BOSS
ES-8 Effects Switching System
Loop switchers
Also known as ES8
Specs
Loop 7 has stereo returns and loop 8 is fully stereo; only the left side is listed as the loop. Buffers switch per input and output.
Jacks
Audio
- In 1 ininstrument level
- In 2 ininstrument level
- Send 1 outinstrument level
- Send 2 outinstrument level
- Send 3 outinstrument level
- Send 4 outinstrument level
- Send 5 outinstrument level
- Send 6 outinstrument level
- Send 7 outinstrument level
- Send 8 L outleft · instrument level
- Send 8 R outright · instrument level
- Send VOL outinstrument level
- Return 1 ininstrument level
- Return 2 ininstrument level
- Return 3 ininstrument level
- Return 4 ininstrument level
- Return 5 ininstrument level
- Return 6 ininstrument level
- Return 7 L inleft · instrument level
- Return 7 R inright · instrument level
- Return 8 L inleft · instrument level
- Return 8 R inright · instrument level
- Return VOL ininstrument level
- Out 1/L outleft · instrument level
- Out 2/R outright · instrument level
- Tuner outinstrument level
Expression
- EXP 1 out
- EXP 2 out
- CTL IN EXP 1 / CTL 1/2 inalso control
- CTL IN EXP 2 / CTL 3/4 inalso control
Control
- CTL 1/2 out
- CTL 3/4 out
- CTL 5/6 out
- CTL IN EXP 1 / CTL 1/2 inalso expression
- CTL IN EXP 2 / CTL 3/4 inalso expression
MIDI
- MIDI in in
- MIDI out/thru out
Power
- DC in in9 V DC · draws 400 mA
Signal paths
- In 1 → Out 1/L
- In 2 → Out 2/R
Loops
- Loop 1: Send 1 → Return 1
- Loop 2: Send 2 → Return 2
- Loop 3: Send 3 → Return 3
- Loop 4: Send 4 → Return 4
- Loop 5: Send 5 → Return 5
- Loop 6: Send 6 → Return 6
- Loop 7: Send 7 → Return 7 L
- Loop 8: Send 8 L → Return 8 L
- Volume loop: Send VOL → Return VOL
Loop order can be changed; loops can run in parallel.
Where this comes from
Checked against the maker's published specs.
Not yet confirmed with the maker: power polarity, MIDI connector.