Zoom H8 8-Input / 12-Track Portable Handy Recorder

focal range H8 8-source connection / 12-Track Portable Handy Recorder

For the stated surveillance role, Zoom H8 8-Source with three app-driven settings that instantly configure the colour touchscreen for podcasting, music workflow, or location capture, it's portable hand-operated recorder lets you quickly capture up to eight simultaneous source signals via a process that's highly optimized for your task.
Plus, it's compatible with an array of capsules (provided separately) for easy expansion into 10-source capture, Ambisonics 360-degree audio, and more.
Such as other H-Series Handy recorders such as the H5 and H6, you can hold the H8 in your hand, attach it to a mic stand or support, or mount it to a body (shoe mount available separately).
The H8 packs an notable array of integrates into a low-weight body that's more than prepared to meet the varied demands of podcasters, musicians, sound designers, and material creators.
The bundled Cubase LE and WaveLab Cast software programs give you the utilities you requirement to edit, refine, export, and upload your projects.
From the straightforward, tactile settings to the plentiful battery life and capable audio computation functions, the H8 is well fitted for generating pristine audio for complete musical arrangements, separate films, and panel podcasts.
It can supply phantom or plug-in power for condenser mics, or accept immediate links from guitars, keyboards, or drum machines.
No matter the source, selectable auto-recording and pre-recording maintain that you'll never lose the start of a make, and stereo safety track capture offers duplicate tracks at a lower level to avoid distortion.

App-Driven Touchscreen: Guide

Working the H8 is extremely straightforward and user-friendly thanks to the 2.4" colour LCD touchscreen and the three app-driven settings optimized for podcasting, music, and focus area capture processes at the touch of the display.

• Podcast App: With four mic channels and two sound pad channels readily available, the Podcast app makes high-quality podcast production easy. Use the 13 pre-loaded sounds or load your own from an SD card to trigger sound effects, music beds, and more from the dedicated Sound Pads.
• Music App: Record up to 10 input tracks, overdub, mix, and enhance your recordings with EQ and compression, all while the Music app puts important controls such as audio levels, faders, and metering at your fingertips. Plus, you can connect to Zoom’s Guitar Lab via USB to access a vast assortment of amps and effects.
• Field App: Designed for location sound, sound design, conferences, and more, the Field app gives you instant access to large meters for every track, so you can make sure your recordings never clip. It also lets you quickly adjust input type, lo-cut filtering, compression, limiting, the noise gate, and other key settings.

X/Y Stereo Microphone Capsule: Guide — Zoom H8 8-Input

Leave your outboard mics at main and travel light; the H8 incorporates a stereo microphone capsule fitted with two unidirectional mics. With nothing more than the H8, you're location to capture speech, practice sessions, concerts, or ambient and environmental sounds, even ear-rattling ones up to 136 dB!

focal range Capsule System 2.0

zoom’s Capsule System 2.0 enables up to four channels of audio to be added to the H8's capsule link, creating new ways to broaden your capture capabilities via the addition of new separately provided capsules.

• XAH-8: The XAH-8 capsule delivers pristine stereo recordings via its two condenser microphones. Easily rotate the capsules from a tight X/Y pattern to a wide AB pattern to enhance the stereo image of your recordings.
• VRH-8: The VRH-8 is an Ambisonic mic capsule that utilizes four condenser microphones to deliver immersive 360-audio recordings. A built-in accelerometer helps ensure the capsule is always perfectly aligned, while the onboard Ambisonic decoder automatically handles the necessary conversions, saving you time in post-production.
• EXH-8: The EXH-8 capsule provides four additional XLR inputs, giving you a total of 10. Each additional input has a dedicated gain knob and pad switch. You can even use your favorite condenser microphones—just connect a power source to the EXH-8 capsule to supply phantom power.

Supports Existing focal range Mic Capsules

The Zoom mic capsule source on the H8 accommodates Zoom's existing range of separately provided interchangeable capsules, which can be swapped out as readily as the lenses of a unit. With shock-mounted X/Y, Mid-Side, and mono or stereo shotgun mic capsules to choose from, you can be prepared to capture music, dialog, or sound effects eliminating carting an outboard microphone configuration. Opt for the EXH-6 combo source capsule to accept two extra mic/range signals through XLR-1/4" jacks.

Fast, User-Friendly Operability: Guide — Zoom H8 8-Input

The H8's front panel is ergonomically arranged with the unit's most important and commonly employed controls—transport buttons for capture, play/pause, and stop, individual record-arm keys that double as mute switches during playback, large gain knobs, and pad switches. For added security, a hold selector disables all front-panel keys to prevent accidental operation during capture.

Instant Access to Gain Adjustments: Guide — Zoom H8 8-Input

Each H8 source has its own purpose-built gain control knob. There's no track selection or control pressing required to optimize your capture levels; only turn the dials (clearly labeled from 0 to 10) anytime you requirement to refine the gain. If your XLR source inputs are so loud that you requirement even less gain than the preamps deliver at the "0" setting, use four front-panel pad switches to attenuate the XLR sources by 20 dB.

Eight Channels of Microphone/Line source connections

Fitted with four XLR sources, two XLR-1/4" combo sources, and a 3.5mm stereo mini-jack source (on the XYH-6 capsule), the H8 can handle condenser mics (through 12, 24, or 48 VDC phantom power), +4 dB well-controlled line-level inputs, or feeds from unbalanced instruments with active electronics. Whether you plan on capture studio condenser mics, feeds from cable-free receiver units, or a lavalier and shotgun mic combo for an interview, the H8's preamps are prepared to produce low-noise performance.
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