Boss releases KATANA3 system program Ver.1.06

May 1, 2024 · 6 sources

Boss released Ver.1.06 of the KATANA3 system program in May 2024, according to the update history posted on its support pages for the KATANA Gen 3 models¹²³⁴⁵⁶. The release lists one functionality improvement and one bug fix¹².

The functionality improvement is "Support for BOSS TONE STUDIO for KATANA was added"¹². The bug fix is listed as "BTS Support bug"¹². The same two entries appear on the support pages for the KATANA-50 EX GEN 3, KATANA-50 GEN 3, KATANA-100/212 GEN 3, KATANA-100 GEN 3, KATANA HEAD GEN 3 and KATANA ARTIST HEAD GEN 3¹²³⁴⁵⁶.

The pages describe how to check which system version a unit is running. With the power off, hold down the [REVERB] button and turn the POWER switch on; the five EFFECTS indicators display the current version¹². Boss gives the indicator pattern for the latest version as BOOSTER lighted in green, MOD dark, FX dark, DELAY lighted in green and REVERB lighted in orange¹².

Updating requires the KATANA, a USB cable and a Windows or Mac computer with a USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port¹². Boss instructs users to set the [MASTER] knob to minimum, turn the power on while holding down the [TAP] buttons, connect the computer to the amp's USB port, and copy the extracted update files to the "KATANA3" drive that appears on the computer¹². The EFFECTS indicators light up during the update and flash slowly together when it finishes¹².

Boss warns that the update data must not be applied to any product other than the KATANA Gen3, and that powering off during the update can leave the amp unable to start up in normal operating mode, requiring servicing¹².

The same support pages also list Ver.1.07, dated October 2024, which adds USB Generic Driver support and fixes a HARMONIST effect pitch detection bug¹².