Zoom H8 Handy Recorder
1x H8 Handy Recorder
1x XYH-6 X/Y Mic Capsule
4x AA Batteries
1x Quick Guide
1x SD card
- Customized applications for field recording, music and podcasting
- 3 distinct interfaces for field recording, music and podcasting
- Interchangeable input capsules
- 12-track simultaneous recording
- Four mic inputs and two XLR/TRS combo connectors
- Gain control knobs and -20dB pads for each input
- Supplied XYH-6 X/Y capsule provides secondary input via a stereo ⅛” Mic/Line In mini phone jack
- Phantom power for all six XLR mic inputs: +24/+48V
- Large colour LCD touchscreen display
- Records directly to SD, SDHC and SDXC cards up to 512GB
- Up to 24-bit /96kHz audio in BWF-compliant WAV or a variety of MP3 formats
- Auto-record, Pre-record and Backup-record functions mean that you'll never miss that perfect take
- Built-in effects, including low-cut filtering, compression, and limiting
- Multichannel and stereo USB audio interface for PC/Mac/iPad
- Accepts standard AA alkaline or NiMH rechargeable batteries
- Over 15 hours of operation with 4 AA alkaline batteries
| Number of input channels: | 8 (XY mic capsule, 1-4, A, B) |
| Number of output channels: | 2 (stereo headphone and stereo line) |
| Connectors: | MIC IN: ZOOM mic connector |
| INPUT 1-4: XLR jacks (2: HOT) | |
| INPUT A/B: XLR/TRS combo jacks (XLR: 2 hot, TRS: TIP hot) | |
| USB: USB Micro-B (audio interface, mass storage and Guitar Lab connection functions) | |
| Note: Use a USB cable that supports data transfer. Operation using USB bus power is possible. | |
| REMOTE: ZOOM BTA-1 or other dedicated wireless adapter | |
| LINE OUT: 3.5 mm stereo mini | |
| PHONE OUT: 3.5 mm stereo mini | |
| Phantom power: | +24 V/+48 V (independent ON/OFF for INPUTS 1–4, A and B) |
| Recorder: | Recording media: Cards that support SD/SDHC/SDXC specifications |
| Formats: WAV: 44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit, mono/stereo; MP3: 128, 192, 320 kbps | |
| Maximum simultaneous recording tracks: 12 (MIC IN, backup recording, 1-4, A, B, and LR) | |
| Audio interface: | Multitrack mode: 44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit, 12-in/2-out |
| Stereo mix mode: 44.1/48 kHz, 24-bit, 2-in/2-out | |
| Tuner: | Chromatic/Guitar/Bass/Open A/Open D/Open E/Open G/DADGAD |
| Built-in speaker: | 400 mW 8Ω mono speaker |
| Display: | 2.4" (320×240) full-color touchscreen LCD |
| Power: | 4 AA batteries (alkaline, NiMH or lithium) |
| AC adapter (ZOOM AD-17): DC 5 V/1A | |
| USB bus power | |
| Estimated continuous operation time using batteries (hours: minutes): | Using alkaline batteries, Using XY mic, 44.1 kHz/24-bit (stereo × 1): about 15:00 |
| The above values are approximate. | |
| Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to use conditions. | |
| External dimensions H8: | 116.4 mm (W) × 163.3 mm (D) × 48.6 mm (H) |
| XYH-6: 78.9 mm (W) × 60.2 mm (D) × 45.2 mm (H) | |
| Weight H8: | 354 g XYH-6: 130 g |
| Note: | When using a USB cable designed for recharging, audio interface, SD card reader and Guitar Lab connection functions cannot be used. |