NMFXD - Boss ME-90

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So, I saw a multi-fx board on the local CL (Line 6 Pod X3 Live) and got my GAS riled up.
Got me thinking about running my MOSFETs downstairs in 5CM as 100w power amps with some amp sims and a boatload of effects on tap.
Watched some vids about the Pod and saw how you need to set it all up through a tiny monochrome LED screen - my brain said NFW.

I always liked the ME-80 I had a few years ago with all the individual knobs, but the output options limited it to front-end or loop only - no 4CM/5CM possible, and not very high tech.
Checked out the new Boss ME-90 and it has a lot of the newer functions of the high-end Boss boards, with a knob interface that's almost identical to the ME-80.
Currently $299 new (on sale), but I snagged this off GC the other night and it showed up today.
(no box or anything, but I'd say better than "good" condition after a little cleaning)

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Also ordered the Bluetooth/MIDI adapter so I can run the Boss Tone Studio app from an Android tablet.
Got the color touchscreen interface on an 8" tablet and the analog knobs on the board. :yesway:

I put the ME-90 on the 3210 in 5CM - can run the amp with channel blend or bypass the preamp to 11 amp sims.

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Got the tablet on the 5100 on the other side of the room and can control all the ME-90 functions from a touchscreen.
This amp is running as a slave off the ME-90 2nd output with whatever is coming out of the 3210 and/or ME-90.

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Just tap a setting to turn on/off, or hold to drill down to knob level control.

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Still screwing around with all the settings and finding stuff I like, but I think it's all functioning correctly.
 
Jethro Rocker said:
Can it be set to run some fx thru 1 output to loop and some out main to go in front?
IE delay etc runs out to loop and OD is out front?
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The four cable method (4CM) does exactly that with a MFX with its own loop send / receive.

(pic is a GT-10, but the connections are all the same)
I'm running the ME-90 Output-R to the 5100 loop return - i.e. five cable method (5CM).

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You can even change the effects order to a certain degree, but the Boss software kinda does it automatically.
Preamp, Comp/FX1 and OD/DS sections go in the front of the amp, Mod, EQ/FX2, Delay & Reverb go in the amp loop.
Pedal is assigned automatically to front or loop depending on what you set it for (Vol/Wah or Mod rate, etc.).

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So in the case above, the OD etc would have to go to the ME ext loop send thus ending up in amp input. This can be set internally?
 
Jethro Rocker said:
So in the case above, the OD etc would have to go to the ME ext loop send thus ending up in amp input. This can be set internally?
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It just does that when you cable it like this.
The preamp sims (if on) and front-end stuff comes out the MFX loop send to the amp input.
The amp loop send routs everything from the front end & preamp back to MFX loop return.
Adds in TBE type loop effects and the whole signal comes out the output(s) to the amp loop return(s).
 
fitz said:
It just does that when you cable it like this.
The preamp sims (if on) and front-end stuff comes out the MFX loop send to the amp input.
The amp loop send routs everything from the front end & preamp back to MFX loop return.
Adds in TBE type loop effects and the whole signal comes out the output(s) to the amp loop return(s).
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Nice!!
The Zoom do not do this.
 
Mitch Pearrow SJMP said:
Congratulations on the new piece of gear.
Many options for the tones you chose.
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Thanks,
Been messing around with it most of the morning.

Figured out how to set it to come on in manual mode, but with the settings I want saved.
The tone lab app lets you configure options that aren't on the board knob defaults - more amps and effects.
I changed the amp to a JC-120 & set the chorus to a stereo out to the 2 amps.

Might do something completely different tomorrow.
This gizmo keeps getting cooler the more I f**k with it... :yesway:
 
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