Roland Corporation Australia

Features

The BOSS AD-5 Acoustic Instrument Processor offers everything electric-acoustic guitar and bass players need to produce full, rich acoustic sounds in the studio or through an amplifier or PA system.

• Specially voiced acoustic instrument preamp with 4-band EQ
• High-quality Roland reverb, chorus and anti-feedback effects
• Innovative "Acoustic" effect uses separate "Body" and "Ambience" controls to turn the brittle, sterile sounds of a piezo pickup into the rich, "airy" sound of a miked acoustic guitar
• Separate piezo and magnetic pickup inputs
• 1/4" effects insert jack
• Stereo 1/4" unbalanced and balanced XLR outputs
• Preamp and effects can be bypassed for use as a dedicated DI box

Specs

AD Conversion

21 bit AF Method*

DA Conversion

20 bit Input, 4 Times Oversampling Digital Filter + ΔΣMethod

Sampling Frequency

44.1 kHz

Nominal Input Level

INPUT: -10 dBu
INSERT RETURN: -10 dBu

Input Impedance

INPUT (PIEZO): 4.7 M ohms
INPUT (MAGNETIC): 1 M ohms
INSERT (RETURN): 100 k ohms

Nominal Output Level

OUTPUT: -10 dBu
OUTPUT (XLR): -10 dBu into 600 ohms
INSERT (SEND): -10 dBu

Output Impedance

OUTPUT: 2 k ohms
OUTPUT (XLR): 600 ohms
INSERT (SEND): 1 k ohms

Connectors

INPUT Jacks (PIEZO, MAGNETIC)
INSERT Jack (1/4 inch TRS Phone Type)
OUTPUT Jacks L(MONO), R
OUTPUT Connectors L, R (XLR-3-32 Type)
REMOTE Jack
AC Adaptor Jack

Power Supply

DC 9 V (Roland ACI or ACB-Series)

Current Draw

300 mA

Accessories

AC Adaptor (Roland ACI or ACB-Series)

Options

Foot Switch: FS-5U
Cord: Roland PCS-31 (1/4 inch TRS Phone Type - 1/4 inch Phone Type x2)

Size and Weight

Width

150 mm

5-15/16 inches

Depth

155 mm

6-1/8 inches

Height

65 mm

2-9/16 inches

Weight

1.0 kg

2 lbs. 4 oz.

* 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms * AF method (Adaptive Focus method) This is a proprietary method from Roland that vastly improves the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of the A/D and D/A converters.

*The specifications are subject to change without notice.

Accessories

Support

If you have a question about operating your Roland, BOSS or Edirol product, please contact our Product Support department by phone or email.

In addition, we have a library of Support Documents that you can download and reference. If Support Documents are available for this product, they will be listed below.

Guitar Effects Guidebook, Vol. 20 (PDF)

Acoustic Products Catalog (PDF)

See the full line of Roland and BOSS acoustic products.

AD-5 Manual (PDF)