MacDaddy Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I'm planning on buying a Boss BR - haven't decided which one, but probably the BR600 - but I'll probably buy online. Any advice on who to avoid and who does the best prices gratefully received. ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I've been thinking along the same lines so, if you don't mind, I'll lurk here The only disadvantage with the BR600 is that it records to CompactFlash (not a hard drive) and it can't take the latest very high capacity CF cards. That limits the record time/quality a little. But you get what you pay for. I've also been looking at the Tascam DP01FX and the Fostex MR8-HD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 [quote name='BOD2' post='44213' date='Aug 11 2007, 03:53 PM']I've been thinking along the same lines so, if you don't mind, I'll lurk here The only disadvantage with the BR600 is that it records to CompactFlash (not a hard drive) and it can't take the latest very high capacity CF cards. That limits the record time/quality a little. But you get what you pay for. I've also been looking at the Tascam DP01FX and the Fostex MR8-HD.[/quote] Another disadvantage is the BR600 doesn't have midi ports. But for the money, I could live without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOD2 Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I don't need MIDI myself. Note that the Boss BR600 needs a power supply, so that adds another £10 to the price.Plus it only comes with a 128MB CF card so you'd probably want to replace that with a bigger one (another £10/£20) fairly soon. I did come across a complaint that the BR600 has a limit on the capacity of CF cards it supports - so don't buy a big one until you know it will work ! I've been looking at [url="http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/shop/index.php?cat_id=474&catname=Multitrack+recorders"]absolutemusic.co.uk[/url]. I bought something from them a while ago and they were very good. Maybe someone else will pick up on this soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 cheers for the link, prices seem quite reasonable. found this for the flash cards - 1gb cards £4.99+delivery. [url="http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=4165024#post4165024"]http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showth...024#post4165024[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljdcooper Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 www.thomman.de are very reasonable priced. Good service and i like em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Hi, if you can be swayed away from a Boss unit,my Zoom MRS802 (20GB HD and CD Writer) just went up on ebay this evening [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zoom-MRS802-8-track-recorder-CD-writer_W0QQitemZ220139939263QQihZ012QQcategoryZ15199QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zoom-MRS802-8-track-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] cheers DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 [quote name='dub_junkie' post='45037' date='Aug 13 2007, 10:05 PM']Hi, if you can be swayed away from a Boss unit,my Zoom MRS802 (20GB HD and CD Writer) just went up on ebay this evening [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zoom-MRS802-8-track-recorder-CD-writer_W0QQitemZ220139939263QQihZ012QQcategoryZ15199QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zoom-MRS802-8-track-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] cheers DJ[/quote] Nice piece of kit. I have the same but without the CD burner and it is fantastic. I recorded the whole 'Crap - absolute crap' album on my site with it. Tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 14, 2007 Author Share Posted August 14, 2007 [quote name='dub_junkie' post='45037' date='Aug 13 2007, 10:05 PM']Hi, if you can be swayed away from a Boss unit,my Zoom MRS802 (20GB HD and CD Writer) just went up on ebay this evening [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zoom-MRS802-8-track-recorder-CD-writer_W0QQitemZ220139939263QQihZ012QQcategoryZ15199QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zoom-MRS802-8-track-...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] cheers DJ[/quote] Nice price, but I'm waiting to hear back from someone about a Boss. Can you program your own drum patterns without an external sequencer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MileBG Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hello MacDaddy! I sugest you to save the money for BR1200CD or BR1600CD cause they dont have Compact Flash,they are truly harddisk recorders,they came with 40 gigabyte hard disks!Hear some of recordings with BR1600 CD on my myspace site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 [quote name='MacDaddy' post='45229' date='Aug 14 2007, 01:51 PM']Nice price, but I'm waiting to hear back from someone about a Boss.[/quote] and I did indeed buy it but now I'm wondering about some monitors, something cheap that can handle a low B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 [quote name='MileBG' post='47312' date='Aug 19 2007, 11:33 AM']Hello MacDaddy! I sugest you to save the money for BR1200CD or BR1600CD cause they dont have Compact Flash,they are truly harddisk recorders,they came with 40 gigabyte hard disks!Hear some of recordings with BR1600 CD on my myspace site![/quote] hi, you've got it sounding good. I checked the spec of those, but they were just a bit more technical than I could cope with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MileBG Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 (edited) No MacDaddy!Dont worry about technical aspects,they are so easy to use,you will learn it for few days beleve me.And it is so great that I plug my bass directly in Boss and the sound is just fine.And drums on my first song is a drum loop from Boss,sound fine and clean!Sorry on my bad English! Edited August 31, 2007 by MileBG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted August 31, 2007 Author Share Posted August 31, 2007 [quote name='MileBG' post='53266' date='Aug 31 2007, 12:08 PM']No MacDaddy!Dont worry about technical aspects,they are so easy to use,you will learn it for few days beleve me.And it is so great that I plug my bass directly in Boss and the sound is just fine.And drums on my first song is a drum loop from Boss,sound fine and clean!Sorry on my bad English![/quote] what monitors do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted August 31, 2007 Share Posted August 31, 2007 I use Yamaha HS50M monitors. Theyre being called the modern day NS10's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MileBG Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 My friend who owns BossBR1600 use M-audio,dont know which model,they are around 300 euros! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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