How to use PatchMemo GX

PatchMemo GX is a note-taking app for recording and organizing your BOSS GX-1 patch settings. This guide walks through what each of the four screens does and how to use them.

Why keep it at hand

No hardware, instant recall

No need to connect to the GX-1. Look back over the tones you built, anytime, right in your hand.

Built for readability

Both the patch list and the detail screen are designed for clarity, so you instantly recall “which patch was that again?”.

All on your device

Everything you enter stays on your device. No internet needed — open it the moment inspiration strikes.

01 / Using each screen

Patch list

The first screen you see when you open the app. Your patches are laid out in a grid, and you create, sort, and edit them from here. Numbers map to the GX-1's user patches (U01–U99).

Create a patch

Tap the “＋” button at the bottom right and pick a number from U01–U99. A new patch is created and its detail screen opens.

Sort

Use the sort button at the top to switch between “by number”, “by tag” and “by CAB”. Handy for grouping by set, genre, or cabinet usage.

Adjust the layout

Switch between 2 and 3 columns to balance card size and overview.

Open a patch

Tap a card to move to its edit screen (patch detail).

›Each card shows the number, patch name, CAB (cabinet) status and tags, so you can tell them apart at a glance.
›When you have no patches yet, a few sample patches are included so you can explore as you go.

02 / Using each screen

Patch detail

Where you record and edit all of a single patch's settings. From top to bottom it splits into three blocks: Basics (name & tags), Sound (RIG & effect blocks), and Detail (DETAIL & notes). Your input is saved automatically.

Enter the basics

Enter the patch name and a list memo at the top, then add tags in TAGS. Besides the “Live”, “Practice” and “Recording” presets, you can add your own tags freely.

Record the sound

Capture your tone in RIG and the effect blocks (see “In depth” below).

Open the detail

Tap “DETAIL” to reveal controllers, ASSIGN, output and guitar settings. The NOTES field at the very bottom is for free-form notes.

Patch detail — in depth

Loading a RIG (copying a template)

Tap the “Load” button in RIG and choose a saved Rig, and the PREAMP/CAB and OD/DS blocks are brought into the patch together.

Editing effect blocks

On top of the main OD/DS and PREAMP/CAB, use “Add block” to add FX1–3, DELAY, REVERB and more. You can set parameters like TYPE directly on each block, and optionally pull in a saved preset from the “GEAR SUITE” button.

The ASSIGN matrix

In ASSIGN inside DETAIL, you assign — to a controller (SOURCE) such as CTL or EXP — which effect (CATEGORY), which parameter (TARGET) and how it moves (MODE). It works as a record of your hardware ASSIGN settings.

Controllers, output & guitar

Record the functions assigned to physical switches in CTL FUNC, the output destination in ENVIRONMENT (OUTPUT SELECT and destination), and the guitar you use in GUITAR. ENVIRONMENT and GUITAR can also be loaded from the library.

›You can return to the list anytime with the back button — your input is already saved.

03 / Using each screen

Library

Where you save settings you use often as templates, to load into patches again and again. There are four categories: Rig, GEAR SUITE, Guitar and Environment.

Pick a category

Switch between Rig / GEAR SUITE / Guitar / Environment with the dropdown at the top.

Create a new item

Tap “＋” at the bottom right. Rig saves an amp + drive setup, GEAR SUITE a single-block preset, Guitar a guitar and pickup position, and Environment an output destination.

Edit or delete

Tap an item to edit it, and use the delete button on its detail screen to remove it.

›The library only holds templates. Loading one into a patch copies its contents, so editing the library never changes existing patches.
›If you reuse the same amp settings often, save them as a Rig and recall them in one tap.

04 / Using each screen

Setlist

Build a list of patches in the order of your live show or rehearsal. Not only can you instantly see which patch comes next on stage — keep one per show and it becomes a record of “which patches did I use back then?” to look back on later.

Create a setlist

Tap “＋” at the bottom right to create a setlist and give it a name.

Add patches

Use the “Add patch” button to pick from your saved patches and line them up.

Reorder

Use the ▲▼ on each row to reorder them to match the flow of your show.

Remove or delete

Use the × on a row to remove a patch, and the delete button at the top to delete the setlist itself.

›Arrange them in your actual song order and you'll never get lost on stage.
›Keep one for each show or rehearsal and you can always look back on “what setup did I use at that last gig?”.
›If you delete a patch, it's automatically removed from your setlists too.

Download

Put an end to “which patch was that again?”

No hardware connection needed. Everything is stored on your device and always at hand.

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