BOSS BR1180CD, Any Info, Feedback

Glenn Porter · Post by **Glenn Porter** » 4 Oct 2003 6:21 am

BOSS BR1180CD, Any Info, Feedback, and
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Loren Morehouse · Post by **Loren Morehouse** » 4 Oct 2003 7:26 am

I'd like to add a question to that if I may. Does this machine have eight direct tape outs so you can dump each individual track down to something else. I can find no info on this, I'm assuming it doesn't however I hear it's a great machine. Thanks, Loren.

Brian Wetzstein · Post by **Brian Wetzstein** » 4 Oct 2003 11:21 am

there is a song that my friend matt and I recorded on a BR1180CD on this webpage. it belongs to him but was very easy to use. the two of us did this track in a couple of hours. it has a good sound and seemed to have some cool built in effects and stuff. It was a pleasure to use.
brian http://mysite.verizon.net/res71e97/

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 4 Oct 2003 12:06 pm

The 1180 CD, although I don't own one, is a very simple, very user friendly machine. My opinion is that Boss has cornered the market on Easy to use. I have fooled with them at the stores and they are pretty much exactly like my BR8 in functionality and operation.

Keep in mind these are intended to build tracks 1 at a time, not record multiple tracks at the same time. They are intended for the musician to build songs 1 track at a time. If multiple recording tracks are required, this is not the machine for you.

Make no mistake though..the results are excellent. I currently have 2 machines, 1 being the former version of the 1180CD being the BR8..I love it do death..easy to use, excellent results..very clean..

Input effects, COSM effects, final mix..all done very easy with excellent results.

These machines do not have 8 outputs, actually I doubt any of them do, even the hi end machines. They all pretty much dump down to a Stereo output pair. I believe the 1180CD does backup each song as individual tracks so when you want to work on the project again everything is in place as it was prior to backup.This is how the BR8 performs song save and backup.

My newest machine which I have not spent hardly any time with is a Yamaha AW2816 . This machine also dumps to a stereo pair, but can CD back-up all 16 individual tracks as a song back-up to CD.

The Yamaha requires that you master all 16 tracks to a Stereo pair before writing a CD, I believe the 1180CD is the same.

If Boss had a 16 tracker out there similar to the 1180CD it would be my choice.

These Boss machines are designed so that the musician spends thier time playing and recording..not learning how to use the recorder..

I'm not saying they are the only or best one out there, but to answer your question in the post..these are fine machines, and the Roland/Boss Internet forums are great as well..specific to each machine.

have fun

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Jim Ives · Post by **Jim Ives** » 5 Oct 2003 6:38 am

I just spent alot of time doing web research and store-shopping on digital multi-track recorders. I ended up buying a Fostex VF160 because it can record 8 tracks simultaneously. There is a Fostex VF16 users group qwb-site,not unlike this Forum. Those two machines are quite similar except for the CD recorder. Bearing in mind that my recorder has not arrived yet, I would guess that either the BR1180CD or VF160 are good choices. The Boss seems very user friendly, and is known for the quality of the effects and modeling, as well as drum sounds you can add. But I wanted to be able to record at least 3 or 4 tracks simultaeously; to not be able to do so is B___ S____, which is not uncommon to the electronics industry.
Perhaps I'll have more to say after I have had it a few weeks.

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Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 5 Oct 2003 11:23 am

As with anything else..you get what you pay for..

The Boss series is meant for the individual musician to build tracks and is excellent for that ..complete workstations with easy to use and very flexibile..most have on board drums samples , modeling and very nice effects..and a tuner..and the end reult sound is excellent. You can record 2 track stereo from an external souce as well.

Many other machines offer recording of multiple tracks at the same time..if thats what you require than thats what one should purchase..not the Boss machines..

If they are all selling in the same price range then something has to give..perhaps features or flexibilty is not the same..

Yes, although my new machine is a Yamaha 24 bit 16 tracker, I am a fan of the Boss products..simplicity at your fingertips..

Happy Sunday

tp