I was incredibly luck to find this one. I've seen them for sale that were "like new", but this one has never been used (ex display stock from a (drum!) music store). I started on 4 track tape Tascam Porta Two (HS). I still have it and it's still going strong! It was a great way to get into home recording. Thanks for the comment Albert!
Excellent video... congratulations on your purchase... I love BRs, and recording with these devices (Multitrack Cassette, Minidisc or CD Recorder) makes you more creative in your production skills with the tracks you have available and not with the eternal tracks of a DAW. I have a BR1200 and it is an excellent machine. I think there is a universe of musicians who prefer these workstations instead of a computer. It takes a different flavor to work on these devices. I will be waiting for your future videos and I have subscribed to your channel... greetings from Chile
Thanks very much Alex. I totally agree. The BR series have more than enough capabilities to produce outstanding professional sounding results. I see its limitations as a positive and a way to push it's capabilities and get the most out of it as well as allowing you to concentrate on the music rather than the technology. I love the BR series too and have a BR80, BR600, BR800, BR900, BR1180, BR1200 and a couple of BR1600's! I also have a DR5, DR880, a GT10 and RC300 - I guess I'm a bit of a Boss fan! I'm currently working on the next video which should be out soon hopefully. Thanks for subscribing! Cheers from Australia
@@masteringtoolkit Down the road, you think you may cover benefits of integrating your other Boss gear to achieve results or recording solutions? Like what? Spit balling, but capturing output from BR1600CD final Mix Down to the BR600, BR800 or BR900 for fast and easier transfer to PC? Really enjoying your series. So well done and the "chucks" of information are perfect.
@@Fezzler61 Sure. Once I've covered the basics, I'd be happy to take a look at any other related subjects that anyone is interested in learning about. Thanks! I think just covering a particular topic per video is a good way to keep folks attention and will make it easier to find videos on a particular aspect of the recorder in the future.
Have over half a dozen of these units and have recorded many albums with them over the past 16 years or so-magnifcent little studios-cheers for the upload!
I really really needed to see this and the fact it’s so recent. I just saw an BR1600 for sale on Facebook marketplace for less than 250 and I am seriously contemplating it. Miss these digital recording studios in a box. I want to get back into mobile recording using one of these.
The BR1180 is a great machine. The basic funcionality is very similar so you should have little trouble transitioning if you do switch. Have a look at some of my other videos to see more of what the BR1600 offers and see if it is worth the upgrade for you.
Cool, I buy a BR-1200 on EBay nearly new, without the last update was not installed! But this CD was not included…mmh, little bit sad. This Maschine is mostly the same, …like the 1600! It is possible to upgrade with a SSD Harddisk with a IDE Adapter, then the BR loads faster! Nice piece of Hardware, super sound and quick working with great results. But I think I sell my 1200 and buy a BR-800 …I believe this is the best BR Recorder, I have also a BR-864 …allways a good Maschine too. But I believe the BR-800 is the best of all BR Recorders, when you don’t need 8 inputs.
Thanks for the comment Alfredo! All the Boss BR series recorders are great IMO - and I have most of them including the 1200 and 800, but I always seem to gravitate back to the 1600.
@@masteringtoolkit Thx for Reply, what is in your opinion bad with the 800? I don*t want them because of that sensor buttons...i don*t know, i like that button "Click" ...and a sensor is like a touch screen, right? But i think the 800 have the best interaction with a PC, for further edit options etc. What is your expirience with the 800? I never hold that thing in my hands! And how the 800 works as a soundcard? I have a GT-001 the GT-100 Tabletop, and its great for me to Record in a DAW or Mix with that Soundcard, Projects with 28 Tracks and Inserts FX in the DAW are no Problems...! Have you test the 800 as soundcard? Can you tell me some expirience?
@@AlfredoZauberer I don't think the 800 is bad at all. On the contrary, I think they are *all* very capable machines. I do tend to prefer the more tactile feel of the analogue faders and dials over the touch controls though, but that's purely personal preference and nothing against the capabilities of the BR800. I've never used the BR800 as a "sound card" either, and TBH, if you want to use it purely as an interface for a DAW, you are probably better off just using your GT's as you describe. To me the whole appeal of the BR series of recorders to me is that they are "stand alone" and don't require a PC. As far as the BR1600 goes, I connect to a PC using an interface via the SPDIF digital connectors to transfer audio without any loss of quality to and from a DAW. This works great if I want to add a virtual instrument or use a plugin on a song. I think its just a matter of finding out what workflow works best for you. If you pick up a 2nd hand BR800 to try it out, you can always sell it on without much of a problem if it doesn't end up suiting you. Best of luck!
They pop up on Ebay from time to time, usually not cheap though. There are plenty of other samples available on the web that you can use and will work just fine.
The BR1600 was designed to be used as a stand alone recorder and does not need to connect to a PC. The onboard USB allows you to a connect purely for backing up and restoring data and import/export of files (which can also be done with the onboard CD drive too). Windows sees the BR1600 as a standard "removable drive", so should you have no problems on Win10 or 11.
Agreed! They are still a *very* capable way of recording your own music. Seems like people are starting to catch on though, as prices look like they are starting to go up.
Digital recording technology has regressed. Can't imagine needing a higher bit rate than these provided. The ability to record 8 inputs on their own channels with their own effects/eq/volume was amazing to me, especially when it's necessary to mix drums professionally. I need to pick up one of these or a... Roland 24 track with that sweet monitor output and mouse capability
Beautiful !!
I have Boss Br1200cd I have recorded many songs in the past love this unit
Great to hear that you're still getting good use out of your BR 👍
That looks sweet! I had a badic 4 track cassette recorder back in the day. That was a fun unit but this is on a whole other level,
I was incredibly luck to find this one. I've seen them for sale that were "like new", but this one has never been used (ex display stock from a (drum!) music store).
I started on 4 track tape Tascam Porta Two (HS). I still have it and it's still going strong! It was a great way to get into home recording.
Thanks for the comment Albert!
Another helpful and well made video for us BR1600 owners.
Thank you for all the effort and work you do.
Excellent video... congratulations on your purchase... I love BRs, and recording with these devices (Multitrack Cassette, Minidisc or CD Recorder) makes you more creative in your production skills with the tracks you have available and not with the eternal tracks of a DAW. I have a BR1200 and it is an excellent machine. I think there is a universe of musicians who prefer these workstations instead of a computer. It takes a different flavor to work on these devices. I will be waiting for your future videos and I have subscribed to your channel... greetings from Chile
Thanks very much Alex. I totally agree. The BR series have more than enough capabilities to produce outstanding professional sounding results. I see its limitations as a positive and a way to push it's capabilities and get the most out of it as well as allowing you to concentrate on the music rather than the technology.
I love the BR series too and have a BR80, BR600, BR800, BR900, BR1180, BR1200 and a couple of BR1600's! I also have a DR5, DR880, a GT10 and RC300 - I guess I'm a bit of a Boss fan!
I'm currently working on the next video which should be out soon hopefully.
Thanks for subscribing! Cheers from Australia
@@masteringtoolkit Down the road, you think you may cover benefits of integrating your other Boss gear to achieve results or recording solutions? Like what? Spit balling, but capturing output from BR1600CD final Mix Down to the BR600, BR800 or BR900 for fast and easier transfer to PC? Really enjoying your series. So well done and the "chucks" of information are perfect.
@@Fezzler61 Sure. Once I've covered the basics, I'd be happy to take a look at any other related subjects that anyone is interested in learning about.
Thanks! I think just covering a particular topic per video is a good way to keep folks attention and will make it easier to find videos on a particular aspect of the recorder in the future.
Have over half a dozen of these units and have recorded many albums with them over the past 16 years or so-magnifcent little studios-cheers for the upload!
I totally agree! They are very under appreciated.
Thanks for commenting.
I really really needed to see this and the fact it’s so recent. I just saw an BR1600 for sale on Facebook marketplace for less than 250 and I am seriously contemplating it. Miss these digital recording studios in a box. I want to get back into mobile recording using one of these.
Glad to help!
They really are great little machines - particularly for mobile recording. It's a shame Boss decided to discontinue them.
GORGEOUS!
Been rolling with a 1180 for a long time. Thinking about upgrading to the 1600 and wanted to see how different it is from the 1180
The BR1180 is a great machine. The basic funcionality is very similar so you should have little trouble transitioning if you do switch.
Have a look at some of my other videos to see more of what the BR1600 offers and see if it is worth the upgrade for you.
Awesome🤩😍
Hey there, Do you still have those demo songs that were on the unit?
Awesome video could you please do a demonstration of it in use.
Cheers Iain! More videos are in the works.
Thanks for watching
Cool,
I buy a BR-1200 on EBay nearly new, without the last update was not installed!
But this CD was not included…mmh, little bit sad.
This Maschine is mostly the same, …like the 1600!
It is possible to upgrade with a SSD Harddisk with a IDE Adapter, then the BR loads faster!
Nice piece of Hardware, super sound and quick working with great results.
But I think I sell my 1200 and buy a BR-800 …I believe this is the best BR Recorder, I have
also a BR-864 …allways a good Maschine too.
But I believe the BR-800 is the best of all BR Recorders, when you don’t need 8 inputs.
Thanks for the comment Alfredo!
All the Boss BR series recorders are great IMO - and I have most of them including the 1200 and 800, but I always seem to gravitate back to the 1600.
@@masteringtoolkit
Thx for Reply,
what is in your opinion bad with the 800?
I don*t want them because of that sensor buttons...i don*t know, i like that button "Click" ...and a sensor is like a touch screen, right?
But i think the 800 have the best interaction with a PC, for further edit options etc.
What is your expirience with the 800?
I never hold that thing in my hands!
And how the 800 works as a soundcard?
I have a GT-001 the GT-100 Tabletop, and its great for me to Record in a DAW or Mix with that Soundcard, Projects with 28 Tracks and Inserts FX in the DAW are no Problems...!
Have you test the 800 as soundcard?
Can you tell me some expirience?
@@AlfredoZauberer I don't think the 800 is bad at all. On the contrary, I think they are *all* very capable machines.
I do tend to prefer the more tactile feel of the analogue faders and dials over the touch controls though, but that's purely personal preference and nothing against the capabilities of the BR800.
I've never used the BR800 as a "sound card" either, and TBH, if you want to use it purely as an interface for a DAW, you are probably better off just using your GT's as you describe.
To me the whole appeal of the BR series of recorders to me is that they are "stand alone" and don't require a PC.
As far as the BR1600 goes, I connect to a PC using an interface via the SPDIF digital connectors to transfer audio without any loss of quality to and from a DAW.
This works great if I want to add a virtual instrument or use a plugin on a song.
I think its just a matter of finding out what workflow works best for you.
If you pick up a 2nd hand BR800 to try it out, you can always sell it on without much of a problem if it doesn't end up suiting you.
Best of luck!
Where can you buy or download a starter disc for this model from the Internet?
They pop up on Ebay from time to time, usually not cheap though.
There are plenty of other samples available on the web that you can use and will work just fine.
Hello, my name is Paweł, I have such a model but I do not have a starter disc for this model.
Is this product compatible with windows 10 or 11?
The BR1600 was designed to be used as a stand alone recorder and does not need to connect to a PC.
The onboard USB allows you to a connect purely for backing up and restoring data and import/export of files (which can also be done with the onboard CD drive too).
Windows sees the BR1600 as a standard "removable drive", so should you have no problems on Win10 or 11.
Is there an easy way to lay drum with 3guitars and 3 vocals then burn like a live song
Yes, you can record up to 8 tracks at once, so you could use 2 for the drums, 3 for your guitars and 3 for vocals. You can then burn to CD no problem.
@@masteringtoolkit i cant figure this out. I need help
Por favor, haz los videos con subtitulos pues es la unica manera que tengo de entender el video. Gracias
He añadido subtítulos para el texto en pantalla.
Espero que eso ayude.
It stinks Boss doesn't make this anymore, It doesn't make sense. An amazing machine 😕
Agreed! They are still a *very* capable way of recording your own music.
Seems like people are starting to catch on though, as prices look like they are starting to go up.
Digital recording technology has regressed. Can't imagine needing a higher bit rate than these provided. The ability to record 8 inputs on their own channels with their own effects/eq/volume was amazing to me, especially when it's necessary to mix drums professionally. I need to pick up one of these or a... Roland 24 track with that sweet monitor output and mouse capability