BOSS EBAND JS-8 JAM-ALONG

BOSS eBAND JS-8 Audio Player with Guitar Effects

For “bedroom guitarists” who love jamming along with their favorite songs, the ultimate musical companion has arrived. eBand is a portable all-in-one audio player that’s packed with big features. WAV and MP3 files can be loaded and played by eBand, and the tempo and pitch can be changed. Plug in your guitar and jam along using the powerful onboard COSM® preamp and BOSS effects. You can minimize the pre-recorded vocals or guitar parts with the Center Cancel feature for minus-one play, and record and save your jams. There’s even a library of backing tracks and rhythms onboard, plus a built-in tuner and metronome.

Features

• Imports and plays audio files (WAV and MP3)
• Pitch and tempo control of imported songs
• Guitar/Mic input with dedicated input control; headphone output
• Custom-tuned speakers for powerful playback
• COSM Preamp and 100+ effects derived from BOSS GT-10
• EZ Tone function provides the ultimate easy-to-use, intuitive approach to sound creation based on graphic icons
• 300 audio-loop phrases onboard for backing tracks and rhythms (some include companion guitar effects pre-programmed to match the loops)
• Tuner and metronome built in
• Records and saves your guitar performances
• USB audio interface for direct link to and from PCs
• Play songs from USB memory stick
• Import your favorite songs from audio CD to eBand with included utility software (PC/Mac)

BOSS eBAND JS-8 Audio Player with Guitar Effects

Memory Capacity

Depends on the SD/SDHC Card (128 MB — 32 GB)

Data Type

JS-8 Songs (Recording/Playback), MP3 (Bit rate: 64 kbps — 320 kbps, Playback only), WAV (Quantization Bit Rate: 8/16/24-bit, Playback only)

External Memory

USB Memory

AD Conversion

24-bit + AF method* (GUITAR/MIC IN), 24-bit (LINE IN)

DA Conversion

24-bit

Sampling Frequency

44.1 kHz

Effect Patch Memories

Preset: 130, User: 100

Effect Types

AMP (Amp Modeling)
FX (OD/DS, WAH, COMP, LIMITER, OCTAVE, AC.PROCESSOR, PHASER, FLANGER, TREMOLO, ROTARY, UNI-V, PAN)
EQ (Equalizer)
NS (Noise Suppressor)
DELAY
CHORUS
REVERB

Recording Time

JS-8 Songs: 250 min. (1GB), 8,060 min. (32GB)
WAV/16-bit/Stereo: 90 min. (1GB), 3,020 min. (32GB)
MP3/128 kbps/Stereo: 1,040 min. (1GB), 33,330 min. (32GB)
* The above-listed capacities are approximate. Times may be slightly shorter depending on the number of songs that were created.

Nominal Input Level

GUITAR/MIC IN: -20 dBu (INPUT GAIN=GUITAR), -32 dBu (INPUT GAIN=MIC), AUX IN: -15 dBu

Input Impedance

GUITAR/MIC IN: 1 M ohm
AUX IN: 22 k ohms

Nominal Output Level

PHONES: -10 dBu, LINE OUT: -10 dBu

Output Impedance

PHONES: 44 ohms, LINE OUT: 1 k ohm

Internal Speaker

Stereo

Display

132 x 64 dots graphic LCD (with backlit)

USB

Supports file transfer (mass storage class) and audio

Connectors

GUITAR/MIC IN (1/4 inch phone type), AUX IN (Stereo miniature phone type), PHONES (Stereo miniature phone type), LINE OUT (RCA phono type), EXP PEDAL/CTL 1,2 (1/4 inch TRS phone type), USB Memory (USB A), USB (USB B), DC IN

Current Draw

400 mA

Accessories

AC adaptor (PSB-1U), SD card (1 GB), Owner’s Manual, Roland Service (Information Sheet)

Options

Footswitch (FS-5U), Dual Footswitch (FS-6), Expression Pedal (FV-500L, FV-500H, Roland EV-5), Footswitch Cable (Roland PCS-31L)

Size and Weight

Width

264 mm
10-7/16 inches

Depth

166 mm
6-9/16 inches

Height

201 mm
7-15/16 inches

Weight

1.7 kg
3 lbs. 12 oz.

* Weight excluding AC adaptor
* 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms
* AF (Adaptive Focus) method: Adaptive Focus is a unique Roland/BOSS technology that allows the signal noise (S/N) ratios of AD converter to be vastly improved.