Despite its diminutive weight, its compact size and high outlay, it still comes packed with useful and moreover very high quality recording goodies. Obviously cassette tape had it’s limitations, primarily the degradation of the tape itself after numerous takes. Andertons Music Company is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm registration number 716155. With it’s ability to function as a USB interface, the BOSS BR-800 has become a mainstay of my home practice setup, with no need for a guitar amp and effects pedals, I simply have the BR-800 and my PC connected to the same set of desktop monitors. I really only need the basic features to which I'm accustomed with the Micro BR, but I'd like to be able to create and tweak drum patterns, pitch correction, and the stereo mics.

Stereo microphones are also built into the BR-800 for instant Song Sketch recordings, great for capturing song ideas (acoustic guitar and vocals, for example) from any location.Not so with the BR800 - unless you choose to record in "sketch mode"; otherwise, the process of converting Boss's proprietary musical file format to . Forget Zoom and its competitors, the Boss is, most unquestionably, 'the boss' when it comes to faithful sound reproduction. The new hardware was slightly bigger than the BR-600, but it was advertised to include many new features, most importantly of which was the ability to function as a USB audio interface for the first time in the BR series.

BOSS continues its top-selling tradition of portable, affordable multi-trackers with the new BR-800.Many of the effects are derived from BOSS’s flagship processors, including vocal effects from the VE-20, COSM guitar/bass amps and effects from the GT-10 series, modeled acoustic-guitar body effects from the AP-1 preamp, which imparts pro-quality miked-up sound and rich body tone to line-recorded acoustic guitar. I'm not enjoying the sound quality on the BR800 at all - you really notice if you convert a good quality wav recording to mt2 to put on to the BR800 as a backing track - simply ruins it sounds like compressed mush. Stereo microphones are also built into the BR-800 for instant “Song Sketch” recordings — great for capturing song ideas (acoustic guitar and vocals, for example) from any location. TASCAM DP-32-SD – Tascam’s latest Portastudio Flagship has all the features you could ever want, but can it match the Zoom or BOSS amp sims ? Then I got distracted for a while with in the frustrating, latency plagued world of DAWs (Digital Audio Workstation) and dedicated USB audio interfaces.

Up to four tracks can be recorded simultaneously with eight tracks of simultaneous playback, plus an additional stereo track dedicated to the built-in rhythm generator. Save energy, save moneyOur power supplies all carry ENERGY STAR ® accreditation, as a result of having an efficiency above 85%. Whether you’re creating intricate, multi-layered songs or point-and-capture field recordings, the BR-800 makes the recording process fast and easy.This easy-to-use portable system can record four tracks simultaneously, and can record and playback up to eight tracks total for each project. Another major problem for me is that the mixer level settings cannot be saved in the song data file. Anyone already familiar with the concept will probably be able to get up and running without opening the manual, while beginners will find that BOSS has introduced a couple of modes accessed via dedicated front panel buttons that will gently ease them into the world of multitracking.

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You can power the BR-800 from the included AC adaptor, or, for ultimate mobility, it can be powered from six AA batteries - you can literally record anywhere! The BR-800's powerful onboard effects processor includes GT-10/10B effects, VE-20 vocal effects and harmonies, and COSM-based acoustic guitar body modelling. Theres also a built-in stereo condenser microphone plus a DR-880-quality rhythm generator for adding drum and percussion tracks to your songs.