Should I get a BR1200cd

[chip]

Hi folks. I have the opportunity of grabbing a hardly used and I mean hardly used Br 1200 for about £230.
 But, is there any point? I have the BR80 which I love to bits. The 1200 probably has a lot more features?

Of course the worry for me will always be the drums. Would the drums be easier?

For instance I can do the drums on the BR80 by playing the song with a one pattern click track then go into the BR and put fills etc in as I go along, pretty much as I did with the MBR. But I don't think this is possible on the 1200?

The 1200 has real drums recorded by a drummer which sounds promising, I don't use the computer for recording, everything is done on the BR80 which is fine by me so being able to burn stuff straight to cd  on the 1200 sounds good.

But the question is. Is it worth the change and how might I benefit? Add in the fact I will have to re-learn another recorder and it's probably a no no. Is the 1200 any better than the BR80? My guess is it may be but I really don't know.

[banjaxed]

Hi Chip,
I recently got a BR900CD and have not looked back. My attempts to record on my pc were driving me crazy as I spent more time figuring things out than playing, but after a short time with the BR900CD I was recording and understanding the unit. My point is that if I can use it then ANYBODY should be ok with it. If I'm not mistaken the BR1200CD is very similar to the BR900CD but with more tracks.

[Bluesberry]

Hi Chip, I have a BR-1200 and love it.  I also have a BR-80, they are very similar, but different beasts.  As for the drums, very similar to BR-80, but easier even to program, you can do everything that you can on BR-80, but it is easier to edit the sections.  I do like you do, one pattern for the start, then I get in and edit, add lots of fills, etc.  Real easy to insert.  Plus you can use the drums sample loops, I have dabbled with that but didn't do it often, as it was more work than the drum editor.  going from a BR-80 to a BR-1200 will be easy and you will LOVE the extra tracks and how you can add your effects to each track so easy, and the mastering is better of course, more tweakability there.  For my needs the BR-1200 is damn near the perfect machine, just not too portable, thats the only downside, but you still have a BR-80 when you need portability.  I say go for it, you will love it.  Its good to have both machines, I use both of mine depending on how complex I want to get.  My latest song I posted this week was done on my BR-1200, and it was a bit complex, with tempo changes, and such, so the BR-1200 was perfect.  If I was doing something simpler, I often grab the BR-80 for its portability.  The BR-1200 is a great machine, no doubt about it.

[Roytoy]

I agree with what was said before about coping to cd being a PITA when using an outside device. I have a BR-1200 and I got it because its self-contained. Just the unit and a couple of powered speakers and I can spit out a recording. I'm finally getting good at using it so now I can start posting some results. I would get that one since it is a good deal.

[chip]

Hi chaps. Thanks for the replies. I have considered the unit but being the BR80 is so good I have decided to keep it and not get the 1200. I know my way round the br80 and I get good results apart from drums which will always be something that is never right using drum machines. I can live with it though and I can program the BR80's drum machine for my needs for now.