Boss eBand JS-8 Audio Player with Guitar Effects

For “bedroom guitarists” who love jamming along with their favourite 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.

• 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 favourite songs from audio CD to eBand with included utility software (PC/Mac)

The BOSS EBAND JS8 combines playback of full songs, backing tracks, or rhythm loops with high quality Boss guitar effects and a built-in stereo speaker system.
This all-in-one solution is ideal for guitarists who want to learn songs, solos and riffs, practice new songs outside of band practice, play along with any of their own collection of music, or create new songs while playing along with audio tracks.
Loading music onto the Boss eBand is easy, with direct playback from any standard USB memory stick or SDHC memory card up to 32GB. The Boss eBand also has the ability to import songs from any audio CD using the included utility software.
Unlike traditional audio players, eBand lets guitarists play along and interact with their music by changing the pitch and tempo independently, or using the advanced centre-cancel function to remove guitar or vocal parts. The Boss eBand comes with 300 backing tracks and rhythm loops and also include pre-programmed guitar effects.
The Boss eBand is loaded with powerful COSM® pre-amp technology, authentic Boss-quality guitar effects derived from the Boss GT-10, and over 100 preset guitar sounds from every musical genre.
To help navigate the possibilities, eBand includes the EZ TONE function, providing an intuitive, easy-to-use approach to sound creation based on graphic icons. In addition, tuner and metronome functions are built in, keeping guitarists playing along on time and in key.
Not only can guitarists play along with the Boss eBand, they can record their music ideas as well using the included USB audio interface. Pressing the record button during a guitar play along session will create and save a new audio file with the entire performance.
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