Gigcaster 8, Gigcaster 5: Differences between the GCS-8 and GCS-5 – Roland Corporation

This video shows the differences between the GCS-8 and GCS-5.

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Here are the differences between the GCS-8 and GCS-5.

	GCS-8	GCS-5
SIZE AND WEIGHT
Width	217 mm 8-9/16 inches	177 mm 7 inches
Depth	267 mm 10-9/16 inches	216 mm 8-9/16 inches
Height	80 mm 3-3/16 inches	78 mm 3-1/8 inches
Weight	1.36 kg 3 lbs	0.96kg 2 lbs 2 oz
USB Audio
Input	20 ch	16 ch
Output	14 ch	12 ch
Recording
Data Format	WAV (48 kHz, 16-bit linear)	NA
Storage	microSD card (sold separately)	NA
Sound Pad
Data Format	WAV (48 kHz, 16-bit linear)	NA
Storage	Internal storage (16GB)	NA
Number of Effects
GUITAR:	1 ch (DISTORTION､PREAMP､EQ､NS､PEDAL FX､FX1､FX2､FX3､DELAY/REVERB)
SING:	2 ch (COMP､ENHANCE､DESS､EQ､NS､PITCH CORRECT､HARMONY､FX1､FX2､FX3､DELAY/REVERB)
TALK:	4 ch	3 ch
TALK:	(COMP､ENHANCE､DESS､EQ､NS､FX1､FX2)
CONSOLE:	7 ch	5 ch
CONSOLE:	(COMP､ENHANCE､DESS､NS､FX)
FX:	1 ch (for SOUND PAD)	NA
OUTPUT:	COMP, REVERB
Nominal Input Level (Adjustable)
	GUITAR INPUT: -10 dBu
	INPUT 1--4 (XLR type): -40 dBu	MIC INPUT 1, 2: -40 dBu
	INPUT 1--4 (TRS type): -10 dBu	INST INPUT (L/R): -10 dBu
	MOBILE IN: -20 dBu
Input Impedance
	GUITAR INPUT: 1M ohms
	INPUT 1--4 (XLR type): 5.6 k ohms	MIC INPUT 1, 2: 5.6 k ohms
	INPUT 1--4 (TRS type):27 k ohms	INST INPUT (L/R): 100 k ohms
	MOBILE IN: 22 k ohms
Controls
	CH1--8 Edit buttons, OUTPUT Edit button, CH1--8 Mute buttons, OUTPUT Mute button, CH1--8 Monitor buttons, Talkback button, Rec button, Mark button, EFFECTS button, Pads 1--8, CH1--8 faders, OUTPUT fader, Headphone 1--4 knobs	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 Channel 1--4 jacks: Combo type (XLR, 1/4-inch TRS phone), balanced Mobile jack: Stereo miniature phone type(CTIA) MAIN OUT (L, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type Headphone 1 jack: Stereo miniature phone type(CTIA) Headphone 2--4 jacks: Stereo miniature phone type FOOT SW jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type USB port: USB type-C(R) DC IN jack	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

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