Boss Gigcaster 8 Owner's manual

Brand: Boss

Model: Gigcaster 8

Type: Owner's manual

Parameter Guide

CHANNEL ...........................................3

CHANNEL1–4 (CH1–4) .......................................3

USB ........................................................5

MOBILE ....................................................6

BLUETOOTH® ...............................................8

SOUND PAD ................................................9

PAD ................................................10

SOUND (SOUND PAD) ..................................... 10

EFFECTS (EFFECTS PAD) ................................... 11

FOOT SW ...........................................15

CTL/EXP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

GA-FC ................................................... 20

GENERAL ................................................. 25

OUTPUT ...........................................26

MAIN OUT ................................................ 26

PHONES (PHONES1–4) .................................... 26

USB MAIN, USB MONITOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

USB AUX IN ............................................... 27

TALKBACK ................................................ 27

EFFECTS ................................................. 28

GENERAL ................................................. 28

SETUP .............................................29

DISPLAY ................................................. 29

SD CARD ................................................. 29

USB ...................................................... 29

GENERAL ................................................. 30

Eect Parameters ...................................31

EFFECTS CATEGORY: GUITAR ............................... 31

DISTORTION ............................................. 31

PREAMP (AMP) .......................................... 32

EQ ..................................................... 33

NOISE SUPPRESSOR (NS) .................................. 33

PEDAL FX (PDL) .......................................... 34

FX1–3 .................................................. 35

DELAY/REVERB (DLY/REV) ................................. 49

MASTER (MST) ........................................... 52

EFFECTS CATEGORY: SING ................................. 54

ENHANCE (EH) ........................................... 54

NOISE SUPPRESSOR (NS) .................................. 54

PITCH CORRECT (PCR) .................................... 54

HARMONY (HRM) ........................................ 54

EQ ..................................................... 55

FX1–3 .................................................. 55

DELAY/REVERB (DLY/REV) ................................. 61

MASTER (MST) ........................................... 63

EFFECTS CATEGORY: TALK ................................. 64

ENHANCE (EH) ........................................... 64

NOISE SUPPRESSOR (NS) .................................. 64

EQ ..................................................... 64

FX1, 2 .................................................. 65

MASTER (MST) ........................................... 71

EFFECTS CATEGORY: CONSOLE ............................. 72

COMPRESSOR (COMP) .................................... 72

ENHANCE (EH) ........................................... 72

NOISE SUPPRESSOR (NS) .................................. 72

FX ...................................................... 72

MASTER (MST) ........................................... 77

Dedicated Eects for USB/MOBILE/BLUETOOTH Channels .... 78

ENHANCE (EH) ........................................... 78

NOISE SUPPRESSOR (NS) .................................. 78

FX ...................................................... 78

MASTER (MST) ........................................... 83

Dedicated Eects for SOUND PAD Channel .................. 84

DIST .................................................... 84

RADIO .................................................. 84

LO-FI ................................................... 84

FILTER .................................................. 84

T.WAH .................................................. 85

RING MOD .............................................. 85

CHORUS ................................................ 85

FLANGER ............................................... 86

TREMOLO ............................................... 86

PHASER ................................................. 86

SLICER .................................................. 87

ISOLATOR ............................................... 87

VIBRATO ................................................ 88

PAN .................................................... 88

FREEZE ................................................. 88

GRANULAR .............................................. 88

DELAY .................................................. 89

GCS-8 Audio Routing ...............................90

Contents

CHANNEL

CHANNEL1–4 (CH1–4)

INPUT

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

INPUT

Selects the input source.

GTR Guitar connected to the Guitar jack

* Only for channel 1

CH1–4 Mic, keyboard or audio equipment connected to the channel 1–4 jacks

1&2, 3&4

Select these when you want to use channels 1/2 or 3/4 as a stereo link.

When stereo link is turned on, the same settings apply to both channels.

* Turning on stereo link also automatically turns one of the channels o.

INT MIC Built-in mic * You can set either “INT MIC” or “HEADSET” for just

one channel.

HEADSET Headset mic

OFF O (no used)

INPUT: GTR, INT MIC, HEADSET

GAIN -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the input gain.

INPUT: CH1–4, 1&2, 3&4

GAIN -20–0–+70 dB Adjusts the input gain.

+48V OFF, ON

Turns the phantom power on/o.

* Always turn the phantom power “OFF” when connecting any device other than condenser

microphones that require phantom power.

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(ON/OFF) OFF, ON Turns EQ on/o.

LOW -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the low frequency range.

LOW MID -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the low-middle frequency range.

FREQ 20.0–500 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the LO MID.

Q0.5–1–16 Adjusts the width of the area aected by the EQ centered at the LO MID FREQ.

Higher values will narrow the area.

HIGH MID -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the high-middle frequency range.

FREQ 20.0–500 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the HI MID.

Q0.5–1–16 Adjusts the width of the area aected by the EQ centered at the HI MID FREQ.

Higher values will narrow the area.

HIGH -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the high frequency range.

LOW CUT FLAT, 20.0–80 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the frequency at which the low cut lter begins to take eect.

When “FLAT” is selected, the low cut lter will have no eect.

HIGH CUT 20.0 Hz–16.0 kHz, FLAT Species the frequency at which the high cut lter begins to take eect.

When “FLAT” is selected, the high cut lter will have no eect.

PAN L50–CENTER–R50 Sets the stereo location (pan) of the sound.

CHANNEL

EFFECTS

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(ON/OFF) OFF, ON Turns EFFECTS on/o.

EFFECTS

CATEGORY

Selects an eect category.

GUITAR Selects eect patches for guitars.

* Only for channel 1

SING Selects eect patches for vocals.

* Only for channel 1, 2

TALK Selects eect patches for conversations.

CONSOLE This eect is shared between channels 1–4.

When the eects category is “GUITAR”, “SING” or “TALK”

This shows the edit screen for the eect patch.

Ø“Eect Parameters” (p. 31)

EFFECTS CATEGORY: GUITAR

PATCH PRESET: P001–100

USER: U001–200 Selects the eect patch.

Eect parameters

Congures the typical parameters for the eects that are switched to “ON”, for the currently

selected eect patch.

* A Ï mark is shown in “Eect Parameters” > “EFFECTS CATEGORY: GUITAR” (p. 31) for the

typical parameters of each eect.

EFFECTS CATEGORY: SING

PATCH PRESET: P001–030

USER: U001–200 Selects the eect patch.

Eect parameters

Congures the typical parameters for the eects that are switched to “ON”, for the currently

selected eect patch.

* A Ï mark is shown in “Eect Parameters” > “EFFECTS CATEGORY: SING” (p. 54) for the

typical parameters of each eect.

EFFECTS CATEGORY: TALK

PATCH PRESET: P001–030

USER: U001–200 Selects the eect patch.

Eect parameters

Congures the typical parameters for the eects that are switched to “ON”, for the currently

selected eect patch.

* A Ï mark is shown in “Eect Parameters” > “EFFECTS CATEGORY: TALK” (p. 64) for the

typical parameters of each eect.

EFFECTS CATEGORY: CONSOLE

ØEect Parameters

“EFFECTS CATEGORY: CONSOLE” (p. 72)

Edits the eect. The parameters can be congured for each channel.

* Edited settings are saved as-is.

GENERAL

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

USB AUX IN OFF, ON Sets whether to input USB audio signals as auxiliary input (AUX IN) for each channel (ON) or

not (OFF).

INSERT

Congures the input position for the USB audio signal.

INPUT Inputs at the position before the signal passes through the EQ/eects.

PRE FADER Inputs before the channel fader.

POST FADER Inputs after the channel fader.

LEVEL -INF, -85.0–0.0–+15.0 dB Congures the input level for the USB audio signal.

REVERB SEND 0–20–100 Sets the level of the signal sent to reverb from each channel.

DYNAMICS

REMAIN OFF, ON

NOTE

This function is enabled when the eect category is set to anything besides “GUITAR”.

When this is set to “ON”, ENHANCE/COMP/NS also stay on, even when the EFFECTS button is

OFF.

When DYNAMICS REMAIN is enabled

When the EFFECTS button is OFF, this lights up blue.

CHANNEL

USB

INPUT

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

GAIN -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the input gain.

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(ON/OFF) OFF, ON Turns EQ on/o.

LOW -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the low frequency range.

LOW MID -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the low-middle frequency range.

FREQ 20.0–500 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the LO MID.

Q0.5–1–16 Adjusts the width of the area aected by the EQ centered at the LO MID FREQ.

Higher values will narrow the area.

HIGH MID -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the high-middle frequency range.

FREQ 20.0–500 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the HI MID.

Q0.5–1–16 Adjusts the width of the area aected by the EQ centered at the HI MID FREQ.

Higher values will narrow the area.

HIGH -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the high frequency range.

LOW CUT FLAT, 20.0–80 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the frequency at which the low cut lter begins to take eect.

When “FLAT” is selected, the low cut lter will have no eect.

HIGH CUT 20.0 Hz–16.0 kHz, FLAT Species the frequency at which the high cut lter begins to take eect.

When “FLAT” is selected, the high cut lter will have no eect.

PAN L50– CENTER–R50 Sets the stereo location (pan) of the sound.

EFFECTS

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(ON/OFF) OFF, ON Turns the dedicated eect for the USB channel on/o.

ØEect Parameters

“Dedicated Eects for USB/MOBILE/BLUETOOTH

Channels” (p. 78)

Edits the dedicated eect for the USB channel.

* Edited settings are saved as-is.

GENERAL

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

DUCK OFF, ON

Turns the ducking function on/o.

Ducking:

When the audio from a performance or conversation is playing (through channels 1–4), this

function makes the sound of the performance or conversation more prominent by making

all other sounds quieter. This works by automatically bringing down the volume of the music

(such as background music) while the narrator is talking or while other participants are having

a chat.

DUCK DEPTH -20–-10–0 dB Sets how much the other sounds are attenuated when ducking is active.

DUCK DECAY 0–100 Sets how long it takes for the levels to return to their previous volume after ducking is activated.

MIX MINUS OFF, ON

Turns the MIX MINUS function on/o.

* The MIX MINUS function is enabled while AUDIO MODE (p. 29) is operating in multitrack

(MTK-RECORD, MTK-STREAM). The audio signal is sent to the computer as USB MONITOR

output (p. 27).

MIX MINUS function:

This function returns the audio mix to your computer, without the audio from the USB

channel itself. This helps to suppress feedback, such as when you’re having an online

conversation on your computer.

REVERB SEND 0–20–100 Sets the level of the signal sent to reverb from the USB channel.

DYNAMICS

REMAIN OFF, ON

When this is set to “ON”, ENHANCE/COMP/NS also stay on, even when the EFFECTS button is OFF.

When DYNAMICS REMAIN is enabled:

When the EFFECTS button is OFF, this lights up blue.

CHANNEL

MOBILE

INPUT

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

INPUT

Selects the input source.

MOB Smartphone or plug-in mic connected to the Mobile jack

INT MIC Built-in mic * You can set either “INT MIC” or “HEADSET” for just

one channel.

HEADSET Headset mic

OFF O (no used)

GAIN -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the input gain.

PLUG-IN POWER OFF, ON Set this to “ON” when using a plug-in mic.

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(ON/OFF) OFF, ON Turns EQ on/o.

LOW -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the low frequency range.

LOW MID -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the low-middle frequency range.

FREQ 20.0–500 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the LO MID.

Q0.5–1–16 Adjusts the width of the area aected by the EQ centered at the LO MID FREQ.

Higher values will narrow the area.

HIGH MID -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the high-middle frequency range.

FREQ 20.0–500 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the HI MID.

Q0.5–1–16 Adjusts the width of the area aected by the EQ centered at the HI MID FREQ.

Higher values will narrow the area.

HIGH -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the high frequency range.

LOW CUT FLAT, 20.0–80 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the frequency at which the low cut lter begins to take eect.

When “FLAT” is selected, the low cut lter will have no eect.

HIGH CUT 20.0 Hz–16.0 kHz, FLAT Species the frequency at which the high cut lter begins to take eect.

When “FLAT” is selected, the high cut lter will have no eect.

PAN L50– CENTER–R50 Sets the stereo location (pan) of the sound.

EFFECTS

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(ON/OFF) OFF, ON Turns the dedicated eect for the MOBILE channel on/o.

ØEect Parameters

“Dedicated Eects for USB/MOBILE/BLUETOOTH

Channels” (p. 78)

Edits the dedicated eect for the MOBILE channel.

* Edited settings are saved as-is.

CHANNEL

GENERAL

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

DUCK OFF, ON

Turns the ducking function on/o.

Ducking:

When the audio from a performance or conversation is playing (through channels 1–4), this

function makes the sound of the performance or conversation more prominent by making all

other sounds quieter.

This works by automatically bringing down the volume of the music (such as background

music) while the narrator is talking or while other participants are having a chat.

DUCK DEPTH -20–-10–0 dB Sets how much the other sounds are attenuated when ducking is active.

DUCK DECAY 0–100 Sets how long it takes for the levels to return to their previous volume after ducking is

activated.

MIX MINUS OFF, ON

Turns the MIX MINUS function on/o.

MIX MINUS function:

This function returns the audio mix to the Mobile jack, without the audio from the MOBILE

channel itself.

This helps to suppress feedback, such as when you’re having a conversation on your

smartphone with wired connection.

TRRS RETURN

Sets the volume when sending a mix sound to a device connected to the Mobile jack.

ON Returns the mixed sound at the normal volume.

-6 dB, -12 dB Returns the mixed sound at a lower volume.

OFF The mixed sound is not returned.

REVERB SEND 0–20–100 Sets the level of the signal sent to reverb from the MOBILE channel.

DYNAMICS

REMAIN OFF, ON

When this is set to “ON”, ENHANCE/COMP/NS also stay on, even when the EFFECTS button is

OFF.

When DYNAMICS REMAIN is enabled:

When the EFFECTS button is OFF, this lights up blue.

CHANNEL

BLUETOOTH®

INPUT

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

PAIR – Pairs this unit with your mobile device.

GAIN -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the input gain.

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(ON/OFF) OFF, ON Turns EQ on/o.

LOW -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the low frequency range.

LOW MID -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the low-middle frequency range.

FREQ 20.0–500 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the LO MID.

Q0.5–1–16 Adjusts the width of the area aected by the EQ centered at the LO MID FREQ.

Higher values will narrow the area.

HIGH MID -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the high-middle frequency range.

FREQ 20.0–500 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the center of the frequency range that will be adjusted by the HI MID.

Q0.5–1–16 Adjusts the width of the area aected by the EQ centered at the HI MID FREQ.

Higher values will narrow the area.

HIGH -20–0–+20 dB Adjusts the gain for the high frequency range.

LOW CUT FLAT, 20.0–80 Hz–16.0 kHz Species the frequency at which the low cut lter begins to take eect.

When “FLAT” is selected, the low cut lter will have no eect.

HIGH CUT 20.0 Hz–16.0 kHz, FLAT Species the frequency at which the high cut lter begins to take eect.

When “FLAT” is selected, the high cut lter will have no eect.

PAN L50– CENTER–R50 Sets the stereo location (pan) of the sound.

EFFECTS

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(ON/OFF) OFF, ON Turns the dedicated eect for the BLUETOOTH channel on/o.

ØEect Parameters

“Dedicated Eects for USB/MOBILE/BLUETOOTH

Channels” (p. 78)

Edits the dedicated eect for the BLUETOOTH channel.

* Edited settings are saved as-is.

GENERAL

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

DUCK OFF, ON

Turns the ducking function on/o.

Ducking:

When the audio from a performance or conversation is playing (through channels 1–4), this

function makes the sound of the performance or conversation more prominent by making all

other sounds quieter. This works by automatically bringing down the volume of the music (such

as background music) while the narrator is talking or while other participants are having a chat.

DUCK DEPTH -20–-10–0 dB Sets how much the other sounds are attenuated when ducking is active.

DUCK DECAY 0–100 Sets how long it takes for the levels to return to their previous volume after ducking is activated.

MIX MINUS OFF, ON

Turns the MIX MINUS function on/o.

MIX MINUS function:

This function returns the audio mix to your mobile device, without the audio from the BLUETOOTH

channel itself. This helps to suppress feedback, such as when you’re having a conversation on your

smartphone.

REVERB SEND 0–20–100 Sets the level of the signal sent to reverb from the BLUETOOTH channel.

DYNAMICS

REMAIN OFF, ON

When this is set to “ON”, ENHANCE/COMP/NS also stay on, even when the EFFECTS button is OFF.

When DYNAMICS REMAIN is enabled:

When the EFFECTS button is OFF, this lights up blue.

BLUETOOTH SW OFF, ON Turns the Bluetooth function on/o.

CHANNEL

SOUND PAD

EFFECTS

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(ON/OFF) OFF, ON Turns the dedicated eect for the SOUND PAD channel on/o.

FX TYPE

Selects the eect type and congures the parameters.

* The parameters to set depend on the selected eect type.

* Edited settings are saved as-is.

ØEect Parameters “Dedicated Eects for SOUND PAD Channel” (p. 84)

GENERAL

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

DUCK OFF, ON

Turns the ducking function on/o.

Ducking:

When the audio from a performance or conversation is playing (through channels 1–4), this

function makes the sound of the performance or conversation more prominent by making all

other sounds quieter.

This works by automatically bringing down the volume of the music (such as background

music) while the narrator is talking or while other participants are having a chat.

DUCK DEPTH -20–-10–0 dB Sets how much the other sounds are attenuated when ducking is active.

DUCK DECAY 0–100 Sets how long it takes for the levels to return to their previous volume after ducking is

activated.

REVERB SEND 0–20–100 Sets the level of the signal sent to reverb from the SOUND PAD channel.

PAD

SOUND (SOUND PAD)

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

BANK1-1–8-8

FILE – Selects the audio le (.WAV) to assign to the pad.

MODE

This species how the audio plays back.

1SHOT One-shot playback

The audio le plays back only once and then stops.

LOOP Loop playback

The audio keeps playing back repeatedly until you make it stop.

(TYPE)

These settings congure how the pads operate.

MOMENT Plays back audio while the pad is pressed.

TOGGLE Toggles between playback and stop each time you press the pad.

PAUSE

Toggles between playback and pause each time you press the pad.

The audio resumes playback from where it last stopped.

To make the audio stop during playback, long-press the pad.

REPLAY Plays back from the beginning each time you press the pad.

To make the audio stop during playback, long-press the pad.

PLAY

When you press a pad to start playback and then press a pad during playback, the audio plays

back to the end and stops.

To make the audio stop during playback, long-press the pad.

LEVEL 0–50–100 Sets the playback volume.

EFFECT SEND OFF, ON Sets whether to apply the eect that’s congured for the SOUND PAD channel (ON) or not

(OFF).

REVERSE OFF, ON Sets whether to play back in reverse (ON) or in the normal direction (OFF).

SPEED 50–100–150% Sets the audio playback speed.

This is specied as a ratio of the original.

PITCH -12–0–+12 Shifts the audio playback pitch in semitones.

FINE -50–0–+50 Fine-tunes the pitch of the audio playback.

FADE IN OFF, 0.1–10.0s Sets the fade-in time used when starting playback with a fade-in.

When fade-in is not being used, set this to “OFF”.

FADE OUT OFF, 0.1–10.0s Sets the fade-out time used when the audio fades out and stops.

When fade-out is not being used, set this to “OFF”.

CUT IN OFF, ON

When the audio is playing back on a pad for which this is set to “ON”, all other audio sources

(the sound pads, channels 1–4 and the USB through BLUETOOTH channels) are muted.

* Eects are not applied to the audio of pads for which this is set to “ON”.

COLOR

RED, ORANGE, YELLOW,

GREEN, CYAN, LIGHT BLUE,

BLUE, PURPLE, PINK, WHITE

Sets the color of the pad illumination.

MIDI CC OFF, CC#0–CC#127 Sets the MIDI controller number (CC#) that’s transmitted when the pad is pressed.

Set this to “OFF” if you don’t want to transmit this data.

PAD

EFFECTS (EFFECTS PAD)

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

BANK1-1–8-8

(FUNCTION) A–D Selects the group.

CATEGORY

Select the category. The functions you can select are dierent for each category.

CH1–4, USB, MOBILE,

BLUETOOTH, SOUND CH

Controls the functions for the specied channel.

SOUND CH: SOUND PAD channel

OUTPUT Controls the output function.

TUNER Controls the tuner function.

RECORDER Controls the recorder function.

SOUND PAD Controls the sound pad function.

MIDI Controls the MIDI function.

FUNCTION

Species the function that’s assigned to the pads.

The functions you can select are dierent for FUNCTION A and for FUNCTION B–D.

Ø“FUNCTION List (EFFECTS PAD)” (p. 11)

MODE

These settings congure how the pads operate.

TOGGLE This setting lets you toggle between MIN and MAX values each time you press a pad.

The pad lights up for the MAX value.

MOMENT The MAX value is used while you are pressing the pad.

The pad lights up for the MAX value.

MIN –Sets the lower limit (MIN) and the upper limit (MAX) of the variable range for the parameter.

* The value changes depending on the function assigned.

MAX –

COLOR

RED, ORANGE, YELLOW,

GREEN, CYAN, LIGHT BLUE,

BLUE, PURPLE, PINK, WHITE

Sets the color of the pad illumination.

* FUNCTION A only.

* When FUNCTION A is “OFF”, the pads do not light up.

ÃFUNCTION List (EFFECTS PAD)

FUNCTION A Explanation

CATEGORY: CH1–4

OFF No function is assigned.

PATCH INC Switches between eect patches in numerical order from lowest to highest.

PATCH DEC Switches between eect patches in numerical order from highest to lowest.

PATCH TOGGLE Each time you press the pad, the eect patch toggles between the one that’s set for MIN and the one that’s

set for MAX.

PATCH NUMBER When you press a pad, the eect patch switches to the one that’s set for MAX.

PATCH NUM+FX ON/OFF Press the pad once to switch to the eects patch that’s set for MAX. Each time you subsequently press the

pad, the EFFECTS buttons switches on/o.

EFFECT ON/OFF Toggles the EFFECTS button on/o.

GUITAR DIST ON/OFF *1 Toggles “DISTORTION” on/o for eect patches in EFFECTS CATEGORY: GUITAR.

GUITAR PREAMP ON/OFF *1 Toggles “PREAMP” on/o for eect patches in EFFECTS CATEGORY: GUITAR.

SING PCR ON/OFF *2 Toggles “PITCH CORRECT” on/o for eect patches in EFFECTS CATEGORY: SING.

SING HARMONY ON/OFF *2 Toggles “HARMONY” on/o for eect patches in EFFECTS CATEGORY: SING.

EQ ON/OFF Toggles “EQ” on/o for eect patches in EFFECTS CATEGORY: GUITAR/SING/TALK.

NS ON/OFF Toggles “NS” on/o for eect patches in EFFECTS CATEGORY: GUITAR/SING/TALK.

FX1–3 ON/OFF Toggles “FX1–3” on/o for eect patches in EFFECTS CATEGORY: GUITAR/SING/TALK.

DLY/REV ON/OFF Toggles “DELAY/REVERB” on/o for eect patches in EFFECTS CATEGORY: GUITAR/SING.

CTL1–4 Toggles the CTL1–4 function on/o that was set in the eect patch.

CHANNEL EQ ON/OFF Toggles “EQ” for the specied channel on/o.

CONSOLE COMP ON/OFF Toggles “COMP” on/o for eects in EFFECTS CATEGORY: CONSOLE.

CONSOLE ENHANCE ON/OFF Toggles “ENHANCE” on/o for eects in EFFECTS CATEGORY: CONSOLE.

CONSOLE NS ON/OFF Toggles “NS” on/o for eects in EFFECTS CATEGORY: CONSOLE.

CONSOLE MFX ON/OFF Toggles “FX” on/o for eects in EFFECTS CATEGORY: CONSOLE.

PAD

FUNCTION A Explanation

USB AUX IN ON/OFF Toggles “USB AUX IN” (GENERAL parameter) on/o.

CHANNEL MUTE Toggles mute on/o for the specied channel.

CHANNEL LEVEL +12 Raises the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL +6 Raises the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -6 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -12 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CATEGORY: USB, MOBILE, BLUETOOTH

OFF No function is assigned.

EFFECT ON/OFF Toggles the EFFECTS button on/o.

NS ON/OFF Toggles “NS” on/o for the dedicated eect.

FX1 ON/OFF Toggles “FX” on/o for the dedicated eect.

CHANNEL EQ ON/OFF Toggles “EQ” for the specied channel on/o.

CONSOLE ENHANCE ON/OFF Toggles “ENHANCE” on/o for the dedicated eect.

CONSOLE NS ON/OFF Toggles “NS” on/o for the dedicated eect.

CONSOLE MFX ON/OFF Toggles “FX” on/o for the dedicated eect.

CHANNEL DUCK ON/OFF Toggles “DUCK” (GENERAL parameter) on/o.

CHANNEL MUTE Toggles mute on/o for the specied channel.

CHANNEL LEVEL +12 Raises the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL +6 Raises the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -6 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -12 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CATEGORY: SOUND CH

OFF No function is assigned.

EFFECT ON/OFF Toggles the EFFECTS button on/o.

CHANNEL DUCK ON/OFF Toggles “DUCK” (GENERAL parameter) on/o.

CHANNEL MUTE Toggles mute on/o for the specied channel.

CHANNEL LEVEL +12 Raises the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL +6 Raises the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -6 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -12 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CATEGORY: OUTPUT

OFF No function is assigned.

KEY Switches “KEY” (in EFFECTS, GENERAL) between the value set for MIN and the value set for MAX.

BPM TAP Sets the “BPM” (in EFFECTS, GENERAL) according to the tempo at which you strike the pad.

OUTPUT EQ ON/OFF Toggles “EQ” on/o in MAIN OUT.

USB MAIN EQ ON/OFF Toggles “EQ” on/o in USB MAIN.

USB MONITOR EQ ON/OFF Toggles “EQ” on/o in USB MONITOR.

PHONES 1–4 EQ ON/OFF Toggles “EQ” for Headphones jacks 1–4 on/o.

* This is disabled when the EQ (p. 28) in OUTPUT > GENERAL is set to “COMMON”.

TALKBACK ON/OFF Toggles the talkback on/o.

CATEGORY: TUNER

OFF No function is assigned.

ON/OFF Toggles the tuner on/o.

TUNER MUTE Toggles mute on/o.

* The channels that are turned o in the TUNER screen are disabled.

CATEGORY: RECORDER

OFF No function is assigned.

REC Starts recording.

PAUSE Pauses recording.

MARK Adds a mark at the location where you press a pad.

PAD

FUNCTION A Explanation

CATEGORY: SOUND PAD

OFF No function is assigned.

SOUND BANK UP Switches between sound pad banks in sequential order, from 1 to 8.

SOUND BANK DOWN Switches between sound pad banks in sequential order, from 8 to 1.

SOUND PAD 1–8 Plays the audio of the specied pad in the current bank.

CATEGORY: MIDI

OFF No function is assigned.

MIDI CC#0–127 Pad operations are transmitted using the specied controller number.

*1 Shown when CATEGORY is “CH1”.

*2 Shown when CATEGORY is “CH1” or CH2”.

FUNCTION B–D Explanation

CATEGORY: CH1–4

OFF No function is assigned.

PATCH INC Switches between eect patches in numerical order from lowest to highest.

PATCH DEC Switches between eect patches in numerical order from highest to lowest.

PATCH TOGGLE Each time you press the pad, the eect patch toggles between the one that’s set for MIN and the one that’s

set for MAX.

PATCH NUMBER When you press a pad, the eect patch switches to the one that’s set for MAX.

USB AUX IN ON/OFF Toggles “USB AUX IN” (GENERAL parameter) on/o.

CHANNEL MUTE Toggles mute on/o for the specied channel.

CHANNEL LEVEL +12 Raises the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL +6 Raises the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -6 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -12 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CATEGORY: USB, MOBILE, BLUETOOTH

OFF No function is assigned.

CHANNEL EQ ON/OFF Toggles “EQ” for the specied channel on/o.

CONSOLE ENHANCE ON/OFF Toggles “ENHANCE” on/o for the dedicated eect.

CONSOLE NS ON/OFF Toggles “NS” on/o for the dedicated eect.

CONSOLE MFX ON/OFF Toggles “FX” on/o for the dedicated eect.

CHANNEL DUCK ON/OFF Toggles “DUCK” (GENERAL parameter) on/o.

CHANNEL MUTE Toggles mute on/o for the specied channel.

CHANNEL LEVEL +12 Raises the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL +6 Raises the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -6 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -12 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CATEGORY: SOUND CH

OFF No function is assigned.

CHANNEL DUCK ON/OFF Toggles “DUCK” (GENERAL parameter) on/o.

CHANNEL MUTE Toggles mute on/o for the specied channel.

CHANNEL LEVEL +12 Raises the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL +6 Raises the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -6 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 6 dB.

CHANNEL LEVEL -12 Lowers the level for the specied channel by 12 dB.

CATEGORY: OUTPUT

OFF No function is assigned.

KEY Switches “KEY” (in EFFECTS, GENERAL) between the value set for MIN and the value set for MAX.

BPM TAP Sets the “BPM” (in EFFECTS, GENERAL) according to the tempo at which you strike the pad.

TALKBACK ON/OFF Toggles the talkback on/o.

PAD

FUNCTION B–D Explanation

CATEGORY: TUNER

OFF No function is assigned.

ON/OFF Toggles the tuner on/o.

TUNER MUTE Toggles mute on/o.

* The channels that are turned o in the TUNER screen are disabled.

CATEGORY: RECORDER

OFF No function is assigned.

REC Starts recording.

PAUSE Pauses recording.

MARK Adds a mark at the location where you press a pad.

CATEGORY: SOUND PAD

OFF No function is assigned.

SOUND BANK UP Switches between sound pad banks in sequential order, from 1 to 8.

SOUND BANK DOWN Switches between sound pad banks in sequential order, from 8 to 1.

SOUND PAD 1–8 Plays the audio of the specied pad in the current bank.

CATEGORY: MIDI

OFF No function is assigned.

MIDI CC#0–127 Pad operations are transmitted using the specied controller number.

FOOT SW

CTL/EXP

CTL1, 2

Parameter Value (Bold: default) Explanation

(FUNCTION) A–D Selects the group.

CATEGORY

Select the category. The functions you can select are dierent for each category.

CH1–4, USB, MOBILE,

BLUETOOTH, SOUND CH

Controls the functions for the specied channel.

SOUND CH: SOUND PAD channel

OUTPUT Controls the output function.

TUNER Controls the tuner function.

RECORDER Controls the recorder function.

SOUND PAD Controls the sound pad function.

MIDI Controls the MIDI function.

FUNCTION

Species the function that’s assigned to the footswitches.

The functions you can select are dierent for FUNCTION A and for FUNCTION B–D.

Ø“FUNCTION List (CTL1, 2)” (p. 15)

MODE

Sets how the footswitch works.

TOGGLE This setting lets you toggle between MIN and MAX values each time you press the footswitch.

MOMENT The MAX value is used while you are pressing the footswitch.

MIN –Sets the lower limit (MIN) and the upper limit (MAX) of the variable range for the parameter.

* The value changes depending on the function assigned.

MAX –

ÃFUNCTION List (CTL1, 2)

FUNCTION A Explanation

CATEGORY: CH1–4

OFF No function is assigned.

PATCH INC Switches between eect patches in numerical order from lowest to highest.

PATCH DEC Switches between eect patches in numerical order from highest to lowest.

PATCH TOGGLE Each time you press the footswitch, the eect patch toggles between the one that’s set for MIN and the

one that’s set for MAX.

PATCH NUMBER When you press the footswitch, the eect patch switches to the one that’s set for MAX.

PATCH NUM+FX ON/OFF Press the footswitch once to switch to the eects patch that’s set for MAX. Each time you subsequently

press the footswitch, the EFFECTS buttons switches on/o.