Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Podcast Recorder, Battery Powered, Digital Mixer and Recorder, Music Mixer, Phone Input, Sound Pads, 4 Headphone Outputs, 12-In/4-Out Audio Interface, Built In EQ and Effects

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You can use the unit as a class compliant audio interface ONLY IF you power the unit with batteries!!! I've bought this mixer to route my external synths into the Maschine+ which is running in standalone mode. The L-8’s USB connection is designed to eliminate accidental interruptions, giving you power on which you can rely.

The first two channels of the L-8 support 1/4″ Hi-Z inputs for direct connection of instruments such as a guitar and bass. The main headphone output is sourced from the master output while the three other headphone outs can be assigned to the master mix or an independent cue mix. You can easily record song demos and live performances with multiple musicians using the LiveTrak L-8.The LiveTrak L-8 comes with 13 preset sounds for its sound pads, making it ready for out-of-the-box production. All rest of the functionality like ABC Mixes, effects and Audio Interface mode only work in 41kHz mode. Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Digital Mixer โซลูชันการมิกซ์เสียงขนาดกะทัดรัดและพกพาสะดวก เหมาะอย่างยิ่งสำหรับการทำพอดแคสต์ การถ่ายทอดสด และการบันทึกในสตูดิโอ มิกเซอร์ 8 แชนเนลที่สามารถบันทึกได้ถึง 12 แทร็กพร้อมกัน LiveTrak เหมาะอย่างยิ่งสำหรับการแพร่ภาพสด ด้วยคุณสมบัติต่างๆ เช่น ฟังก์ชัน Mix-Minus ซึ่งป้องกันการตอบรับการโทรเข้า มันยังมีการเชื่อมต่อ TRRS สำหรับเชื่อมต่อโทรศัพท์เข้ากับมิกเซอร์โดยตรง ทำให้คุณสามารถสัมภาษณ์ผู้โทรผ่านอากาศได้ สามารถมิกซ์และบันทึกการแสดงสดได้โดยตรงไปยังการ์ด SD ซึ่งสามารถรีมิกซ์ออนบอร์ดหรือถ่ายโอนไปยังเวิร์กสเตชันเสียงดิจิทัลเพื่อความสามารถในการแก้ไขที่ลึกยิ่งขึ้น Zoom L-8 มีทั้งหมด 7 ฉาก ซึ่งคุณสามารถบันทึกและปรับแต่งการตั้งค่ามิกเซอร์ของคุณเพื่อการเรียกใช้ทันทีเพื่อความยืดหยุ่นสูงสุด Use the L-8 as a 12-input / 4-output audio interface with your computer or iOS mobile device via USB at up to 24-bit / 48 kHz. Zoom LiveTrak L-8 พ็อดคาสท์แบบพกพา / สตูดิโอเพลง -XLR-1/4 “Mic / Line อินพุตพร้อม + 48V 10 iputเฟดเดอร์เพื่อควบคุมระดับเสียง บันทึกหลายแทร็คผ่านการ์ด SD และ USB -เครื่องผสมและเครื่องบันทึกดิจิทัล Zoom LiveTrak L-8 ให้ความยืดหยุ่นในช่วงของ LiveTrak L-Series ยอดนิยมในรูปแบบกะทัดรัดและพกพาได้ซึ่งเหมาะสำหรับการผลิตพอดคาสต์และการผลิตดนตรีในทุกที่ LiveTrak L-8 มีการควบคุมสัมผัสและฟังก์ชั่นการใช้งานง่ายดังนั้นคุณสามารถเริ่มการสร้างพอดแคสต์หรือการบันทึกเพลงในไม่กี่นาที

Create different scenes for common scenarios such as podcasting, live streaming, band rehearsals, and more. Thanks to its six transparent, low-noise mic preamps with selectable phantom power, the LiveTrak L-8 can accommodate dynamic or condenser microphones for you and multiple guests. Conveniently run the L-8 in remote locations via four AA batteries—up to 2 hours via alkaline batteries, up to 3.5 hours via 1900 mAh NiMH batteries, or up to 6.5 hours via lithium batteries (batteries available separately). The host and each guest in your podcast should clearly hear the content of your production. The L-8 offers four 1/4″ stereo headphone outputs with independent level controls and mix selectors.Despite this being a digital desk (meaning no physical routing limitations in between the converters) you can’t apply EQ to the effects return or master mix; I can’t say I missed that ability but some might. Naturally, you can’t apply reverb to the main mix, since there’s only one effects engine and its signal already flows to the mix bus. Here comes the most annoying thing about this mixer (if you want to use it as a class compliant audio interface).

Connect the balanced XLR stereo master outputs to a pair of active speakers for convenient monitoring. As I hinted at the outset, I love the Zoom LiveTrak L‑8. It offers so much convenience and versatility for so little money, and it sounds decent too. The mic preamps, which have a gain range of +10 to +54 dB, are never going to be world‑beaters on this sort of device, but they are competent: clean and quiet and as good as any in their class. I was happy using them for exposed sources like spoken word (eg. podcasting) and when applying plenty of gain for dynamic mics (a Shure SM57 and Heil Sound PR40) there was pleasingly little hiss. The neutral‑sounding broad‑brush EQ is exactly what’s required here, and I found a handful of the effects (mainly the reverbs) very usable, even if I always wanted to tweak the default settings to something that sounded less obvious. Channels 7-8 feature 1/4″ line inputs, which can be used to plug in a drum machine or stereo keyboard.It’s important to understand that the Mixes store only the fader settings: the Gain, Pad/Hi‑Z, Select, Channel Strip and Mute status aren’t recalled. But more settings can be stored in what Zoom call Scenes. Several settings are stored in each Scene: the fader positions (for every channel, including EFX RTN and Master); Mute status; all Channel Strip settings; the selected effect patch and parameters; and the input source selection for channels 7+8.

It works as a class compliant audio interface (Maschine+ recognizes it) (if you are interested in this please read the terrible part!) Alkaline surely lasts longer but who doesn't get bad conscience replacing alkaline batteries every 2 hours? Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to use conditions. The main stereo mix comes out on two balanced XLRs, and that signal is duplicated on the first headphone output. It’s also available on three more headphone outputs, each of which, like the first, has a dedicated level control. These three can be switched to monitor one of three secondary mixes, Mix A, Mix B and Mix C, of which more below. The headphone amps sound clean and clear and do the job well for most headphones, though with high‑impedance models I found there wasn’t lots of gain in reserve — occasionally frustrating when I was miking quiet sources, but it won’t be an issue for most users.Recording with overdub is definitely is not the overdub you know from DAWs, so don't expect it to work like a guitar looper. Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to useconditions. In 96kHz, you can only use the unit as a mixer (Recording in 96kHz might work too but I don't need it) Only USB host controllers with Intel Chipsets are supported. Operation is not guaranteed when used with USB hubs or expansion cards. As a digital mixer, the LiveTrak L‑8 is fairly simple, in that all the input channels are permanently routed to the master stereo bus. There are no subgroup buses or, other than one that goes directly to the internal effects engine, aux sends. That effects send is available to all channels except, obviously, the effects’ stereo return channel and the stereo master mix channel. However, some behind‑the‑scenes digital sophistication means that it is still perfectly possible to create and distribute different cue mixes, or send signals to external processors/effects.