All user reviews of 5/5 for the Boss BR-1180/1180CD Digital Recording Studio

I came across an advertisment for this Boss unit and went to check it out for myself at MARS Music center. After hearing its amazing sound quality and extreme ease of use, I bought it for $1099!

This thing is AMAZING! I am no recording engineer, but this thing would make anyone think I made a living at it after hearing the quality mix mastered onto a CD! Its all in here, and anyone that can write a song and play it will sound like a million bucks using this recorder! If Tom Sholtz of Boston had this unit back in the 70's, he would have saved a bundle in recording gear. He probably would have written a few more albums for Boston with all the extra free time he would have had, not messing around with all of that ancient gear of yesterday!

There is not anything I could ask this unit to do it doesn't already do, accept maybe make duplicate cd's from the master!

Good.

If you are in a band and need grat demos-BUY IT!

If you are a song writer whom needs great easy to record multi-trac recordings-
BUY IT!

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Purchased at Freehold Music Center in NJ when it first came out for about $900.00. You might be able to get if for less.

All in all, AWESOME! I have to say that I am, by far, no expert in Recording equipment, but I have had two pieces before this one. If you're interested in recording songs in your home and burning them to CD's, this is a great toy. It has built in effects which were better than I expected, a built-in drum kit which is okay, excellent sound, excellent edit features, and it is very simple to use. I have spent hundreds of hours using this thing, and I'm still learning new things about it. No mechanical bugs, no problems like that whatsoever.

My only request would be for the unit to allow more options with percussion. It has a large variety of beats (more than I could ever use)and you can control the tempo. There are some beats though that are in my head that I have not been able to replicate with the machine.

Excellent!

Well worth the money if you're into this stuff. Ten tracks with each having eight virtual tracks is more than enough for me. I can't recommend this product enough.

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I bought the BR-1180CD at Mark's music in Bangor, Maine for 1000 plus tax. I bought this because I was sick of 4-track analogue recording and wanted the ability to make my own cd's.

I like the fact that for someone who doesn't have loads of money to spend, you get everything all-in-one. You get over a hundred effects for guitar, bass, vocals, and it also comes with drum loops, and has a drum machine there too if you don't have a drummer. All you really need for additions are your guitars and a mic and you can make your own mastered cd.

Two things i didn't like about this product: one, it comes with a bass simulator, so you don't need a bass guitar, you can use an electric guitar to play bass, but it is awful and a lot of times produces the wrong pitch, and two, when burning cds, there is an option to make a whole cd or to do one track at a time. When i choose create a whole cd, it ends up messing up half way through and you don't get the whole cd burned, so i have to burn them one at a time. I going to buy a cd burner for my computer so i don't have to waste the time on that, but i don't know if it's just mine that frigs up or if it's a manufactorer's glich.

I have had no problems so far with this unit, it is sturdy and is very easy to use after reading the manual. The quality of sound that is produced is very good and there are a lot of song effects to add to the music such as reverb, chorus, delay, etc. to your song so there are an endless amount of different combinations of sounds that can be produced.

If you have a bass guitar and don't mind burning one song at a time as your method of creating a cd, this is a great product and i'm very satisfied with it. The fact that anyone with a moderate amount of money can produce cd's for demo's or personal enjoyment is a cool thing.

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I'm a bit lazy for CHARACTERISTICS but a word is everything for this price!

UTILIZATION

For use, it's BOSS / ROLAND: very easy, simple, really no worries. Manual in French trs well. In short it is not the twisted logic of Yamaha.

SOUNDS

The sound is good trs trs: clear clean good momentum. Are several recording quality. The rglages are effective EQ, Chorus .. The REV is a little mtalliques. The effects of simulation gniaux guitars are a lot of work but it must sound, otherwise it sounds digital and cold trs. I have a fender stratocaster us, as it is crystal trs, it reinforces the brilliance too. You have to play the EQ to correct.
on the other hand must mfier at ENR. We must adjust the levels of: guitar, microphone, CD player. Otherwise it is: saturation, breath, glitch ... But it gives a clean all records! . The CD is great.

OVERALL OPINION

A great machine, if I Rasht again! I really bluff but friends with: seq yamaha for the rhythmic beats, guitar, vocals .. I burn and it gniall. A list of issues ngatifs, I would say qd same: the design is plastok the wheel of the game, the big leds are ugly, especially the sounds of the rhythm box is pathetic my taste. But in fact I use that as ENR mixer so I do not care.
In fact, the big problem I have is that I'm not ingnieur sound, and I stop fighting with no EQ, balance, Stereo, in short, common problem while those who do home studio!

Well everyone knows at least the CHARACTERISTICS of bte. I do redirais enough that Euro 1070 is really a bargain.

I took the BR1180 CD because I think the recorder is indispensable especially for backups and for cleaning the disc (20GB) which s'atture relatively quickly.

For tracks that count plutt 8 10 because the 9 and 10 are used for mastering.

UTILIZATION

In a childlike simplicity to the overall functioning except for the guide rhythm or diplomas must pass one of engineers. But there comes force. Beginners to very difficult but with practice it comes. Whereas it is necessary plutt as a guide rhythm than a BAR. The principle is that the BR does not use a guide track for the rhythm but it will associate it with the current song and then when you save the rhythmic arrangement is added. Anyway you have to see.

The rest is really too simple either tracks tural or virtual.
For connections to say anything except that the Lego attention to Jack connectors / cinch (RCA) for monitors and keyboards.

For the manual: It is gnial, I work in IT and if all the manuals taient like there would be less concern for everyone.

SOUNDS

Overall its just a fine. A little cold but normal (numrique).
The effects are interrssants gnral but all work again with the delay, chorus and pan.
The effects are good guitars, bass too, but it must be used as a working basis.
Effects for keyboards I find a bit of breath but I do not use I prfre the sounds of my RS5.

For singing the effects are really nice, watch out for the phantom power supply is activated by menu every time.

OVERALL OPINION

For just over 1000 euros must be crazy to dpenser more. I love this machine you will understand. Only the default guide rhythm complicated (though now I bathe) and taking only two simultaneous tracks.

Brief for home studio or you are only going to do everything it impeccable.

Finally, to see models amateur semi-pro for good.

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UTILIZATION

The manual is clear trs, even someone in the home studio beginners can understand and use the machine. This is a device that looks more towards solo musicians. Besides the return to Belgium and Repair Tool is a product changes that you can buy your eyes closed. In addition, the Service is super nice spot and (thank you Bart)!
Ngatifs points: the lack of direct connection and the USB or FireWire connection that often crashes Midi ...

SOUNDS

For sound I have not given as much say that I'm using it for recording. Processing, mixing, etc., is done by computer. Effects for voice, guitar and bass everything is complete.

OVERALL OPINION

has been ending for a year I use the SAV t trs rapid (one month round trip). I use it every day, nothing wrong. My reagrd is doing to the BR 1600 now ...

Audio: RCA and between analog / midi in and out.
Frquence: 16 bits/44khz.
Hard disc: 20GB.
two tracks simultaneously.

UTILIZATION

Voila !!!!!
its been two years since I use this box (1400 euros in Guadeloupe the era).
for those who like the hardware is the solution!! crazy dancehall and hiphop, this gem is a marvel! I go everywhere I travel ... Paroutis I board my studio in my bag with my microphone (samson c01) my foot in hand, and it's good! It gives me the instrumental band, and I put my vote! A small prampli does not hurt ... I bidoulleur, no need for manual, I mixx all my models, with dupplates.
The big "ic" is that it is not possible to assign multiple tracks comprsseurs so I RULES voice when I empty valid on another track and I proceed to give suivantes.Sa bossent well !!!!!
Otherwise just burn a cd any mode (back up) and to return any software on pc! The drum machine (nice To register a quick beat) but hey ....
I do everything with me, copy and paste on tunes such as reverb, delay, four "two bands" on each track, standardize, master (the need to go easy = not play her).
I board a small problem with the drive, which has default USB port is very very important ...
I think that after formatting, and cd's will CLEANING! This machine took adjas Shots: his wishes.
I can not sell it: too practical !!!!!!!

SOUNDS

A lamp to the cold numrique does not hurt, if it sounds good the ERRF!

OVERALL OPINION

More than two years of practice! conmpacte!

T say everything on the CHARACTERISTICS of the beast, for résumé: is it for this price range! (I too am lazy)

UTILIZATION

Very easy to take in hand, assz intuitive, the manual is clear and complete.
The possibility of shipping ... Well, it's aa numrique in what could be simpler and more practical to copy and paste and whatnot, or when the prod-sound becomes almost as simple as word processing.
Trs used well in groups to the model, each registers its shares, may drive a squenceur at the same time for the click and keyboards, nickel.
Only BMOL: the "pace bote" intgre that I understand the use DEFINITIONS waived.

SOUNDS

His numrique, a little cold but can be clean. Mastering functions can edit the final mix and make it a little more "hot" before burning, for example.

OVERALL OPINION

We use it in groups of three years and is a tool for the composition IDAL and pr-prod. The limited number of runs (8 in a simultaneous bp is not the end user.
Ah, pi is the virtual tracks, but also practical: you make a decision Stereo guitar on tracks 4-5, you think you can do better but you'd like to keep well if your version Premire z'o hop, you spend 4-5/1 to 4-5/2 in and you renregistres. APRS you zap between 2 (or 3.4 ... up to 8 I think) taken to see that you keep, and with a bit of shipping you can keep the same 4 Premire Measures 1 and the rest of the 2 ...
Super qualitprix report, I would do the same choice without hsitation!