Make Music Wherever You Go with the Zoom R12 MultiTrak 8-Track Recorder
The Zoom R12 is a multi-track recorder with touchscreen editing. Zoom made the R12 for musicians who live to make music and want the freedom to create wherever they please.
- Compact and mobile, you can record, edit, and mix songs without a computer
- Use the R12’s full-color LCD touchscreen to easily cut, copy, loop, and edit your tracks
- Super-clean preamps with two XLR/TRS inputs and 8 tracks of audio
- Includes a send effects channel offering reverb, chorus and delay with a dedicated effects return fader
- Pan and a 3-channel EQ for each track and a compressor on inputs 1 and 2
- Sequence Play creates a playlist of your projects. Use as backing tracks, whether you’re playing live or rehearsing a set
- 150 preloaded drum loops in a variety of patterns and genre
- Add additional audio samples by importing files into your R12 via Micro SD card or USB thumb drive
- Up to 5 hours on four AA batteries allowing you to bring your production anywhere
- Includes an 1/8-inch stereo headphone jack as well as dedicated 1/4-inch monitor output
- Plug in their iOS devices to use the optional R12 Control App
- Connect microphones, instruments or line level devices like keyboards, mixing boards, and more
- Activate the fully customizable click track with the press of a button
- Use the click balance section to blend the metronome with your playback audio
- 8 FM synth instruments built-in that can be played by plugging in a MIDI keyboard via USB-C or programmed using the touchscreen
SPECIFICATIONS
Inputs/Outputs
- Input: MIC/LINE (mono)
- Output: MASTER OUT, PHONES
Inputs
- MIC/LINE (mono)
- Connectors: (2) XLR/TRS combo jacks (Balanced, XLR: 2 HOT / TRS: TIP HOT
- Input: +6 ~ +50 dB
- Input Impedance: XLR: 3.9 kΩ TRS: 3.9 kΩ/1 MΩ (when Hi-Z ON, INPUT 1 only)
- Phantom Power: +48 V (switchable separately for INPUTS 1 and 2)
- Equivalent Input Noise: –121 dBu or less (IHF-A) at +50 dB/150 Ω input
- Frequency Response: −1.0/+0.5 dB: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Outputs
- Connectors: (2) TRS phone jacks (balanced)
- Maximum Output Level: +14 dBu
- Output Impedance: 200 Ω
PHONES
- Connectors: 1 stereo, 3.5 mm mini jack
- Maximum Output Level: 45 mW + 45 mW (into 32 Ω load)
- Output Impedance: 10 Ω
Recorder
- Maximum Simultaneous Recording Tracks: 2
- Maximum Simultaneous Playback Tracks: 8
- Recording Format: 44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit, mono/stereo WAV
- Recording Media: 4–32GB cards compatible with the SDHC specification, 64–1TB cards compatible with the SDXC specification
Track Settings
- EQ
- High: 10 kHz, ±12 dB, shelving
- Middle: 2.5 kHz, ±12 dB, peaking
- Low: 100 Hz, ±12 dB, shelving
- Pan: L100 – R100
Effects
- Input Dynamics: Comp/limiter/gate
- Patch Memory Effects
- 3 types can be used
- 50 patch memories
- Guitar Lab supported
- Can be assigned and used as an insert (input) or send effect
- 10 types of spatial effects
Tuner
- Chromatic/guitar/bass/open A/open A/open E/open G/DADGAD
Click (Metronome)
- Time Signatures: 3/4, 4/4. 6/8
- Tempo Range: 40 – 250 BPM
Rhythm Loops
- Sound Source Format: PCM
- Number of Loops: 150
Synth
- Sound Source Format: FM
- Polyphony: 8
- Number of Sound Types: 18
Display
- Screen: 2.4 (320 x 240) full-color touchscreen LCD
USB
- Connector: USB-C
- Audio Interface Function
- 2-in/2-out or 2-in/2-out (iPad): USB 2.0 full speed, 44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit
- 2-in/4-out: USB 2.0 full speed, 44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit
- Mass Storage Function: (Device) USB 2.0 High Speed (5 V/200 mA power supplied when host)
- Guitar Lab Connection: USB 1.1 full speed
- USB MIDI Keyboard Connection: USB 1.1 Full Speed (5 V/200 mA power supplied)
Power
- Batteries: 4 AA (alkaline, lithium, or rechargeable NiMH)
- AC Adapter: ZOOM AD-17 (5V/1.0A)
- Consumption: 5 W maximum
Size
- Dimensions: 256 x 158 x 61 mm
- Weight: 827 g
Manufacturer: Zoom
Model: R12
SKU: I720754-N-1-WHXA
UPC: 884354027568
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