Comments on: Roland’s New Pocket-able SD 4-Track: BOSS Micro-BR

By: Bob Swanson

Bob Swanson — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:54:47 +0000

I recently bought a used Micro BR, as well as a used Boss PSA adapter so that I don’t wind up spending a fortune on batteries. Unfortunately, while the unit works on the batteries, the DC input for the adapter appears to be dead. That is, I checked the apapter with a voltmeter and it is indeed providing 9.6V, but the unit does nothing with the adapter is plugged into the DC input. I’m hesitant to open the unit up, but was wondering if anyone knows if there is a fuse inside the Micro BR that could be the root of my problem.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 03:39:12 +0000

@Lostcauseless
@Tom

2GB? 4GB? ??
But, have you more than 1GB inside?
What if recognize only 1GB , and the rest is waste?

By: robert

robert — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:17:57 +0000

does any body dissatisfied with thier boss 600 br would like to sell, im interested.
as long as it works and good price.. robert

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:59:32 +0000

I have had one of these for several months now, and am using a Patriot Memory 4GB (yes, *4*) without any problems.

Sure wish somebody would write an interface to be able to edit and master tracks from a PC interface plugged into the USB port. This thing is just a little bit too small to use as an editing surface.

Other than that, this device plus a decent stereo microphone are about the most perfect scratch pad/idea capture device I’ve ever seen.

By: oldrottenhead

oldrottenhead — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:25:33 +0000

just bought a micro for £149.00 gbp and i am convinced its the best buy i have ever made.
my 1st foray into digital recording if you discount my pc.
have been using a fostex cassette 4 track mixer/recorder that i bought abot 20 years ago for around £700.00 gbp.
only negative comment is it chews up batteries but i just got an adaptor so that should be end of that prob.
everyone should have one.

By: Barry Westbay

Barry Westbay — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:51:22 +0000

@lostcauseless
Which 2 gig card? I tried one, did what the manual said, and my Micro wouldn’t write to it.

By: Boss Micro Br - Seite 7 - Musiker-Board

Boss Micro Br - Seite 7 - Musiker-Board — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:58:06 +0000

[...] @biged99 ich glaube hier irgendwo hab ich’s gelesen: Create Digital Music � Roland’s New Pocket-able SD 4-Track: BOSS Micro-BR @al irgendwie finde ich Deinen "Thread weiter unten" nicht… aber das Tool von Boss hab ich gestern auch schon runtergeladen. Das ist ja nat�rlich jetzt der Oberhammer und macht das Teil zur Rundum-Empfehlung!!! Ich bin begeistert. Leider konnte ich’s noch nicht ausprobieren, weil mein Mini-USB Kabel, welches ich bei ebay bestellt hab (3,50 Euro incl. Versand im Gegensatz zu 9,- Euro und mehr bei Kramstadt!!) noch nicht eingetrudelt ist. Anyway, ich bin superbegeistert von dem micro br. So schnell gut klingende Arrangements aufzeichnen, das hab ich mir immer gew�nscht. Der Link zu dem Boss Wave Converter: Roland U.S. - BR Wave Converter 2.0: Wave Converter Software und nochwas hab ich rausgefunden, und zwar zur Bedienung der Value Taster: dr�ckt man z.Bsp. den Minus Taster und zus�tzlich danach den Plus Taster, ver�ndert sich der Wert schneller. Gruss DrZuckerbrot [...]

By: brokencog

brokencog — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:40:27 +0000

@lostcauseless
Have you already exported the tracks to mp3 or wav? If you have, you can just plug it to your PC with a usb cable and it will automatically be detected as an external drive. Just open up the MP3 directory and copy. If you haven’t converted the tracks yet, check out the section on mastering(end of section 3) or page 107.

Thanks for the heads up on the 2GB cards. I was about to buy one until I saw in the part in the manual where it said up to 1GB is supported. Guess I can still get that extra gig now.

@john goldstraw
Can you ever hear the guitar on tr1 after it’s recorded(just starting the song over and playing back, not while trying to record on tr2)? I thing the track levels are all equal by default, so unless you changed them that shouldn’t be the problem.

By: john goldstraw

john goldstraw — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:46:50 +0000

I have only just started to use the micro br and i do not seem to be able to balance out the tracks when recording. In other words i have laid down the rhythmn guitar on tr 1 but try as i may I cannot here the guitar when I try to record the bass effect onto tr 2. Please give me the idiots guide solution
regards john

By: Lostcauseless

Lostcauseless — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:49:11 +0000

I picked it up for xmass and am still playing around with it - the features vs the # of buttons is fairly frustrating but manageable - but hey what doesn’t have a learning curve in recording?

I put a 2GB card in it and it works fine.

There is about one use for this - mixing down ideas! This is not a portable studio but it has a ton of features for being pocket size (which it truly is!) I love it for what it is - it offers more than what it costs ($230? come on.)

The manual suxxors and I’m still trying to figure out how to get HiFi recordings transfered to the PC but the sound quality is great and you get a good amount of “screwing around time” with a 2GB card, which is what this little puppy was built for - figuring out stuff while it’s on yer mind and before you lose it while fckn around with 8 different levels on the board.

What is the most important thing about music? Recording great sounding songs that are crappy or coming up with great songs that you can record with greater clarity later?