History of Boss/Roland Multitrack Recorders

Model
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Price
(MSRP $US)
Announced Press Release Storage Tracks Simultaneous
Record Tracks
Mixer
Channels
Track
Faders

BR-80
$399 Musikmesse Frankfurt 2011 April 6, 2011 SD/SDHC memory card
1GB to 32GB
64 2 8 0

BR-800
$525 Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010 March 24, 2010 SD/SDHC memory card
1GB to 32GB
64 4 8 6

V-Studio 20
$299 Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010 March 24, 2010 Computer 32 2 32 8

BR-900CD Version 2
$709 Winter NAMM 2008 January 17, 2008 CompactFlash
32MB to 1GB
64 2 8 7

Micro BR
$290 Summer NAMM 2006 July 14, 2006 SD memory card
32MB to 1GB
32 2 4 0

BR-600
$399 Winter NAMM 2006 January 19, 2006 CompactFlash
32MB to 1GB
64 2 8 6

BR-1600CD Version 2
$1,402 Frankfurt Musikmesse 2005 July 22, 2005 80GB hard drive 256 8 16 12

BR-900CD
$799 Winter NAMM 2005 January 20, 2005 CompactFlash
32MB to 1GB
64 2 8 7

BR-1200CD
$1,299 Winter NAMM 2005 January 20, 2005 80GB hard drive 192 2 12 10

VS-2480DVD
$5,195 Winter NAMM 2004 January 15, 2004 80GB hard drive 384 8 or 16
depending on
sample rate
24 16

VS-2000CD
$2,395 Winter NAMM 2004 January 15, 2004 40GB hard drive 320 8 18 16

BR-1600CD
$1,595 December 2003 January 15, 2004 40GB hard drive 256 8 16 12

BR-864
$595 Frankfurt Musikmesse 2003 March 5, 2003 CompactFlash
32MB to 1GB
64 2 8 4

VS-2400CD
$3,295 Winter NAMM 2003 Jan. 16, 2003 40GB hard disk 384 8 or 16
depending on
sample rate
24 16

VS-1824CD
Winter NAMM 2002 January 20, 2002 10GB hard drive 288 8 18 12

BR-1180
Winter NAMM 2002 January 18, 2002 20GB hard drive 80 2 10 9

VS-2480CD
Jan 2002? 80GB hard drive 384 8 or 16
depending on
sample rate
24 16

BR-532
$495 Summer NAMM 2001 July 23, 2001 SmartMedia
16MB to 128MB
32 2 4 4

VS-2480
$4,495 2001 80GB hard drive 384 8 or 16
depending on
sample rate
24 16

BR-8
$839 Winter NAMM 2000 March 1, 2000 ? Zip Disk
100MB
64 2 8 8

VS-1880
$2,795 2000 288 8 18 12

VS-890
2000 128 8

VS-840GX
2000 Zip Disk
250MB
128 4 8 6

VS-880EX
128 8

VSR880
1999

VS-840EX
1999 Zip Disk
250MB
64 4 8 6

VS-1680
1998 Hard disk 256 8 16 12

VS-880 S2
1998 Iomega Jaz drive
1GB
64 4 8 8

VS-840
1998 Zip Disk
100MB
64 4 8 6

VS-880 V-Xpanded
1997 Iomega Jaz drive
1GB
64 4 8 8

VS-880
1995 Iomega Jaz drive
1GB
64 4 8 8

DM80
$4,000 1991 8