Zoom R16 Multi-Track Recorder - Zoom - Chuck Levins Washington Music Center

Capture audio in any setting, from live music performance, drums with multiple mics to music rehearsals and songwriting, even audio for film and video. The R16's simultaneous 8-track capability makes professionalism easy. Playback up to 16 tracks using its 16/24-bit linear WAV format and 44.1kHz sampling rate.

The R16 functions as an audio interface enabling direct input of sound to a computer. Support for high quality 24-bit/96kHz encoding ensures great sound. Eight input channels and two output channels can be used simultaneously. If you use the sampling rate of 44.1kHz, the internal DSP effects of the R16 are also usable on your computer tracks. A dedicated control lets you adjust the mixing balance between the DAW playback sound and the direct sound for monitoring.

Transport and mixing operations of the DAW software can be controlled using the R16. This gives you greater control and a better feel for mixing. In Mackie Control emulation mode, major DAW applications such as Cubase, Logic, and Sonar are supported.

The R16 is the first recorder that incorporates the ability to generate a synchronization signal based on USB data transfer timing*. By connecting two R16 units via USB, you can designate one to function as a USB host and the other as a USB slave, allowing synchronized transport operation. This lets you record on up to 16 tracks simultaneously to competently handle a live performance.

*Synchronization accuracy has a tolerance of about 1 to 2 milliseconds.

Features

8-track simultaneous recording / 16-track playback
24-bit/44.1kHz linear recording
Built-in stereo condenser microphones
USB Audio Interface with 8 Mic Inputs / 2 Outputs (8 x 2)
Control surface allows remote operation of recording software from the R16
Supports Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X
1GB SD card, USB cable and Cubase LE4 Recording Software & AD-14 AC adpater included
Optional carry bag (R16B) available