I've heard a few negative comments on the BR80 on various forums (particularly over quality of distortion and the bass effect), this worries me slightly on the BR800 if that is indeed not up to the same standard as the BR80.

It offers a similar range of modelled effects and multitracking facilities, as well as providing a USB computer interface, though it is a little larger and more expensive than the very affordable Micro BR. High-quality stereo condenser mics are built in for up to 500 hours of recording time (with optional 32 GB SDHC card) for capturing song ideas quickly and rehearsals. This is no harder than copying and pasting in any non-computer workstation, but unless you are working to a drum rhythm, it can be a bit hit-and-miss. With eight tracks of audio layering plus up to 64 V-Tracks, it's easy to sculpt your own songs using the built-in audio loops and then layer your own playing on top. Cakewalk’s SONAR X1 LE DAW software (for Windows) is bundled with the MICRO BR BR-80, giving users a full-fledged PC-based music production environment with latency-free recording and a powerful range of COSM amps and effects.This works with commercial stereo mics, making the Micro BR the ideal concert bootlegger's tool (I didn't say that! All of our products are new unless stated and come with a 30-day money-back guarantee and a 3-year warranty as standard. Can the BR80 simulate a bass from guitar input (I've seen demos of the BR800 doing it, but can't remember seeing one of the BR80). The MICRO BR BR-80 ships with software that lets you send tracks to your friends and then bring their contributions back into your BR-80 songs.

If you need to change the relative balance of the tracks, as you will invariably need to do to get the best mix, you can do so in Normal, Bounce or Master mode. Press a track button repeatedly to select a stereo track to use for recording such as TR1/2, TR3/4, TR5/6 or TR7/8.In regard to what you may have read about the effects on other forums, keep in mind that when people say things like "the effects aren't as good on the BR-80", they're probably talking about the preset effects patches, not the underlying effects. And even if you really want to record all of your tracks in mono, you'd still want to bounce in stereo. In addition, the Centre Cancel function allows users to minimise the sound of guitar solos and vocals in pre-recorded tracks. Offering high quality sound and a larger frequency range than most of their competitors, these headphones offer excellent value for money. Subsequent tracks are armed and recorded in the same way and, as the insert effects are permanently recorded with the track, you can opt to have different effects on every track if you want to.