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Boss BR-1600CD 16-Track Digital Studio

16 individual Track EQs. 8 XLR inputs. 40GB drive.

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"Everything you need in one sweet package!" submitted August 9, 2006

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Musical Background: Part-time "Struggling Musician" for a good, long time
Music Style: Rock
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Sound: Easy to make a great sounding CD of your music. Feature: Amazing range of features... effects, speaker and mic modeling, and drum/bass/loop phrase programming. Ease of Use: Easy to use right out of the box. Fast learning curve. Quality: Boss has always meant quality. A great product. Value: You get a LOT for your money with this recorder. Manufacturer Support: Courteous, knowledgeable customer support. Thankfully, never nneded them for equipment problems... just general operation questions. The Wow Factor: It does everything I need... in one, portable package. No need for multiple accessories and add-ons, or extra software. Overall: This is an amazing all-in-one unit! Forget all the computer nerd knowledge requirements of computer based recording, along with the all too frequent system crashes. This is the way to go!
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"A versatile all in one studio that could use a little speed in its operation." submitted February 5, 2007

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Musical Background: Active amateur musician with 25 years of playing experience
Music Style: roots rock, folk, country
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Sound: Once you get over the learning curve, you can really find some nice, high quality effects which improve your live recording upon mixing and mastering. Feature: More features than you'll ever need. Ease of Use: Steep learning curve; manual has all the info you need but its not very well organized. The biggest drawback of this unit is the dinosaur factor; takes a long time to load songs, prepare for a new recording, and moving between songs is also slow. The hard drive mechanism, used for storing and saving tracks, has a speed that reminds me of the old IBM XT's. Quality: Fairly well made machine, but beware--Boss warns you not to move or jostle the unit while the hard drive is operating, and they mean it. Due to my own carelessness in this regard, crashed the hard drive which needed to be replaced. Value: Probably better than the other choices, though I have little hands-on experience with other models. Even though there's a learning curve with this unit, I've heard its a lot more user friendly than most. Manufacturer Support: When the hard drive crashed Boss not only repaired the unit promptly, they managed to recover all recorded data. Handled it as a warranty claim. Very good support. Overall: Can't imagine replacing or upgrading from this unit unless it breaks, but who knows what future technology may bring. If there were units out there that processed the data faster, I'd be interested. But overall this is a great unit that records, mixes, applies effects, masters, and writes cd's. Hard to beat.
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"Live it up.......Mix it down!" submitted January 4, 2006

By a customer from maqs.net
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Musical Background: 42 years guitar, session work, harmony vocals, violin/fiddle, keyboard, bass.
Music Style: All, Working on new genre: country/jazz. Think "Folsom Prison" with dim. 7ths.
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Sound: It makes me sound good! Amazing variety of sounds can be produced. I can set up Fleetwood Mac for instance and track acoustic guitar and electric guitar to razor sharp vintage Mac sound. Then, flip to say, James Taylor pre-set and be ready to record acoustically. Feature: After 42 years of playing, I find myself reverting back to clean and smooth settings for jams and improvisational sessions so there are more gimmicks than I'll ever need. Quality: Exterior could have been beefed up with heavier impact resistant shell and all buttons, faders and dials should be recessed. Value: 8 inputs make this unit a winner. Manufacturer Support: Roland/Boss is world class. They are very musician-oriented. The Wow Factor: Yeah, it's cool. Overall: Being from the old school of tubes and analog, I'm sure that this will carry us for a long time. When I can play this thing like my Tele, I'll be in a better situation to compare it to other recording units.
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"Great Buy! Great Service! Great Decision !" submitted February 11, 2005

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Musical Background: Singer Songwriter, live showcases and covers (Solo, Duo)
Music Style: Adult Contemporary, Folk light acoustic
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Sound: Sound quality is excellent once you learn the ropes of using compression and EQ. You do need good condensors though. The output is only as good as the input. Feature: I find the vocal tool box and harmony the most useful feature. The mastering tool box is also super helpful. Haven't figured out the drum patches yet. Quality: No problems yet but I will say I am very reluctant to take it on the road (not built like a tank). My main application is project studio recording, so guess I'm safe. You must remember to back-up every 1-2 months and re-initialize the database every 3 months. Value: Absolutely worth the price!! Manufacturer Support: Roland support is the best. When I was trying to decide what model and company to go with I called all the support lines, Yamaha, Korg, Roland and Zoom. Roland is the only group that answers consistently and puts you through to really knowledgable tekkies. The Wow Factor: I like women better but this is a very classy looking piece of equipment! Overall: As a singer-song writer this unit will suffice for a very long time.
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"Great Recorder for Small Bands" submitted December 6, 2005

By a customer from optonline.net
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Musical Background: Worship Leader, Wanna-Be-Full-Time-Musician
Music Style: Contemporary Christian with Jazz Background
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Sound: I use this as a part of my home recording studio. I find it easy to use right out of the box. There are many things to learn as you get used to the interface. Feature: The effects are pretty good if you're into them. It took me a while to find nice clean accoustic guitar settings. Not being a pro in the recording feild I am still learning about the contributions from Compression and other effects. There is a lot of different parameters you can control to learn how to perfect the sound you want to acheive. The Mastering effects are great too. Quality: The machine seems to be built well. I am picking up a tube preamp for recording my accoustic guitar to help get rid of some low-frequency hum when I push the volume on my onboard guitar EQ. Value: There are chaper models out there, but to get all the inputs and effects I think this is a fairly good deal. Manufacturer Support: I haven't needed service yet. I have owned my Boss for almost a year now. The Wow Factor: This is a must have for those looking to record a couple of peices of a band. Overall: I expect this product should hold me over for several years before I need an upgrade.
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"if you want quality and performanceat a sensible price, this is the machine to buy" submitted October 15, 2007

By a customer from hotmail.co.uk
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Musical Background: 45 years as a giging and recording les paul player
Music Style: rock/blues/ progressive etc
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Sound: after a lot of head scratching and trying to find my way around, i managed to record some material on the first day i owned the machine. the sound quality is superb, no discernable noise or distortion and the audio bandwidth is true cd quality. VERY GOOD!!! Feature: i think you would hve to pay an awfull lot more to get even a little more! this machine seems to have been very well thought out and personally so far ive only used the drum/bass and guitar effects which work very well. least usefull feature is the manual, its been written by people who know the machine inside out. maybe they should try teaching a few novices how to use it and then re-write the manual based on all the litle problems that are encountered. hey, i'm getting there if only slowly. Ease of Use: once again, after de-ciphering the manual, the learning curve was quick and easy, some very good sounds availiable. refer to above regarding the manual. Quality: i would not want to take this machine on the road without a very good flight case., and the warng about moving it while it is working is a little worrying. you can now buy laptops that will withstand being dropped so why not incorporate a hard drive like that in this machine, it would definately increase its usefullness.general build quality is pretty good, more than enough for home use. Value: worth every penny!!!! regarding next box below, it is sensibly priced making it affordable. any dearer, i would probably have bought something cheaper and then regretted doin so Manufacturer Support: they had an instore demonstrator where i purchased it who was extremely helpfull and has invited me back to the store for more tuition or help whenever i need it The Wow Factor: at the price im glad that i now own one, looks good and does what it says on the box. i'm sure we will become the best of freinds once ive got my head around it properly. Overall: i intend to keep it until there is a quantum leap in the tecnology or i get so into rewcording that i build a prper recording studio. ( but i would have to win the lottery to do that!)what made me choose this over other makes or models was the instore demonstration looking so simple. i then knew that if i found it was difficult that was due to me and not the machine. also the sond quality being so good and the eight simultneous inputs
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"Definitely the best unit there is for the singer-songwriter-guitarist." submitted September 17, 2004

By a customer from JenningsMusic.net
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Musical Background: Singer-songwriter-guitarist with home studio
Music Style: Rock and ballads
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Sound: This is simply the best sound you can get with a digital recorder in this price range. Feature: For the price, it includes everything you could possibly ask for. Quality: I have used Boss products for 25 years and never had a complaint. This thing is built like a tank. Value: The price is amazing for what you get. Manufacturer Support: Never used it. The Wow Factor: The built-in rhythm section is very appealing. Overall: I bought a Roland VS-1680 back in 1999 and have been totally satisfied with it all these years until I saw this unit. It has everything my 1680 has plus a lot more. It fits my needs perfectly.
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Boss BR-1600 Multitrack Customer Review submitted July 25, 2005

By a customer from msn.com
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Musical Background: semi-active muscian
Music Style: rock
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Sound: I've got an old Tascam 38 1/2" dinosaur if anyone is interested. Actually the sound quality is great' I'm very satisfied with it. Feature: Drum sounds are decent, but not enough of them. Also I'd like to record drums on the fly with song going but I guess I can't have everything. Guitar sounds are excellent, Mastering toolkit and vocal toolkit are both very good also.I wish it had channel inserts on at least 2 inputs. Quality: The CD tray is a little flimsy, but that's about the only negative I can come up with. Value: I used to run a 16 trk analog studio years ago, this little box can do almost the same as well with a lot less headaches. Manufacturer Support: Haven't had to call them yet. Overall: I tried the Zoom product a bit, but I can't say this is better or worse - didn't have enough time to try Korg or Fostex units.
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"A dream for someone especially if it's there first time in music production." submitted April 13, 2005

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Musical Background: 11 years
Music Style: hip hop
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Sound: The sound is qaulity is great. It basicly sounds ready for radio play. Feature: This product allows you to do almost everything a real studio does. I find the Mastering Tool kit most usefull because it allows you to set music to the sound you desire. Quality: The material could have been a little more solid and the cd tray is weakly designed. Value: The pricing seems a bit exspensive for the common working man to purchase one but it's is well worth the money for it's capabilities. Manufacturer Support: They are very knowledgeable and patient people. Overall: I will use this epuipment untill it breaks or until I get a record deal.
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"best thing i ever bought..." submitted December 5, 2004

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Sound: awesome sound quality - but of course it depends what sound you put into it, ie new strings, studio condensor mic, etc Feature: the only thing i find frustrating is the quantizing, which is only able to be used when you're recording and not once it's done. if you have one kick drum out of beat - too bad, you have to punch in that one part and do it again. but that's no big deal. Quality: umm, it's plastic... so dont drop it and you'll be right. I would be nervous taking it on the road with a touring band, but the box it comes in packs it up nice and snug and safe so you could do it quite safely i'd say... just dont drop it! Value: this is a digital recording device capable of recording whatever you want, whether it's demo songs or a cd to put on the market, you could do that with this machine at a price that isn't gonna kill you. ps. if you're thing that you only want an 8 track, well dont! i almost bought the fostex 8 track and i would have regretted it, it's amazing how many tracks you will probably end up using, eg tripling the vocals and panning one left, one right, and one centre, and the same for the guitars... that's six already! Manufacturer Support: don't know - never needed to ask for anything yet. The Wow Factor: he he - got it! Overall: BUY IT!!! it's the best thing i've ever bought - more and more bands are recording and producing their own albums, and this is the one way to do it.
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"cant stay away from it." submitted April 22, 2004

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Music Style: alternative
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Sound: sounds great, but the majority of the "amp models" dont impress me much. Feature: studio in a box,and it seems to do well what it is supposed to do.. Quality: so far it seems well made,the large screen is great(compared to that on the br1180) Value: I think it is a bit on the high side price wise,but compares well to the competition. The Wow Factor: this thing is addictive, it is fun to use,and becomes more so after you learn the ropes, after reading the manuals..it would be difficult to give it up even though I feel it is a bit pricey. Overall: If it holds up I think it will serve me for a long time.(songwriter-guitarist)
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"Very good choice." submitted February 27, 2006

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Musical Background: Band director; active musician
Music Style: Rock, jazz, standards
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Sound: I can only compare this to a Tandberg reel-to-reel deck but I listen to it over a high end stereo system. The sound is superb. Feature: More features than I'll ever use. The insert effects are quite good. The vocal tool box is wanting, especially the pitch correction. Ease of Use: I am not technical genius but I made a good recording of our five piece band right out of the box. Of course, the more time I spend with it and the excellent manual the better. Quality: Seems well made but I can see a possible problem in the power jack which is not high quality. This can be trouble down the road especially if it shuts down improperly. This is not appropriate for "on the road" use in my opinion. Value: It's good value. Manufacturer Support: No experience here. The Wow Factor: No special sex appeal but I'm not that desperate. Overall: Very satisfied so far.
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"GOOD SOUND QUIALITY" submitted January 25, 2009

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Musical Background: active musician
Music Style: rock
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Sound: even though im using cheap mics to record my drum set the sound is still good quality. Feature: because of the way i compose the guitar effects are verry useful. i can just plug my guitar and record ideas without having to set up all my pedals. i perfer to use my pedals when i do serious recordings though. Ease of Use: ive heard alot of people complain about the manual not being helpful but i think most of the work you would do is common sense. Quality: Value: worth the price, Great sound Overall: i belive i will use this recorder until it dies on me. i have been able to record my ideas and develop them in to complete songs that i later show to my band.
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"Great value and features - USB a little limited" submitted September 28, 2004

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Musical Background: Musician and Sound Engineer
Music Style: Everything
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Sound: Sound is great - I love the effects, they are very high quality. Pre-amps are pretty good, just keep single coiled pickups away from the unit and watch your gain settings. Feature: Features are great - best platform there is for mobile recording of live audio events. Can't beat 1/4 inch jack/8 XLRs with phantom power all inputs with compression and EQ on every input! USB function is limited (one mono/stereo track at a time), but can be overcome by using WAV-MAKER-1600 software utility which is now available. Bass and drum machines are a definite plus. COSM amp models means you can build a whole gig around this thing and play live without a backing band or extra effects. Quality: Built like a tank - okay just don't drop it and you should be fine. Value: The price is about right - not as expensive as the VS2000 but with a majority of the important features for recording live bands. You can mix and master and produce a CD all on the unit, although I personally use Cakewalk SONAR for that functionality after getting the WAV files off the BR-1600CD. Manufacturer Support: I haven't had to call them yet. Overall: best platform there is for mobile recording of live audio events. I like it and don't regret my purchase one bit. I'd buy another one if this thing got hit by a meteorite and destroyed.
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