Boss MicroBR tutorial ...or at least everything that I know about it...

[@StratsRUs]

I've bought some old gear to get away from a computer for a while.And just play and write. Thank you for all your help 👍

[@gearfacts]

Glad the video was helpful :)

[@Fezzler61]

Mind blowing how good the Boss Micro BR and Micro BR-80 are and all they can do.

[@gearfacts]

I agree! They're great units, just a few drawbacks but undeniably great fun, which is rare for the recording side of things :)

[@andyturner3056]

It's a brilliant bit of kit. I play synths and multilayer all the time on it. Highly recommended 👌

[@MrSteviedan]

Great work. I've had my BR for years and you've shown me a few things I didn't even know existed on the machine. It would be great if you could make a video about using Bounce mode though - it's the one thing about the box that I really can't get my head around!

[@gearfacts]

Hmm I can’t remember how to do that now, I made this video so long ago and I no longer have this unit. Might be time for me to grab another one, they’re really cool 😎

[@kenwolf6293]

Absolutely agree..

[@emmanuelwolf6568]

I used to have one of these,just got one through the post now I loved it.and there very sought after.

[@gearfacts]

Yep, such a useful and compact tool

[@truthfinder4973]

i just got it 2 days ago dang its sick i wonted to go old to this thing is nice its got the hi-fi like a adat

[@kenmorales3108]

Outstanding tutorial!Thanks so much for doing this. And thanks to Michael for asking.

[@gearfacts]

Wow, thank you! Gearfacts

[@kenmorales3108]

Dude, you have no idea. This thing is not user friendly at all. It's very cool, but not user friendly. This tutorial made the difference between having a usable tool and an expensive paperweight .

[@LuisAlfredoDeSouzaPereira]

Excellent info and video...!! Question: Could record a bass guitar, for example, connecting it to the device...??

[@gearfacts]

Yep, you can record any instrument

[@LuisAlfredoDeSouzaPereira]

Thanks 🙂

[@TheMichaelseymour]

thanks gearfacts..needed this so much ...im so ADHD ! so this helps

[@gearfacts]

Glad it helped (from a fellow ADHD man)

[@keithwilcox7489]

Me to thankyou

[@anyone-f2r]

The last two buttons were for protect (the song) and MOST importantly OPT. That’s optimize. That erases all the dubs and takes you’re not using and erases them to give you more room.

[@gearfacts]

Ahhh yes, Optmize - a Boss innovation from the 90's as I recall. Forgot about that one.

[@mikeme4456]

EXTernal means external microphone. Nice tutorial, thx!

[@gearfacts]

Cheers :)

[@petejandrell4512]

I picked one up last week for 16 quid in the UK, is 2GBytes the largest storage I can manage?

[@gearfacts]

Yeah I think 2GB is max. You got a bargain there :)

[@flyingformation1878]

Thanks for the great tutorial. Can the device also work as a looper?

[@gearfacts]

Kind of. You could record a phrase and then copy it so that it played any number of times. There'd be a definite end somewhere though, and you couldn't add more loopy tracks on the fly. So it'd only really do half the job :) #gearfacts

[@flyingformation1878]

I see, thanks a lot.

[@kenwolf6293]

Great video 👍 actually best so far but why can't I hear a track I have recorded on in order to record the solo at the same time please I have read the manual but can't find the explanation.. it's crazy and driving me nuts.ty

[@gearfacts]

Hmm, I don't know... track output levels all up? No muting of any tracks? Ummm what else... Recorder armed to record on a different track to the playback track? I'm out of ideas sorry!

[@daved3724]

How do you reformat the SD card within the device? Mine shows "Unsupported Format"

[@kierenmoore3236]

Was the capacity of the SD card the problem? The OG can only recognise up to 2GB card, with the latest update. Otherwise, it only recognises 1GB cards, I believe … ?

[@gradyraymer3236]

How does one export the file? I would really like to email the results to a friend

[@gearfacts]

You have to download the communications software from Boss. It's really old software, but it works. It's called BR Wav Converter, here's the link: www.boss.info/us/support/by_product/micro_br/updates_drivers/c30fd33d-3064-484d-b896-1bdc4f9e6e70/

[@gradyraymer3115]

@@gearfacts thanks I figured it out select TRX , export as mp3 and then is take the card reader to my phone. Very happy

[@floydlay9189]

brilliant review!,,Thank you!

[@gearfacts]

Glad you liked it!

[@ProPlayzz]

The problem that I find myself having while using the device, is the metronome. I remember hearing the metronome, when listening to the record. Is there a way to disable that while having the metronome as you record your track? Because you do not want to have the metronome in your original sound file. And the second issue is, I record my riff nice and all, but sometimes I notice that I am rushing or dragging with respect to the original BPM. So I am in this weird spot, where I am in the middle of the song that I do not want to record from the beginning. Can you have a workaround? Maybe with Utility -> TRK ? Thanks Gearfacts!

[@gearfacts]

Yes, you can definitely switch off the metronome. I think under UTILITY you can toggle metronome on/off. Gearfacts

[@tamililakanam3753]

Sir what is the adpater for this ?

[@gearfacts]

Same as guitar a pedal adapter. 9 volt DC, centre negative. I recommend buying a multi-purpose adapter from an electronics store, they are better and usually cheaper. Please share GEARFACTS :)

[@tamililakanam3753]

@@gearfacts Respected sir,The Roland(boss)company suggests hos PSA 120s adapter .It is very expensive. Sir I don't know about pedal adapter .I am Not a guitarist .I bought Micro Br-80 for recording audio.But i am struggling with that with no adapter.

[@gearfacts]

@@tamililakanam3753 PSA-120s is just a fancy name for a regular 9 volt power adapter. Trust me, it is good to have a DC multi-adapter. You can switch the voltage to whatever you need, and they also come with a selection of pins so you can power just about anything in your studio :)

[@tamililakanam3753]

@@gearfacts Thank you so much sir.You are the only KZbinr who is replying very fastly to queries of the watchers.

[@toofypeg7931]

Hi there, I’m having trouble finding out how to listen to my playback on track 1 while recording over it using track 2. Can anyone help please. Great vid by the way thanks!

[@gearfacts]

Toofy Peg Maybe tracks one and two are setup as a stereo pair? I’m not sure

[@toofypeg7931]

That was the problem. its now fixed! Thanks very much :))

[@anthonyvillania]

Picked this up at a pawn shop for dirt cheap (i think they thought it was a tape recorder) but never really did much with it (out of lack of knowledge) other than a quaint efx pedal for private play. Thank you for this tutorial!

[@gearfacts]

Yeah it's a bit out-dated now but still great to own :)

[@joshspainhoward2084]

Very helpful, thanks.

[@gearfacts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ephraimwarrior6766]

whats the power supply it calls f0r can y give me full name and part number f0r the p0wer supply it sucks i cant get a full time in case battery time sucks.

[@gearfacts]

It's a normal 9v DC power supply, like what you'd use for a guitar pedal. I recommend this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWLddIFrpdpobM0

[@cesarvalerio4292]

Thanks a Lot!

[@gearfacts]

You're welcome!

[@truthfinder4973]

this thing is s0 easy t0 use i l0ve mine i read it can Bounce t0 get m0re tracks i like t0 learn that h0w t0

[@igoralemura7848]

blah blah blah all time

[@gearfacts]

It's a tutorial.

[@anyone-f2r]

I’ve had this for 5 years and still can’t figure out the V tracks.

[@gearfacts]

haha me either

[@zorbanongreco]

That's great thanks.