Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer settings
⚡ Match a tone on this gearHow do you dial in a specific tone on a Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer?
The Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer works on the note as the guitar plays it, so it usually goes at the front of the chain, before any drive. Fed a signal a drive pedal has already squashed, a compressor has little dynamic range left to even out. Settings here come with that position as well as the knob values.
Name the song you are chasing and Tonelify returns the settings for this exact pedal, not the settings the original artist used. Those are two different things: the recording was made on gear most players do not own.
Settings for this unit only ever use controls it actually has, because its front panel is stored in our gear database. You will not be told to set a knob that is not on the unit.
What controls does the Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer have?
Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer specifications
- Front panel
- Level, Tone, Attack, Sustain
What the Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer panel means when you dial it in
Its controls are Level, Tone, Attack and Sustain, and settings for this pedal are written against those names rather than a generic level, tone and gain.
Tones to try on a Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer questions
Where does the Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer go in the signal chain?
Usually first, or close to it: straight after the guitar and before any drive pedal. It reads the note as the guitar plays it, and it does that most reliably on the plain guitar signal. The drive then shapes what this pedal has already done, rather than the other way round.
Does Tonelify support the Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer?
Yes, and its front panel is stored, so settings only ever reference controls this pedal has: Level, Tone, Attack, Sustain. You will not be told to set a knob that is not there.