Boss BR-600 Digital Recorder, Compact Flash (8-Track)

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 8.6 out of 10
Quality:: 7.7 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 8.5 out of 10

Features:: 7.5 out of 10
Value:: 6.1 out of 10
Sound:: 9.2 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 2.8 out of 10

User Reviews for Boss BR-600 8-Track Digital Recorder

Overall:: 7 out of 10
Features:: 7 out of 10
Quality:: 7 out of 10
Value:: 5 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 8 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 1 out of 10

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By a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 12/5/2007

Style of Music: Acoustic & vocals, sometimes with backing tracks, country and rock

Experience: Active player, semi-pro and hobbyist.

"OK product but with some shortcomings..."

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

The sound is very good using external mics. The onboard mics have a hum the mfr claims is within spec.

Feature:

I gave it a 7 because the mastering tools presets are excellent. Easily master your song based on the type of music. As for other "features" I think the drums are limited by the small buttons, and I think if you used it much you'd kill the unit. The onboard mics are totally useless, as they have a hum noise which the mfr claims is within spec. Be advised there is no phantom power, so you will need a preamp or mixer to use a condenser mic. The little pouch it comes with is better than nothing. For $350 you'd think they could throw in an AC adapter, but Boss doesn't include those with anything that will run on batteries.

Ease of Use:

The menu isn't user friendly, but in fairness anything this small and/or that has a lot of features is going to be a bit complex. The book tells you how, so no biggie.

Quality:

It's small and plastic, but is lightweight and quite portable. Good enough for a small home device, would count on it holding up to much transportation or any knocking around. Don't know of a recorder that would though.

Manufacturer Support:

This is my main gripe. The onboard mics hum. I went back and forth with tech support e-mail a few times, and they could not issue an RMA. So, I called customer service who did, but the lousy warranty was only good for 90 days labor. I wasted $14 to mail it back to Boss, because they sent it back claiming there's nothing wrong with it and everything is within spec. If a loud mic hum is spec, that's a bad design and quality standard...if not then I got hosed by tech support...either way not good.

Value:

I bought this to serve both mobile (internal mics) and home use, but it's only good for home. May as well just get a bigger unit or use the PC for home. If you want a mobile recorder with onboard mics try something else.

The Wow Factor:

Whatever...