Stereo Recording with Boss Micro BR

The Micro BR has a built-in mic, but it is mono. This video shows you how to hook up two pro (XLR-style) mics to the Micro BR without using a mixing board.

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Howto & Style

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• BossMicroBR
• StereoRecording
• NormBowler
• MicroBR

[NormBowler]

Yes. The 1/8" stereo input can be set for either mic or line level. Most stereo keyboards either have 2 mono 1/4" outputs or one stereo 144". but if you have the right adapters, you can get from A to B

[TheSoultrain515]

I dont know if you already know this but when u go to record, press track one and track two at the same time= stereo recording. is that different from what ur trying to do? Just wondering

[NormBowler]

Right, the Micro BR can record in stereo, but the built-in mic is mono. To get a stereo source into the BR you need to do one of three things --

1. Hook a stereo mic to the 1/8" input and set input to EXT.

2. Hook a stereo mixing board tot he BR through the 1/8" jack and set input to LIN.

3. Use the technique I showed in the video to hook 2 mono mics to the BR through the EXT input.

[NormBowler]

One way to synthesize stereo from a mon source is to EQ each side differently. If you roll off treble on the left and roll off bass on the right, you'll get a stereo pan of bassy sounds seeming to come from the left side. But in general, if you dupe a mono track and pan it left and right, it sounds exactly the same as the original mono, except maybe being slightly louder.

[metlhead8503]

Couldn't you just record a track in mono, duplicate it, and pan each track to left and right? Wouldn't that have the same end result?

[NormBowler]

No, that wouldn't have the same effect. a mono recording panned L+R, every item would have some volume in both channels. in a 2-mic stereo recording, sounds originating on the left would be louder and/or arrive sooner in the left channel than in the right channel.

[HowardJohnstone]

An excellent use of this product, as it can really use this setup, it even has small

phantom power available to low-voltage condenser mics. It is a real pity that this

facility is not available any longer in the new Micro BR-80, while having simple

stereo built-in electrets, cannot use this setup as there is only a simple line input.

[gkbhai]

excellent video. Thank you!

[archiechokes]

I got a new, Sony ECM DS70P Stereo Mic for 99p +p+p from Hong Kong, off Ebay, 2 years ago and its fine. I have now decided to buy another so that I can record from two sources, the price is now £3.50 but it comes postage paid. Cheap little rig!

[TheIncredibleBAGMAN]

easy solution - buy the stereo mic that is designed for this model.

[boilingpoint3]

Genius!

What you can also do is buy a cable for the mic with a normal jack end like the one on a guitar(That's the kind of cable I have)and then you save money on two parts that go in your tutorial.

[brory08]

can u show us a demo on how to record micro br using a mixer?thanks it's really helpful..

[brory08]

can u show us a demo on how to record micro br using a mixer?

[sega62s]

Why not buy the stereo mics that Boss sells.

Roland BA-CS10 STEREO MICROPHONE

[TSDC2010]

@adamtgreen do you have any sound coming thru your monitors/headphones one the connections are made?

[TSDC2010]

I own this machine, there are much easier ways to get good recordings.... keeping in mind that overall it is a four track. Also, unless you have a specific effect in mind that requires stereo (tremelo, chorus etc) you are okay with Mono recordings.