Until now, I've been quite happy with the eight inputs of the R16. I'm anxious to try it out in a better recording environment. But I was really impressed with the recordings I got recording a band, especially since it was less-than-ideal circumstances in a basement with us crowded around in a circle. I've always been very pleased by the results I've gotten with the R16 in a studio environment. I am really excited to get started, so the heads-up by you guys who have already been there, done that is most welcomed. This will be my first experience at having so much control of what I am doing. It will also let me add post processing filters to test effects before making them part of the mix. I am sure that splitting up the instruments and microphones to separate tracks will allow me to have much better control of the overall sound. I've reached the limitations of the recording device, and now want to progress the the limitations of the R16, which I hope are at a much better quality. I record a local band, and have gotten really nice results with a Zoom H2n, but only after many attempts at microphone placement, and recording method. I will get the R16 on Wednesday, and hope to make use of it right away. That the sliders in Reaper have no bearing on the physical sliders on the R16? That the 8 Physical tracks can be operated independently, and in unison with the virtual tracks, as in interfacing the physical instruments to the DAW? It's kind of an odd arrangement, but I guess the only way they could handle this sort of thing while keeping the cost low.Īm I correct to think that Reaper will control the 8 virtual tracks, not the 8 physical tracks that correspond to the sliders? If you have the volume for the track set at 40%, then switch banks and move the fader to 100%, and then switch back to the original bank and move the fader, as soon as you touch it, it will jump up to 100%, so you may have to move it quickly (or pause playback) to avoid liquidizing your eardrums. Any automation you recorded previously, however, will remain unaffected until you instruct it otherwise. If you're using it as a control surface, moving the fader will affect whichever track is active for that fader in your DAW. If I then switch the bank back and move the fader, it affects track 1 but not track 9. Track 1 keeps trucking with its previous value. So, if I set track 1 to a certain volume level, and then switch to track 9 (which shares its fader with track 1), moving the fader only affects what's on track 9. You can see and/or change it through the menus. ![]() If the former, it keeps track of the last position of the fader for each track. Otherwise I don't see how it can know where you want a new fader motion to apply over preexisting mixer movements (didn't seem worth starting a new thread)Īre you talking about using it as a standalone recorder or as a control surface? since it doesn't have motorised faders, do you need to delete the old motion and start again? I'm trying to find out how the R16 works when you redo something But for anybody that's looking for a decent control surface, I suggest that they look elsewhere. ![]() ![]() When people ask me about the Zoom recorders, I say that I recommend them as stand-alone recorders or audio interfaces. Other than that and plugging and unplugging cables, I rarely even touch the device. I keep my R16 on a separate table with the jack end towards me, so I can get to the volume controls for the headphones and the monitors. Plus, you have to keep track of the eight sets of controls and switch through the banks to get where you want to be. They would probably be OK for tracking, since you probably don't need as many controls available. There just aren't enough controls available to do much good - you still end up going for the keyboard or mouse quite a bit. In my opinion (and you know what they say about opinions), I don't think the Zoom R recorders are much good as control surfaces. I know the faders aren't motorised - so how does this work if you use it as a control surface
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