There is no reason why it shouldn’t work as it will work with both PC and Mac. Just depends on their UI and if they have dedicated button presses like left and right arrow or up and down, and you can then program the pedal up for that. 👍
Boss erase my comments but I’ll keep posting These devices are advertised as "Fully customizable", and it is not true, they are Locked for CC#'s 32-63 and 95-127. Your support answer was: Unfortunately, the FS-1-WL can not transit CC#'s 32-63 and 95-127,
I have never seen a cc midi input with a drop-down menu. there is this big gap from cc 31- cc 64. this stoped me from using a lot of my sonicware smpltrack funktions wich competes with boss loopers! this b.s was on purpose! THANKS FOR HYPING A NOTHER CRAPPY PRODUCT! p.s. why the hell would you need a bluetooth foot switch for a daw?
Incredibly useful for a DAW whilst you're playing guitar or piano. I set mine for Logic Pro. Button 1 is go back to start, button 2 is Record and button 3 is play. This way you can sit comfortably wherever you want as long as the channel track is armed to record, and you can record and playback, and make multiple takes without having to be in arms reach of the computer or having to get up and stop and re-record every time when the computer is on the other side of the room.
Great review! What is your comment on the build quality of the switches? Can they handle hard stomping like the more traditional type of foot switches? Thanks in advance :)
Depends on the Katana you have but certainly promoted with the Katana Air and the Waza-Airz as it uses Bluetooth. If there is no Bluetooth on board, then you can still plug in as long as the amp receives midi commands.
I use rechargeable batteries with my shure wireless and the battery life I get is actually much longer than when I use energizer or duracell lithiums; I think that's because the voltage of nicads, while lower, stays constant for longer periods of time. the difference seems like weeks on a battery verses a weekend.
For digital equipment, the USB-chargeable AAA, AA, PP3 come in 1.5v as well as a 1.2v versions. Just make sure you choose the right ones . I haven’t tested my FS-1-we yet with the USB batteries, but I will do to see which work best
@@craigdavidson4378 I think most electronics these days have a voltage converter that boosts the voltage. My 1.2 volt nicads that are in my PageFlip butterfly page turner, for example, have been working for months without needing a recharge! what surprises me the most is: 1.5v rechargeables don't seem to have very good battery life-- based on TH-cam reviews. maybe, if I look again, I'll find some that out perform my 1.2 volt nicads but 1.5v batteries supposedly droop quickly.
Hi JP, and others who may also have an FS-1-WL. I noticed that yours seems to have "rubber feet" on the bottom. mine does NOT, and in fact it's very slippery - I can just imagine it scooting away during a gig. Did it come with rubber feet already attached? Maybe they should have been in the box with a peel-off-and-apply sort of thing? Have I perhaps received a B-stock item...? it is completely, er, bald, on the bottom, but there are six squares where common sense would indicate that a little rubber foot should be.
Hey 👋 Ooooh! Yeah mine came with the rubber feet already there in place attached. If it’s a B-stock one where someone has removed the feet I would be throwing that back at them.
Awesome video John Paul! Boss just keep rocking with great products. It will be interesting to try to used for control the drums patterns at the RC 500 ☺️
not good enough with katana-air: only patch up/down, bst-mod off/on, del-fx off/on, rev off/on, should have option channel up/down or even channel green/red/orange.
This pedal will not connect to Windows 11 without a third party app such as ble-midi connect (available on windows store). Once you connect with an app like that you're good to go. (I have to edit this because I tried it with another windows computer and it paired with no trouble. My alienware (which has bluetooth) had the problem, but my Windows Surface Book had no problem).
I just got this, but I can't get it to page turn my PDFs. The foot switch is linked to my iPad, but I can't get it to turn pages of my PDFs! What do I do?
I’m on the same for both my iPad and iPhone and works fine. For the midi switch, make sure you are pairing with an app for Bluetooth midi and not trying to pair under the devices settings. Try downloading the app for it and pair there - th-cam.com/video/3r1cTaYEw74/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WH4FL7R9jRTNB4iv
@@JohnPaulMusicUK I had a GVIDO and think ForScore is "sort of OK." i.e. with GVIDO, I could set up navigation flows through my sheet music whereas, with ForScore, I have to duplicate pages.
@JohnPaulMusicUK How did you get the FS-1-WL to connect to the WIDI Jack directly? Or do you need to have an app in the middle like AUM or similar? Out of the box I am unable to get the Footswitch to pair directly with a WIDI Jack.
It's not that easy. It will connect with my computer, but the editor will not connect and without the editor i can't use it to midimap my Daw. A complete day wasted. Any suggestions?
thanks for a helpful video! I have a few questions about versatility: 1. if I'm not always so interested in the wireless capability, for example when connecting to my RC600 with cables would I only have one control switch and one expression pedal available? Or could I have two control switches for the RC 600 instead? 2. could I have one switch controlling a pedal and the other two for turning pages on an iPad?
The difference is you have to think of this like a midi pedal and not an FS 6/7 pedal. You would be connecting via midi and it sends midi signals. That being said, it wouldn’t connect up to either of the RC-600 CTRL inputs leaving them free. 👍🏻 For your second question, technically yes.. but you would have to see if it connects to more than one device at a time. I suppose it’s possible.
Thanks for the video. Can this be set with an idle-timeout so it powers up when pressed and powers down after a period of inactivity (or when bluetooth is disconnected)? Climbing under a desk to switch the power button seems primitive.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thanks for that - I'll reach out to them to confirm but I can't see that type of feature documented anywhere. Similar wireless switchers seem to have it which may be a dealbreaker for the Boss. It's otherwise a great pedal - just wish they come with more than three buttons and auto-off.
Love that you demonstrated the soft touch switches. Very tempted to get one of these. I wish they had made one with more than 3 switches though. 6 would have been great, 3 on top, 3 on bottom.
Yes. You can connect wires with TRS to normal midi cable or if you want to do it wirelessly, you need this: th-cam.com/video/OaiYCKauF4Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=DKlBTNGjtRaNrAux
I would look at wether you need it to control via CC# or wether you want the control to be a Keystroke which would mean changing the switch. If it’s CC# then program up the Cc you want via the app separately and then get the Bluetooth connected to the computer and it should work. Make sure you have the correct drivers on the computer for it to understand what it is. This can be found on Boss’ support page for it.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK I have it non Bluetooth, using a trs 1/8 cable. I have the app but don’t know what to do with it. Thanks!! What’s “off value “ and “on value “?
I think I figured it out. Seems latch and momentary are opposite of what I expected. And it looks like you can only get insert a fill between changing variation A and B. I thought I would be able to put a fill without changing. Hmmm, but maybe we can if we use, momentary on the variation switch
Expandability.. you can still connect expression and another FS-6 or FS-7 pedal to it as well as either sending Midi CC or Keystrokes.. and then there is also physical midi via TRS.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thanks for the answer but as far as i can see airstep also have those features if you get the full version of the airstep. In addition the airstep has 5 switches instead of only 3, longer batterylife and presets for different applications.
Anyone know if this works with Guitar Rig 7 to switch between presets?
There is no reason why it shouldn’t work as it will work with both PC and Mac. Just depends on their UI and if they have dedicated button presses like left and right arrow or up and down, and you can then program the pedal up for that. 👍
Boss erase my comments but I’ll keep posting These devices are advertised as "Fully customizable", and it is not true, they are Locked for CC#'s 32-63 and 95-127.
Your support answer was: Unfortunately, the FS-1-WL can not transit CC#'s 32-63 and 95-127,
👍🏻
Hi JP, another great video. I want to switch livesets. How do I do it? I can't work it out.... Thanks.
Hey. when you say live sets.. what are you working with?
woud you normally do that via CC numbers or by computer keystrokes?
I have never seen a cc midi input with a drop-down menu. there is this big gap from cc 31- cc 64. this stoped me from using a lot of my sonicware smpltrack funktions wich competes with boss loopers! this b.s was on purpose! THANKS FOR HYPING A NOTHER CRAPPY PRODUCT! p.s. why the hell would you need a bluetooth foot switch for a daw?
Incredibly useful for a DAW whilst you're playing guitar or piano. I set mine for Logic Pro. Button 1 is go back to start, button 2 is Record and button 3 is play. This way you can sit comfortably wherever you want as long as the channel track is armed to record, and you can record and playback, and make multiple takes without having to be in arms reach of the computer or having to get up and stop and re-record every time when the computer is on the other side of the room.
Great review! What is your comment on the build quality of the switches? Can they handle hard stomping like the more traditional type of foot switches? Thanks in advance :)
Thanks a lot !! May I ask: can we use it to control Logic Pro guitar effects as well? For instance, triggering a distortion when the chorus arrives ?
Yes. You would have to set it up and then tell Logic what the keystroke is but yes you could.
Can you use this with boss katana go to switcg through presets? Like clean/lead/distorted rythm preset?
Depends on the Katana you have but certainly promoted with the Katana Air and the Waza-Airz as it uses Bluetooth. If there is no Bluetooth on board, then you can still plug in as long as the amp receives midi commands.
Pretty sure thats what Anderson's did when they reviewed the katana Go.
Ah you can connect it to almost anythink 😂
Yep! It’s pretty versatile!
Can this be connected and control music player on my android? Start and stop song?
If the android device can download the app and can be controlled either by keyboard strokes or midi.. then yes. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Ill try. Thanks
Hi Im sorry can you play any note on this pedal like a C or D ??thanks
Yes. You would just have to program it up to do so. 👌
Do you know please what message I have to write? thanks
Hello. Works on Windows for use with neuraldsp, BiaxFX, etc. plugins.
Greetings
That’s great to know.
Thank you 🙏
No. No. Sorry. Its a cuestión. Work in Windows?
I use rechargeable batteries with my shure wireless and the battery life I get is actually much longer than when I use energizer or duracell lithiums; I think that's because the voltage of nicads, while lower, stays constant for longer periods of time. the difference seems like weeks on a battery verses a weekend.
That’s a great tip! Thank you 🙏
For digital equipment, the USB-chargeable AAA, AA, PP3 come in 1.5v as well as a 1.2v versions. Just make sure you choose the right ones . I haven’t tested my FS-1-we yet with the USB batteries, but I will do to see which work best
@@craigdavidson4378 I think most electronics these days have a voltage converter that boosts the voltage. My 1.2 volt nicads that are in my PageFlip butterfly page turner, for example, have been working for months without needing a recharge!
what surprises me the most is: 1.5v rechargeables don't seem to have very good battery life-- based on TH-cam reviews. maybe, if I look again, I'll find some that out perform my 1.2 volt nicads but 1.5v batteries supposedly droop quickly.
Hi JP, and others who may also have an FS-1-WL. I noticed that yours seems to have "rubber feet" on the bottom. mine does NOT, and in fact it's very slippery - I can just imagine it scooting away during a gig. Did it come with rubber feet already attached? Maybe they should have been in the box with a peel-off-and-apply sort of thing? Have I perhaps received a B-stock item...? it is completely, er, bald, on the bottom, but there are six squares where common sense would indicate that a little rubber foot should be.
Hey 👋
Ooooh! Yeah mine came with the rubber feet already there in place attached. If it’s a B-stock one where someone has removed the feet I would be throwing that back at them.
Awesome video John Paul! Boss just keep rocking with great products. It will be interesting to try to used for control the drums patterns at the RC 500 ☺️
not good enough with katana-air: only patch up/down, bst-mod off/on, del-fx off/on, rev off/on, should have option channel up/down or even channel green/red/orange.
Ahhh that’s a shame. You never know with a firmware update?! 🤷🏻♂️
This pedal will not connect to Windows 11 without a third party app such as ble-midi connect (available on windows store). Once you connect with an app like that you're good to go. (I have to edit this because I tried it with another windows computer and it paired with no trouble. My alienware (which has bluetooth) had the problem, but my Windows Surface Book had no problem).
Silly windows 🙄
I just got this, but I can't get it to page turn my PDFs. The foot switch is linked to my iPad, but I can't get it to turn pages of my PDFs! What do I do?
Hey 👋
Have a look at what mode you have it in. The switch on the back.
Check this video out - th-cam.com/video/3r1cTaYEw74/w-d-xo.html
This does not work with IOS 17.2 on my iPad Pro 6th gen . It does work correctly on my iPhone 13 pro max with iOS 17.2.1
I’m on the same for both my iPad and iPhone and works fine. For the midi switch, make sure you are pairing with an app for Bluetooth midi and not trying to pair under the devices settings. Try downloading the app for it and pair there - th-cam.com/video/3r1cTaYEw74/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WH4FL7R9jRTNB4iv
Thank you for this great review! What music sheet app can be used / or wich would you recommend? Thanks!
Any as it’s programmable and you can set what the buttons do. ForScore is one of the best for sheet music. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK I had a GVIDO and think ForScore is "sort of OK." i.e. with GVIDO, I could set up navigation flows through my sheet music whereas, with ForScore, I have to duplicate pages.
@JohnPaulMusicUK How did you get the FS-1-WL to connect to the WIDI Jack directly? Or do you need to have an app in the middle like AUM or similar? Out of the box I am unable to get the Footswitch to pair directly with a WIDI Jack.
Have a look at an iOS app called MidiMittr to talk between the devices.
Thanks for the fast reply and the excellent videos!
It's not that easy. It will connect with my computer, but the editor will not connect and without the editor i can't use it to midimap my Daw. A complete day wasted. Any suggestions?
Hey 👋
So, are you connecting with the right option? As the switch can give you keyboard buttons or cc numbers
thanks for a helpful video! I have a few questions about versatility: 1. if I'm not always so interested in the wireless capability, for example when connecting to my RC600 with cables would I only have one control switch and one expression pedal available? Or could I have two control switches for the RC 600 instead? 2. could I have one switch controlling a pedal and the other two for turning pages on an iPad?
The difference is you have to think of this like a midi pedal and not an FS 6/7 pedal. You would be connecting via midi and it sends midi signals. That being said, it wouldn’t connect up to either of the RC-600 CTRL inputs leaving them free. 👍🏻
For your second question, technically yes.. but you would have to see if it connects to more than one device at a time. I suppose it’s possible.
Thanks for the video. Can this be set with an idle-timeout so it powers up when pressed and powers down after a period of inactivity (or when bluetooth is disconnected)? Climbing under a desk to switch the power button seems primitive.
Haven’t been asked that before.
Doesn’t look like it via the app but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t. Might wanna reach out to Boss and ask.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thanks for that - I'll reach out to them to confirm but I can't see that type of feature documented anywhere. Similar wireless switchers seem to have it which may be a dealbreaker for the Boss. It's otherwise a great pedal - just wish they come with more than three buttons and auto-off.
Love that you demonstrated the soft touch switches. Very tempted to get one of these. I wish they had made one with more than 3 switches though. 6 would have been great, 3 on top, 3 on bottom.
Could always get 2! 🤣
can you contol the boss ve 500 and if so what coonection thing do i need for it
Yes. You can connect wires with TRS to normal midi cable or if you want to do it wirelessly, you need this: th-cam.com/video/OaiYCKauF4Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=DKlBTNGjtRaNrAux
In Ableton it will only work with a cable (midimapping), not wireless:( or am i doing something wrong? The editor will only work outside Ableton.
I would look at wether you need it to control via CC# or wether you want the control to be a Keystroke which would mean changing the switch. If it’s CC# then program up the Cc you want via the app separately and then get the Bluetooth connected to the computer and it should work. Make sure you have the correct drivers on the computer for it to understand what it is. This can be found on Boss’ support page for it.
Thanks, i wll try it out.
The cc numbers are working only with a cable, not with WiFi??
Came here for the review, stayed to appreciate the Jim'll Paint It t-shirt
Haha. Love it! Haha
Many thanks Great Demo, please may I ask what type of AC power adaptor do I need, top of the range adapters seem to be expensive,
500mA 9v
Great!@@JohnPaulMusicUK
I want a wireless footswitch that works with my Android music app but can't find out if this one will.
Yes it works on android and iOS.
Here is the app on GooglePlay
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.roland.boss_fs_1_wl&pli=1
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thank you
Thanks JP. Can you use that device to control gt pocket while still having an iPad control the gt pocket co trop the device?
Does anyone know if the FS1 is compatible with the Moises app?
Great video. Thanks you for the infos. I will like this device. 😊
Is there no windows support?
Yes of course. 👍🏻
www.boss.info/global/products/fs-1-wl/downloads/
👏🏻. Does this work with boss katana 50 ?
Thank you appreciated
Welcome. Watch this next: th-cam.com/video/i5vAbZTcFFQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=BGkNvVt_bM8KZ3NA
i can’t get it to work with my RC5 ☹️
Oh no! How are you plugging it in / wireless?
Are you on the right midi channel? Have you reset it with the app?
I want to access rhythm fill. No luck.
I have CC80 set to variation, but it working like a latch setting
@@JohnPaulMusicUK I have it non Bluetooth, using a trs 1/8 cable. I have the app but don’t know what to do with it. Thanks!! What’s “off value “ and “on value “?
I think I figured it out. Seems latch and momentary are opposite of what I expected. And it looks like you can only get insert a fill between changing variation A and B. I thought I would be able to put a fill without changing. Hmmm, but maybe we can if we use, momentary on the variation switch
Whats the advatage with this one over the airstep?
Expandability.. you can still connect expression and another FS-6 or FS-7 pedal to it as well as either sending Midi CC or Keystrokes.. and then there is also physical midi via TRS.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thanks for the answer but as far as i can see airstep also have those features if you get the full version of the airstep. In addition the airstep has 5 switches instead of only 3, longer batterylife and presets for different applications.
@@stefanoehlin It isn't a patch on the Airstep, that can send MIDI/HID at the same time, and a battery that lasts 300+ hours!!
😎 this should work well with the CC numbers on the RC5?
Yep 👍🏻
Works well with Loopy Pro?
Yep 👍🏻
What a brilliant product, Boss just keep pushing tech in really interesting & flexible ways. Great video man, thank you 🙏🏼 hope you’re very well!
Thanks 🙏
Yeah it’s great!