BOSS BR-800 Portable Digital Recorder

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The BR800 has built in effects from the best effect makers in the world, including options for guitar, vocals and acoustic instruments. Andertons Music Company is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm registration number 716155.

When we receive the goods back undamaged and with the correct packaging we will refund the cost of the goods. There are also phrase-training facilities with looping, half-speed playback without pitch change and centre-cancelling.Sound-wise, the onboard mics do a really good job whether recording a band in the room or a solo acoustic guitar and/or voice, while the amp sims and effects are up to the usual excellent COSM standards with a whole bunch of classy electric guitar sounds and the option of connecting an expression pedal. There’s also a built-in stereo condenser microphone plus a DR-880-quality rhythm generator for adding drum and percussion tracks to your songs. 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. Now, all of that may not sound too different from the BR series machines that preceded this one but the difference this time is in the USB functions.

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. With the BR-800, players are able to record guitar, bass and vocals and add effects derived from Boss's flagship processors. LE software with full audio loops and backing tracks is included if you've yet to make a start in computer recording. 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.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. 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. I was close before with DAWs, but had always used dedicated USB audio interfaces without vocal/guitar amp modelling, I’d messed about with DAW effects plugins but quickly found out that latency reared it’s ugly head the more effects you applied to the monitor send.

If you want/need the drums and or effects and want to keep a small footprint then Boss is the only way to go. 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.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.