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Boss BR-600
Boss BR-600
8-track Digital Recorder with Built-in Drum Machine and Pads, COSM Amp Modeling, and Effects
Ultra-compact 8-track Digital Recorder!
The BOSS BR-600 is a streamlined, high-quality 8-track digital recording solution! With all the bells and whistles we've come to expect from a compact effects unit from BOSS (including onboard pitch correction, chorus, delay, reverb, and EQ!), the BR-600 also boasts an onboard microphone that's perfect for easy field recording. The built-in drum machine offers 300 drum and percussion patterns and includes velocity-sensitive pads for creating your own. Just pop the 128MB CompactFlash card that comes included, and you're ready to make music with the BOSS BR-600! BOSS BR-600 at a Glance:- 64 virtual tracks
- Drum machine
- Built-in effects
- Field recording abilities
- CompactFlash
64 virtual tracksEach of the BR-600's eight tracks offers eight virtual tracks, or V-tracks. With this feature, you can record a bunch of takes and then later choose your favorites for mixdown. Drum machineThe BR-600 boasts nearly 300 drum patterns and includes velocity-sensitive pads for creating your own. You can assemble backing tracks in no time with The BR-600's rock, pop, blues, country, R&B, and Latin kits. Built-in effectsGet the sound you're after - the BR-600 features a pitch corrector, mastering suite, COSM guitar and bass amp models, and chorus, delay, reverb, and EQ on every channel. Field recording abilitiesThe BR-600 can operate on six AA batteries for up to 6 hours, making it an extremely useful field recorder. BOSS built in a high-quality stereo microphone, making it easy to capture the sound you want, immediately. CompactFlashA 128 MCB CompactFlash card comes included with the BR-600, offering over an hour of recording time (one mono track). The BR-600 expands up to a 1GB CF Card - a ton of memory for your recording needs! BOSS BR-600 Recorder Features:- Eight simultaneous playback tracks, 64 V-Tracks
- CompactFlash memory card slot for storing recording media; 128MB card included
- Built-in effects processor, including pitch corrector and COSM amp models
- Built-in drum machine with velocity-sensitive pads
- Built-in stereo mic and battery power to record anywhere
- USB for data transfer/computer connectivity
- Optional power supply - works with the PSA 120
- Portable and ultra slim: 10.2" x 7.2" x .9"
- Carrying case and XLR-to-1/4" mic cable included
The BR-600 is a high-quality, 8-track digital recording solution from BOSS!
| Specification |
Detail |
| A/D Res. |
24 Bit |
| Analog Inputs |
Gtr/Bs:1/4" TS, Mic 1&2: 1/4" TRS (2), Line: 1/8" Stereo |
| Analog Outputs |
Line L&R: RCA, Phones: 1/4" TRS, FtSw/Exp Pdl: 1/4" |
| Built-in Dynamics |
Compressor, Mastering Toolkit |
| Built-in Effects |
COSM amp models, Pitch Correct, MFX, Chor, Dly, Rvb |
| D/A Res. |
24 Bit |
| Dimensions |
10-1/8 (W) x 7-1/4 (D) x 1-1/8 (H) inches |
| EQ Bands |
2 band Hi/Low shelving w/ selectable frequecy |
| EQ Type |
2 band per track |
| Power Requirements |
6 AA Batteries - Included |
| Power Supply |
PSA-120 OPTIONAL |
| Samp. Rate |
44.1kHz |
| USB |
Yes - Data transfer |
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Carson McClain
Simple, great quality, and easy to use. The BR-600 is perfect for the guy or gal looking to record solo material at home. You can even plug this into your computer and burn your recordings to CD, or upload directly to the Internet.
If You Are Loookling At This, You Need It
by Jim from Rhode Island
April 24, 2009
Music Background: 20-year part time guitar player, bass player, songwriter
If you write songs on guitar this machine will absolutely feed your creativity. If all you ever do with it is use it as a headphone amp, playing along with the built-in rhythm tracks, it will make yo ... read more [+]u a better player. The number of rhythm patterns and guitar sounds alone will open up your playing to styles you may never have played with before. And the next thing you know, you'll be writing new music.
Musicians and non-musicians are blown away by the clarity of the recordings the BR-600 can produce. While no one is fooled into thinking that's a live drummer, there are enough pattern variations (fills, alternate verse patterns, etc.) to keep it interesting. Not sure how you would record a real drum kit on this - you're only using a max of 2 mics at a time.
I found that my Tech 21 VT-Bass direct box was a must for bass tones. Not that the built-in ones are unusable for demo work - just not real happening to my ears.
Guitar and vocal effects range from great to bizarre. Built-in mics do a very good job. You can easily connect RCA outputs to a reciever and monitors - headphones sometimes sound great, then you burn a CD and the vocal is buried. Either way, it's a snap to fix anything, remix, remaster.
Owner's manual takes some time to digest and could have been twice as long. Some questions are best answered by trial and error on the machine. You will want a bigger memory card. You will also want to keep some kind of log of your track info, effects used, settings, etc. - a big help when you decide to rerecord a section later, or something sounds great on CD and you're not sure how you did it. I made myself a Studio Log sheet on Excel, and will forward a copy to Kurt Martin at Sweetwater to share if you ask him.
Bottom line is, after one month I had 8 tunes burned to CD working only a few hours here and there on nights and weekends. A friend with an in-home recording studio offered to demo up 2 songs for me for $250. You do the math. close [-]
Great recorder for small bucks!
by MikeB from Methuen, MA
January 15, 2008
Music Background: Hobbyist
For such a little device, it packs a big punch!
Every home musician or small band should have one of these handy. The built-in microphones, line-in and guitar-in inputs allow you to start reco ... read more [+]rding as soon as you digest the hefty users manual.
The onboard effects are plenty and sound good, as does the rhythm machine. A little experience programming drum machines will help a lot. close [-]
This thing is so sweet!!
by Paul from San Mateo, CA, USA
February 27, 2007
Music Background: Amateur musician of 30 yrs.
This is my 4th attempt at getting a nice multi-track practice recorder for guitar playing. I've had Opcode's stuff (with an Audiomedia III card, & Lexicon's defunct interface), and Steinberg + Lexico ... read more [+]n's interface and Digidesign Protools + a rackmount interface, and finally a Tascam multi-track interface (with faders and all talking to Steinberg on the PC).
But all of those had way too much overhead and were tied to a computer and a hassle to use to be with me whereever I jammed.
This thing is so small, easy to use, and the stereo condenser mics sound fantastic. It is PERFECT for jamming, recording riffs, and the drum machine is wild! So many great built in genre-specific patterns plus the ability to enter and edit my own, with different kits.
It looked good in the write-ups, but actually having it and using it, I am even much more impressed. close [-]
Update of Previous Review - Drum Machine Options
by Jack Loganbill from Chicago, USA
July 10, 2008
Music Background: Extreme Hobbyist
I am totally blown away by the BR-600's drum machine, specifically the arranger mode.
Perhaps all dedicated drum machines provide "arranger" capability, I don't know, never owned one. ... read more [+]
Quite by accident I laid down a rhythm track for a Praise and Worship song. When I played the guitar and rhythm tracks, the rhythm track "figured" out where to put fills, turnarounds, etc. I was completely blown away.
I have not fully explored the arranger mode, but evidently you can setup an intro, verses, fills, and ending. I just accidently used one of the preset arrangements and it worked perfectly for a 4/4 song.
Very cool. Very cool indeed. close [-]
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