On 2004-02-09, john gave this Boss Recording a 4...(7857)
Purchase: Purchased from my favorite music store,CornerStone Music in WV.
Pros: I like the BR8, but being new to computers, I would like to know how to hook it up directly to my laptop computer. Any suggestions? I have a USB port. Is there an adaptor?
email: guitarjr@aol.com
Cons: The quality of the drums could be a little better. But overall, this is a very good recorder.
Quality: I lost my programming on it one time, BUT the company immediately fixed it. It works great now. Summary: Overall it is a very good machine. It is user friendly. The quality of the sound is really good with high quality powered speakers.
Search for more Boss Recording reviews and comparisons On 2003-12-26, fubaraed gave this Boss Recording a 4...(7114)
Purchase: I bought this equipment as payment to my demo producer instead of paying him dollars.
It made sense because then we could continue to use it for subsequent vocal demos instead of going to the studio.
Pros: The coolest thing about the BR8 is that you can sit at home in your PJ's at 3am when the song hits you and record multiple tracks of the song in a matter of moments. It is also a plus to upload the song to my computer as a .WAV file.
Cons: The zip disc is definately an upgrade from a cassette but it is too easy to run out of space with only 100MB available.
Quality: The unit is made well. I did start having problems with the AC port. Now you have to fidget with it to keep the power on.
That does not go over well when you lose power and your unsaved work without a moments notice. Summary: Now I have about 40 zip discs and no longer have access to the producer's BR8. I was so impressed that I want to stick with the Roland family of multi-track recorders.
I bought the first one years ago for $650.00. I am hoping to find a used one that is still in good shape. Oh yes, I even got a merit certificate from www.unisong.com using a song recorded on the Roland BR8. Not bad huh?
Search for more Boss Recording reviews and comparisons On 2003-12-11, walshey gave this Boss Recording a 4...(6827)
Purchase: I got this beauty from a friend who's taste changed from guitars to drum'n'bass and i paid about £150 for it which is pretty amazing as it was only 6 months old and they're about £700 new.
Pros: This unit is specifically designed for guitarists and is basically a compact recording studio in your bedroom. It has drum patterns which you can set and then play along to aswell as an array of built-in effects to cut out any modulation or fuzz from dodgy leads or connections (and i found them actually alot better than the ones on my peddle) so you come out with a perfect guitar line (as long as you play it right). Surprisingly it was very responsive with bass aswell. Alot of compact studios fall short on the intensity of the bass on the final product but this one held it right up and gives it good depth. I also found that with an SM-58 it was very good for recording vocals so after alot of experimentation i recorded my whole band on it, having done the drums professionally in a studio, so we came out with a very near studio quality recording.
It records onto 100MB Zip-disks which are about £10 a pop and are very good quality. You can fit about 2 songs on a disk depending on how full they are.
The lcd display is amazingly helpful because you can actually see when a track is at it's limit and where the optimal level for it is to get that perfect sound.
Cons: It's a bitch to figure out! There's so many things you can do with it that i found myself getting lost in the midst of possibilities. There is a video that goes with it but i didn't get it as it's sold seperately. and costs! In some cases it was hard to get the tone right on the bass...it often peaked on the resonant frequencies and therefore buzzed instead of being warm and atmospheric.
Quality: Damn fine. I've dropped mine 100 time maybe over about 3 years and there's barely a mark on it! All the buttons are well stuck in there and the case is strong plastic and metal. Summary: Great value for money, very durable and high quality. The only critism really being that it's bloody hard to start on it.
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