Boss CP-1X Effects Pedal
A next-generation compressor to boost guitarists' musicality
Powered by BOSS's MDP technology, the CP-1X is a new type of multiband compressor for guitar that does not alter the original tone of your instrument, adapts to your technique, and offers you unlimited musical horizons. It analyzes the incoming signal across multiple dimensions and in real time, providing detailed dynamic control without coloring or darkening your sound, as traditional stompbox compressors can. The simple interface, with its four rotary knobs, allows you to achieve sophisticated results with straightforward adjustments, and the gain reduction indicator shows you the compression amount applied at all times. Optimized for all types of guitars, the CP-1X delivers next-generation performance for all music styles.
- A next-generation guitar compressor using BOSS's advanced MDP technology to reproduce all your musical expressiveness
- An intelligent circuit adapts to your playing range and nuances, providing natural compression with exceptional clarity
- Discreet sound processing across multiple interconnected parameters, accessible via simple stompbox-style knobs
- A gain reduction indicator displays the compression amount applied in real time
- The digital circuit significantly reduces noise, a common issue among standard compressors
- Professional 18-volt electronics provide wide headroom for a clear and punchy sound
- Works with all types of guitars, including seven- or eight-string models and electro-acoustics
- BOSS’s five-year warranty
Intelligent processing for a natural sound
When you plug into the CP-1X for the first time, you open the door to entirely new guitar compression experiences. Standard stompbox-format compressors color and restrict the sound and can be complicated to adjust for certain music styles. Thanks to its innovations, the CP-1X eliminates these problems and multiplies your creative potential. Its MDP processor analyzes multiple elements of your guitar’s tone in real time, providing natural compression that understands and adapts to your playing. With this high-tech approach, the originality of your sound and playing is always faithfully reproduced, even with aggressive effect settings.
Reach new heights of musical expressiveness
No matter the type of guitar or style of music you play, the CP-1X consistently delivers rich and musical tones. From smooth phrasing and arpeggios to heavy rhythms and fast solos, every detail of your playing is faithfully reproduced. The pedal also excels at country-style picking, funky rhythms, and all other techniques requiring compression, boosting your sound with transparency. On seven- or eight-string guitars, the CP-1X easily controls high-frequency dynamics without suppressing the lowest frequencies. And as for the sumptuous natural harmonics of electro-acoustic guitars, they are fully reproduced—from picked notes to strummed chords.
Studio-quality results with basic controls
With the basic knobs of most compression pedals, you can only make simple adjustments. This is not the case with the CP-1X, as its controls interact at a very high level of detail. When you turn a knob, numerous interconnected parameters are discreetly adjusted simultaneously. This gives you dynamic control and sound shaping capabilities far beyond most compression pedals, delivering results previously reserved for professional studios. But you don’t need a sound engineer’s degree to use the CP-1X. Its MDP sound processing has been meticulously developed by BOSS engineers so you can achieve ultra-refined sounds from simple stompbox-style rotary knobs.
High-end features for professional results
The CP-1X incorporates a professional 18-volt circuit that provides wide headroom for the most powerful guitar pickups, ensuring exceptional sound clarity with all instruments. A 16-segment gain reduction indicator lets you clearly visualize the compression amount applied to your notes. Additionally, the CP-1X generates an extremely low noise level compared to most compressors, another advantage of BOSS technology.
MDP: advanced technology, premium sound
The result of decades of research and development, BOSS’s proprietary MDP technology (Multi-Dimensional Processing) offers a new approach to achieving exceptional guitar sounds. MDP can analyze in real time the many elements that form the sound: frequencies, harmonics, dynamics, pickup response, etc. Multiple playing characteristics are also analyzed: note range, single notes or chords, bends, vibrato, and more. Each element is then individually processed to produce the best possible sound at every moment. Thanks to this ultra-detailed high-tech approach, MDP delivers sound quality and playability far beyond what traditional effects can achieve.
Specifications:
- Nominal input level: -20 dBu
- Input impedance: 1 M ohm
- Nominal output level: -20 dBu
- Output impedance: 1 k ohm
- Recommended load impedance: 10 k ohms or more
- Bypass: Buffered bypass
- Controls:
- Pedal switch
- COMP knob
- RATIO knob
- ATTACK knob
- LEVEL knob
- Indicators:
- CHECK indicator (also serves as battery check indicator)
- GAIN REDUCTION indicator
- Connectors:
- INPUT jack
- OUTPUT jack
- DC IN jack
- Power supply:
- Alkaline battery (9V, 6LR61)
- AC adapter (sold separately)
- Operating voltage: 18 V DC
- Current consumption: 90 mA
- Estimated continuous use battery life: Alkaline battery: Approximately 2 hours
* These figures vary depending on actual usage conditions. - Accessories:
- Manual ("SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS," "IMPORTANT NOTES," and "Information")
- Alkaline battery (9V, 6LR61)
- Option (sold separately): AC adapter (PSA series)
- Dimensions and weight:
- Width: 73 mm
- Depth: 129 mm
- Height: 59 mm
- Weight (with battery): 450 g
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