Tag: BOSS BR-800
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Songwriting & Music Production: Looking back to move forwards
Why a lack of inspiration needn’t be a blocker to songwriting & music production. lately, I’ve been struggling to write and produce music. I have the odd idea here and there, but nothing like the volume of ideas I used to have. And no ideas equals nothing is produced, right? So what’s to be done?…
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Should I Buy a BOSS Micro BR-80 Digital Recorder?
Having owned the BOSS BR-8, BR-600, BR-800, and the original Micro BR, is the BOSS Micro BR-80 worth buying? The Death of Digital Recorders? Digital recorders like the BOSS BR series and the Tascam Portastudios are a thing of the past, right? Everyone’s moved over to DAWs and computer-based recording, haven’t they? Well, I have,…
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BOSS BR-1000 Multi-track recorder
The legendary BOSS BR Series of multi-track recorders hasn’t had an update for over 10 years now. Could the BOSS BR-1000 be on the horizon? Before the BOSS BR-1000: History of the BOSS BR Series Before we get into my wish list for the BOSS BR-1000, let’s check out the BOSS BR series history. In…
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Garageband iOS vs Ableton Live
Following on from my initial Garageband for iPad Review, reflections on the completion of my first song produced solely in Garageband for iOS. First of all, here is the finished song: Overall, I’m really happy with it (let me know what you think). But, one song in, what’s Garageband iOS really like to work with?…
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Garageband: Time to switch?
For years I’ve stuck with the same home-recording setup of a PC running Ableton Live 8 and a BOSS BR-800. Is it time to switch to Apple’s Garageband for iPad? Bringing back the golden years of home recording. Back in the days before Garageband even existed, I used to work through most of my ideas…
