ZoomL12/UK LiveTrak - Live Sound Plus Recording

This is a terrific desk. I'd have preferred a proper metal case rather than plastic, but it's still fairly durable if treated with care. I'd also have preferred a mains cable directly into the desk rather than a separate power brick, but again, this is being slightly picky.The sound from the desk is great (it's replaced a Behringer 16 track desk) and the recordings from live gigs have been very good (if informative of the odd duff guitar chord....).Having 5 separate monitor mixes is useful, although my band only really needs two or three. It's very easy to manage channel EQ settings, and the lights indicating current setting positions are very clear on a dark stage.The only issue I had was the switch on the back which sets the recording format (44.1/48/96) is easily moved. When set to 96, the recordings do not play back on the L12 itself - they need to be exported to a PC. The other settings will replay directly on the L12 (via speakers, obviously....)If 8 mike and 2 stereo line channels is enough for you, it's a bargain. Otherwise take a look at the L20.

The versatility of this unit and the sound quality on playback is amazing then you take your sd card and have a live studio quality playback with the added bonus of 5 separate mixing for moniter playback best value for money ive got on a live recorder and its portable must have for gigging bands

I wish I could have justified buying the L20 because this L12 is an amazing machine. You can record 12 separate tracks simultaneously and then mix them down in your own time. It has a three stage equalisation and effects send on each channel. The most surprising thing is that has five separate headphone monitor outputs, each of which can have a unique balance. You can use this for live gigs or for studio recording sessions. My other option was possibly to buy an R16 but I am so pleased I bought this instead. I have had an R8 for year or so, which I am also very pleased with but it is limited only to two simultaneous inputs.Thanks Zoom.

Beautiful sound I just can't get it to record through my Daw it's got me working more than I should be with absolutely no results, it's so sad that I might have to send it back, was so happy when I first got it looks and sounds amazing, but don't work in the studio like they said,problem with L-12 drivers, cubase doesn't recognise them, you pay all that money you'd expected it to work,Of course I will persevere a bit longer

Plenty of Youtube review videos of this around, but for the price, its unbeatable and perfect for a small home studio or small gigs/rehearsals.

Great little desk for the money. Main feature for me is the ability to have 5 separate headphone monitor mixes which thanks to a firmware update can now also have varying levels of reverb on each. The multifunction buttons take a while to get used to but it does look and feel well built. Sometimes miss that analogue warms especially on my vocal when playing a jazz/blues set but can live with that for the other useful features and size.

This is a great featured mixer with effects recording and use as an audio interface. All of which it does really well. The only drawback is the robustness of the dials. It's not as sturdy as it could be. It is fine for a desk or project studio but wouldn't take this "on the road". However for the price is an excellent all rounder.

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