Case study

BOSS GX-10: reconstructing the TSL preset format

A specification reconstructs the .tsl.json preset format used by BOSS Tone Studio for the GX-10 processor. It maps the JSON structure, hex-encoded parameter arrays, patch names, effect routing and control assignments, with Python examples and research notes.

Targets: App
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-06-22
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A GX-10 TSL export from BOSS Tone Studio is the documented input.
Limits: The three-byte fxItem encoding remains a working hypothesis, and hardware validation is requested.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{boss-gx10-tsl-format-case,
  title = {{BOSS GX-10: reconstructing the TSL preset format}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ihorman/gx-10-tsl-spec}},
  url = {https://github.com/ihorman/gx-10-tsl-spec},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/boss-gx10-tsl-format-case/}}
}

Plain text

BOSS GX-10: reconstructing the TSL preset format. https://github.com/ihorman/gx-10-tsl-spec (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/boss-gx10-tsl-format-case/

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specification.md GitHub · ihorman/gx-10-tsl-spec · Revision 79f2259
README.md GitHub · ihorman/gx-10-tsl-spec · Revision 79f2259