BOSS BR900CD Digital Recording Studio

BOSS BR900CD Details ^top

BR900CD Version 2

The BR-900CD the musician’s portable dream studio. It’s road tough, fun to use, and it performs far beyond its weight class. This reliable all-in-one digital recorder stands out with its professional effects, realistic drum-pattern generator, vocal-correction and Mastering Tool Kit, digital output, and internal CD burner. No matter where you are — in your home studio or on the road — all you’ll need is a BR-900CD, and you can write, record, edit, mix, master, and burn a complete polished CD anywhere, anytime.

Features
8-track recorder with CD burner
2 XLR phantom-powered mic inputs
Effects for every instrument, plus mastering
Programmable drum machine
Pitch correction

The Best Gets Better
With the same reliable and ultra-friendly operation as BOSS’s highly popular BR-864, the BR-900CD takes three big steps forward by increasing the front-panel fader count from four to eight, and adding a built-in CD-RW drive and Pitch Correction to the feature set. The BR-900CD is compatible with CompactFlash cards up to 1GB capacity, which provides up to 624 minutes of record time (standard mode) in one shot. Even with all of these great new features, the unit’s footprint remains small for ease of travel.

Stellar Studio Effects
Proudly displaying the BOSS logo, the BR-900CD offers a lineup of quality effects that are worthy of the legendary name. In addition to the time-tested standards (reverb, EQ, chorus, delay), you’ll find additional pro-quality effects, such as vocal pitch-correction, intelligent harmony, bass simulation, pedal wah, COSM®-powered guitar amp and compressor models, and mastering tools.

Rhythm Programmer Onboard
Songwriters will love the BR-900CD’s built-in rhythm programmer, packed with 294 expressive patterns. Use these realistic backing tracks as inspiration for both writing and recording. You can even customize your own beats using the handy Tone Load function.

USB Spoken
Connect the BR-900CD to the outside world with one convenient USB connection. Import and export audio files and song data quickly and easily. Need to add some drum loops or vocal samples to your song? Simply drag and drop your favorite WAV files from USB-equipped computer directly into the BR-900CD. Conversely, you can export audio that you’ve created internally on the BR-900CD to computers.

BOSS BR900CD Specs ^top

Specs

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 MB to 1 GB

Data Type
HiFi (MT2)
STANDARD (LV1)
LONG (LV2)

Signal Processing
AD Conversion: 24 bit delta-sigma Modulation + AF-AD (GUITAR/BASS, MIC), 24 bit delta-sigma Modulation (LINE, SIMUL)
DA Conversion: 24 bit delta-sigma Modulation
Internal Processing: 24 bit (digital mixer section)

Sample Rate
44.1 kHz

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 jack: -10 dBu

Input Impedance
GUITAR/BASS jack: 1 M ohms
MIC 1/2 jack: 1.0 k ohms (HOT-COLD)(TRS balanced/XLR), 1.0 k ohms (HOT-GND, COLD-GND)
LINE jack: 10 k ohms

Nominal Output Level
LINE OUT jack: -10 dBu

Output Impedance
LINE OUT jack: 2 k ohms
Headphones jack: 140 ohms

Recommended Load Impedance
LINE OUT jack: 20 k ohms or greater
Headphones jack: 32 to 100 ohms

Residual Noise Level
LINE OUT jack: -85 dBu or less (INPUT SELECT: GUITAR/BASS, input terminated with 1 k ohms, INPUT SENS: CENTER, IHF-A, typ., EFFECT: OFF)

Interface
DIGITAL OUT: Optical type
USB Connector
Display

16 Characters x 2 Lines + Approx. 100 icons (Backlit LCD)

Connectors
GUITAR/BASS jack (1/4 inch phone type)
MIC 1 jacks (XLR type/TRS 1/4 inch phone type, Balanced)
MIC 2 jacks (XLR type, Balanced)
LINE IN jack L/R (RCA Phono type)
LINE OUT jack L/R (RCA Phono type)
DIGITAL OUT Connector (Optical type)
FOOT SW/EXP PEDAL jack (1/4 inch phone type)
MIDI OUT Connector
Headphones Jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type)

Power Supply
DC 9 V; Supply AC Adaptor (PSC series), Dry batteries x 6

Current Draw
900 mA (AC Adaptor)
200 mA (Dry Batteries)
* Expected battery life under continuous use:Alkaline: 4 hours(These figures will vary depending on the actual conditions of use.)

Accessories
AC Adaptor: PSC series
Demo Card
Owner's Manual

Size and Weight ( excluding batteries )
Width
13-7/8 inches
Depth
8-7/8 inches
Height
2-3/4 inches
Weight
4 lbs. 14 oz.

BOSS BR900CD Demo ^top

BOSS BR900CD Downloads ^top

BR-900/600 Rhythm Editor Version 1.00 (PC)
This is an application program for editing rhythm parameters of the BR-900CD/BR-600 on your computer.

System Requirements:
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP, Microsoft® Windows Vista®
* This does not work with the 64-bit Edition of Windows®.
CPU/Clock: Intel® Core™, Pentium® processor 2.6 GHz or higher
RAM: 512 MB or more
Hard Disk: 20 MB or more
Display/Colors: 1024 x 768 or higher / 65,536 colors (16 bit High Color) or more

BR-900/600 Rhythm Editor Version 1.00 (Mac)
This is an application program for editing rhythm parameters of the BR-900CD/BR-600 on your computer.

System Requirements:
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later
CPU/Clock: Intel® Core™/Xeon™, PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz or higher
RAM: 512 MB or more
Hard Disk: 30 MB or more
Display/Colors: 1024 x 768 or higher / 32,000 colors or more

BR-900 System Update Version 2.0
This is the latest operating system for the BR-900. Please refer to the "README.pdf" document for the update procedure.

For detailed information about additional functions, please see the "BR-900CD_l_v2_web_e.pdf" document in the download files.

Version 2 software includes the following updated feature.
- COSM Guitar Amp Models added (derived from BOSS’ GT-PRO)

BR Wav Converter v2.0 (PC)
This is the latest version of the BR Wav Converter software for use with the BOSS BR-532, BR-600, BR-864, and BR-900CD Digital Recording Studios.

NOTE:
The update files that you download and save to your computer from the link above are enclosed in a compressed zip file.

These files will need to be extracted from the zip file before you can use the software.

BR Wav Converter v2.0 (Mac OS X)
This is the latest version of the BR Wav Converter software for converting BR-532/-600/-864/-900CD tracks to .WAV files and .WAV files to BR-532/-600/-864/-900CD tracks.

NOTE:
The update files that you download and save to your Macintosh from the link above are enclosed in a compressed SIT file.
These files will need to be extracted from the SIT file using the StuffIt application before you can use the software.

If you do not have Stuffit installed on your Mac,
you can get it from the following link: Stuffit Expander

BR Wav Converter v2.0 (Mac Classic)
This is the latest version of the BR Wav Converter software for converting BR-532/-864/-900CD tracks to .WAV files and .WAV files to BR-532/-864/-900CD tracks.

NOTE:
The update files that you download and save to your Macintosh from the link above are enclosed in a compressed SIT file.
These files will need to be extracted from the SIT file using the StuffIt application before you can use the software.

If you do not have Stuffit installed on your Mac,
you can get it from the following link:Stuffit Expander

BOSS BR900CD Tips and Tricks ^top

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