Boss BR-600 Digital Recorder

The Ultimate Notebook Studio
BR-600BR-600 BOSS/Roland is proud to announce the BR-600 digital recorder earned the Recording Equipment Line of the Year 2006 honer of the 14th Annual MMR Dealer's Choice Awards.
The 14th annual MMR Dealer's Choice Awards were held by the MMR (Musical Merchandise Review), based on the votes of music products dealers throughout the United States who cast their ballots for the most outstanding instruments, equipment, and accessories for 2006.

BOSS has a long, celebrated history as the world’s premier compact-effects manufacturer, but now the BOSS brand has become synonymous with portable digital recording as well. The latest arrival in the BOSS recording line, the BR-600, is bound to raise BOSS’s recording profile even higher. Meet the most physically streamlined, feature-rich eight-track studio on the market.

For more information of BOSS recording products, please visit the "BR for Guitarists" web site.
8 simultaneous playback tracks, 64 V-Tracks
CompactFlash memory card slot for storing recording media; 128MB card included
Built-in FX processor, including pitch corrector and COSM amp models
Built-in drum-machine with velocity-sensitive pads
Built-in stereo mic and battery power to record anywhere
USB for data transfer/computer connectivity
Portable and ultra slim: 257 x 182 x 23mm
Carrying case and XLR-to-1/4" mic cable included

Specifications
Tracks
Track: 8, V-Track: 64 (8 V-Tracks per each Track), Up to 2 tracks can be recorded simultaneously, and up to 8 tracks can be played back simultaneously.
Useful Capacity
CompactFlash: 32 M-1 G bytes
Data Type
HiFi (MT2), STANDARD (LV1), LONG (LV2)
Sample Rate
44.1kHz
Frequency Response
20 Hz to 20 kHz (+1/-3 dBu)
Nominal Input Level (Variable)
GUITAR/BASS jack: -20 dBu, MIC (TRS balanced/XLR) jack: -40 dBu, LINE IN jack: -10 dBu
Input Impedance
GUITAR/BASS jack: 1 M ohms, MIC 1/2 jack: 2 k ohms (HOT-COLD), (TRS balanced/XLR), 1.0 k ohms (HOT-GND, COLD-GND), LINE IN jack: 30 k ohms
Nominal Output Level
LINE OUT jack: -10 dBu
Output Impedance
LINE OUT jack: 2 k ohms, Headphone jack: 140 ohms
Recommended Load Impedance
LINE OUT jack: 20 k ohms or greater, Headphone jack: 32-100 ohms
Residual Noise Level
LINE OUT jack: -85 dBu or less (INPUT SELECT: GUITAR/MIC, input terminated with 1 k ohms, INPUT SENS: CENTER, IHF-A, typ., EFFECT: OFF)
Interface
USB Connector
Display
16 Characters x 2 Lines (Backlit LCD)
Connectors
GUITAR/BASS jack (1/4 inch phone type), MIC 1 jacks ( TRS balanced 1/4 inch phone type), MIC 2 jacks (TRS balanced 1/4 inch phone type), LINE IN jack (Stereo miniature phone type), LINE OUT jack (RCA phono type), FOOT SW/EXP PEDAL jack (1/4 inch phone type), PHONES jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type), USB connector
Power Supply
DC 9 V; Supply AC Adaptor (PSA series)/Size AA Dry battery x 6
Current Draw
200 mA, Alkaline dry cell batteries, Approximately 5 hours (with continuous playback of 8 tracks), May vary according to usage conditions, batteries used, and type of CompactFlash used.
Accessories
Soft Case, Size AA alkaline dry cell batteries (6), TRS-XLR converter cable, Demo Card (Already inserted when the BR-600 is shipped), Owner's Manual, Separate sheet (“About Memory Cards” etc.), Roland Service (information sheet)
Option
AC Adaptor: PSA series, Foot Switch: FS-5U, Pedal Switch: DP-2 (Roland), Expression Pedal: EV-5 (Roland), FV-300L/FV-500L/FV-500H
System Requirements
In case of USB 2.0 (Hi-SPEED USB) [Windows]
OS
Microsoft Windows XP Home SP1/XP Professional SP1
Computer
Windows XP compatible computer equipped with a USB 2.0 (Hi-SPEED USB) port
CPU/Clock
Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M Processor 1.2 GHz or higher.
Memory(RAM)
256 MB or more
System Requirements
In case of USB 1.1 (Full-SPEED USB) [Windows]
OS
Microsoft Windows XP Home/XP Professional/Me/2000/98SE
Computer
Windows XP/Me/2000/Me compatible computer equipped with a USB 1.1 (Full-SPEED) port
CPU/Clock
Pentium Celeron or Intel compatible processors / 600 MHz or higher
Memory(RAM)
128 MB or more
System Requirements
In case of USB 1.1 (Full-SPEED USB) [Macintosh]
OS
Mac OS X 10.2.3 or later
Computer
Apple Macintosh series with on-board USB port
CPU/Clock
PowerPC G3/600 MHz or higher (PowerPC G4 is recommended)
Memory(RAM)
256 MB or more (512 MB or more is recommended in Mac OS X)
Size and Weight
Width
257 mm
10-1/8 inches
Depth
183 mm
7-1/4 inches
Height
27 mm
1-1/8 inches
Weight
0.7 kg
1 lbs. 9 oz.
excluding batteries