Panel Descriptions - Boss Gigcaster 8 Startup Manual

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Top Panel
1
2
9
1
[ Ā ] button
Turns the power on/off.
Long-press the button to turn the power off.
2
[
] (mark) button
When you press this button during recording, a mark is added
at that position.
Use the mark feature as a guide when editing on your
computer.
* The mark feature is enabled for multitrack recording. You can't add
a mark when recording normally (two-channel mix).
[
] button
Starts/pauses the recording.
* The data that you record is saved to the microSD card.
3
Display (Touch panel)
Access the various settings by touching the screen.
You can view a variety of information by operating the display.
4
[1]–[4] (Headphones 1–4) knobs
Adjusts the volume for headphones 1–4.
2
4
3
5
6
7
5
CHANNEL
[
]–[
] (Channel edit) buttons
When these are on (lit up), the unit switches to the settings
screen for the selected channel.
Channel faders
These adjust the volume for each input channel.
9
[
] (Mute) buttons
Turns the mute feature on (lit) or off (unlit) for each input
channel.
[
] (Monitor) buttons
Turn this on (lit up) for a channel to output its sound to the
headphones jack.
This lets you hear the sound using your headphones.
6
OUTPUT
8
[
] (OUTPUT edit) button
Turn this on (lit up) to switch to the output (MAIN OUT,
headphones, etc.) settings screen.
OUTPUT fader
Adjusts the volume for the output (MAIN OUT, USB MAIN).
[
] (Mute) button
Turns the output (MAIN OUT or USB MAIN) on (lit) or off (unlit).
[
] (Talkback) button
When this is on (lit up), the audio input from the built-in mic or
headset mic is output only to the PHONES jacks (talkback).
Use this to communicate only with the people who are
recording with you.
7
Pads 1–8
The functions of the sound pads/effect pads change
depending on whether the [EFFECTS] button is ON or OFF.
[EFFECTS ] button Function
Off (Unlit)
On (Lit)
8
[EFFECTS] button
When this is on (lit), pads 1–8 work as effect pads.
9
Built-in mic
Use this for recording acoustic instruments or when using
talkback.
Sound pads
Plays the audio assigned to each pad.
Effect pads
Lets you use the settings for the effects
assigned to each pad.

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