Looking for a simple recording device for guitar

[gbsmusic]

I had a Boss BR 600 years ago used it quite a bit haven't done anything since (10-12years+) I just play guitar at home I am not a musician by any means. I'm looking for something that is simple but yet sounds decent at a good price. Around $300 or so, If I need to spend a little more I will that's not a problem. I checked out a few videos on the Boss BR80. It looks pretty decent. Drums and effects, and 6 or 8 tracks. Just looking for any input or ideas, thank you for any help. I'm not much of a computer guy so I don't really want to have to take classes to use software for a PC.

 

[panhead]

jam box with a built in condenser mic ole skool baby

 

[gbsmusic]

jam box with a built in condenser mic ole skool baby

??

 

[panhead]

Believe it or not those very hard to find anymore

 

[311boogieman]

If you want mulit-tracks, effects, and a traditional mic - I probably can't help you.

I used to do the Line 6 UX1, Pod Farm, Audacity, SM57 thing.

Too much launching, touching, manipulating, synching, converting, etc for me.

So another idea would be something like a Zoom Q2n4K in room stereo condenser Video cam.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Q2n4K--zoom-q2n-4k-handy-video-recorder-with-xy-microphone
Easy to set up, use, playback with the added feature of the video. So for someone like me, who is not entering a band or a studio or a contest, it is a great tool to capture riff ideas, new gear day, or as a practice tool.


https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/thre...heavy-feel-free-to-put-yours-here-too.215428/https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/threads/so-a-splawn-and-a-recto-meet-up-at-a-koko-bar-and.215167/

Good luck and let us know what you end up with but yeah, there are certainly more experienced dudes here on Rig-Talk who can talk rigs.

 

[gbsmusic]

If you want mulit-tracks, effects, and a traditional mic - I probably can't help you.

I used to do the Line 6 UX1, Pod Farm, Audacity, SM57 thing.

Too much launching, touching, manipulating, synching, converting, etc for me.

So another idea would be something like a Zoom Q2n4K in room stereo condenser Video cam.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Q2n4K--zoom-q2n-4k-handy-video-recorder-with-xy-microphone
Easy to set up, use, playback with the added feature of the video. So for someone like me, who is not entering a band or a studio or a contest, it is a great tool to capture riff ideas, new gear day, or as a practice tool.


https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/thre...heavy-feel-free-to-put-yours-here-too.215428/https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/threads/so-a-splawn-and-a-recto-meet-up-at-a-koko-bar-and.215167/

Good luck and let us know what you end up with but yeah, there are certainly more experienced dudes here on Rig-Talk who can talk rigs.

I will I'm going to have to do some more research. You can really go down a rabbit hole looking at this stuff.

 

[311boogieman]

Same. With this thing I literally press two buttons and then I take the SD card out and stick in my laptop and it is sitting there as .MOV file.

 

[Speeddemon]

Some options:
At the top of your budget;
Tascam DP-03SD $299
https://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DP-03SD-Portastudio-Multitrack-Recorder/dp/B00GGN4NXA/
Zoom R8 $299
https://www.amazon.com/Zoom-R8-Mult...dp/B0052B9LGQ/ref=psdc_11975331_t3_B00GGN4NXA
Tascam DP-008EX $264 (smaller, no faders, but runs on batteries)
https://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DP-008EX-Pocketstudio-Multi-Track-Recorder/dp/B00B9060X6/
Cheap 'n simple (more of a sketch pad thing than anything else)
Tascam DP-006 $135
https://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DP-006-Pocketstudio-Multi-Track-Recorder/dp/B00BEGS5NI/
I had the Zoom R8 for a while, as my sketchpad recorder (at the time had an Akai DPS24 for big stuff, but this was hardly used), sound quality is good and better than the Boss BR-600 I also owned for a little while, but I missed having a pan knob per channel, so I found a used Korg D1200MKII and I've been using that ever since. It's a bit older, has a noisy harddrive, but the ease of use is what I like.
Never cared for the old Roland VS units; almost always compressed recording formats and difficult to use (shift + button 2nd function).
I've since sold the Akai and now my big recording rig is an Alesis HD24XR + Allen Heath GS-R24 mixing desk. No PC in my studio.

 

[gbsmusic]

Same. With this thing I literally press two buttons and then I take the SD card out and stick in my laptop and it is sitting there as .MOV file.

I won't ever use it for live recording I just wanna mess around with trying to make songs. I wish that would work that kind of simplicity is what I'm after.

 

[gbsmusic]

Some options:
At the top of your budget;
Tascam DP-03SD $299
https://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DP-03SD-Portastudio-Multitrack-Recorder/dp/B00GGN4NXA/
Zoom R8 $299
https://www.amazon.com/Zoom-R8-Mult...dp/B0052B9LGQ/ref=psdc_11975331_t3_B00GGN4NXA
Tascam DP-008EX $264 (smaller, no faders, but runs on batteries)
https://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DP-008EX-Pocketstudio-Multi-Track-Recorder/dp/B00B9060X6/
Cheap 'n simple (more of a sketch pad thing than anything else)
Tascam DP-006 $135
https://www.amazon.com/Tascam-DP-006-Pocketstudio-Multi-Track-Recorder/dp/B00BEGS5NI/
I had the Zoom R8 for a while, as my sketchpad recorder (at the time had an Akai DPS24 for big stuff, but this was hardly used), sound quality is good and better than the Boss BR-600 I also owned for a little while, but I missed having a pan knob per channel, so I found a used Korg D1200MKII and I've been using that ever since. It's a bit older, has a noisy harddrive, but the ease of use is what I like.
Never cared for the old Roland VS units; almost always compressed recording formats and difficult to use (shift + button 2nd function).
I've since sold the Akai and now my big recording rig is an Alesis HD24XR + Allen Heath GS-R24 mixing desk. No PC in my studio.

I will check those out also thank you