All user reviews of 4/5 for the Boss BR-532 Digital Studio

Paid 250 on ebay. Got the unit for adding guitar recording to software synth songs.

The interface may be daunting at first, but it's actually quite good. You have direct access to all of the important functions on the face of the unit. There are dedicated dials and sliders for all the important input/outputs which is excellent, no switching between two different functions. Most importantly sound quality is really good. Hook up a guitar and mic, and you'll be surprised how good it is. The canned effects are alright, but you can save up to 30 user effects that are fully customizable!

Don't like that the memory cards are smart media. They're fine, but you're limited to 128Mb. I guess that's okay, since this is more of a 4 track song writing/developing type of unit, not just a straight digital recorder.
oh yeah, and there's no midi in.


Construction is plastic, but it's still top notch. Very good overall. Plus, it's the function that counts eh?

All in all, it's a good deal, considering you can get them now at bargain prices.

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Basically everything is in numerical dominance, although several types of inputs are available.
Two input jacks, an XLR input and RCA output, and can connect an optical cable.
Foot Switch Input
The storage is done on Smart Media cards, there is no internal hard drive, which is sometimes a problem.
Sold without the adapter (in my case) 9V, suddenly you're never really sure with an adapter unviversel.
Simultaneous recording of two entries no more. Possibility to choose between mono or stereo recording in a compressed mode or not. Simultaneous playback of four tracks at once. The 16 tracks is good for virtual coup.
Each track can multiply when recording but you have to recompress the two main ways to have a listen to the final mix.
Ideal for voice and guitar to capture ideas, riffs and start some arrangements.
Effects integrated and scalable, with the guitar, Noise Suppressor, EQ, Modeling, Effect (I remember well the rest), and for singing about the same but there you ask me too (voice of "tic and tock "also for those passionate about it) ... oh so that's it; De-Esser, Compressor, Delay, etc.. In short it is fairly complete.
Metronome and tuner.
Tap tempo button handy to check the batteries in grouve we want.
With Knob volume for the battery or the metronome. Ability to pass the battery into the mix, via recording or volume. Ability to change its batteries (rock, studio, room, heavy, reggae, jazz), this manipulation does not change, however, that bass drum sounds, snare drum, (or am alorsje trisodium).
Reverb-Chorus-effect and another doubling of the style can be assigned either to the entire mix, including the drum track, or a single track with the effect adjustment. One of these three effects can be assigned on a piece.

UTILIZATION

The Br532 is taken in hand very easily, no need to be a bully, even if I happened to mishaps
(It takes longer see an error in the smart card format in my opinion) data loss, full card for no reason or impossible to load.
The existence of the drum patterns are welcome (I've made tough riffs on it).
We recorded the first day without reading the manual.
Main menu simple.
Enough pots so as not to mix everything.
The difficulty may be for novice music gear can be in publishing, which governs all cut, copy and paste, but with perseverance can get to have something quite specific.

SOUNDS

Very rock-oriented pop, both in the patterns in the guitar effects. Some effects bass that although few (maybe six) make service! It's really for singers guitarists.
The loss of sound quality is at the level of transfer on the boss billion, or cassette, or otherwise.
The audio tapes are to be avoided. The loss of quality is really felt.
In contrast to a digital medium the result is more satisfying.
But it must be time to mix the record.
Single defect, no mini mixer that would improve the final rendering.

OVERALL OPINION

This remains a very good tool to resonable price, I had purchased 450 three years ago, now we can get it for less than ECU.
I advise all those who have never registered too and wants to put all ideas on md of compounds riffs and arrangements. I used 3 years and now I work on PC and Mac which is a little more complete.
I've just separated to partially fund my amp scratch (and vi c matos expensive), but if I had to keep the sub I would have done. Very useful on holiday, for example, it is also likely that I bought back in a few times, because that always useful for ideas, repeat ....
It was my first recording device and "sound editing" after the MD-Micro kit, and far I've never had to complain of anything apart from the memory. We must invest in more cards smart media.
With the experience I reprendrendrais multitrack cassette recorder with fewer features, effects, and buttons, and especially with a memory a bit cheaper. Because I prefer a simple and crude but that's my pti punk side (!).
Do not hesitate if you have the profile, "I make songs, but I forget them with time and / or I would like to choirs and other guitars, or I can not work on my computer when I go on holiday. "
Last point value for money, almost nothing to say except the power adapter missing on delivery.
I finished

Entries guitar / bass, microphone and analog ligre
analog line output, digital and MIDI
SmartMedia storage
MIDI sync (upload)
2 track recording, 2 read

UTILIZATION

Tutorial fairly intuitive
functions are relatively accessible, even if one or two inconsistencies ergonomics, inconsequential
the manual is like all the manuals, sometimes clear and obvious, sometimes bushy and incomplete. but without opening it, one can use the br532 quickly

SOUNDS

converters are anyway dependent on the compression that is not penalizing
the sound is a bit aggressive
effects are generally quite effective, too metallic reverbs, but we can de'appliquer guitar effects on the microphone, line effects on the guitar, and the settings are fufficient
dynamics is not what is best, but for the price, it's still excellent. I gained

OVERALL OPINION

recement this unit, and he packed away. I would have preferred compact flash SmartMedia, but the price / quality ratio is excellent anyway. multipises the cassette have found a successor
small note for owners of Macintosh, the software that recovers files. accessilbles waw are on the website of U.S. bosses (www.bossus.com)
I do not regret this purchase