BOSS SY-1 Synthesizer featuring Thomas McRocklin

Published on Jul 11, 2019 BOSSchannel

Why do I feel like the SY-1 has been out for a while? Shouldn't it come before the SYB-3 and SYB-5 synth bass pedals? Some high level details:

"JOURNEY TO NEW SONIC FRONTIERS!

The BOSS SY-1 Synthesizer transforms any guitar or bass into a versatile synthesizer sound without a special pickup. 121 ultra-responsive sounds in a compact pedal, all ready to play—with no programming needed.

This amazingly expressive pedal offers latency-free performance that’s a natural extension of your instrument, check out the performance by Thomas McRocklin.

With its 11 categories and 121 total sounds, the SY-1 puts an enormous array of synth colors at your fingertips. Expressive leads, sweeping pads, layered organs, fat basses, and more are all on tap, plus a variety of rhythmic synth patterns that are a blast to jam with. And with the grab-and-go Tone/Rate and Depth knobs, you’re able to adjust any synth voice just how you like, including changing the pitch on some sounds.

SY-1 Sound Types

• LEAD 1/2—A wide range of sounds suitable for single-note soloing.
• PAD—Full tones that work great with chords, from layered pads to synth brass and more.
• BASS—Fat synth bass sounds, including filtered and sub-octave tones.
• STR—Classic analog-style strings, including layered voices and sweeping textures.
• ORGAN—A large selection of organ sounds, including many with rotary-style modulation.
• BELL—Percussive synth sounds with metallic resonance.
• SFX 1/2—A variety of synth sound effects, including explosive one-shot sounds, animated pitch/filter voices, and more.
• SEQ 1/2—Pulsating sounds with rhythmic pitch or filter changes."

https://www.boss.info/global/products/sy-1/