Zoom adds BitCrush effect to G5n through Guitar Lab

February 1, 2026 · 6 sources

Zoom added a BitCrush effect to the G5n through its Guitar Lab software in February 2026, according to the maker's product page¹. The same page lists two other Guitar Lab additions around it: OverDrive in December 2025 and DynaDelay in April 2026¹.

The G5n is a multi-effects pedal for guitar. Zoom's page describes 127 DSP effects and 32 amp and cabinet emulators, 124 custom-designed patches, and storage for up to 200 user patches¹. It lists four stompbox-style footswitches, an expression pedal, a dedicated Tap tempo footswitch and an output booster¹. Firmware V2.0 lets players chain up to nine effects in any order, per the page¹. Other features listed include 68 rhythm patterns, a looper that records and overdubs phrases up to 80 seconds long, a chromatic tuner, an auxiliary stereo input, a headphone jack and dual outputs¹.

Zoom's regional pages for the G5n give different counts for the same pedal. The Japan page lists 127 DSP effects and 32 amp/cabinet emulators¹; the Canada and UK pages list 100 DSP effects and 26 emulators, with 13 amp models and 13 cabinet emulators²³. All three pages list 124 custom-designed patches¹²³.

The BitCrush listing also appears on Zoom's pages for other products. The B3n bass processor page lists BitCrush for February 2026 and DynaDelay for April 2026, without the OverDrive entry⁴. The G1 Four and G1X Four page and the G6 page each list all three additions on the same dates as the G5n⁵⁶.

Zoom's page does not give a price for the G5n or say how the BitCrush effect is obtained beyond Guitar Lab. The page says new stompboxes and amp and cabinet combinations are downloaded by connecting the G5n to an internet-connected computer, powering on the pedal and opening the Zoom Guitar Lab software¹.