BR8 = GR8

APouncer · #1 12-05-2000, 05:35 AM

Well, thanks to no-one for their advice on the BR8, I presume that means no-one has one, so, if you are considering a multitrack recorder, get a Boss BR8 IMO. It is really simple and effective and GR8 quality.

decadence · #2 10-11-2001, 12:43 AM

My band's guitarist just bought one of these, and since he paid the 700 bucks for it, it's his

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However, I would like to learn about the features and uses of it as well. Are there any online sources for the manual? I went to the bossus.com website and couldn't find any. Any of you have experience with this unit? Any good?

APouncer · #3 10-11-2001, 03:05 AM

Do a search - I got it nearly a year ago and think it's great - I posted the addresses on here to a couple of online resources on it. I will answer more later, but just for now, I promise you will love it!

decadence · #4 10-11-2001, 09:43 AM

I did a search and couldn't seem to find it. The latest date it searched to was December of 2000. Is there any way to search earlier than that? I had it set for 6 months and older, but it still didn't...

APouncer · #5 10-11-2001, 10:10 AM

http://members.tripod.com/ocomain/

This link contains all you will need for your BR8 uses.

I have used it extensively for nearly a year now and consider it the easiest to use, best quality, most practical and most effective 8track I have ever used. The built in effects make everything so much easier (ie no DI needed, no hiss, memory of settings, less boxes) and the built in tuner is a great idea making the whole procedure of recording as painless as possible.

Good luck - let me know how you get on.

Bard2dbone · #6 09-24-2003, 12:16 AM

I got one a while back. It was far less intuitive than I could cope with well. It got put up somewhere and I haven't been able to find it for like a year.

I would really like to be recording some of the songs I have been writing at home. But I can't. So I go to my old guitar players studio. He has a Protools setup that I covet badly. But it's not convenient like walking down the hall to my own music room would be.

Bard2dbone · #7 09-24-2003, 05:28 AM

Well my previous recording history was with an old analog 4-track reel to reel. The BR-8 was a very different experience.

waxcomb · #8 09-25-2003, 12:52 AM

The BR-8 is super cool for getting ideas down and sharing them with your band. I have also gone from the mixer into it and recorded a quick demo. I love how easy it is to use and it is not a huge learning curve from my 4 track Tascam. I love how many sounds I can get from it but I don't think I've really scratched the surface of all the sounds. I cut and paste to save disk space and and it is pretty slick. I plug it into my computer and record it into Cakewalk Pyro. Easy CDs in little time.

Bard2dbone · #9 10-01-2003, 05:25 AM

Okay guys, you've convinced me to try it again. I have dug out the 'missing' BR8 and i'm going to try it again. Maybe I just needed more time away from my old reel to reel to be able to 'think BR8.'

Tim Cole · #10 10-08-2003, 12:58 PM

Threads merged

Bard2dbone · #11 10-15-2003, 02:52 AM

So if I get a decent version of a song down on this thing, how do I send it to a burner. My computer won't take zipdisks. There is an output on the back of the BR8, but I have never even taken the little plastic plug out of it. It says 'digital output.' Is it too much to hope that it is a USB? If it is not a USB, then how much are cables for it? ARE there cables for it?

It's wierd. I turn into some kind of moron as soon as I get near this machine. I miss my old reel to reel.