The Complete, Portable Music-Production Solution

BOSS continues its top-selling tradition of portable, affordable multi-trackers with the new BR-800 — a battery-powered studio to go. The sleek new design is made possible by touch-sensor switches and SD-card recording media. Up to four tracks can be recorded simultaneously with eight tracks of simultaneous playback plus an additional stereo track dedicated to the built-in rhythm generator. The BR-800’s powerful onboard effects processor includes GT-10/10B effects, VE-20 vocal effects and harmonies, and COSM-based acoustic-guitar body modeling. EZ Recording feature interactively guides through the recording process. A stereo microphone is also built into the BR-800 for instant “Song Sketch” recording. No matter where you roam, you’ll never miss a moment of musical inspiration with the BR-800.

SPECS: 

Number of Tracks

Track: 8
Simultaneously recording track: 4
V-Track: 64 (8 V-Tracks per each Track)

Sample Rate

44.1 kHz

Frequency Response

20 Hz to 20 kHz (+1/-3 dB)

AD Conversion

24-bit
24-bit + AF method (GUITAR/BASS input)

*AF (Adaptive Focus) method is a proprietary method from Roland that vastly improves the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio of the A/D and D/A converters.

DA Conversion

24-bit

Compatible Card Capacity

SD Card: 1 GB to 2 GB
SDHC Card: 4 GB to 32 GB

Data Type

HiFi (MT2) Roland/BOSS original format
16 bit linear stereo WAV format(*)
*SONG SKETCH only

Recording Time
(for multi-track recording)

*Conversion in one track
1 GB: 8 hours 40 minutes
2 GB: 17 hours
4 GB: 34 hours
8 GB: 68 hours
16 GB: 136 hours
32 GB: 272 hours
* The above-listed recording times are approximate. Times may be slightly shorter depending on the number of songs that were created.
* The above number is the total for all the tracks that are used. If each of the eight tracks contain an equal amount of data, the length of the resulting song will be approximately 1/8 of the above.

Recording Time
(for SONG SKETCH)

*Stereo recording
1 GB: 90 minutes
2 GB: 3 hours
4 GB: 6 hours
8 GB: 12 hours
16 GB: 24 hours
32 GB: 48 hours

Nominal Input Level

GUITAR/BASS jack: -10 dBu
INPUT 1 to 4 jacks: -50 to -20 dBu (XLR type), -26 to +4 dBu (1/4" TRS phone type)
LINE IN jack: -10 dBu

Input Impedance

GUITAR/BASS jack: 1 M ohm
INPUT 1 to 4 jacks: 3k ohms (XLR type), 47 k ohms (1/4" TRS phone type)
LINE IN jack: 10 k ohms

Nominal Output Level

LINE OUT jacks: -10 dBu

Output Impedance

LINE OUT jacks: 1 k ohm

Recommended Load Impedance

LINE OUT jacks: 20 k ohms or greater
PHONES jack: 32 to 100 ohms

Residual Noise Level

LINE OUT jacks:-85 dBu or less (IHF-A Typ.)

Display

128 x 64 dots (Backlit LCD)

Connectors

GUITAR/BASS jack (1/4" phone type), INPUT 1 to 4 jacks (XLR type / 1/4" TRS phone type), LINE IN jack (Stereo miniature phone type), FOOT SW/EXP PEDAL (1/4" TRS phone type), LINE OUT jacks (RCA phono type), PHONES jack (Stereo 1/4" phone type), USB connector, DC IN jack

USB Function

Audio Input/Output, MIDI Input/Output, File Transfer, BUS Power operation

Power Supply

DC 9V: AC Adaptor
Size AA Dry battery x 6 (alkaline batteries recommended)
USB Bus Power

Current Draw

280 mA (DC IN)
480 mA (USB Bus Power)

Battery Life for Continuous Use

Approximately 5.5 hours
(Alkaline dry batteries, with continuous playback of 8 tracks, phantom power off)
* May vary according to usage conditions, phantom power used, batteries used, and type of SD card used.

Accessories

SD Card, AC Adaptor, USB Cable, Owner's Manual