History of Boss/Roland Multitrack Recorders

Model
(click image for full size)		 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