The G5 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator by Zoom features 120 stompbox effects for electric guitar including distortion, compression, modulation, delay, reverb and much, much more. It also offers 22 amp models ranging from vintage to today's latest in amp technology. Some of the amps modeled include a 1965 Fender Twin Reverb, Mesa Boogie MKIII, Matchless DC-30, Marshall 1959, Orange Graphic 120 and JCM2000 Marshall stack just to name a few. To further enhance the realism, the G5 includes a sigmoid curve clipper which re-creates the smooth clipping of tube amps delivering warm, fat and aggressive sounds. Not only does the G5 provide you with tons of stompbox effects, amp modeling, and 140, high quality DSP effects it also doubles as a digital audio interface allowing you to record directly to your computer via USB. Included is Steinberg's Cubase LE recording software which allows you to record and mix multiple tracks of guitars and other instruments. Other convenient features include a 60 second phrase looper, a built-in tuner, a built-in drum machine with 40 onboard rhythms and a balanced XLR DI output.
Effects | 145 |
Simultaneous Effects | 9 |
Patch Memory | 3 patches 99 banks |
Sampling Frequency | 44.1kHz |
A/D Conversion | 24bit, 128 times over-sampling |
D/A Conversion | 24bit, 128 times over-sampling |
Signal Processing | 32bit floating point and 32bit fixed point |
Frequency Response | 20Hz to 20kHz + 1.0dB, -3.0dB (10 kohm load) |
Display | 4 x LCD |
Input | 1/4" phone jack Rated input level: -20dBm Input impedance: 1 Mohms ACTIVE/PASSIVE (Switch selectable) |
Output | L/R: 1/4" phone jack, maximum output level: +5dBm (Output load impedance: 10 kohms or higher Phones: 1/4" stereo phone jack, Maximum output level: 20mW + 20mW into 32 ohm load Balanced Output: XLR jack, Output impedance: 100 ohms (HOT-GND, COLD-GND), 200 ohms(HOT-COLD), PRE / POST (Switch selectable, GND LIFT (Switch selectable) |
Control Input | For FP02 / FS01 |
USB | Audio Interface: 16bit / 44.1kHz |
Supported OS | Windows XP / Vista / 7, Mac OS X v10.4 / 10.5 / 10.6 / 10.7 |
Power | AC Adapter: DC9V/Center negative/500mA (ZOOM AD-16) |
Dimensions | 7.48 x 18.5 x 3.54" (19 x 47 x 9 cm) |
Weight | 6.83 lb (3.1 kg) |
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