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

Product Information

As the smallest digital mixer in the series, LiveTrak L-8 has been designed with podcasting and small music performances in mind. Each of the eight input channels has its own fader, mute (but not solo) and Select buttons, and when a channel is selected you can tweak further parameters in the Channel Strip section. The mixing consoles also have USB connectivity for use with Windows or iOS operating DAWs, utilising the consoles ability to work as an interface. The fact that it can record to both DAW and SD card simultaneously also gives the LiveTrak L-8 a level of redundancy seldom afforded in the prosumer space.

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Operation generally is super easy: the manual, though helpful, isn’t essential to get started, and the on‑screen menus are mercifully shallow. The bottom row offers Delay, Chorus, Vocal 1 and Vocal 2, the latter pair being a combination of reverb and delay. The encoders control panning, the effects send level and a three‑band EQ, comprising high (10kHz) and low (100Hz) shelves and a peaking mid band (2. The other side of the coin (and perhaps where the L-8 really reaches its stride) is as a workstation for podcast.

The L-8 features six high performance preamps each with phantom power, a low noise floor (-121dBU EIN), and maximum input gain of +54dB. The fact that it fits so easily into a backpack, makes the L-8 an absolute must-have for anyone lacking a dedicated recording space or for the itinerant producer looking to take their recordings outside the bedroom. My list of gripes is very short, the most notable being the lack of EQ for the main mix, and the source‑routing limitations for channels 7+8. There are more menu functions than I’ve described here, all of which are fully detailed in the manual, but you get the idea: if your needs are conventional, Zoom have you covered; if they’re more esoteric I’d suggest that you consult the manual to ensure they’re fully catered for.

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USB or a TRRS phone source) on channels 7 or 8, you can access either no Pads or only half of them, and you can’t use the Sound Pads in 96kHz mode either. The faders aren’t motorised, but switch between mixes and the level meter LEDs will helpfully light to indicate the ‘virtual fader position’ for each channel, and turn off when the fader is at the correct position. I bought this to record a wide variety of voiceovers and musical instruments on battery power, but it has become my main audio interface for my Linux computer. At minimum, on Mac, it would be nice if it selected the same Stereo channels that the rest of the Mac Apps do.Finally, channels 7 and 8 cater for a number of different sources: each can receive mono line‑level sources (TS jack), a stereo USB out from a connected computer, or samples triggered by the six Sound Pads (see box). Thankfully, Zoom have done a more than commendable job of integrating enough of both worlds to make the L-8 a more than capable mixer on all but the most high end of applications. There have been a lot of posts about mulit-channel selection in OBS, but doesn’t seem like it’s happening anytime soon.

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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. phantom power is switchable globally for the six mic inputs; there’s no LED indicator but a message flashes on the screen when phantom is engaged, or if it is engaged when you switch the unit on. Andertons Music Company acts as a credit broker and not a lender and only offers credit products from Secure Trust Bank PLC trading as V12 Retail Finance. Pressing the relevant button allows you to edit two parameters for the effect: Tone and Decay for the reverbs, Time and Feedback for the delay, Tone and Rate for the Chorus, and Time and Decay for the two Vocal effects. It’s also available on three more headphone outputs, each of which, like the first, has a dedicated level control.

This is a real shame considering that the Zoom L-20R is definitely an audio interface that sends the master mix. Compatible iPads models include iPad Air, iPad Mini 2 and later, iPad Pro, and iPad 2017 running iOS 10. I've bought this mixer to route my external synths into the Maschine+ which is running in standalone mode. Perhaps one of the remarkable aspects of the Livetrak L-8 is how seamlessly it integrates these broadcast standard features into a mixer for the home studio. TODAY, 30 MAY 2020, I just recieved my ZOOM L-8, i can use it with OBS, i installed the L-8 Driver Link: https://www.