Presets/Model I and Classic

Classic L1 Model I Presets This article relates to the L1 Classic and L1 Model I. Presets 3.0 are now available. See: Presets 3.0 For T1 ToneMatch Audio Engine presets See: Presets / ToneMatch® / Downloads

What Version Do I Have

Q: I just got a new System, does it have the latest presets? A: Quoting Kyle-at-Bose: "You can easily tell if you have one of the newer power stands- those that come preloaded with Presets 2.0- by looking at the rear I/O panel. If the Amp 3 Output connector area (where the B1s plug in) is a light blue color, then the Presets 2.0 have been preloaded at the factory."

If you have an older L1 Classic and you want to know if the Presets have been updated to Version 2.0, used a steady sound source (e.g. a microphone) and switch from Preset 80 to 81, 82, 83... These were not used in Presets Version 1.0. So if you don't hear a difference, then your L1 Classic has probably not been updated.

Upgrading your Presets

If you don't have version 2.0 presets see:

• Presets 2 Upgrade instructions - this is an unofficial copy of the page on the official Bose^® site. The original page is linked below but is difficult to read.
• Presets 2 Upgrade Instructions on the Bose^® site - warning - resizes your browser very small
• Instructions
• Actual file: Presets2p0.zip(This is the same download as the one in the unofficial instructions. You do not need to download this twice).

What do the Presets Do?

Overview

• Video Tutorial from Ken-at-Bose ToneMatch Presets - Ken Jacob

• Presets 2.0/Cliff Notes notes about the specific presets

Cliff-at-Bose

Cliff-at-Bose had these general comments about working with the presets. "They were all developed to make CLOSE VOCALS (as in eat-the-mic) sound more natural through our system. When you back way off, say 6 inches or more, all bets are off. The same goes for even close miking of musical instruments. Actually, close miking of a Dobro might be fine in the flat setting, maybe turn up the HF on the remote for some sparkle. In the studio, a B57 sounds pretty useful 4-6 inches away from a guitar. Stay away from the sound hole if the sound gets too dark. Too much signal from the sound hole will also encourage low-mid feedback. As a hunch, try preset 35, assuming you recently purchased and these are v2 presets. This is probably the most radical one in the catalog, but will give you an idea of the extremes. It's for a very midrange-heavy electric guitar (PRS) to be played direct. Also, try all the presets on a spare evening alone. Lots of tone variations here. Forget the titles and just listen.

Also, on the mics for singing, try presets 01-04 as an alternative to the ones we recommended for your mics.

No one really knows the sound you want but you, when you hear it. So experiment with the presets and turn the knobs. Write back and let us know your results. Lots of players like you will benefit from your results."

Cliff-at-Bose had more to say

The mic pre's are really good ones, recording quality. Compare them to anything. You'll be amazed how they stack up to tweakier high-dollar units. We worked real hard on this and we're happy we did.

About the presets: No mic that I know of sounds good for close vocal, even for recording for that matter. All our presets compensate for this. A lot of these mics sound a lot more natural when you back off a foot or so from them. Of course this is true in the studio too. No one does this for a live performance (backs very far off the mic) since you want to maximize gain before feedback by eating the mic. And so then you get funny sound and so then you need our presets to make it natural.

If you need more channels for all-the-same mics, use a small mixer into channels 1 or 2. The presets work on line levels too, so a mixer full of mics using the recommended preset will all sound great. Use the presets always. They are one of the really great features of our system and they really give you a no-brainer great-sounding place to start for any amplification.

Steve-at-Bose

Steve-at-Bose said:

Think of it this way, if you work at Shure, Audix or any company making microphones you have no clue what speaker your customer will use to reproduce sound with your mic. So you voice it for a "best fit" system (or systems) and hope the market (or a part of it) agrees with your decision(s).

Now, imagine you knew EXACTLY what speaker your customer was going to use your mic with. Let's say, a Cylindrical Radiator(r) speaker Smile. Well, then you could voice the mic to create a very nice response.

That's what we can do with presets. We can create an EQ curve that attempts to make the mic sound very natural since we know how the speaker and mic will work together. It's that simple.

The good news is that 00 is flat which means the mic will sound like it is "supposed" to sound (according to the mic manufacturer).

Then there is the artistic choice. If you like the SM58 preset for an OM5 ... well, go for it. I've heard a few guitar players say they love the Accordian preset ... go figure.

I hope that helps to de-mystify presets. No voodoo or making things bigger and badder. Just choices. You can use the Bose choice (mic preset) the mic manufacturers choice (flat) or your own (try your voice with the accordion preset). Oh, and there's the 3-band EQ.

Which Preset Should I Use?

Presets - Finding What Works

Presets - Finding What Works - This is a step-by-step walkthrough.

Presets (v2) Used By Owners

Presets (v2) Used By Owners - This is list of inputs and presets that are not on the official list, contributed by L1 owners.

Print a copy

Presets 2.0

• user_printSheetPresets2.pdf PDF, Format A, 52 KB]
• presets2p0_userPrint2.pdf PDF, Format B, 83 KB]
• presets2p0.txt Text File, 4 KB]
• presets2p0.xls Excel File, 12 KB

Other Languages

Preset 2.0 - Una panoramica - Italian

ToneMatch® Presets

• ToneMatch® Presets / Taylor - Available Now
• Audix Microphones Announced
• Breedlove Guitars Announced

Custom Instrument Presets

Please see the discussion on The Bose® Musicians Community Message Boards

Instructions for Using the Downloadable Preset version 2.0

• Instructions
• Actual file: Presets2p0.zip

Presets 3.0 with Presets 2.0 and T1® Equivalents

Version 3.0	Version 2.0	Category	Description
00	00	Utility	Flat
01	01	Vocal Mics	Handheld mics
02	02	Vocal Mics	Headworn mics
03	03	Vocal Mics	Hi Gain, bright
04	04	Vocal Mics	Hi Gain, normal
05	05	Vocal Mics	Audix OM-5
06	06	Vocal Mics	Audix OM-6
07	07	Vocal Mics	Beyer M88
08	08	Vocal Mics	Crown CM-310/CM-311
09	09	Vocal Mics	ElectroVoice N/D357
10	10	Vocal Mics	ElectroVoice N/D767
11	11	Vocal Mics	ElectroVoice N/D967
12	12	Vocal Mics	Neumann KMS105
13	13	Vocal Mics	Shure SM57
14	14	Vocal Mics	Shure SM58
15	15	Vocal Mics	Shure Beta 57A
16	16	Vocal Mics	Shure Beta 58A
17	17	Vocal Mics	Shure Beta 87A
18	18	Vocal Mics	Sennheiser e855
19	19	Vocal Mics	Sennheiser MD431-II
20	20	Vocal Mics	Sennheiser MD441
21	n/a	Audix Mics	Audix OM-2
22	n/a	Audix Mics	Audix OM-3
23	05	Audix Mics	Audix OM-5
24	n/a	Audix Mics	Audix VX-10
25	25	Electric Guitars	General direct
27	27	Electric Guitars	Miked amp w/SM57
28	28	Electric Guitars	Fender Stratocaster
29	29	Electric Guitars	Fender Telecaster
30	30	Electric Guitars	Gibson ES-335/ES-345
32	32	Electric Guitars	Gibson Les Paul
33	33	Electric Guitars	Gretsch C. Gent
34	34	Electric Guitars	Ibanez Artist
35	35	Electric Guitars	PRS Custom 22
36	n/a	Electric Guitars	Rickenbacker 360/12
37	n/a	Electric Guitars	Miked amp w/Sennheiser e609
38	n/a	Acoustic Guitars	Nylon string w/piezo
39	n/a	Acoustic Guitars	Nylon string w/condenser
40	40	Acoustic Guitars	Steel string w/piezo
41	41	Acoustic Guitars	Steel string w/dyn
42	42	Acoustic Guitars	Steel string w/condenser
43	43	Acoustic Guitars	Guild D25
45	45	Acoustic Guitars	Martin Backpack
46	46	Acoustic Guitars	Martin DC16
47	47	Acoustic Guitars	Martin D28
49	49	Acoustic Guitars	Taylor 810 with ES System
50	50	Keyboards	General keys
51	51	Keyboards	Fender-Rhodes 73
52	52	Keyboards	Hohner Clavinet D6
53	53	Keyboards	Wurlitzer 200
54	n/a	Special	Electric violin
55	55	Special	Accordion w/Limex MP
56	56	Winds and Horns	Trumpet w/Pro35ax
57	57	DJ/Playback	Low volume music
58	n/a	DJ/Playback	High volume music
59	n/a	Special	Electric mandolin
60	60	Basses	Upright 3/4 Bass with Fishman
61	61	Basses	Active bass 1
62	62	Basses	Active bass 2
63	63	Basses	Active bass 3
64	64	Basses	Fender Active Jazz
65	65	Basses	Fender '66 P-Bass
66	66	Basses	Fender '69 J-Bass
67	n/a	Basses	Rickenbacker 4003
68	n/a	Basses	NS Design Bass
69	n/a	Basses	David Gage Realist
70	70	Percussion	Kick drum, general
71	71	Percussion	Kick drum w/Audix D6
72	72	Percussion	Kick drum w/AKG D112
73	73	Percussion	Kick drum w/Sennheiser 601
74	74	Percussion	Kick drum w/Shure Beta 52a
75	75	Percussion	General overhead
76	76	Percussion	Overhead w/SM57 differential
77	77	Percussion	Overhead w/condenser differential
78	n/a	Percussion	Hand percussion w/SM57
80	80	Utility	50Hz Highpass filter
81	81	Utility	80Hz Highpass filter
82	82	Utility	5kHz Lowpass filter
83	83	Utility	50Hz-5kHz Bandpass filter
84	84	Utility	50Hz-5kHz Bandpass filter
89	89	Taylor Guitars	TGS mahogany/cedar
90	n/a	Winds and Horns	Trumpet w/SM57
90	90	Taylor Guitars	Dreadnought fingered
91	n/a	Winds and Horns	Trombone w/SM57
91	91	Taylor Guitars	Dreadnought strummed
92	n/a	Winds and Horns	Soprano sax w/SM58
92	92	Taylor Guitars	Grand Audit fingered
93	n/a	Winds and Horns	Alto sax w/SM58
93	93	Taylor Guitars	Grand Audit strummed
94	n/a	Winds and Horns	Tenor sax w/SM58
94	94	Taylor Guitars	Grand Concert fingered
95	95	Taylor Guitars	Grand Concert strummed
96	96	Taylor Guitars	Jumbo fingered
97	97	Taylor Guitars	Jumbo strummed
98	98	Taylor Guitars	T5
99	99	Taylor Guitars	GS
n/a	n/a	Vocal Mics	Audix OM-2
n/a	n/a	Vocal Mics	Audix OM-3
n/a	n/a	Vocal Mics	Audix VX-10
n/a	n/a	Vocal Mics	Flat
n/a	n/a	Electric Guitars	Line6 Pod
n/a	n/a	Electric Guitars	General processor
n/a	n/a	Electric Guitars	Flat
n/a	n/a	Acoustic Guitars	Taylor T5
n/a	n/a	Acoustic Guitars	Taylor w/Fishman
n/a	n/a	Acoustic Guitars	Flat
n/a	n/a	Basses	MusicMan Stingray
n/a	n/a	Basses	Lakland 55-01/44-01
n/a	n/a	Basses	Rickenbacker 4001
n/a	n/a	Basses	Upright w/Fishman
n/a	n/a	Basses	David Gage Czech-Ease
n/a	n/a	Basses	Bass zEQ
n/a	n/a	Winds and Horns	Trombone w/RE20
n/a	n/a	Special	Harmonica w/SM58 not available
n/a	n/a	Special	Harmonica w/Green Bullet not available
n/a	n/a	DJ/Playback	Flat zEQ controls
n/a	n/a	Audix Mics	Audix OM-6
n/a	n/a	Audix Mics	Audix VX-5
n/a	n/a	Audix Mics	Audix SCX-25 bass
n/a	n/a	Audix Mics	Audix SCX-25 treble

See also: T1 ToneMatch® Audio Engine / Presets with Version 3.0 Presets Equivalents

Download in PresetsT1V3.xls Excel Format

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