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All-in-One Audio Hub for Streaming Musicians

 

Gigcaster 5 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.

 

Features:

  • All-in-one USB interface solution designed for online musicians, music educators, podcasters, and music-focused content creators
  • Advanced audio and control features in a space-saving footprint
  • Premium sound quality with 32-bit floating-point processing and 48 kHz sampling rate
  • Five-channel audio mixer and numerous sound-shaping tools
  • High-impedance input for direct connection of a guitar or bass
  • Two XLR jacks for mics and stereo line input for 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®
  • 4.3-inch color touch display for intuitive control
  • Independent faders and mute buttons for the five audio input channels and master output
  • Onscreen effect pads for customizable live effects control
  • Talkback function for discrete communication between presenters
  • Ducking function automatically lowers the background music volume while speaking
  • Two headphone outputs with dedicated EQs
  • Headphones 1 output supports a headset mic or inline mic
  • Also works as a 16x12 USB audio interface for multitrack recording in music production software
  • Runs on USB bus power* or included AC adaptor
  • Supports hands-free operation via optional BOSS footswitches, expression pedals, and a GA-FC/GA-FC EX foot controller
  • Dedicated Gigcaster 5 App for sound pad playback, parameter editing, backup, and audio file conversion

 

*Minimum requirement for USB bus power: 5 V/3 A.

 

BOSS GIGCASTER 5 AUDIO STREAMING MIXER

SKU: GCS-5
$479.99Price
    • Sampling Rate - 48 kHz
    • AD Conversion - 24 bits
    • DA Conversion - 32 bits
    • Processing - 32-bit floating point
    • USB Audio - Input: 16 ch Output: 12 ch
    • Bluetooth - A2DP, HFP
    • 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: 3 CH (COMP, ENHANCE, DESS, EQ, NS, FX1, FX2), CONSOLE: 5 CH (COMP, ENHANCE, DESS, NS, FX), OUTPUT: COMP, REVERB
    • Nominal Input Level(Adjustable) - GUITAR INPUT: -10 dBu, MIC INPUT 1, 2: -40 dBu, INST INPUT (L/R): -10 dBu
    • Input Impedance - GUITAR INPUT: 1M ohms, MIC INPUT 1, 2: 5.6 k ohms, INST INPUT (L/R): 100 k ohms
    • Nominal Output Level - MAIN OUT L, R: -10 dBu Output Impedance, MAIN OUT L, R: 1 k ohms, PHONES 1, 2: 47 ohms, Recommended Load Impedance, MAIN OUT L, R: 10 k ohms or greater
    • Display -Color Graphic LCD (480 x 272 dots) Touch screen
    • Controls - CH 1--5 EDIT buttons, OUTPUT EDIT button, CH 1--5 MUTE buttons, OUTPUT MUTE button, CH 1--5 MONITOR buttons, EFFECTS button, SOUND button, CH 1--5 faders, OUTPUT fader, Headphones 1, 2 knobs
    • Connectors - Guitar jack: 1/4-inch phone type, Mic 1, 2 jacks: XLR type, balanced, phantom power: DC 48 V, 10 mA Max, INST (L, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone typ, MAIN OUT (L, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type, Headphones 1 jack: Stereo miniature phone type (CTIA), Headphones 2 jack: Stereo miniature phone type, FOOT SW jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type, USB port: USB type-C(R), DC IN jack
    • Power Supply - AC adaptor (PSD series)
    • USB BUS Power - Current Draw 1.6 A (with phantom power) 1.5 A (without phantom power)
    • Accessories - AC adaptor: PSD series
    • Owner's Manual - Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
    • Options (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 - 177 mm 7 inches
    • Depth - 216 mm 8-9/16 inches
    • Height - 78 mm  3-1/8 inches
    • Weight - 0.96kg 2 lbs 2 oz
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