Boss BR-1600CD Multitrack Digital Recorder  

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From concept to finished CD, this does it all—effortlessly!

4The BOSS BR-1600CD Multitrack Digital Recorder combines Boss' intuitive interface with 8 XLR inputs for recording 8 tracks simultaneously. This affordable 16-track recorder comes loaded with effects for guitars and vocals—including COSM Overdrive/Distortion, Amp Modeling, and a Vocal Tool Box—plus highly usable PCM drum and bass tracks, a 80GB hard drive, CD burner, and a USB port. Includes 16 individual track EQs and 8 dedicated compressors. Can record up to 240 hours.

Features

  • 16-track (256 V-tracks) digital studio with 40GB hard drive and CDRW drive
  • Approximately 240-hour recording time
  • Record all 8 XLR inputs simultaneously—ideal for tracking live performances
  • Powerful effects including COSM modeling for guitar, bass and microphones
  • Vocal Tool Box with auto pitch correction and Harmony Sequence function
  • 16 individual track EQs, plus 8 dedicated compressors
  • Mastering Tool Kit with multi-band compression for loud and punchy CDs
  • Create backing tracks quickly with new Drum/Bass and Loop Phrase tracks
  • Step and realtime sequencer, plus automatic tempo mapping for imported loops
  • USB port for easy data exchange
  • V-LINK video control (requires Edirol video equipment, sold separately)

It's a complete, start-to-finish studio for an amazingly low price. Order today.

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I've Owned This Thing For Two Years

| Review By: j/f/t | 10 months, 3 weeks ago

2 people out of 2 found this review helpful

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I'll give it a solid 7 for the work I do on it.     Which is mostly laying down guitar tracks (AWESOME guitar presets) and vocals (serviceable vocal presets) then taking the tracks into my computer and playing with them there, then often taking 'em back to the Boss for mastering.     You can adjust all the presets like you would your chain of stomp boxes . . . much of it's capabilities I never use (pitch correction, phrase tracks, bass thing, i dunno).     I like it a bunch and use it all the time.     That said, there's one annoying peculiarity:     I need to initialize the HD after each session.     The reason?     A session starts and Boss tells you you have, like 330 hours, 28 minutes of free space.     You lay down a couple of tracks and when you look again it's suddenly down to 7 hours remaining.     Do a little more and it's down to 15 minutes.     Any more and its HDD FULL!!!!         Which is irritating beyond belief.     If you don't mind doing most of the work in your puter this Boss will provide clean clear wonderful raw tracks for your Cubase sessions lol     SEVEN STARS

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
40 years
Style of music you play:
Mozart to Bach, Ragtime To Rock
Where you live:
Appalachian Foothills

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Goodbye high dollar studios

| Review By: Ryan-1IRYO | 11 months, 3 weeks ago

2 people out of 2 found this review helpful

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Ive been using this unit for years and recorded hundreds of songs with it.I can record all the music i want without the studio cost and never have to leave the house or worry about the other band members because with the br 1600 all i need is myself.I get great sound quality and its pretty easy to figure this thing out.Ive spent an endless amount of hours on the br1600 and have not had a bit if trouble.I would recommend this machine over any other home studio.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Music Writer
Style of music you play:
Rock Metal Blues
Where you live:
Eaton Ohio

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The Best Recorder I have ever owned

| Review By: WWW1 | 1 year, 1 month ago

3 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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I've owned a few of Boss' Digital recorder. Before I purchased the Br1600, I had and still have the Boss Br1180 CD which is close to ten years now. While looking for a new Hard disk recorder, I searched for multitrack recorders that accepted SD/CF memory cards. I was told by a computer tech that hard drives last longer than SD/CF cards. Since I was happy with the 1180 being easy to operate, I purchased the BR1600 for my small basement studio. The buttons have an easier and  a more direct approach. For example the EQ, reverb and pan are not embedded under menus like my BR1180CD but are individual buttons.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Starving Musician.(sort of)
Style of music you play:
unspecified
Where you live:
DE

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THE BEST PORTABLE DAW PERIOD!

| Review By: BRMan | 1 year, 5 months ago

3 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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I've owned many different types of recording equipment and I absolutely love the ease of use with this machine!  I find it so convenient to record on and import or export .wav or .aiff files on the fly, plus I can take it with me anywhere as an all in one solution.  I just put it in a case and I'm out the door...voila!  In live situations I love the auto-calibration.  It saves me time and I've made some awesome recordings.  If you're thinking about buying one of these yourself.  Do it. You can't go wrong with this unit!   
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Professional Musician
Style of music you play:
Rock, Alt.
Where you live:
Los Angeles, CA

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Pros and cons

| Review By: Houdini | 1 year, 6 months ago

4 people out of 4 found this review helpful

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I agree with a previous poster that the number of tracks is misleading. There are truly only 11 tracks once you figure the stereo tracks and 9/10 the final mix track. That is the only thing I can find fault with on this unit. On the positive side, and there are many positives, the quality of the recordings is excellent. Ease of use, well, you'd better read the manual, and once you have, a whole world of recording pleasure is open to you. I bought the David Wills BR1600 CD instructional DVD and voila, it opened me up to the ability to do things I only dreamed were possible. For the sound quality, and some great recordings, this is the unit to buy. I have owned mine for 5+ years and if it were lost or stolen, I WOULD go right out and purchase another.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active musician
Style of music you play:
Rock, pop, oldies, country
Where you live:
NY

Did you find this review helpful? yes no873061

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