Mic-ing the cab would be ideal and I may build an iso box/cab in the future, but I live in a condo so lower levels are key.
As far as the boss' pre amps go, I can shut off all of the effects as necessary and what input I use is arbitrary as I can select which effect bank to use regardless of...
I've been recording my own stuff for a few years on a Boss BR-900CD 8(ish) Track. Just using the canned guitar/bass patches for tones and the onboard drum machine I feel like I've been doing pretty good with it, and can work within the platforms limitations.
However, I recently got some new...