Boss BR-800 Digital Audio Recorder Revealed

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Boss has released a new hardware digital audio multitrack recorder at Musikmesse 2010 in Frankfurt, Germany.  The Boss BR-800 is a portable 8-track digital audio recorder that can record four tracks simultaneously at a 24-bit resolution.

The new Boss BR-800 digital recorder gives musicians and live audio specialists a portable solution for multi-channel audio recording.  It features four track simultaneous recording, eight tracks in playback and 64 virtual tracks to be narrowed down to eight for the final mixdown.  The BR-800 has an array of audio inputs including a front-side 1/4-inch input for line level guitar and bass recording, four XLR/TRS inputs on the back side, a stereo mini line jack, a foot pedal connection and USB i/o.  These connections allow a musician to wire a range of personal studio gear like guitars, microphones, keyboards and more.

Beyond the standard multitrack and connectivity features of the Boss BR-800 digital recorder, this unit provides additional mixing and effect functionality for musicians.  The BR-800 includes the Boss GT-10/10B effects processors, the VE-20 vocal effects and harmonies and COSM acoustic guitar tone modeling.  These features combine into a decent solution for mobile musicians, a device featuring 5.5 hours of battery life via AA batteries and up to 32GB of storage via SDHC cards.

No specific word on availability for the Boss BR-800, but we expect it to be priced at $525.