BOSS BR-800 Portable Digital Recorder

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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! 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. The BR800 has built in effects from the best effect makers in the world, including options for guitar, vocals and acoustic instruments.

It doesn't have a drum machine, audio interface, or built-in mics but otherwise seems like it would be better than the BR-800. It includes electrical noise reduction, heat reduction and over-voltage protection, keeping your device powered and safe. May vary according to usage conditions, phantom power used, batteries used, and type of SD card used. Then I got distracted for a while with in the frustrating, latency plagued world of DAWs (Digital Audio Workstation) and dedicated USB audio interfaces.The Boss BR-800 is a stellar solution for anyone looking to capture a songwriting spark and transform it into a fully formed recording. The insert effects cover four categories - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass and vocals - so you can transform all the input signals that songwriting guitarists are likely to use.

BOSS continues its top-selling tradition of portable, affordable multi-trackers with the new BR-800. If building up a backing track from scratch is your preferred way of working, the onboard rhythm generator - a stereo track completely separate from the recording tracks and based on the DR-880 drum machine - has a grand total of 327 rhythm patterns including intros, verses, fills and endings in a variety of musical styles. This year though, I remembered that an ex boyfriend had an 8 track studio and thought this might be the answer, so bought it for Birthday and Christmas.While you’ll never get the response or dynamics of a valve amp at full tilt in this setup, for practicing at lower volumes the tones you can get out of the BR-800 are much better than just a compromise, in fact, you’ll have access to a wider range of tones than you would through one amp anyway. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

When mixing you have a choice of adding either reverb or chorus/delay to each track as well as setting the panning, EQ and volume, plus a mastering effect can be added as you mix your song down to a spare pair of virtual tracks. 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 modeling. Editing, drums, general song project management and data storage were handled by the best tool for the job, a DAW on my PC. However, as Zoom did previously with its R16, adding audio interface and controller functions means that this type of machine doesn't have to be a closed system any more - it can be an integral part of a larger set-up if you choose. No matter where you roam, you'll never miss a moment of musical inspiration with the portable new BR-800.Industry norms are approximately 70%, so that 15% saving is reducing your energy bill and softening your environmental impact on the planet. 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. If each of the eight tracks contain an equal amount of data, the length of the resulting song will be approximately 1/8 of the above. A mobile phone released in 2010 wouldn't be worth half what you paid back then, if even sold today - for example.