Boss IR-2
- Premium amp emulator and cabinet IR loader in a BOSS compact pedal
- Exceptional audio quality with 32-bit floating-point processing and 96 kHz sampling rate
- Eleven different amp types and high-quality cab IRs from Celestion Digital
- Simple user interface with Level, Gain, Bass, Middle, and Treble controls
- Ambience effect with dedicated control
- Mono input and stereo outputs
- Mono/stereo loop for patching in mod, delay, and reverb effects after the amp emulation
- Headphones jack for practice
- USB-C® for recording and audio playback via a computer or mobile device*
- Switch between two amp/cab tones with the pedal switch or an external footswitch
- Dedicated IR-2 IR Loader app (macOS/Windows) for loading your own cabinet IRs
- Amp and cabinet sections can be turned on/off independently for isolated use
- BOSS five-year warranty
*Compatibility with all third-party devices and software is not guaranteed.
- SPECIFICATIONS
- Sampling Frequency
- 96 kHz
- AD Conversion
- 24 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
- IR cabinet data format
- Mono, Maximum 500 ms, 44.1/48/96 kHz, 16 bits linear/24 bits linear/32-bit floating point
- Preset IR cabinet
- 11
- User IR cabinet slot
- 11
* These are the same slots as the preset IR cabinet.
- Nominal Input Level
- INPUT, RETURN: -20 dBu
- Maximum Input Level
- INPUT, RETURN: +7 dBu
- Input Impedance
- INPUT, RETURN: 1 MΩ
- Nominal Output Level
- OUTPUT A (MONO), OUTPUT B, SEND, PHONES: -20 dBu
- Maximum Output Level
- OUTPUT A (MONO), OUTPUT B, SEND, PHONES: +7 dBu
- Output Impedance
- OUTPUT A (MONO), OUTPUT B, SEND: 1 kΩ
PHONES: 44 Ω
- Recommended Load Impedance
- OUTPUT A (MONO), OUTPUT B, SEND: 10 kΩ or greater
PHONES: 44 Ω or greater
- Bypass
- Buffered bypass
- Controls
- Type knob
GAIN knob
TREBLE knob
LEVEL knob
MIDDLE knob
AMBIENCE knob
BASS knob
Pedal switch
- Indicator
- CHECK indicator (Used for indication of Channel and check battery)
- Connectors
- INPUT jack, OUTPUT A (MONO) jack, OUTPUT B jack, SEND jack: 1/4-inch phone type
RETURN jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
CH SEL jack: 1/4-inch phone type
DC IN jack
PHONES jack: Stereo miniature phone type
USB port: USB Type-C(R)
- Power Supply
- Alkaline battery (9 V, 6LR61 or 6LF22, commercially available)
AC adaptor (PSA series: sold separately)
- Current Draw
- 160 mA
- Expected battery life under continuous use
- Alkaline: Approx. 3.5 hours (6LR61)
* These figures will vary depending on the actual conditions of use.
- Accessories
- Leaflet (“USING THE UNIT SAFELY,” ”IMPORTANT NOTES,” and ”Information”)
Dry battery (9 V, 6LR61 or 6LF22)
- Options (sold separately)
- AC adaptor: PSA series
Footswitch: FS-5U
Dual footswitch: FS-6, FS-7
- SIZE AND WEIGHT
- Width
- 73 mm
2-7/8 inches
- Depth
- 129 mm
5-1/8 inches
- Height
- 59 mm
2-3/8 inches
- Weight (including battery)
- 450 g
1 lb