BOSS Br-80 Portable Digital Recorder,Silver

A truly remarkable unit. A little fiddly due to its size but recording performance is outstandingly good as is mixdown EQ. It has very many features such as drum patterns and other stuff which I will never use,but as for a multi track recorder it is excellent. Battery life is good but it can be powered externally. I use it for electric violin and Cubase created backing tracks. Quality is superb. I lecture music technology and now find this an important must have tool.

This is a great bit of kit for the money. I haven't explored all the functions yet. I have tried the immediate mode where it acts a but like a tape recorder or message recorder. As an idea comes into your head it takes only a few seconds to boot it up and hey presto, using the two embedded microphones, you have a very faithful recording. Track recording, if you have done it before elsewhere, is also fairly simple. However, for the complete novice, producing a final mix does require frequent reference to the manual and is quite tricky. I feel that this is due to what they have packed into such a tiny device, using cusor type arrows and a selector wheel to make choices. I also feel that with HD colour screens on phones becoming pretty much the standard, the monochrome display provided is very old fashioned, but having said that, it is reasonably functional once you get the hang of it. The sound quality is excellent but I haven't blasted the results through anything more powerful than a practice amp . It's great that this is literally a handheld device, and I have small hands but to make it a centimetre wider and broader would probably allow for a better control layout and a better screen...perhaps even colour, and I dont think it would detract from its deminutive portability. As a quality recording device it is at the inexpensive end of the market and adding a few extra pounds for a better display would raise it high above the opposition. Would I buy it again... certainly.

Purchased this after buying and returning an alternative brand which was not fit for purpose. I have previously used a Boss BR600 which i loved but it developed a minor fault which I am n ot brave enough to attempt to repair, so I bought the BR80. It works as a quality multi track recorder (I play mostly guitar) but I am frustrated by manufacturers trying to shrink products as far as possible, which for myselff, coping with sight issues, is completely pointless . I prefer the size of the BR600 and its individual track physical knobs. I am still learning to use BR80 and I have not adequately managed connection to my Windows 10 laptop for further functionality. I run Cubase on a laptop and struggle to migrate files from one to another system. The sound quality appears good but I have not recorded vocals yet. I love the vast range of guitar sound patches.

Thsis is quite an amazing piece of equipment. More than just a multi-track recorder, it is jam packed with special effects and recording tricks. The results are quite astounding. This is a must for any budding musician or a professional for that matter I have had it for about a month and have so far uncovered only a few of it's "secrets". It comes with quite a good sized manual, but this manual seems to assume prior knowledge of this type of equipment and in many bits lacks adequate description. Fortunately, there are some tutorials available on You Tube worth looking at if you get stuck. It can be used at gigs too as it can be plugged into your amplifier to use it's many instrumental or vocal effects. It is also very small and light, literally pocket size.. This has so far been a very good purchase. = Mr. T.S.C. Kucharski

Which is not to say that it isn't capable of multi-track recording and mixdown as a standalone gadget. It is, and the quality it pretty good to boot. But it is physically very small which means the display is small and not high-res, resulting in a blocky effect on the graphics and text. So the small size is definitely a good thing if you want to take it around with you but it does make using the controls for anything other than basic stuff a bit fiddly. Fortunately it comes with Sonar X1 LE software which means that you can do all the clever stuff on your computer having used the BR-80 as a capture device. I've used a number of different budget and higher end programs for multi-track recording and I can't say Sonar (Cakewalk) is one I immediately warm to so if you've got a program you're happy with you may be able to stick with that and just copy the audio files across and import them. This is because the BR-8 has two modes when connecting via USB, one makes the BR-8 act like a normal removable disk drive and the other enables it to act as a 'soundcard'. When you run the installation software (stored on the BR-8) it installs as recording and playback devices, at least it did in Windows 7. Worth noting, the BR-8 input and output devices are only available in Control Panel (Sounds) when it is plugged in, turned on and the USB mode is set as USB Audio rather than USB Storage. Other stuff like the quality of the COSM sounds has been noted by others and is outstanding and suprisingly usable. It was kinda amusing to use the COSM Bass sounds with a regular electric guitar and get very passable basslines. There are the normal caveats like you can't record all tracks live at the same time, but you would have to have more than one input to do that and there's certainly not enough room for Boss to have done that. In summary, what you get for the price is outstanding value. If portable multi-track recording is what you are after, the BR-8 has to be a major contender.

je recommande très bon appareil

BR 80 Boss Inizio col dire che gli imballo è arrivato in condizioni pietose e senza imballi...comq ... BR-80 penso sia qualcosa che ogni chitarrista dovrebbe possedere. L’ho pagato 180 circa e se fate bene conti una scheda audio discreta costa tanto quanto, allora perché comprare il BR 80...perché è uno strumento di pratica straordinario e oltre a fungere da amplificatore di modellazione a stato solido con una tonnellata di diversi modelli di amplificatori ed effetti che puoi mettere in tasca,la chitarra va da un lato, le cuffie dall'altro e puoi suonare ovunque senza disturbare i vicini o i coinquilini. I toni puliti sono buoni, l'overdrive è abbastanza potente , unica pecca i toni ad alta distorsione che non sono eccezionali. Se sei un principiante assoluto, vale la pena acquistare perché ottieni un amplificatore portatile tascabile con molti modelli ed effetti di amplificatori con cui giocare. Se sei un chitarrista intermedio, avrai un sacco di basi musicali (comodamente organizzate per genere e chiave) per suonare insieme e fare pratica da solista. Puoi anche mettere la tua musica sulla scheda SD e spostarla su un tasto diverso o rallentarla senza alterare il tono quando stai cercando di ottenere quella parte giusta. Se sei un chitarrista avanzato o un cantautore, questo è un blocco per schizzi perfetto per la registrazione di demo o idee di canzoni. Si adatta alla custodia della chitarra e puoi semplicemente registrare e andare in modalità "live" o utilizzare il registratore multitraccia sorprendentemente completo. Piccolo aspetto negativo è , la rotella di selezione po ' complicata da usare in quanto devi navigare attraverso menu multipli per modificare le impostazioni invece di usare fader e manopole full size che potresti ottenere su un mixer full size.le batterie durano solo qualche ora ma per fortuna si può utilizzare un alimentatore non incluso.A sono convenienti, sarebbe bello se avesse una batteria interna agli ioni di litio più grande. Il manuale è solo in inglese, onestamente con una spesa di 200 lo pretendo anche in italiano comq sul sito della BOSS potete scaricare quello in italiano BR-80 , un vero gioiello 💎 assolutamente consigliato.✅✅✅✅

J'ai trouvé dans le BR-80 le compagnon indispensable de ma musique. Ce petit appareil rend bien des services à commencer par le simple enregistrement d'une session en mode "live rec". C'est sa fonction la plus basique, mais c'est souvent ce qu'on lui demande quand on cherche à enregistrer une idée de chanson ou pour répéter. Le son des micros est exceptionnel. Moi qui utilise tout le temps la guitare acoustique et qui chante de temps en temps, je n'ai rien à redire à la qualité d'enregistrement. Sa 2eme fonction, "MTR", permet de faire des enregistrements sur 4 pistes. Je n'ai jamais rien eu d'équivalent avant, et j'apprends avec le BR, mais je le trouve très simple et facile à utiliser. On est pas sur un DAW, ça reste un outil de poche, mais je le trouve assez puissant. Pour moi, c'est un vrai mini studio qui permet de faire une maquette propre. Et enfin, la fonction "eband" est pas mal non plus... Je m'en sers pour apprendre certains morceaux. Je joue sur la musique. Par contre, lorsque je ralenti trop le tempo, la tonalité reste la même comme souhaité, mais j'ai des petits bruits parasites qui me gênent. C'est une petit problème, mais sinon, je n'en trouve pas d'autre dans cet appareil. Je conseille à tout le monde, et si je devais le racheter, je le rachèterai sans hésiter car pour moi, c'est un indispensable. PS: Je rajoute un commentaire car suite à mauvais traitement, j'ai abimé la prise casque et, j'ai racheté le br80. Mais c'est entièrement de ma faute. J'en profite pour expliquer que j'ai découvert que l'appareil peut aller loin dans sa fonction "d'enregistreur 4 pistes". J'ai donc trouvé la fonction "métronome" qui est très utile pour moi qui enregistre la guitare sur ma première piste et ma voix sur la deuxième. Celui ci peut être enlevé après enregistrement de la piste, et ça me permet d'avoir un morceau qui commence après une mesure qui est au bon tempo. Du coup, je peux ensuite faire la composition de mes percus dans ezdrummer 3 sur mon pc. Je rajoute que l'on peut s'enregistrer en mode MTR tout en étant dans le mode métronome avec les mesures qui sont numérotés et qui défilent... Très pratique pour savoir où l'on se trouve dans la chanson quand on joue de la guitare. C'est juste énorme.

Es una maravilla, cuanto más lo uso, mas me gusta. En directo graba increíblemente bien, lo probé en el local de ensayo y nos dejó boquiabiertos, jajajaja. Para usarlo en casa es genial, ocupa poco y te puedes quitar la pedalera, el ampli... en mi caso no necesito mas equipo en casa, ahora tengo sitio, jajaja. Es un aparato muy completo, calidad precio inmejorable, no ocupa espacio, lo puedes llevar en el bolsillo de la camisa donde quieras. Es un pequeño gran estudio de grabacion. Llegó cuando se esperaba, bien embalado.

Ich suchte einen MP3 recorder, klein, tragbar, mit Batterie. Hier gibt es allerdings nicht viel Auswahl am Markt. Der BOSS BR-80 macht dies Problemlos. Im Live-Rec Mode kann ich direkt über Line-In Analoge Quellen aufnehmen. Diese werden dann als WAV oder MP3, je nach auswahl, auf SD-Karte abgespeichert. WAV in 16 Bit 44.1 kHz und MP3 64kbps bis 320kbps Man sollte nur beachten, den Input-Regler auf 0 zu stellen, sonst nimmt man die internen Micros mit auf. Der Preis ist natürlich relativ hoch, wenn man nur aufnehmen will, aber die Ausstattung und Qualität ist für ein Gerät, das es schon seit fast 15 Jahren gibt, schon bemerkenswert. Natürlich kann das Gerät noch viel mehr: 8-Spur Recorder (mit je 8 V-Spuren), viele interne Effekte, Rhytmus vorlagen uvm. Hauptsächlich für Gitarristen oder zum Gitarre lernen und mitspielen bei gleichzeitiger aufnahme. Man kann natürlich auch sein Keyboard anschließen und aufnehmen und ganze Lieder komponieren. Dem sind keine Grenzen gesetzt. Die Bedienung ist trotz der wenigen Knöpfe und Drehrad ein wenig unübersichtlich, wird bei längerer Benutzung aber immer einfacher. Die Menüs sind schnell zu finden. Das Display läßt sich gut ablesen. Kontrast und Helligkeit sind einstellbar. Kann den BOSS BR-80 sehr empfehlen, auch wenn man nur mal eben was aufnehmen will. Man sollte sich die Bedienungsanleitung mal runterladen und durchlesen. Dann erkennt man das riesige Potential des Gerätes. Einfach Wahnsinn. Ich bin jedenfalls sehr zufrieden