Zoom R12 MultiTrak Recorder

Here's what Zoom have to say about the R12 MultiTrak 

The R12 MultiTrak is Zoom’s portable project studio for recording & editing music tracks. Built on the new features introduced with the R20, the R12 provides the very same smartphone-friendly experience offered by the onboard Touchscreen Colour LCD and it is fully integrated with a multi-channel mixer board and recorder with transport controls. The R12 features 2 XLR/jack combo inputs, 8 tracks, records directly to SDHC or SDXC cards up to 1TB and can be powered by an AC power Adapter, 4 AA Batteries or a USB power bank. 

Key Features

• Multi-track digital recorder with up to 8 tracks of recording.
• 2.4” Full Colour LCD touchscreen display with easy touch and swipe editing
• User friendly graphic interface with on-board editing capabilities
• Battery Powered up to 5 hours (4 AA’s)
• 2 XLR / TRS Combo inputs - with phantom power and HI-Z on input 1
• Send effects channel with 4 options: Reverb, Delay, Chorus, or Guitar Lab preset (choose up to 3 effects from our guitar effects collection including distortions, modulation effects, spacial effects, and much more)
• Built-in compressor for inputs 1 and 2
• Pan and 3-band EQ for each track
• Sequence play - for using backing tracks in a live setting
• Drum loops (150 preloaded)
• Records directly to SDXC cards
• Built-in USB-C audio interface (2-in / 2-out or 2-in/4out) with control surface function

The R12 offers 150 internal rhythm patterns as well as import functions for audio files from an SD card or USB stick, making it easy to integrate your own backing tracks or samples into your project. In addition, the R12 features an internal synthesizer with 18 sounds +1 drum kit, playable via a MIDI keyboard connected via USB-C. With the new Sequence Play function, you can create a playlist of your projects to use as a backing track. To spice things up, an EQ, compressor, and gate as well as a full MFX processor, which is compatible with our Guitar Lab software, are at your fingertips. The R12 works also as a 2-in/4-out USB-C audio interface and DAW control Surface with a Mac or PC. With the R12, it's easier than ever to record, edit and mix songs in the location of your choice, so you can focus on the music. 

What's in the Box

• R12 MultiTrak
• AD-17 AC Adapter
• USB Cable
• Quick Tour Guide

Technical Specifications

• INPUTS MIC/LINE (mono): 2 
• OUTPUTS MASTER OUT: 1
• PHONE OUTPUT: 1

Input Specs

• Connectors: 2 XLR/TRS combo jacks (Balanced, XLR: 2 HOT / TRS: TIP HOT）
• Input gain: +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

MASTER OUT Specs

• Connectors: 2 TRS phone jacks (balanced)
• Maximum output level: +14 dBu
• Output impedance: 200 Ω

PHONES Output Specs

• Connectors: 1 stereo 3.5mm mini jack
• Maximum output level: 45 mW + 45 mW (into 32 Ω load)
• Output impedance: 10 Ω

Recorder Specs

• Maximum simultaneous recording tracks: 2
• Maximum simultaneous playback tracks: 8
• Recording format: 44.1kHz, 16/24-bit, mono/stereo WAV
• Recording media Cards compatible with microSDHC specifications: 4 GB – 32 GB
• Cards compatible with microSDXC specifications: 64 GB – 1 TB

DIMENSIONS

• 256 mm (W) × 158 mm (D) × 61 mm (H)

WEIGHT (including batteries)

• 827 g