Boss BR 600 - digital 8 track, guitar/bass FX & drum machine £100

[Doc B]

I bought this second hand a few months ago. I also got a MacBook just after and decided that Garageband, although more limited, was adequate for my needs. So I'm selling the Boss to free up a bit more space in my musicroom/office.

I have the original box and cloth case for this, along with a PSU I bought off eBay (they don't come as standard as these machine run on batteries). It also has a 1GB CF memory card installed. The only thing is that the guy I bought it off didn't have the owner's manual but I will include the PDF of it it on a CD-ROM if needed. There are some superficial marks/scratches on the top of the unit but these aren't serious and don't affect it in any way. This is a powerful and versatile little recorder that's about the size of a closed net-book PC. I don't really need all the stuff on this - Garageband does me fine.

Specs from the Boss website:

The Ultimate Notebook Studio

Tracks
Track: 8, V-Track: 64 (8 V-Tracks per each Track), Up to 2 tracks can be recorded simultaneously, and up to 8 tracks can be played back simultaneously.
Useful Capacity
CompactFlash: 32 M-1 G bytes
Data Type
HiFi (MT2), STANDARD (LV1), LONG (LV2)
Sample Rate
44.1kHz
Frequency Response
20 Hz to 20 kHz (+1/-3 dBu)
Nominal Input Level (Variable)
GUITAR/BASS jack: -20 dBu, MIC (TRS balanced/XLR) jack: -40 dBu, LINE IN jack: -10 dBu
Input Impedance
GUITAR/BASS jack: 1 M ohms, MIC 1/2 jack: 2 k ohms (HOT-COLD), (TRS balanced/XLR), 1.0 k ohms (HOT-GND, COLD-GND), LINE IN jack: 30 k ohms
Nominal Output Level
LINE OUT jack: -10 dBu
Output Impedance
LINE OUT jack: 2 k ohms, Headphone jack: 140 ohms
Recommended Load Impedance
LINE OUT jack: 20 k ohms or greater, Headphone jack: 32-100 ohms
Residual Noise Level
LINE OUT jack: -85 dBu or less (INPUT SELECT: GUITAR/MIC, input terminated with 1 k ohms, INPUT SENS: CENTER, IHF-A, typ., EFFECT: OFF)
Interface
USB Connector
Display
16 Characters x 2 Lines (Backlit LCD)
Connectors
GUITAR/BASS jack (1/4 inch phone type), MIC 1 jacks ( TRS balanced 1/4 inch phone type), MIC 2 jacks (TRS balanced 1/4 inch phone type), LINE IN jack (Stereo miniature phone type), LINE OUT jack (RCA phono type), FOOT SW/EXP PEDAL jack (1/4 inch phone type), PHONES jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type), USB connector
Power Supply
DC 9 V; Supply AC Adaptor (PSA series)/Size AA Dry battery x 6
Current Draw
200 mA, Alkaline dry cell batteries, Approximately 5 hours (with continuous playback of 8 tracks), May vary according to usage conditions, batteries used, and type of CompactFlash used.
Accessories
Soft Case, Size AA alkaline dry cell batteries (6), TRS-XLR converter cable, Demo Card (Already inserted when the BR-600 is shipped), Owner's Manual, Separate sheet (“About Memory Cards” etc.), Roland Service (information sheet)
Option
AC Adaptor: PSA series, Foot Switch: FS-5U, Pedal Switch: DP-2 (Roland), Expression Pedal: EV-5 (Roland), FV-300L/FV-500L/FV-500H
Size and Weight
Width
257 mm
10-1/8 inches
Depth
183 mm
7-1/4 inches
Height
27 mm
1-1/8 inches
Weight
0.7 kg
1 lbs. 9 oz.

Edited October 23, 2010 by Doc B

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Price-drop bump

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Now with photos

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A bump to start a new week

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Reduced to £100 bump

Don't make me have to eBay it...

[nollaig]

[quote name='Doc B' post='991323' date='Oct 17 2010, 05:10 PM']A bump to start a new week[/quote]


Have you used it much? I'm just interested to know how much music a Gig can hold - for example how much space is taken up by a single 3 minute track?

I'd like to work out how many Compact flash cards I'd need to buy along with the unit for a few days recording in the remotest of places without a pc!

[zaltheman]

I'll save it from evil bay!
If you like to send me your details.
Cheers.