BOSS announces RT-2 Rotary Ensemble compact pedal
January 1, 2025 · 1 sources
BOSS has announced the RT-2 Rotary Ensemble, a compact pedal that brings the rotary speaker cabinet sound to the company's compact pedal format for the first time. The maker describes it as new for 20251.
The pedal uses DSP and what BOSS calls an intensive study of the Leslie 122 cabinet. It offers three modes. Mode I is described as the purest rotary experience, recreating the tone of the Leslie 122 with a slightly narrower frequency range. Mode II widens the frequency range and opens up the response. Mode III adds a more aggressive spin with increased drive1.
A Balance control adjusts the relative levels of each rotor. An optional expression pedal such as the BOSS EV-30 can adjust Balance in real time, and the same pedal can be assigned to rotor speed, Drive or Level. Slow and Fast speeds are set independently with dual-axis knobs and switched with a long-press on the onboard footswitch. Up to two external footswitches, such as the FS-5U, FS-6 or FS-7, can be connected; with a dual setup, players can toggle Slow and Fast and access a Brake function that temporarily stops the virtual rotors. A rear-panel Rise/Fall Time switch selects whether speed transitions happen gradually or quickly1.
BOSS traces the pedal's tonal lineage to the RT-20 Rotary Ensemble, which it says was in production between 2005 and 2019 and used the company's COSM modeling technology1.
"Drawing on cutting-edge DSP and an intensive study of the revered Leslie 122 cabinet, BOSS has crafted its most faithful recreation to date"
The announcement gives no price or release date beyond the 2025 timing1.