All user reviews of 5/5 for the Zoom R8

How long have you use it?

1 month ago and I am delighted by the beast.

Have you tried many other models before buying it?

A multi roughly similar brand Tascam, and its big brother, the zoom R16.

What thing do you like most?

-The Simplicie use, care that does not clearly mean that the tool is "simple" in the full sense little, instead there is a lot of functionality but is easy.
It sets the tempo, the metronome (can be set only while it record and therefore no tic tic in the final mix) is launched, we play a guitar track, bam one instrument changes, we add a battery above, and so on ...

-Number Patch and effective instrument, there is a lot of amp models (Fender, Marshall and even Diezel, for example), mastering effect (done sound check as a live rock, as a jazz record, as a record of the 30s, and all this in just one click ...) it will even be able to simulate the reverb of the Budokan in Tokyo, that's how my stuff is complete.

-The Side "plug and play", no need to bother with a lot of adjustment on a computer DAW, there one branch, be it a guitar, a microphone, a synth or a drum machine was live sound . To give you an idea in 10 minutes I pulled it https://picosong.com/9fL3/ with just a Strat and a drum.

-its Can also be used as a sound card of the classic, special mention to Cubase LE included in the box.

How do you like the least?

Not much to say, go simulations bass guitar are not convincing (anyway I n''ai never seen one indeed able to make it sound like a bass guitar ...) but it can still help. Editing drum track using the pads is not very easy even though I have not used much since playing on my Roland TD4 instead.

How would you rate the quality / price?
With experience, you do again this choice? ...

Very good Q / P ratio. With experience (and especially money) I think I will turn to the R16 in order to record 8 instruments at the same time practical enough to repeat them with friends.

I use it for 3 months. This is a machine that is forgotten because it is so easy to use.


I had other multitrack before but it loops through its function is really well thought out. I record a vocal rhythm, I put the loop and go to compose a new song. Everything is intuitive although some points need to read the manual. Tracker function lets manage playback loops per track and measure, incredibly well thought of having this feature rammené the world of computers on the aircraft type.


I do not use effects so I can talk about it. The preamps are clean without a level enrée exeptional, I have to go through a preamp for my AKG dynamic mic which can itself be a low output.


A product that allows you to dial anywhere, which is well thought out, thank you to the engineers at Zoom.

This is my first multitrack before I recorded with a mixing desk Yamaha MG who was returning in a laptop. One day I dropped my PC so I walked in to make a standalone solution and resell the small table yam.

No history of multitrack, I wonder if it would really help me. Well now I can not let go. I got a portable recording config. All stand in a backpack (a hand guitar, bass and drums!), My condenser microphone, the multitrack cables instruments, sheet music and even a few effects pedals to fill the bag.

The recording quality is really good, the drum sounds are convincing and the effects do their job but as I rework everything on pc after I is not too much.
But I find them very good for the condenser microphone for the guitar a little less (especially the cleans that are not too much).

There are still a few weeks, I boarded my backpack, a guitar to go to my grandparents and I came back with two complete recordings
Also during our rehearsals, table mix goes into the recorder and 2-step, we have all the instruments (or the first time recorded drums and bass and second rounds, or are recorded guitar and vocals)

A recommended.

So I've had little time and I must admit it is great being able to share in addition to audio files or audio tracks with samples or sequence programmable sample is quite what I looking for my future compos ... I must admit it is so top that I wonder if I will not invest in the r24 ... well if you take the time to read the manual and that is a little test, it is easy to use and convenient. The effects are good and well, you can program its banks .. just a pity that only one insert effect on a single track selected listening (except of course if we recorded the track with an insert effect), finally here I have a little test. I would do this choice