Boss/Roland Multitrack Recorder Comparison

Model Announced Press Release Storage Tracks Simultaneous
Record Tracks
Mixer
Channels
Track
Faders

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BR-1200CD
Winter NAMM 2005 January 20, 2005 80GB hard drive 192 2 12 10
VS-2480DVD Winter NAMM 2004 January 15, 2004 80GB hard drive 384 8 or 16
depending on
sample rate
24 16
VS-2000CD Winter NAMM 2004 January 15, 2004 40GB hard drive 320 8 18 16

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

BR-864
Frankfurt Musikmesse 2003 March 5, 2003 CompactFlash
32MB to 1GB
64 2 8 4
VS-2400CD 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
Summer NAMM 2001 July 23, 2001 SmartMedia
16MB to 128MB
32 2 4 4
VS-2480 2001 80GB hard drive 384 8 or 16
depending on
sample rate
24 16

BR-8
Winter NAMM 2000 March 1, 2000 ? Zip Disk
100MB
64 2 8 8
VS-1880 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 1991 8