: 44 ohms

- Recommended load impedance
OUTPUT (A/MONO, B), SEND: 10 k ohms or greater
PHONES: 44 ohms or greater

- Controls
DOWN switch, UP switch
MENU button, EXIT button
MEMORY knob, AMP knob, CABINET knob, AMBIENCE knob
GAIN knob, LEVEL knob, BASS knob, MIDDLE knob, TREBLE knob

- Display
Graphic LCD (132 x 32 dots, backlit LCD)

- Connectors
INPUT, SEND, OUTPUT (A/MONO, B) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
RETURN jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
AUX IN: Stereo miniature phone type
CTL 1, 2/EXP jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors: Stereo miniature phone type
USB COMPUTER port: USB Micro-B type
DC IN jack

- Power supply
AC adaptor

- Current draw
335 mA

- Dimensions
101 (W) x 138 (D) x 63 (H) mm / 4 (W) x 5-7/16 (D) x 2-1/2 (H) inches
101 (W) x 138 (D) x 65 (H) mm / 4 (W) x 5-7/16 (D) x 2-9/16 (H) inches (including rubber feet)

- Weight (excluding AC adaptor)
660 g
1 lb 8 oz

- Accessories
AC adaptor
Owner's Manual
Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
Rubber foot x 4

* 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms