Westwood Music Center :: Roland eBand JS-8

For “bedroom guitarists” who love jamming along with their favorite songs, the ultimate musical companion has arrived. eBand is a portable all-in-one audio player that’s packed with big features. WAV and MP3 files can be loaded and played by eBand, and the tempo and pitch can be changed. Plug in your guitar and jam along using the powerful onboard COSM preamp and BOSS effects. You can minimize the pre-recorded vocals or guitar parts with the Center Cancel feature for minus-one play, and record and save your jams. There’s even a library of backing tracks and rhythms onboard, plus a built-in tuner and metronome.

Imports and plays audio files (WAV and MP3)
Pitch and tempo control of imported songs
Guitar/Mic input with dedicated input control; headphone output
Custom-tuned speakers for powerful playback
COSM Preamp and 100+ effects derived from BOSS GT-10
EZ Tone function provides the ultimate easy-to-use, intuitive approach to sound creation based on graphic icons
300 audio-loop phrases onboard for backing tracks and rhythms (some include companion guitar effects pre-programmed to match the loops)
Tuner and metronome built in
Records and saves your guitar performances
USB audio interface for direct link to and from PCs
Play songs from USB memory stick
Import your favorite songs from audio CD to eBand with included utility software (PC/Mac)

System Requirements
Memory Capacity	Depends on the SD/SDHC Card (128 MB — 32 GB)
Data Type	JS-8 Songs (Recording/Playback), MP3 (Bit rate: 64 kbps — 320 kbps, Playback only), WAV (Quantization Bit Rate: 8/16/24-bit, Playback only)
External Memory	USB Memory
AD Conversion	24-bit + AF method* (GUITAR/MIC IN), 24-bit (LINE IN)
DA Conversion	24-bit
Sampling Frequency	44.1 kHz
Effect Patch Memories	Preset: 130, User: 100
Effect Types	AMP (Amp Modeling) FX (OD/DS, WAH, COMP, LIMITER, OCTAVE, AC.PROCESSOR, PHASER, FLANGER, TREMOLO, ROTARY, UNI-V, PAN) EQ (Equalizer) NS (Noise Suppressor) DELAY CHORUS REVERB
Recording Time	JS-8 Songs: 250 min. (1GB), 8,060 min. (32GB) WAV/16-bit/Stereo: 90 min. (1GB), 3,020 min. (32GB) MP3/128 kbps/Stereo: 1,040 min. (1GB), 33,330 min. (32GB) * The above-listed capacities are approximate. Times may be slightly shorter depending on the number of songs that were created.
Nominal Input Level	GUITAR/MIC IN: -20 dBu (INPUT GAIN=GUITAR), -32 dBu (INPUT GAIN=MIC), AUX IN: -15 dBu
Input Impedance	GUITAR/MIC IN: 1 M ohm AUX IN: 22 k ohms
Nominal Output Level	PHONES: -10 dBu, LINE OUT: -10 dBu
Output Impedance	PHONES: 44 ohms, LINE OUT: 1 k ohm
Internal Speaker	Stereo
Display	132 x 64 dots graphic LCD (with backlit)
USB	Supports file transfer (mass storage class) and audio
Connectors	GUITAR/MIC IN (1/4 inch phone type), AUX IN (Stereo miniature phone type), PHONES (Stereo miniature phone type), LINE OUT (RCA phono type), EXP PEDAL/CTL 1,2 (1/4 inch TRS phone type), USB Memory (USB A）, USB (USB B), DC IN
Current Draw	400 mA
Accessories	AC adaptor (PSB-1U), SD card, USB Cable, Owner’s Manual, Roland Service (Information Sheet)
Options	Footswitch (FS-5U), Dual Footswitch (FS-6), Expression Pedal (FV-500L, FV-500H, Roland EV-5), Footswitch Cable (Roland PCS-31L)
Windows	OS: Microsoft® Windows® XP SP3 or later, Microsoft® Windows Vista® SP2 or later, Microsoft® Windows® 7 ※Editor does not support Windows® XP Media Center Edition. CPU/Clock: Intel® Core™/Pentium® or Pentium compatible processor 1GHz or higher RAM: 512 MB or more ※1GB or more when using Windows Vista or Windows 7 Hard Disk: 12MB or more Display/Colors: 1024 x 768/65536 colors (16 bit High Color) or more Others: CD-ROM Drive, USB Port
Macintosh	OS: Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later CPU: Intel® Core™/Xeon®, PowerPC G5 RAM: 512MB or more ※1GB or more when using Mac OS X 10.5 or later Hard Disk: 25MB or more Display/Colors: 1024 x 768/32,000 colors or higher Others: CD-ROM Drive, USB Port