BOSS adds FS-1-WL support to KATANA-AIR in Ver.1.30
November 1, 2022 · 4 sources
BOSS published KATANA-AIR System Program Ver.1.30 in November 2022, adding support for the FS-1-WL wireless foot switch1. The same update appeared in the support histories of the WAZA-AIR, WAZA-AIR BASS and Pocket GT at the same date234.
On the KATANA-AIR, the Pedal switch (L, C, R) and the CTL1,2 jack on the FS-1-WL can be used to switch patches and turn effects on and off, and the FS-1-WL pedal can control PEDAL WAH and FOOT VOLUME1. BOSS states that these functions require KATANA-AIR version 1.30 combined with BOSS TONE STUDIO for KATANA-AIR version 1.2.0 or later, and that the app can set the respective functions of the Pedal switch (L, C, R), the CTL1,2 jack and the EXP jack1.
The FS-1-WL is a wireless foot switch; BOSS lists no price or availability date for it in the update notice1. The update is installed over USB: BOSS specifies a USB cable sold separately and a computer with a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port running Windows or Mac1. The system program file is named katana_air_sys_v200.zip in the current download listing1.
The KATANA-AIR update history lists the EV-1-WL wireless MIDI expression pedal as supported from Ver.1.20 in July 2021, with its pedal controlling PEDAL WAH and FOOT VOLUME and its CTL1 and CTL2 jacks switching patches and turning effects on and off1.
"The Pedal switch (L, C, R) / CTL1,2 jack on the FS-1-WL can now be used to switch patches and turn effects on and off."
The WAZA-AIR, WAZA-AIR BASS and Pocket GT entries for their own Ver.1.30 releases carry the same FS-1-WL functions, each tied to a minimum BOSS TONE STUDIO version: 1.2.0 for WAZA-AIR, 1.1.0 for WAZA-AIR BASS and 1.3.0 for Pocket GT234. On WAZA-AIR and WAZA-AIR BASS the wording specifies PEDAL WAH and FOOT VOLUME control through an EXP pedal connected to the FS-1-WL24.