L1® Timeline
This is a timeline showing events in the ongoing history of the L1 and the community that has grown up around it.
Contents
- 1 Year 2003
- 2 Year 2004
- 2.1 June: R1 Remote Fix for Volume Spikes
- 2.2 June: Bose and Line6 White Paper
- 2.3 June: Music is Human comes to Canada
- 2.4 September: Bose White Paper
- 2.5 October: One Year Anniversary Celebration
- 2.6 October: Illustrations of Band Setups
- 2.7 December: Presets 2.0 Released
- 2.8 December: Con Pane Year End Concert at Bose
- 3 Year 2005
- 4 Year 2006
- 5 Year 2007
- 6 Year 2008
Year 2003
October: Bose® Pro Portable PA Community Opens
- 2003/11/11 Message Board opens (first post below is dated October 11, but probably did not go live until the 15th)
- Welcome everyone, to the public forums for the Bose(r) Personalized Amplification System(tm) family of products . Within these forums you will find many places to learn about the Personalized Amplification System from many perspectives. We invite you to explore and to post your questions, comments, concerns and the like about our new approach to amplified performances, but before you do, lets cover a few things.
- At Bose Corporation our core values include respect and integrity and we, the moderators of the forums, are going to do our best to uphold these values with all of our visitors. We want to hear from you, we want you to share your experiences and we want everyone to be respectful. Therefore, if your post is deemed to be disparaging to others, we will not allow it. Please, be honest and be sensitive to the impact of your words; share your experiences and ask any questions you may have and do it in a way that helps the forum grow in quality and validity. The goal here is a healthy, productive community where we can all learn.
- On behalf of my colleagues (and me), welcome to the Personalized Amplification System family of forums,
- Steve-at-Bose
October: Bose® Personalized Amplification System™ family of products
- 2003/11/15 Bose® Personalized Amplification System™ family of products announced
- See the video presentation Clifford Henricksen Introduces the L1®
December: Presets 1.0 Explained
- 2003/12/03 Presets 1.0 (exposed - post by Cliff-at-Bose)
Year 2004
June: R1 Remote Fix for Volume Spikes
2004/06/01 (approximate) R1 Remote fix for volume spikes. Solution: R1 Remote Version 2
June: Bose and Line6 White Paper
- 2004/06/09 Line6 collaboration with Bose® Read the white paper: Amplifying a Wide Range of Acoustic and Electric Guitar Sounds Across the Stage and Throughout the Audience with Little Change in Tone or Level - Marcus Ryle & Kenneth Jacob
June: Music is Human comes to Canada
- 2004/06/14 Music is Human and THE Linemen perform in Vancouver BC.
- 2004/06/15 ST gets his first L1 Classic
- 2004/06/22 ST gets his second L1 Classic
September: Bose White Paper
- 2004/09/01 Read the white paper: Applying the Benefits of Unamplified Acoustic Music to Performances with Amplification - Kenneth Jacob
October: One Year Anniversary Celebration
- 2004/10/15 Steve-at-Bose announcement
- We are pleased to report that an unexpectedly large number of musicians have adopted the entirely new approach to amplification we introduced one year ago.
- Moreover, many of these owners have gone to great lengths to explain the benefits of the Personalized Amplification System™ approach to other musicians. We believe you need spend only a few minutes reading their unedited remarks at www.bose.com/musicians to reach the same conclusion.
- As a result of their ongoing effort, we have decided to say thank you to this extraordinary community of musicians with a special one-time gift.
- Anyone who is currently an owner, or anyone who purchases a Cylindrical Radiator™ loudspeaker by December 31, 2004, is entitled to receive a pair of Bose® TriPort® headphones.
- These acclaimed headphones, which retail for $149, deliver exceptional sound quality to your personal listening experience. Their ability to faithfully reproduce even the most demanding music makes them perfect for both careful monitoring and casual listening.
- With thanks and appreciation,
- The Bose® Live Music Technology Group
October: Illustrations of Band Setups
- 2004/10/22 Bose creates a separate forum for hand drawn sketches of band stage setups. Many of these early sketches were later used on the main Bose/Musicians web site. The experience gained here, communicating with Musicians about how they set their stages eventually led to The Sketcher online stage design tool.
December: Presets 2.0 Released
2004/12/07 Presets 2.0 Released for download on the web.
December: Con Pane Year End Concert at Bose
2004/12/20 Special Year End Concert at Bose — Con Pane - Announcement
Year 2005
March: Blogging the L1®
- ST Blog Here are some of the articles that were very popular
June: The Sketcher Online Stage Layout Tool June
- 2005/06/01 The Sketcher version 1.0 released.
- 2005/07/17 The Sketcher version 2.0 released.
August: Unofficial Users Guide
- 2005/08/08 Unofficial Users Guide launched in the Bose® Pro Portable PA Community
October: PackLite Amplifier
2005/10/18 PackLite® power amplifier announced.
December: Unofficial Performers Guide
- 2005/12/22 Unofficial Performers Guide launched in the Bose® Pro Portable PA Community}
Year 2006
January - April: The Big Sur Bose Bash
- 2006/01/12 First L1® Owners conference planning begins. Bose-o's West get-together (Big Sur) - Alan Steinberger starts the ball rolling.
- 2006/04/24 Big Sur Bose Bash 2006 Spring Big Sur L1™ Musicians Conference
April: L1
- 2006/04/27 Bose® Personalized Amplification System™ family of products is now L1 announced at Big Sur
- 2006/06/16 Announcement on the Message Board
July: Taylor ToneMatch® Preset
- 2006/07/27 Taylor ToneMatch® Presets announced
- 2006/07/26 Presets are now ToneMatch® Presets (and occasionally ToneMatch® Preset Filters)
October: Fall Conference Ashland MA
2006/10/29 Bose L1™ Musicians Conference Fall 2006
October Wiki
2006/10/29 Bose L1® Wiki Announced at Fall Conference 2006
Year 2007
March: Model I, Model II, T1
- 2007/03/31 L1 Model I, L1 Model II, T1 ToneMatch Audio Engine announced at Musikmesse, Frankfurt Germany
April: Sketcher Version 3.0
- 2007/04/01 Sketcher version 3.0 revamped to work with Model I, Model II and T1®
- 2007/07/01 Sketcher version 4.0 released. This is a significant rewrite of application allowing for hundreds of objects on the screen. This was necessitated by the need to be able to document all the connections possible with the T1® when used with a L1 Classic or L1 Model I
June: Playing Better with the L1®
- 200706/01 Cliff Goodwin video recorded live at Fall Conference October 2006. Ken-at-Bose links to this presentation from his signature line. "30 minutes that could change your life as a musician"
July: Midwest Owners Conference
2007/07/14 Midwest L1 Enthusiasts 2007 L1® Owners Conference St Louis MO
September: Rocky Mountain Conference
- 2007/09/30 2007 Fall Rocky Mountain Conference L1® Owners Conference Cuchara CO
Year 2008
February: T1® Blue screen Issues Resolved
2008/02/27 T1® firmware version 1.6 released. Addresses
- Blue screen outages
- Windows Vista and Mac interoperability for the T1®.
May: South Atlantic States Conference
- 2008/05/04 South Atlantic States L1® Conference 2008 L1® Owners Conference Little Switzerland, NC