All user reviews of 5/5 for the Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor

A threshold knob, another decay. A final knob can switch to gate or mute mode.

USE

Directly developed for guitarists that little gate is very easy to use. It sets the threshold and depending from the background sound is used, taking into account the time that it will block the signal.

SOUND QUALITY

Nothing to say about that is transparent.

NOTICE GLOBAL

An excellent item for guitarists who like to ride the big chains of effects pedals. The NS2 to delete Feedback frequent in this kind of configuration. The Mute function is very convenient live when it comes to change guitar. NS2 is played in the bypass, it clicks, we change gratt we ironed by-pass ... Impeccable.

Noise reducer
Analog pedal
Between output and send instrument for return effects loop
Between power supply (not included)

USE

We can use simpler
3 buttons: two for acting and 1 to switch sound mode, or mute rduction
Manuel clear as usual with BOSS

SOUND QUALITY

Rduction effective noise whatsoever with the use of a distortion or a guitar with noisy pickups
I use a with my guitar but also works with a low
I never use the mute function and I never happens in the effects loop but still live

NOTICE GLOBAL

I have for several years: it's solid as a whole series of BOSS pedals
I love the shape of these pedals is simple and unadorned
Report qualitprix good: it's solid, it works well ...
I would do the same choice without hsiter

Noise gate pedal with exit and return loop to integrate noisy pedals.

UTILIZATION

Very simple no manual.
An input to an output loop pedals noisy (you can put the other after) a return loop pedals and noisy output to channel 1 or 2 of the amp.
I personally have put my fake wampler tape echo in the loop of the amp so after the noise gate, and my harmonize HarmonyMan at the beginning before the NS-2 for the direct detection of the clean guitar.

SOUND QUALITY

Perfect for up to half on guitar with two OD OD + one Disto

OVERALL OPINION

As I have long asked what pedal noise gate buy, between the BOSS NS-2 cheap, especially used, and the ISP Decimator (but in this case that the V1, V2, the Gold? ) I give you my opinion after buying the BOSS NS-2 and three days of testing, it can be used to indecisive.
So on my system behind Wampler Hotwired (double OD pedal and distortion) and CUSTOM SCREAMER home Techniguitare (OD) when I clicks OD and distortion hotwired the NS mode 2 Threshold reduction in third and Decay 0 it's perfect, no change in sound and zero noise!
Same thing with the OD OD Hotwired + custom screamer.
If I clicks all for the sound of death that kills (bodybuilder donf with harmonic everywhere) in the same position there is a small bit of noise you can hear when I stop playing, not really a problem for I think we should push the NS-2 to more than half (almost three quarters) to find the perfect silence. Here you listen carefully you may realize that you lose a little bite so acute in sound but really must compare / OFF to realize.
After I tried pushing the NS-2 background (Decay always zero) where we eat a little sharp, but you have to have the stuff that makes a lot of noise to get there.
So I would say that with the stuff pretty clean the NS-2 is just fine, no need to spend more.
I do not put 10 because in these entrenchments she eats some of his, but I was impressed with the cleaning action of this pedal MR Clean!
The only other noise gate I've used before is the one built into my Rocktron Chameleon (Hush old version) that was used to clean her after my machine Cream H & K tube preamp that was quite loud, it worked well too but version 2 OD pedal behind this distortion and MS-2 small price (used anyway) is a bargain.

Noise gate with a loop to put the noisy effects. Ability to power other pedals. All analog

UTILIZATION

Input from the tuner in the loop, I place a wah a compressor and a blues driver equa. Output to the effects on the bases or the time modulation. . Feeds other effects via a garland not supplied. Easy to use. I do not use the mute.

SOUND QUALITY

it works the thunder. The equa single facade breath like a herd of beef asthmatic. Placed in total silence loop. Do not color my sound as described in the notice before it is completely neutral.

OVERALL OPINION

Probably one of the most useful and functional I've ever bought pedals. Without it, my head jvm 410 feedback very quickly. With a dream. Just the little noise normal dun tube amp. The settings are very simple and adapt to his gear and his game

I will not repeat the description, just that it's so strong Boss
Connection:
- Guitar> NS-2 In
- NS-2 Send> generators noise preamps> NS-2 Return
- NS-2 Out> Power Amp

UTILIZATION

Config very simple, no need for manual ^ ^
I plug my guitar, I turn my preamp balance as frying, I get the treshold until the background noise is muffled, and I fiddle a little decay by casting an agreement at the end of sustain, that's all.

SOUND QUALITY

I play with a Fender Strat Champ25 combo with overdrive channel has been improved by VHM with a lamp Electro-Harmonix, but good god he spit fried ... a horror!
With NS-2 more problem, it's clean! I stifled my strings and it is total silence!
I also have a SansAmp GT2 and pedals Nova System that integrates OD and distortion. Now I sometimes likes to combine the preamp to get other sounds without the NS-2 would be impossible, too dirty, direct feedback: p

OVERALL OPINION

This is my first pedal noise reduction. I used a little over a month and wonder how I could endure all this cooking for so many years, the gain in comfort is huge, both for me and for the public ^ ^

WHAT I LIKE:
- I do not know if it is certified "true-bypass", but personally I have not noticed any significant change in the sound of my guitar (tone / dynamic) since I inserted in my chain.
- It does its job flawlessly, without cutting the end of the sustain
- No need to turn on / off when switching from clean to saturated and conversely, active and forget
- Possibility to connect a string of supply for other pedals. That said, I have not tested this feature, so to see if it is not likely to generate buzz.

WHAT I LIKE: nothing, not even trying

On the value for money, do not they say that silence is golden? Well then it will cost you less than a bcp ingot. Personally I bought my NS-2 OCCAZ on Leboncoin 50 €, a top case.

It seems that the NS-2 is the direct competitor the Decimator G-String, which has fewer adjustments and costs much more expensive. I have not tried so I can not be assertive, but I wonder how it could do better than the NS-2

At least for me, the NS-2 gives me full satisfaction, so much so that if it scorched tomorrow (which I doubt PCQ solid famous), his little sister will replace pronto as it has become indispensable to me.

I return pa on the characteristics

UTILIZATION

the manual is very clear on its use. you must use the loop, otherwise it is useless.
I drop a point just to the maze of cables it requires to do ^ ^

SOUND QUALITY

I use it with a 30 Laboga the beast I boost with MXR ZW44. So it generates a big breath and feedback.
Once NS2 engaged, more noise, it's happiness.
Plus I do not hear any difference in sound. In any case, with my gear, it does not color my sound at all, and I will not lose in volume or dynamic.

OVERALL OPINION

I tested the two assemblies history. I first tried without loop ns2, ns2 >> guitar and everything else after. It removes hiss and feedback, but it's still not bad hum at high volume.
Once everything into the loop of the ns2, more noise, except a very small breath amp max. And I am very pleasantly surprised, is that it does not alter the sound of the amp, and I lose not yet sustain the threshold is 2/3

short, I am very happy, this is the only boss of my pedal board but it's worth it .... when you know how to use correctly (though the manual is very clear on the use of the loop)

100$ at Sam Ash. Got it because I have a psychotic DOD pedal called Death Metal Pedal, its not the name it was the feedback and noise it gave while youre not playing it and when I put that psycho DOD with my precious and clean Boss V-Wah - not a good mix, like the two pedals arent made for each other -theyre not.

And I like the fact that the Noise Suppressor brings the DOD and the V-Wah together and eliminates all the size noise and feedback. Now I am actually able to put the DOD full volume without blood coming out of my ears. And also it acts as a power supply, so I bought a daisy chain for 15$ and hooked up my Zoom Drum machine, Zoom 606, DOD, V-Wah all together, so now I only have one adapter in the outlet and all of them are working, instead of unplugging and plugging 4 adapters into 2 outlets.

Dude, its a Boss, you have to love it. No you dont. Seriously, its a noise suppressor what wouldnt u like about a noise suppressor? It does its job, my case was extra hard, I dont think MXR Gate would do the job.

Its a Boss, ahem a Tank! And the quality is smart, the whole noise eliminating thing works great, for 100$ is kinda a lot, but if it will last me a life time, its golden.

If youre dealing with insane pedals, example: trying to have 2 low-end distortion pedals on at same time without getting a headache, its possible!

This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

Paid $35 through internet auction.

The unit is very easy to use, and very effective. It has a very useful decay knob that lets you control the gating action.
The gating is very smooth unlike traditional gates. I have owned rocktron rack pieces and I prefer the Boss NS-2.

I'm pleased with everything.

Like all Boss pedals, it is built like a tank. It should provide many years of reliable service.

If you need to quiet up a high gain rack or pedal board, you couldn't find a more effective, and reasonably priced unit than the NS-2.

This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

As discussed previously.

UTILIZATION

There is no easier to use. Just to do the maze of jack when you want to use the effects loop but in the end it's still an ultra convenient and simple effects loop who knows?

The way to mute the sound is not bad but is it really helpful knowing that it is used primarily to reduce the parasite? But then it costs nothing to have it.

It is solid but I click twice on it when I play: when I turn on the amp and when I turned off.

SOUND QUALITY

It completely fills its role, in my case it is impressive.

I think it adds a slight thickness to the sound (because it just be some bad cut treble frequencies) which is far from displeasing me (but you have to strain to hear).

It does not remove all of the sensitivity scores (without abusing the settings).

OVERALL OPINION

I do not spend more, I never play without. This choice I would do without hesitation.

When I bought it I thought the road to the store with me: Okay it's not fun going to change the sound or make funny effects for 90 euros it's sad. Well in the end it completely changes the way I play and we appreciate it greatly. I therefore advise to all those who have tired of the hissing and always having to touch the volume or block chords when playing it.

Pedal pretty solid, except for Inrush Switch boss, is ca not see the picture but once you open the pedal, it's just a trick p'tit plastic, ca is not the big metal switch costal well. Nevertheless, the NS-2 did not need s'enclancher often.

3 knobs: 1 for the level of reduction, the second for the reduction of delay (after a note) and the third to choose between reducing or mute.
Several connections:
- Input (to connect an instrument) and output (to amp);
- Send and return: to insert effects pedals (except delay and reverb: the effect can not undergo a reduction of sound).

There is a small red LED to know when the sound is reduced or not.

This pedal can power other pedals, you have to buy one cable and one little power with a single power supply 6.
9 / 10 only because of the switch (which is valid on all Boss pedals)

UTILIZATION

Pedal very easy to use, it took me .... 20 seconds.
The manual clearly explains the connections to do, for effects, the Food and other pedals.

SOUND QUALITY

This pedal has changed my life. I play on a guitar half body (Epiphone Sheraton 2), home of a combo Peavey Classic 30 tube. No problem of feedback in this case (I have neighbors ...). As against the studio, on a Marshall JCM 900 with a big brute of a drummer, and play punk ... I bothers, as soon as I stop playing, a huge uncontrollable feedback foul. With the Boss NS-2, I rediscovered my guitar and amp! the man is clean, more feedback, and all my signal.

Yesterday I purchased a distortion: Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde, quite noisy, once in the effects loop of the NS-2, more noise!

In addition I supplied with the NS-2, too practical.

OVERALL OPINION

I have this pedal for one month, it has changed the lives of members of my group that tended to voicelessness my fault ...

I paid 85 euro new, very good value for money!
I hesitate not remake that choice 1 / 1000 th of a second.

A threshold, a decay reduction and a switch / mute -> rgler is simple.
As a bonus effects loop.
We ask no more a noise gate, especially pedals.
The sound seems to me absolutely ALTR by the effect, except on long high notes, but in this case the just cut it back and APRS.
In any case for pedals is perfect.

UTILIZATION

In terms of rglage with my config is plutt the threshold which I do not touch (at max all the time), I put a can decay less than half what I can keep a good limitation when I string my plate while being able to play without the pedals acute "food" sustain.
I enter my guitar in and I go out live on the amp, I do not use other effets.La pice or I play is Boure parasites disappear when I turn the pedals instantanment .
As for the effects loop, I use him is nice: I plug the send to my tuner (just a little korg bte 20), and so I can tune in 2 my vrifier / 4 and nothing unplug. I knew something was using these jacks l.
In résumé in 30 seconds and walk it rgl, So just a little BMOL the threshold seems to me that not enough prcis, but given the previous ones comments dpendre of gear used to.

SOUND QUALITY

Prcis As above, my sound does not change a bit with or without the pedals on this point is perfect.
I use a BC Rich Jr. V with a Bill Lawrence L500 XL micro. I go out live on the amp that is either a bandit 112 (home) a triamp (in BPS). I use it mostly on the 112 because I have virtually no parasites in the rehearsal room, and the pedals can not mitigate the force of the amp.
At the level of losses in the high, I tried with guitars of lesser quality is actually obvious. by JRV cons with my, you really have to go on his notes for the decay of food, and in this case it was time to cut the effect and hand APRS. A small point less because you have a big win to avoid losing too much quality sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for years, the first noise gate that I bought and I have not tried other, still to make up for parasites and feedback when I play high level. I buy the closed eyes. the price is right trs gnrale compared the quality of the product. CAUTION: Use absolute power with BOSS type. I tried the traditional power supplies is crappy trs.
J'enlve just one point to the doc too lgre threshold and that serves me anything because I have to put it to the max for walking.

As the name suggests trs well is a noise gate suppressor. 3 knobs: Threshold, Decay and Mode. The mode knob lets you choose between rducteur background noise or functionalist Mute to change guitar. She does rduire Designed to the sounds other than those set by the guitar. It has an effects loop.

UTILIZATION

Pretty simple setup. This gives a good sound with almost any rglages. The manual explains how to connect the well trs pedals and how to use the effects loop of the NS-2. The manual is clear trs. The only regret of the manual: no rglages suggrs. But since it is easy to configure is not as bad as a. You can use the NS-2 to power other pedals! So if you have 10 pedals, no need to buy adapters or 10 to change the batteries without stopping!

SOUND QUALITY

The Boss NS-2 is effective and enlve compltement background noise. I use it with my Fender Mexican Fat Start, Fender Princeton Chorus My, my Digitech Metal Master and my Dunlop Crybaby GCB95. Do not try to use it with a wah-wah in the loop of the NS-2 if the sound PForm. That's a I do not use the effects loop. In my string of pedals, I place the end argle the problem (even if I was told that his place n'tait not the end of each only). But as the ct of its use as food or noise gate is an effective PDAL trs. I strongly advise you.

OVERALL OPINION

I have now for eight months. As I said, she does a good job trs. The least are for use with the wah-wah. I must admit that I did not test other pedals before buying. I tried it, it suited me, I bought it. $ 50 CAN, c'tait an opportunity not to be missed! Ms. New is a buying pedals! Simple configuration, manual clear functionalist supply, efficient use, not CHRE ... What could be better? You must buy it!

Rduction of breath or mute, with intensity and time effects, a loop ... Everything you need.

UTILIZATION

Config trs simple, no need to fiddle for hours to find a good compromise. An example of connection to the manual that came with, using the effects loop, nickel.

SOUND QUALITY

T has almost everything said, I even on the advice that I post on the Behringer NR-100.C is impressive transparency.

OVERALL OPINION

The ratio quality-price is right trs (90), I do rve more APRS buying the Behringer bottom of its 18, there's not need to put a minimum ... Sometimes there are surprises, but at the ... I do it again this choice with his eyes closed, even to OCCAZ because it's tough.

This pedal is a gear or noise suppressor. There are four outputs: an input for the guitar, an amplifier and output to the input and output of the loop.
It is very solid.
It works with a 9V battery or adapter (not supplied grrrrr!)
I put the outlet 9 for ...

UTILIZATION

It's super simple! You turn a knob to change the type of noise suppression and is used in two other efforts to settle its Gise.
The manual is interesting because it explains how to mount the loop (in parallel).

SOUND QUALITY

I am really impressed with the sound! The attack is followed, no longer leave Feedback, more purring ... AWESOME! I was hesitant at first because Boss has a reputation average.
But here, the sound is met perfectly! This pedal does wonders!

OVERALL OPINION

I then in April 2006 and I am really happy! At first I hesitated with the Rocktron Hush but I preferred this one, I do not regret my choice! In addition it is a gift from members of my group who had tired of hearing my amp hiss all the time! This pedal is ideal for live and repeat them!
THE VERY VERY GOOD !!!!! MATOS