I got a new toy... (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=31939.0;attach=192722)
I was really needing a new mixer (my Behringer was very old and getting a good bit shaky)... and I so have fallen in love with my Zoom R24 I decided I was going to stick with zoom. I looked at Tascam and I know lots of folks like them very much.
I don't know alot about this but I plan to provide updates a little at a time as i learn the deck.
My first reaction is that it's quite handsome. Doesn't look cheap (and it wasn't at about a thousand dollars).
So far all I have done is (after completely changing the studio around to take advantage of the new deck) I plugged in the JBL studio monitors (they are the Mark II series not expensive, about 300 for the pair) and ran a feed over to my large Behringer powered speakers when i need to blow the house down or when I have musicians over to jam with.
I really like the effects on board and etc...will go into that a little later
Congrats Stephen! I'm sure it'll serve you well :)
New toys are always nice seems to spark the creative juices and plus it is just fun to get new to us let me know how it works out for you
Tim
my first recording using the L-20. I should add that I was able to get interest free payments of about $90 at ZZounds.com. 12 payments. This is pretty much how I have bought all my gear through the last years.. When I get something paid off, I get something else.
https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=31942.0;attach=192725
Sweet! I'm sure you'll get a lot of use from it
A buddy just got its little brother (with perhaps 8 inputs?), and he loves it. I am sure you will get loads of mileage out of it.
Blooby
Very cool, I assume you will be using this with your Church band?
Rock on!
Quote from: Hook on December 29, 2021, 06:52:27 AMVery cool, I assume you will be using this with your Church band?
Rock on!
I believe so...won't be for mixing live but we want to do a recording project so I will use it there...
That is a monster. I bet it weighs a fair bit. That is so cool, can wait to hear how it sounds.
B
Wow, that looks complicated! (I bet it's alright though once you get around to playing with it). I bet that thing can do with that a lot as a mixer. I'm looking getting something by ZOOM myself, possibly the R20 but maybe an R24 if I can't get the R20 in the next coming months.
Gotta love all those real sliders, buttons and knobs!
Quote from: hooper on January 05, 2022, 08:37:17 AMGotta love all those real sliders, buttons and knobs!
and it has a cool thing when you turn the device on as it boots it does a "wave" of all the lights from left to right... obviously that isn't a reason to get this but it's cool anyway
Knobs KNOBS KNOBS!!! You can never have enough......... ;D
It's taken me a while to get all this that can be done on here. As a mixer for live performance there are some nice features such as 6 separate monitor outs. This means that 6 different monitor mixes are possible. The kicker is that these outputs (1/4 inch) can drive monitors, wireless headphones, or can power headphones. This can be handy live but in the studio, a small studio it eliminates the need for extra headphone amps and allows various musicians to hear what they want better. The down side to these is they are eq'd the same as the mains. You cannot change these without effecting the mains. That is not going to be a big problem for me but for some it would.
It's easy to get wav files off the board onto a thumb drive. It's not hard to do it via a USB cable to the computer direct but does require turning off the device and moving a sw, then powering back on. Not crazy about that. It takes too long. So I use the thumb drive. It's easy.
Just realised what gear you got stephen,thats an incredible piece of gear.
Nice one.
After having this for a number of months now I can safely say that overall I am happy I have this. It's very clean for recording and the numbers of tracks keeps me from having to use virtual tracks or select switches like on the R24, so if I decide to mix on board that makes it so much easier. I have actually recorded a song using pretty much every track just to see how that works out.
This has plenty of fun bells and whistles.
I have not as yet had success getting the usb to be able to record direct to the DAW... I can get audio in from the computer but cannot seem to get the computer to hear the L-20. I finally just take the files off the device and copy them to the computer and upload to the DAW...I don't think it's the Zoom's fault...likely me being technically challenged.
I would say if you want to to have a stand along recorder that you can loop and edit tracks on board...this is not for you. You can only record to individual tracks. If you want to move a track you have to put it on a thumbdrive (usb storage device) and move it back on the L-20...not a big deal but no editing features..
It's not that big. About 18 inches (40 cm by 40cm) square. Cannot battery power however. Portable enough I would say.