This is amazing! I'm going to get one of these, even though the machine is 10 years old, boss got the convenience and fun factor down here, yes iPads are surpreme but carrying around an interface, mic, pads for the equivalent of the button mashing in this video makes it a bit less fun and more of a hassle with the extra wires and what not, this all in one is really cool! The vintage feel helps too, thank goodness for eBay!
I got one for 20£ like new with pouch it works awesome in my daw thru my sound card the fx on this thing = zoom g1on zoom b1 on boss volcals all in one with drums
I just bought a unit because of this video even though it’s outdated, this thing is just so unique and dope I would love to have modern version of a 8 track with a built in sampler. with midi controls too would be so fye
@@gearfacts Hey again, I’ve sampled some hi hats but there seems to be reverb default placed on samples automatically. Do you know how to get rid of it?
What? I had no idea. I've had this unit for almost 15 years now and there's so much that it does that I just don't know. It's just amazing. I just wish the interface was easier to work with. (For me)
Hey man!!! Do you know if this machine has "choke" groups like the MPC? I wanna make some beats on it but can't seem to find a way to chop some samples without em overlapping each other 👇😩 Also..do you know if the samples lock to the overall tempo of the project?? Love your channel man! Greetings from Spain!!!
I'm so glad you like the channel :) Sadly the answer is 'no' to The 'choke' thing. It's primarily a recorder so sampling options are quite limited. Although, if you have a sequenced beat and replace the drum sounds with samples, it will remain in time even if you change tempo.
My rotary dial is not working the way it should anymore..what can I do to have it fixed. Although I understand about 10% of the machine I cant do without
It's difficult to service. First thing I'd suggest is go to an electronics store and see if they have some spray to improve it, or any other advice. Those people can be really helpful.
My first one, I had for just ideas, my replacement I got for ease of use and tone, but now im realizing how in depth the features are on it. Just got my new psa 120s cord, and a 1gb card. Check out my video and let me know how I'm doing. Haven't gotten to mastering anything yet though.
Great question! I can't remember clearly (I haven't had this machine for a long time) but yes I think it was possible to route the pad sounds through the master effect, or record them in an un-editable way with an effect active.
Hi, thanks for your video, just wondering if i can download the songs i have created on my laptop with a windows 10 operating system. When I bought it it was compatible with XP and windows 2000: On the backup, it does recognize the card, but it doesn't seems to show the tracks I have recorded. thank you in advance for your advice
I've been using the BR Wave Converter software (free from Boss) with Windows 10 and it seems to work fine. It's not very 'smooth' software, in fact it's quite annoying in some ways but it gets the job done perfectly. You can load and save tracks as individual wav files. It's far from perfect but it's better than just copying the files straight off the card. I hope that helps. I may be uploading a video about this very soon. :) GF
@@gearfacts Thank you very much for your reply, I did actally had a look at that software but the website seems not to include windows 10, in fact it says: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS This software has the following requirements. Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8 / 8.1 Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7 Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) SP2 or later Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP SP3 or later www.boss.info/en-ch/support/by_product/br-600/updates_drivers/cfe49f3b-2a56-4bf0-b484-2e1a894e120b/ Should I still download it with windows 10?
Where is the song or track you are playing and chopping up coming from though, and how did you get it on there to do so? Are you just using track one for this, and can you select any of the other tracks to do this?
Hi Nathan. The source sound is recorded to track one as a normal continuous track. The sampler takes little bits out of that track to use as its samples. You can grab sounds from any track and assemble them into kits. As a kit, they will occupy the drum track which is a separate thing on its own so all your recorded tracks will be unaffected by the sampling process (I say sampling, but it's not really true sampling - still a useful tool though!) Gearfacts
@@gearfacts Thanks alot for the feed back. It just seems like so much on this thing, my buddy gave me this and the manual, there is no way, unless I absolutely had to, is read that thick thing. And yeah, this is great, because I might not even need a sampler to make my own voice sounds and instrument/synth sounds now, so this was really helpful and knowledgeable. Thanks again brother. Keep it up. It's because of people like you that we can learn different options and how to use these tools given to us.
i can see it now , forget the pc , grab my android tablet with some minimal daw software , hook it up to this . probably much more enjoyable then the damn pc.
Hi, I just picked up a br-600, looks like fun. Unfortunately it's reporting the compact flash I got with it as unsupported. I wonder which one you are using?
youve got to be kidding?! people ...buy a SP606 over this for sampling if you must buy old stuff.... this is too time consuming menu driven to be musically useful ...disrupts workflow..... lifes too short ...i was looking to buy one of these as a line in digital recorder to record vinyl dj-ing as the small recorders with mics ie tascam dr-05 dont have line in but this br600 only uses max 1 GB compact flash cards and records wav ONLY...
trailwayz Hi there, the point of the video wasn’t that it’s a good sampler, it was more that it has a pseudo-sampling feature that users can access. It’s useful for assembling a song in blocks, saving the composer the time of copying and pasting phrases multiple times. So yeah, not a great sampler in its own right but a good multi track recorder that uses samples and sequencing as a tool. Thanks for watching Gearfacts:)
I know.... i was just proffering some options incase someone thinks about buying br600 ..im sure its a cool machine if you put in the time ...i will watch your other videos on it ....shalom
I hear what you're saying, but it's a hard topic to explain without talking a lot. You might find this one more entertaining: ruclips.net/video/Z2NBCfsyLMU/видео.html
YES,YES,YES, You are the only person who actually show me how to do this. Thanks a MILLION
Oh cool - glad I could help! :) Thanks for watching Gearfacts
This is amazing! I'm going to get one of these, even though the machine is 10 years old, boss got the convenience and fun factor down here, yes iPads are surpreme but carrying around an interface, mic, pads for the equivalent of the button mashing in this video makes it a bit less fun and more of a hassle with the extra wires and what not, this all in one is really cool! The vintage feel helps too, thank goodness for eBay!
I completely agree. Fans it doesn’t feel dated at all when you use it. Excellent machine :) Gearfacts
I got one for 20£ like new with pouch it works awesome in my daw thru my sound card the fx on this thing = zoom g1on zoom b1 on boss volcals all in one with drums
I just bought a unit because of this video even though it’s outdated, this thing is just so unique and dope I would love to have modern version of a 8 track with a built in sampler. with midi controls too would be so fye
Totally agree. And they could so easily do it with the cheaper, better tech available today. But they prolly won't :/
@@gearfacts I hope they do
@@gearfacts Hey again, I’ve sampled some hi hats but there seems to be reverb default placed on samples automatically. Do you know how to get rid of it?
@@Moneymakinshark-dawg sounds like reverb is assigned to the input. Or could be master output. All I can suggest is just menu dive, dive, dive :)
What? I had no idea. I've had this unit for almost 15 years now and there's so much that it does that I just don't know.
It's just amazing.
I just wish the interface was easier to work with. (For me)
:) #gearfacts
Hey man!!! Do you know if this machine has "choke" groups like the MPC? I wanna make some beats on it but can't seem to find a way to chop some samples without em overlapping each other 👇😩
Also..do you know if the samples lock to the overall tempo of the project?? Love your channel man! Greetings from Spain!!!
I'm so glad you like the channel :) Sadly the answer is 'no' to The 'choke' thing. It's primarily a recorder so sampling options are quite limited. Although, if you have a sequenced beat and replace the drum sounds with samples, it will remain in time even if you change tempo.
lol! I bought a sampler, and did not KNOW it!! I wish it had MIDI!!!
My rotary dial is not working the way it should anymore..what can I do to have it fixed. Although I understand about 10% of the machine I cant do without
It's difficult to service. First thing I'd suggest is go to an electronics store and see if they have some spray to improve it, or any other advice. Those people can be really helpful.
Thanks for the tutelage. How would one connect an external dynamic or condenser to this thing. Does it allow you to?
Not sure if it provides the necessary phantom power, but you can google the manual (Search "Boss BR600 PDF")
is AB Loop seamless? No gap when going from end to beginning?
I don't remember dealing with a gap :) #gearfacts
I just bought my 2nd one.
Yeah I'm in the market for one ...won't ever sell it again. Such a versatile machine, excellent recording quality too. GF
My first one, I had for just ideas, my replacement I got for ease of use and tone, but now im realizing how in depth the features are on it. Just got my new psa 120s cord, and a 1gb card. Check out my video and let me know how I'm doing. Haven't gotten to mastering anything yet though.
i had one as kinda the first recording unit i ever used, and sold it for dirt cheap. worst decision of my life...
So after you set all the keys can you use them with the drum arrangements?
As in activate the built-in drum sounds? Yes
So after you record samples, how would you record sample hit onto another track?
Can you use the FX's on the pads?
Great question! I can't remember clearly (I haven't had this machine for a long time) but yes I think it was possible to route the pad sounds through the master effect, or record them in an un-editable way with an effect active.
Thanks for help.
Thanks for watching Gearfacts :)
Great thanks
Hi, thanks for your video, just wondering if i can download the songs i have created on my laptop with a windows 10 operating system. When I bought it it was compatible with XP and windows 2000: On the backup, it does recognize the card, but it doesn't seems to show the tracks I have recorded. thank you in advance for your advice
I've been using the BR Wave Converter software (free from Boss) with Windows 10 and it seems to work fine. It's not very 'smooth' software, in fact it's quite annoying in some ways but it gets the job done perfectly. You can load and save tracks as individual wav files. It's far from perfect but it's better than just copying the files straight off the card. I hope that helps. I may be uploading a video about this very soon. :) GF
@@gearfacts Thank you very much for your reply, I did actally had a look at that software but the website seems not to include windows 10, in fact it says: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
This software has the following requirements.
Operating System
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 8 / 8.1
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) SP2 or later
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP SP3 or later
www.boss.info/en-ch/support/by_product/br-600/updates_drivers/cfe49f3b-2a56-4bf0-b484-2e1a894e120b/
Should I still download it with windows 10?
Where is the song or track you are playing and chopping up coming from though, and how did you get it on there to do so? Are you just using track one for this, and can you select any of the other tracks to do this?
Hi Nathan. The source sound is recorded to track one as a normal continuous track. The sampler takes little bits out of that track to use as its samples. You can grab sounds from any track and assemble them into kits. As a kit, they will occupy the drum track which is a separate thing on its own so all your recorded tracks will be unaffected by the sampling process (I say sampling, but it's not really true sampling - still a useful tool though!) Gearfacts
@@gearfacts Thanks alot for the feed back. It just seems like so much on this thing, my buddy gave me this and the manual, there is no way, unless I absolutely had to, is read that thick thing. And yeah, this is great, because I might not even need a sampler to make my own voice sounds and instrument/synth sounds now, so this was really helpful and knowledgeable. Thanks again brother. Keep it up. It's because of people like you that we can learn different options and how to use these tools given to us.
i can see it now , forget the pc , grab my android tablet with some minimal daw software , hook it up to this .
probably much more enjoyable then the damn pc.
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Hi, I just picked up a br-600, looks like fun. Unfortunately it's reporting the compact flash I got with it as unsupported. I wonder which one you are using?
Is your card over 1GB? I think 1GB is the maximum.
Gearfacts, thanks for the reply. It's 1gb
I gather not all are compatible even below that though
And reformat is a no go? But yes some cards just won't play ball with it, unfortunately...
Yeah, tried reformat. Gonna try to fetch something off ebay, but want to reduce the risk a bit by finding a tried and tested model.
Cannot see the usefulness of the end product.
It's just a nifty 8 track recorder really. The 'sampling' side of things, if you can really call it that, is just a kind of a bonus.
youve got to be kidding?! people ...buy a SP606 over this for sampling if you must buy old stuff.... this is too time consuming menu driven to be musically useful ...disrupts workflow..... lifes too short ...i was looking to buy one of these as a line in digital recorder to record vinyl dj-ing as the small recorders with mics ie tascam dr-05 dont have line in but this br600 only uses max 1 GB compact flash cards and records wav ONLY...
trailwayz Hi there, the point of the video wasn’t that it’s a good sampler, it was more that it has a pseudo-sampling feature that users can access. It’s useful for assembling a song in blocks, saving the composer the time of copying and pasting phrases multiple times. So yeah, not a great sampler in its own right but a good multi track recorder that uses samples and sequencing as a tool. Thanks for watching Gearfacts:)
I know.... i was just proffering some options incase someone thinks about buying br600 ..im sure its a cool machine if you put in the time ...i will watch your other videos on it ....shalom
Cool man, I've reviewed lots of samplers too. Are you up for subscribing? We've gone 100% 1080p and all direct-recorded :) Gearfacts
sure :0)
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I hear what you're saying, but it's a hard topic to explain without talking a lot. You might find this one more entertaining: ruclips.net/video/Z2NBCfsyLMU/видео.html