Zoom GCE-3 Guitar Lab Circuit Emulator

Full Description

Recording studio on the go

Extremely compact in size, the Zoom GCE-3 Guitar Lab Circuit Emulator is small enough to fit into the pocket of your gigbag or backpack to be taken to rehearsals, live gigs, hotel rooms or anywhere where inspiration strikes! Acting as a recording interface, record your music wherever you go with simply the Zoom GCE-3, a laptop, your instrument and ideas. There is no need for additional power cables, you can power it with USB-bus power from your laptop, keeping the footprint as small as possible.

Powerful recording and editing software

The Zoom GCE-3 comes with some powerful software to help you on your journey and improve your recordings and expand your palette of sounds. Perfect your patches and presets and deep dive into parameter editing with the ZOOM Guitar Lab App. Compatible with both Mac and Windows, you have access to the same library of amp models, artist effects and patches available from the ZOOM G-series pedals. The studio-grade built-in DSP chip allows you to emulate sounds from revered ZOOM pedals such as the G5n, G3Xn and even B3n bass pedal through your computer. Not only that, but the ZOOM Guitar Lab App features constantly updated streams of new downloadable patches and boutique effects through the News section.

Need somewhere to record your music? The ZOOM GCE-3 has you covered. Included is a free licence for Steinbergs Cubase LE music production software, an innovative and intuitive way to record, mix and master your tracks with professional quality using a host of world-class plugins.

Latency free playing and recording

The GCE-3’s built-in DSP processor takes the processing load off your computer, letting you dial in and record professional-sounding guitar tones with near-zero latency, no matter how many effects you are using. This becomes invaluable when recording on the go, as often portable laptops may not have enough processing power to cope with the demands of modern guitar recordings.

Get instant monitoring via the headphone output with near zero-latency, controllable via the onboard volume dial to get the mix just right. Save on processing in your laptop with the AUX input, allowing you to play external backing tracks directly to your headphones while only recording your guitar to the computer.

Features

• Instantly access dozens of high-quality effects, including distortion, overdrive, EQ, compression, delay, reverb, flanger, phaser and chorus
• Free download of ZOOM Guitar Lab Mac/Windows software for creating, editing and managing patches
• USB-C port for connection to computer
• Built-In DSP processing for circuit emulation of G5n, G3n, G3Xn, B3n, G1 FOUR, G1X FOUR, B1 FOUR, B1X FOUR
• Input jack accepts standard guitar cable
• Auxiliary stereo input jack for connection of smartphones and music players
• Stereo headphone output with volume control

Specification

• Sample rate: 44.1 kHz
• A/D conversion: 24-bit 128× oversampling
• D/A conversion: 24-bit 128× oversampling
• Bit depth: 32-bit
• Inputs:
  • Input: Standard mono phone jack Rated input level: −20 dBu Input impedance (line): 470 kΩ
  • Aux in: Stereo mini jack Rated input level: −10 dBu Input impedance (line): 1 kΩ
• Outputs:
  • Phones: Stereo mini jack
• Maximum output level: Headphones 15 mW + 15 mW (typ. 32Ω load)
• Signal to noise: 120 dB (typical)
• Noise floor: −96 dBu (typical)
• USB: Connector: USB Type-C | USB 2.0
• Power: USB bus power (Type-C)/5V DC power supply (Micro-B)
• Dimensions (H x W x D): 29 mm, 106 mm, 80mm
• Weight: 90 g
• Sytem requirements:
  • Windows: Windows® 7 SP1 or later / 8.1 / 10 (32bit/64bit) CPU: Intel® Core i3 or faster* USB: USB 3.0/USB 2.0** * Operation is not guaranteed with CPUs from Atom, Celeron or Pentium series or CPUs made by AMD. ** Only USB host controllers with Intel Chipsets are supported. Operation is not guaranteed when used with USB hubs or expansion cards.
  • Mac: Mac® OS X 10.11 / 10.12 / 10.13 / 10.14 CPU: Intel® Core i3 or faster USB: USB 3.0/USB 2.0* * Operation is not guaranteed when used with USB hubs or expansion cards.
• What's included: ZOOM GCE-3 Guitar Lab Circuit Emulator, Steinberg Cubase LE license, non-slip pad, USB cable (type A to C), operation menu
• Product code: 10004801