Boss BR-864 Digital Studio

Roland Updated: 2009-02-16 RSS
Boss BR-864 Digital Studio

The BOSS BR-864 puts 8-track digital recording in the palm of your hand. Never has so much power been available in such a small package. With features like 64 Virtual Tracks, onboard COSM effects, Compact Flash media for recording and a built-in USB port, the BR-864 has everything guitarists and songwriters need to turn ideas into songs.

* Compact 8-track digital recording studio with intuitive BOSS-style operation
* Uses 128MB Compact Flash media (included) for over 60 minutes of recording time
* 8-track simultaneous playback; 64 Virtual Tracks (V-Tracks) for recording
* Programmable Rhythm Guide drum track with Tone Load function
* Insert/Loop effects with COSM Guitar Amp Modeling and Bass Simulator, plus new wah effects, guitar synth and Harmonist
* New dedicated track EQ for all 8 playback tracks
* Instrument/Hi-Z Instrument input, XLR and 1/4" Microphone inputs, plus stereo RCA Line input
* USB port for .WAV/AIFF file exchange with PCs; S/PDIF digital output
* Built-in microphone and battery power for recording any time, any place

Tracks
Tracks: 8
V-Track: 64 (8 V-Tracks per each Track)

Data Storage
Useful Capacity: CompactFlash: 32 MB to 1 GB
Data Type: HiFi (MT2), STANDARD (LV1), LONG (LV2)
Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz

Recording Time
HiFi (MT2): 16 min/ 32 MB, 32 min/ 64 MB, 65 min/ 128 MB, 130 min/ 256 MB, 260 min/ 512 MB, 520 min/ 1GB
STANDARD (LV1): 19 min/ 32 MB, 39 min/ 64 MB, 78 min/ 128 MB, 156 min/ 256 MB, 312 min/ 512 MB, 624 min / 1GB
LONG (LV2): 24 min/ 32 MB, 49 min/ 64 MB, 98 min/ 128 MB, 196 min/ 256 MB, 392 min/ 512 MB, 784 min / 1GB

Input
Nominal Input Level
- GUITAR/BASS: -24 dBu
- MIC (Phone/XLR): -44 dBu
- LINE: -16 dBu
Input Impedance
- GUITAR/BASS: 1 M ohm
- MIC (Phone/XLR): 8.9 k ohm (HOT-COLD), 8.2 k ohm (HOT-GND, COLD-GND)
- LINE: 15 k ohms

Output
Nominal Output Level
- LINE OUT: -10 dBu
Output Impedance
- LINE OUT: 2 k ohms
- HEADPHONES: 147 ohms
Recommended Load Impedance
- LINE OUT: 20 k ohms or greater
- HEADPHONES: 8 to 50 ohms
Residual Noise Level
- LINE OUT: -85 dBu or less
Interface
- USB connector
- DIGITAL OUT (optical type)
Connectors
- GUITAR/BASS (1/4" phone type)
- MIC (XLR, 1/4" TRS phone type)
- LINE IN (RCA pin type)
- LINE OUT (RCA pin type)
- FOOT SW/ EXP Pedal (1/4" phone type)
- HEADPHONES (Stereo 1/4" phone type)
- MIDI OUT