All user reviews 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.

I love my NS-2. Single-coil pickups (IMHO) have a purer sinusoidal waveform than humbuckers since a humbucker has two rows of pickups which are slightly out of phase but then combined. However, single-coils are noisy (60-cycle hum from lights, etc.). What to do? NS-2! Techy point: the unit can be noisy (less effective) with some power supplies so be careful about that (see below).

UTILIZATION

nobs are a little mysterious but not really a problem. I use it so my soft passages are free of 60-cycle hum. Ever hear Buddy Guy live? Quiet passages can be real attention getters.

SOUND QUALITY

Mainly 2 "Strat" clones: both single-coiled ChordBenders, one in Nashville tuning (which I think of as "mandolin sound" & just have to use as sonic spice).

OVERALL OPINION

Boss regulates the price but some NS-2 dealers offer free stuff (like a power supply that actually gets along with the NS-2) so include “free” when you Google for where to buy one. The knobs control a lowest usable volume & once your signal falls below that you get silence so balance that limitation with noise control. Very sturdy. My effects board has a noise controller but the NS-2 is much better.

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

Pedal noise gate
An input and an output
An effects loop with send and return
A knob threshold
A knob decay
Two modes: noise suppressor and mute

UTILIZATION

I had occas' so I downloaded a manual of various Boss pedals. Even reading it I did not quite understand what the purpose of the mute. When I enabled it, everything is silent ...
I did not quite understand what the purpose of the decay knob either. By using it I found that it reduces the threshold noise suppression, so I think there is a subtlety here to exploit.
Otherwise, it's pretty simple, just put amp and pedal in the effects loop, turn the knob to find happiness and then voila. For my part, I put the wha-wha outside the effects loop (between the guitar and NS2) have found that it was a strange noise in the loop. Then, matter of taste, but I put chorus and phaser between amp and noise gate. I put only the overdrive and preamp in the effects loop.

SOUND QUALITY

Turning the knob and presto, noise interference disappear. However, it must make a compromise between the light and saturated, but generally does not distort the sound. Only clear sound when the threshold is beyond 5 (but this is already enough for a good distortion).
Attention, it does not make miracles, do not believe we will be able to reproduce riffs cowboys from hell as dimebag darrell, but it does its job very well. Once we stop playing, no sound.

OVERALL OPINION

I hear a lot from it and then the boss NS2 is a bad pedal, the ISP decimator is much better blah. Anyway, luckily the ISP is much better given the price difference! So for the price / quality ratio, I suggest NS2 as boss noise gate economic. It does not work miracles, but does its job very well (which is more or less to remove noise) without distorting the sound, which is more than satisfactory for me.

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)

For specifications, we note that the inner loop processes the effects more "talkative" such as overdrive and high-gain distortion. Mute mode in which the action of the pedal completely cut the signal. Those who have never changed guitar on stage can not understand the usefulness of such a device ...
I agree, I unplug my jack, I change my guitar and I rappuie ... not a crack devastating to baffles and ears! And I still mode Noise-Gate. The other mode is a classic on / off effect.
The case is in the classic boss, indestructible and easy to fit on a pedalboard. 9v battery or power adapter with output 9 v to chain another pedal.

UTILIZATION

For use, it is almost plug-n-play, provided that we understand that this "effect" is used to mitigate or remove noise much. By no means a miracle will happen! Basically, the threshold will adjust the threshold beyond which the effect will pass the signal from the instrument and destroy all the buzz résiduels.Le decay determines the time that must be put in effect acting: either a very brutal is progressive with a gradual rise in his.
On an amp with a clean sound with a guitar electronics correct, no need noise gate. With single coils and a little crunch to your amp, a very soft setting can improve things especially when we stop playing. On distortion free, it becomes essential at high volume on stage as the audience will take the buzz as much as music.

SOUND QUALITY

The noise gate is effective although I find its useful range relatively small and somewhat progressive. The best is obtained by passing the distos in the loop as recommended by Boss, the guitar is simply plugged into the "in" of the pedal.
The sound is consistent with what is found in almost all competitors, a slight loss of high frequencies, so a noticeable slowdown of the spectrum and dynamics attenuated. Nothing insurmountable, this corrects the EQ. In reality, only a little more Decimator preserves the signal from the instrument. It's subtle, perhaps too subtle to be really critical when using a huge distortion that compresses and kills the dynamic design.
I use it on my pedalboard NS2 to calm the ardor of my HTdual.Le NS.2 is permanently activated.
Nothing to say! its clear, without touching anything, my signal is preserved and my sustain. In overdrive, it is equally effective cost of a slight loss of sustain acceptable, but high volume is very comfortable for your ears. With the gain on the bottom Blackstar, we understand the usefulness of the device, the signal is preserved but the game must be sharp and precise.

OVERALL OPINION

I repeat, if your aim is to play at moderate volume on a Stratocaster plugged into a JC120 or Twinreverb, the NS2 is not for you. Archi useless as all his peers!
If you do the scene with a more muscular and chaining pedals important, I do not see how the impasse. Between models Rocktron Hush rack type, and very upscale mentioned above, this small Boss NS2 to its usefulness. So much so that since I got it, I had almost forgotten except to use his "Mute" function when I needed changes guitars on stage.
However, I find this product quite expensive. It is disturbing to drop 82 euros for a fact ... that is not one.

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!

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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

The BOSS NS-2 has been one of the standard "go to" noise gates or suppressors since the late eighties. It's pretty simple to use and very common to see in guitar rigs regardless of style or gear used, just to cut down on that ever present hum and buzz that many players are fighting in their rigs. It has a threshold control, as well as a rate control and a knob to select whether you want the pedal to reduce your noise or act as a mute, very cool feature for sure. Otherwise it's pretty standard BOSS as far as the features go and there isn't much to say about it. The construction is the standard stomp box fare and it really has a durable feel that will last for a long time.

UTILIZATION

The setup of this pedal is either easy or difficult depending on your angle. I'm a huge fan of the ISP Decimator gate, which has a more gradual sweep and doesn't cut your tone off so staccato. That's really the biggest thing I find with setting this up. It can be more difficult to get it so it doesn't completely choke off your sound with its gate, whereas the ISP unit is more about keeping the tone and just removing the noise and not cutting off your signal. That being said, each has its place and if you want that sort of very abrupt cutoff, the NS-2 is a great pedal for thaat.

SOUND QUALITY

This pedal is really best used in situations where either you're in a noisy place playing, or if your rig is high gain and has a lot of inherent noise issues. This particular noise gate would probably be of interest to a lot of thrash metal or death metal players where you can get those nice quick cutoffs and not be left with a wall of noise. Many players actually prefer the feel of the BOSS unit, but for me where I play more of a standard hard rock style and like having my tones sustain, I prefer a unit like the ISP which has that more gradual cutoff for the notes.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the BOSS NS-2 is a decent noise gate for someone looking for a basic stomp box noise suppressor with a nice fast cutoff and more controls for adjustment. If you just want something to get rid of hum and don't need that fast attack, I would have a look at the ISP Technologies Decimator which does that job well and has served me quite nicely for a few years now. It really depends what you're looking for, but for most applications the NS-2 will do fine.

Noise is one of the things we higher gain players battle as we play on stage. One of the most annoying things out there is when your guitar starts to ring out and feedback, especially when you're in a metal band with fast start/stop riffs. Boss has been one of the go-to noise gate solutions for quite awhile now. The pedal features a decay, threshold and special selector knob to select between two different settings. You can also run this both in front of the amp AND in the loop at the same time.

UTILIZATION

The pedal itself is housed in one of the best housings out there. You won't have to worry about this thing breaking on you while you're on tour. The knobs are also laid out fairly decently, although I don't know why they spaced them the way they did. The manual is fairly clear as to what everything does, but I find that this pedal lacks versatility. I'll get to that later, but the pedal itself is simple enough to set up and go.

SOUND QUALITY

The pedal does what it should do. It cuts the feedback and lets you have silence while you're not playing. However, the issue is that this pedal sucks tone. It's one of the major things wrong with this pedal. Another one is that I seem to have issues with this when compared to the ISP Decimator. Where as the Decimator can do some great staccato gating, this seems to have some issues with the gating for whatever reason. The good thing is that this pedal can work in both the front and loop at the same time, but you'll want to be careful about ground loops. ISP now has a G-String which does the same thing, so I question whether this is really necessary today.

OVERALL OPINION

The pedal itself is solid, but there are better things on the market today. I vastly prefer the ISP stuff to the Boss stuff when it comes to noise gates. The Boss technology is just too outdated and doesn't sound as natural as the ISP does for the type of music I play. If you can get one of these cheap, get it. Otherwise, just get an ISP.

Reducer of noise generated by pedals (compression, distortion etc.).

UTILIZATION

configuration very simple. Guitar NS2_IN, NS2-Out_ not generate noise effects (Delay, Chorus, Reverb, etc.) to amp (IN). loop: very simple connection: NS2 (Send) to the factories to noise (compressor, distos), connected in series, of course. Out on the last pedal to the Return of NS2 and the circle is complete.

SOUND QUALITY

Impressive results (or at least in my case. Parasitic noise reduction is effective upon Inrush of the pedal. The sounds of the strings in the game are stifled. He takes time to tame sustain adapting his style of play.'s once the guitar becomes more docile the game more flexible, it changed my way of reasoning is perfectly jouer.la and harmonics softer.
on the other hand, I do not see what use has the MUTE (if someone just enlighten me, it would be nice)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for some days now, there is the NS-2 before and after. this is the first of its kind pedal, I bought it in excellent condition at prices argus (€ 50), very reasonable for "relief" enfin.j 'would have the long time.