Boss ES-8 User Manual

Owner’s Manual
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and Owner’s Manual (p.
21)). After reading, keep the document(s) including those sections where it will be available for immediate reference.
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Contents
Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Attaching the Rubber Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the ES-8 in a Pedalboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Turning the Power On and O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Switching the Play Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Saving/Recalling a Combination of Eect Units
(Memory Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Patch Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Switching Between Memory and Manual Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Saving a Patch (Patch Write) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Recalling a Patch (Patch Change) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Creating a Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tips for Creating Patches (Sounds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Changing the Eect Loop Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Changing the Eect Loop Connection Order. . . . . . . . . . . 8
Making a Parallel Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Specifying Carry Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Editing the Settings of a Patch (Memory Edit Mode) . . . . . . . . . 9
Quick Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Making Global Settings (System Setting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
List of Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Patch/Data Operations (Utility) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Copying a Patch (Patch Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Exchanging Patches (Patch Exchange). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Initializing a Patch (Patch Init) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Copying a Bank (Bank Copy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Exchanging Banks (Bank Exchange) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Transmitting Data to an External MIDI Device (Bulk Dump) . . . 13
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Advanced Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the Level of Each Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching Between Two Guitars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching Between Two Amps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching the Amp’s Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting with the Four-Cable Method / Also Switching the
Amp’s Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Reducing Hum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Changing the BOSS PH-3’s Rate for Each Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using an Expression Pedal to Control the BOSS PH-3’s Rate . . . 16
Using the [BANK
H
] Switch to Turn Delay On/O . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using Number Switch [7] to Change the Delay Time . . . . . . . . . 17
Using Tap Tempo to Set the Delay Time of Each Patch . . . . . . . . 18
Applying Chorus Only While the Currently Selected Number
Switch Is Held Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using CC (Control Change) to Control a MIDI-Equipped Eect
Unit When the Patch Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting a Wah or Fuzz (Input Buer O) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Main features
The ES-8 is a switching system that lets you connect eect pedals
and other eect units, and then store and recall up to 800 dierent
combinations of them.
5 It provides dedicated jacks for connecting stereo-in/out eect units
and volume pedals.
5 It also provides a wide variety of external control functions for
controlling your amp and eects in real time.

Boss ES-8 Specifications

General

Product type	Footswitch/controller
Product color	Black
Output impedance	1000 Ω
Number of footswitches	-
Power source type	AC
AC adapter included	Yes
Display type	LED

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	137 mm
Width	439 mm
Height	65 mm
Weight	2500 g