Boss Gigcaster 8

​USB interface - Designed for online musicians, music educators, podcasters, and music-focused content creators • WARRANTY: 5 years


Overview

Gigcaster 8 is a powerful all-in-one audio command center purpose-built for musicians who livestream and create audio and video content. It provides a host of advanced features in a space-saving desktop interface, including premium audio connectivity and live operation via hands-on controls and a vivid color touchscreen.

Plug in a guitar or bass and play with flagship-level GT amps and effects. Connect mics and shape voices with studio-grade processing from the VE series. And bring in another instrument using the stereo line input. You can mix up to five sources as you stream, including background music and sound from a remote guest or student. Adding in customizable features, external control support, and more, Gigcaster 5 is an essential partner for music performers, remote educators, podcasters, and anyone creating music-focused media.


• Premium sound quality with 32-bit floating-point processing and 48 kHz sampling rate
• Eight-channel audio mixer and numerous sound-shaping tools
• High-impedance input for direct connection of a guitar or bass
• Four XLR/TRS combo jacks for mics and electronic instruments
• Mic inputs feature phantom power and high-grade preamps with low noise and wide gain range (+70 dB)
• Flagship-quality BOSS amps and effects derived from the GT-1000
• Dedicated vocal effects, harmony, and voice transformer functions derived from VE vocal processors
• Ready-to-go preset libraries provide optimized sound processing for guitar, bass, singing, and speaking
• Dedicated stereo channels for remote guests and mobile device audio streamed via Bluetooth® or a wired connection
• 4.3-inch color touch display for intuitive control
• Independent faders and mute buttons for the eight audio input channels and master output
• Eight customizable pads for audio playback and real-time effects control (two modes with eight selectable banks in each)
• Talkback function for discrete communication between presenters
• Ducking function automatically lowers the background music volume while speaking
• Onboard stereo microphone and four headphone outputs with dedicated EQs
• Front-panel headphones output supports a headset mic or inline mic
• Also works as a 20x14 USB audio interface for multitrack recording in music production software
• Record live stereo or multitrack audio (32-bit/48 kHz) to an optional microSD card





Specifications

Sampling Rate: 48 kHz

AD Conversion: 24 bits

DA Conversion: 32 bits

Processing: 32-bit floating point

USB Audio
- Input: 20 ch
- Output: 14 ch

Bluetooth: A2DP, HFP

Recording
Data Format: BWF (48 kHz, 32-bit float)
Storage: microSD card (sold separately)

Sound Pad
Data Format: WAV (48 kHz, 16-bit linear)
Storage: internal storage(16GB)

Effect Patches:
- GUITAR: 200 (User) + 100 (Preset)
- SING: 200 (User) + 30 (Preset)
- TALK: 200 (User) + 30 (Preset)

Number of Effects
- GUITAR: 1 CH (DISTORTION, PREAMP, EQ, NS, PEDAL FX, FX1, FX2, FX3, DELAY/REVERB)
- SING: 2 CH (COMP, NHANCE, DESS, EQ, NS, PITCH CORRECT, HARMONY, FX1, FX2, FX3, DELAY/REVERB)
- TALK: 4 CH (COMP, ENHANCE, DESS, EQ, NS, FX1, FX2)
- CONSOLE: 7 CH (COMP, ENHANCE, DESS, NS, FX)
- OUTPUT: COMP, REVERB

Power Supply
- AC adaptor (PSD series)
- USB BUS Power

Current Draw
1.8 A (with phantom power)
1.6 A (without phantom power)

Accessories
- AC adaptor: PSD series
- Owner's Manual
- Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"

Option (sold separately)
- Footswitch: FS-5U
- Dual Footswitch: FS-6
- Expression Pedal: FV-500L, FV-500H, Roland EV-5
- Foot Controller: GA-FC, GA-FC EX

Size and Weight
- Width (W) 177 mm
- Depth (D) 216 mm
- Height (H) 78 mm
- Weight 0.96 kg