GFX-8

The GFX-8 by Zoom is a guitar effects processor that offers a wide range of features and functionalities. Here are the technical specifications and details:

- Weight: 3.6 kg
- Dimensions: 455 (W) x 203 (H) x 80 (D) mm
- Guitar input: standard quarter‑inch mono jack at -10dBm
- Send and return loop for use with an external guitar effects pedal
- Main panel features a segment display, 6 footswitches, 9 push buttons, 7 knobs, and 3 rotative switches
- Rear panel terminal connectors include input, AUX input, send/return, stereo out, headphones out, MIDI interface, and expression pedal input
- Power supply: external PSU 12VDC
- Variable Architecture Modeling System (VAMS) at 20 bits resolution 40kHz
- 3 independent effects modules: drive, modulation, delay & reverb
- Amp simulator for managing different models of cabinet emulations like combo, stack, clean, and bright
- ZNR (Zoom Noise Reduction) for eliminating hums and other unwanted noises
- Total of 67 editable effects split into drive, mod, and dly/rev families
- Special SFX algorithms including jammer (25-second phrase sampler with optional real-time pitch stretch), gated reverb, hps (changes the pitch of a note following a preset scale), synth (generates a kind of synthesizer sound with note tracking), and twin pitch (a double pitch-shifter)
- 4-bands EQ for sound gain definition
- Memory: 160 ROM patches and 80 RAM patches
- Dedicated program GFX-8ED for creating and editing patches and sounds
- Compatible with Windows 95/98 and XP systems
- Maintenance includes addressing common issues on the footswitches contacts