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product_id: 221949400
title: "H8 Handheld Recorder for Musicians, Filmmakers & Podcasters with Stereo Microphones, 6 Inputs, 12 Tracks, Touchscreen, USB Audio Interface, Battery Powered"
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price: "KSh140309"
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# 20+ hours battery life 6 XLR/TRS combo inputs 12-track simultaneous recording H8 Handheld Recorder for Musicians, Filmmakers & Podcasters with Stereo Microphones, 6 Inputs, 12 Tracks, Touchscreen, USB Audio Interface, Battery Powered

**Brand:** zoom
**Price:** KSh140309
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎧 Capture every moment, anywhere — your portable pro studio awaits!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** H8 Handheld Recorder for Musicians, Filmmakers & Podcasters with Stereo Microphones, 6 Inputs, 12 Tracks, Touchscreen, USB Audio Interface, Battery Powered by zoom
- **How much does it cost?** KSh140309 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- zoom enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted zoom brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **All-Day Battery Freedom:** Over 20 hours of portable recording powered by 4 AA batteries keeps you creating without limits.
- • **Versatile Connectivity Hub:** Six professional-grade XLR/TRS inputs let you plug in multiple mics and instruments without compromise.
- • **Intuitive Touchscreen Control:** Navigate your sessions effortlessly on a vibrant color LCD touchscreen designed for pros on the move.
- • **Studio-Grade Multitrack Power:** Record up to 12 tracks simultaneously with pristine clarity for podcasts, music, and field work.
- • **Plug & Play USB Audio Interface:** Stream or record directly to your computer or iPad with seamless USB integration—no extra gear needed.

## Overview

The Zoom H8 is a compact, battery-powered 12-track portable recorder featuring interchangeable stereo microphones, 6 XLR/TRS inputs, and a large color touchscreen. Designed for podcasting, music, and field recording, it offers over 20 hours of operation on 4 AA batteries and doubles as a USB audio interface for direct streaming or recording to computers and iPads. Included software licenses for Cubase LE and WaveLab Cast enhance your production workflow, making the H8 a versatile, professional-grade solution for creators on the go.

## Description

Zoom H8 12-Track Portable Recorder, Stereo Microphones, 4 XLR + 2 XLR/TRS Inputs, Records to SD Card, USB Audio Interface, Battery Powered, for Stereo/Multitrack Audio for Video, Podcasting, and Music

Review: Superb device - Very flexible and accurate with recordings. It’s a bit awkwardly shaped which limits its portability but the capabilities and the recording quality are excellent. It does consume AA batteries like crazy, wish it came with a wall power chord. I still consider it worth it.
Review: Loads of Functionality In a Small, Portable Package - This product is great. It does everything as advertised and sounds great. Once I spent some time exploring all of it's features I was not disappointed. The Zoom H8 is versatile, and customizable. Its LCD screen is just large enough to display the software controls. The only thing that needed improvement was the ability to slide the headphone volume slider control smoothly. But that was a small nusance. (Zoom addressed this concern in their latest firmware 2.0 update). The headphone slider is much more responsive now. The Audio Interface can be complex to set up in Multi-Track Mix Mode. After I spent some time, as there is no documentation on this, I was able to think it thru by trial and error. All of the recording frequencies must match the Zoom H8 frequency setting. If your Zoom H8 is set to 44kHz, 48kHz, or 98kHz frequency. All three settings on the H8, computer sound card, and your Digital Audio Workstation software must match exactly or it will not function. In your DAW Multi-track software you will see 12 inputs from the Zoom H8 available when set up correctly using the Zoom H8 ASIO setting. The top four listed are for the detachable microphone module on top. Ignore the top four inputs listed unless you are using a detachable module as a source in your mix. The bottom 8 inputs you will see listed in your DAW correspond to the Zoom H8's 6 XLR inputs and 2 channel stereo mix. (Many modular microphone and expansion options available from Zoom). There is no documentation or video on setting up multi-track mode at this time. Perhaps I may produce a video to help explain this to new users, as myself. I would have found that useful to learning. I contacted Zoom tech support and took them to school on this topic. I simply shared what I had learned. Tech support suggested I return the unit thinking it was maybe not compatible with my AMD processor. That was not the case. I am glad I persevered as I experimented. There are 2 software licenses included: One for Steinberg's Cubase LE and one for WaveLab Cast. They are included in the purchase and can be installed for just one instance each. Cubase is a Digital Audio Workstation (single and multi-track recorder) and Wave Lab lets you polish your tracks and finalize your mix before uploading to various outlets and podcast. Link's to podcast outlets are included in the WaveLab Cast software. Guitar Lab software is also included and allows users to create customizable effects for electric stringed instruments. Guitar Lab offers several built in effects and ready made patches to make your instrument really sing. I also own Adobe Audition, NCH MixPad, and Cubase 10.5 LE. The Multi-Track Interface Mode works perfectly fine on all thee of those DAW programs. They each recognize and perform flawlessly with the Zoom H8. I am running the included software on an (circa 2009) AMD PC running under a Windows 10 Pro OS with no problems at all. Yes indeed! I would highly recommend this product purchase, especially if you own an AMD, Intel, Mac computer, or i-Pad tablet. The H8 is worth every penny spent as it produces affordable, professional sound quality in a small portable package. The advertised battery lifespan is more or less 15 hours in the field. At home I plug my H8 into a usb port on my computer. With USB it powers up and stays on without a drain on battery power.

## Features

- Customized applications for podcasting, music and field recording
- Large color LCD touchscreen display; over 20 hours of operation on 4 AA alkaline batteries
- Interchangeable input capsules, 4 mic inputs and 2 XLR/TRS combo connectors
- 12-track simultaneous recording
- USB Audio interface mode to record or stream directly to your computer or iPad

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B08C5NH1LR |
| Batteries | 4 AA batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | #26,842 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #19 in Digital Multitrack Recorders |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (563) |
| Date First Available | June 25, 2020 |
| Item Weight | 1.8 pounds |
| Item model number | H8 |
| Manufacturer | Zoom |
| Product Dimensions | 4 x 6.5 x 2 inches; 1.8 Pounds |
| Type of item | Electronics |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Zoom
- **Compatible Devices:** Camera, Earphone, Laptop, Personal Computer, Smartphone, Tablet
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB
- **Number of Channels:** 12
- **Supported Software:** Ableton Live, Steinberg Cubase, Avid Pro Tools (minimum system requirements may apply)

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can you run phantom power per-input, or does it turn it on for all at a time?**
A: You can select phantom power for each individual input.

**Q: Phantom power needed for mics?**
A: Yes, the H8 will provide phantom power as needed.

**Q: How is this a 12 track recorder when you can have at most 8 inputs at once?**
A: The H8 can record up to 12 tracks at once. These include up to 4 tracks of input from a mic capsule, Inputs 1–4,
A and B, and a stereo mix of these with L/R tracks (2 tracks).
Mics can be connected to Inputs 1–4 and instruments can be connected to Inputs A and B, for example, and
recorded to corresponding input tracks 1–4, A and B.
There is an option to purchase a Zoom EXH-8 4-channel XLR Capsule for the H8. It provides an additional 4 XLR inputs.

**Q: Can you overdub tracks?**
A: Yes, you can overdub with the H8.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb device
*by C***S on August 7, 2025*

Very flexible and accurate with recordings. It’s a bit awkwardly shaped which limits its portability but the capabilities and the recording quality are excellent. It does consume AA batteries like crazy, wish it came with a wall power chord. I still consider it worth it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loads of Functionality In a Small, Portable Package
*by C***O on September 2, 2020*

This product is great. It does everything as advertised and sounds great. Once I spent some time exploring all of it's features I was not disappointed. The Zoom H8 is versatile, and customizable. Its LCD screen is just large enough to display the software controls. The only thing that needed improvement was the ability to slide the headphone volume slider control smoothly. But that was a small nusance. (Zoom addressed this concern in their latest firmware 2.0 update). The headphone slider is much more responsive now. The Audio Interface can be complex to set up in Multi-Track Mix Mode. After I spent some time, as there is no documentation on this, I was able to think it thru by trial and error. All of the recording frequencies must match the Zoom H8 frequency setting. If your Zoom H8 is set to 44kHz, 48kHz, or 98kHz frequency. All three settings on the H8, computer sound card, and your Digital Audio Workstation software must match exactly or it will not function. In your DAW Multi-track software you will see 12 inputs from the Zoom H8 available when set up correctly using the Zoom H8 ASIO setting. The top four listed are for the detachable microphone module on top. Ignore the top four inputs listed unless you are using a detachable module as a source in your mix. The bottom 8 inputs you will see listed in your DAW correspond to the Zoom H8's 6 XLR inputs and 2 channel stereo mix. (Many modular microphone and expansion options available from Zoom). There is no documentation or video on setting up multi-track mode at this time. Perhaps I may produce a video to help explain this to new users, as myself. I would have found that useful to learning. I contacted Zoom tech support and took them to school on this topic. I simply shared what I had learned. Tech support suggested I return the unit thinking it was maybe not compatible with my AMD processor. That was not the case. I am glad I persevered as I experimented. There are 2 software licenses included: One for Steinberg's Cubase LE and one for WaveLab Cast. They are included in the purchase and can be installed for just one instance each. Cubase is a Digital Audio Workstation (single and multi-track recorder) and Wave Lab lets you polish your tracks and finalize your mix before uploading to various outlets and podcast. Link's to podcast outlets are included in the WaveLab Cast software. Guitar Lab software is also included and allows users to create customizable effects for electric stringed instruments. Guitar Lab offers several built in effects and ready made patches to make your instrument really sing. I also own Adobe Audition, NCH MixPad, and Cubase 10.5 LE. The Multi-Track Interface Mode works perfectly fine on all thee of those DAW programs. They each recognize and perform flawlessly with the Zoom H8. I am running the included software on an (circa 2009) AMD PC running under a Windows 10 Pro OS with no problems at all. Yes indeed! I would highly recommend this product purchase, especially if you own an AMD, Intel, Mac computer, or i-Pad tablet. The H8 is worth every penny spent as it produces affordable, professional sound quality in a small portable package. The advertised battery lifespan is more or less 15 hours in the field. At home I plug my H8 into a usb port on my computer. With USB it powers up and stays on without a drain on battery power.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good quality
*by S***T on November 6, 2025*

Great sound quality, i use it for podcasting

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