Michael Connell from El Paso Texas
mike@mlcguitars.com
Features:
I don't know enough about recording to add or change anything
Ease of Use:
Well being that I've never recorded before it seems quite difficult. Come things are easy but some things are frustrating. I ordered the DVD to help me navigate this thing.
Sound:
Awesome. The monitors that come with it are unbelievable.
Reliability:
Well see. Only had it 2 days.
Overall:
I love it. It's a great buy !!
Do you own this product?:
YES
Date submitted:
10/26/2011
Thorsun from Sierra Vista, AZ, USA
Subject:
Perfect for small/home studio recording
Quality:
This recorder is larger and heavier than I anticipated, but that's not a bad thing. It seems to be very well manufactured. Because it uses an internal HDD, you don't want to be moving this thing around while you're recording. I'll definitely be using this on set when I shoot my film though.
Features:
The USB connection to a PC doesn't work as soon as you plug it in. You need to initiate the functions in the USB menu (export/import) before it actually activates the connection and shows up as a drive on your PC. Also, this thing is EXTREMELY particular about the format of the wave files that you want to import and what method you use to burn the CD to import them. The files have to be 44.1 KhZ, 8 or 16 bit, and saved as a Windows PCM. The files wind up being about 40 MB or larger for an average song and thus you can only burn about 15 songs to one CD. When you burn the discs you need to use a program (such as Nero) that allows you to burn it in ISO 9660 format. It will not accept it in any other format. I had about 6 or 7 coasters before I got it right. This ultimately is no big deal since you have the USB import capability. One more thing that is a HUGE positive feature is that the included power supply is dual voltage. I am using this in Iraq and don't need a transformer.
Ease of Use:
This does take some getting used to, but that's with any new piece of equipment. The guide is written intuitively enough to help figure out most of the issues you may have.
Sound:
The sound is outstanding. It doesn't take a lot of fine tuning the settings to get professional sounding recordings. I actually have my PC sound routed through the Digital Audio IN port (never thought I'd have a use for that output on the PC until now) so I don't have to keep switching my headphones between the recorder and the PC. There are two modes you can have this in. One mode allows you to record the sound from the PC and add any effects just like any other input, and the other mode channels the sound directly to the output.
Reliability:
I've had no issues so far. It does everything I expected it to do.
Overall:
Overall this is a fantastic multi-track recorder and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to get one.
Do you own this product?:
Yes
Date submitted:
11 October 2010
Dray Holeman from Katy, TX USA
Features:
The only thing I could add would be motorized faders and a waveform editor.
Ease of Use:
It is very easy to use the simpler features of the unit, it's just a matter of laying your tracks, mixing and burning your cd. However, the advanced features like programming drums or fixing vocals are very timeconsuming and tedious. But it is the same in any recording format format
Sound:
It has all of the tones that Boss has for guitar and bass, with great vocals presets that work pretty well with keys
Reliability:
Hasn't failed in the year I've had it
Overall:
If you need more than this thing can do, you should probably hire a studio with a good engineer
Do you own this product?:
yes
Wolf Recording Studio4 from lexington ky
guitarmankde@aol.com
Subject:
Use the BR-1600 in my studio. Very impressive results.
Quality:
The BR-1600 is built very durable. It is also very dependable.
Features:
I believe that the BR-1600 needs nothing to make it better.One of its best features is that you can get results of your finnished product imediatly on a cd.
Ease of Use:
Takes a little time to learn everything you can do with it but once you get it down it is amazing the things you can do with it.
Reliability:
I have owned mine for 2 years and never had a problem. You just need to take care of it and it will take care of you.
Overall:
Awsome. Very versatle. Too boot it is mobile.
Do you own this product?:
Yes
kewlrane from Venice, FL
kewlrane@yahoo.com
Subject:
Very nice machine
Quality:
Seems to work just fine.
Features:
Plenty of features. More than you'll probably use.
Ease of Use:
The drum/bass/loop could be better explained, other than that it's pretty easy to use.
Sound:
Sounds just like what was recorded, no complaints there.
Reliability:
So far so good only had it 2 weeks to date.
Overall:
This is a very nice addition to my studio. The drum/bass/loop is not the easiest to learn but if you're just doing straight out recording it is very good. I run my drums through my SoundCraft board as a submixer and everything else goes straight to track for live recording. The sound is great and the recording/effects are easy to use plus you can run external effects if you have them, which I do so it makes for a very complete studio at a very reasonable price.
Do you own this product?:
Yes
Date submitted:
3-18-2009