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Tuesday June 16, 2009
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 Garage bands around the world: Samson's new Zoom R16 has been released, allowing for portable recording of up to 8 channels of audio to SD cards up to 32GB. Zoom has combined the best of its H-series of portable audio recorders, namely the built in condenser mics and AA battery power, with a traditional desktop mixer, allowing for a full audio production system you can take to shows (or your parents' basement).
The R16 has a USB connector that allows it to be used as an audio interface for any computer. In addition, the faders and controls on the unit can be used with DAW software on a PC for that real mixing-console experience. Each channel gets its own LED levels monitoring, which most garage rockers will dutifully ignore.
For a list price of $399, the R16 is sure to be a useful tool in any aspiring Pete Townshend's arsenal. Just remember this blog post when you're famous, OK?
Posted By:
Esten Hurtle
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July 17, 2009 1:36 PM
Just got the NEW Zoom R16 and it's great. No fuss, no muss right out of the box, you're recording in just a few minutes. The input interface and simple to understand and use controls make this a winner in my book. Just did a simple demo to check channel crosstalk and though it's no Studer 24 track, the quality is great.
I have a full Pro Tools recording studio with all the bells and whistles, but recently have been looking for a piece of gear that would allow me to do location recording using phantom powered mics and record up to 8 tracks simultaneously....all without buying something that's overpriced (after cost/benefit analysis).
Guess I found it. You can't go wrong with this light weight, simple to use and easy to operate/interface unit. It's no joke.
July 27, 2009 9:20 AM
I just got this and am very excited! I've only played around with it a little but already I feel like I have a good grasp of what it has to offer. My brother and I are looking to record drums and the 8 input simultaneous recording is what we needed! I've experimented with the audio interface and control surface parts too and it's pretty intuitive. I'm very impressed with the amp modeling. I used to have a Zoom 505 way back in the day and this blows that out of the water.