Zoom Livetrak L- 12 Live Sound Mixer With USB Connection, Black

I was looking for a product to record audio on board for kids' practice sessions and also an audio interface to record into computer and my research pointed to L12. It is highly portable, light and right sized(only slightly bigger than a laptop base ) . It is very easy to set up and start jamming and record but has lot of features which I am still exploring. The only thing I wish it had was an ability to loop guitar or piano .It has an overdub facility but that's not same as looping. But I am not sure that is too much to ask. Also I did not see any DAW bundled.

Totally fullfulled the Purpose. Amazing quality!!

प्रोडक्ट अच्छा नहीं है प्रोडक्ट के बारे में जो ऑफिशियल जून की वेबसाइट पर जानकारी दी जा रही है वह गलत है प्रोडक्ट के बहुत सारे फंक्शन उस तरह से संचालित नहीं हो रहे हैं जो बताया जाता है प्रोडक्ट को उपयोगकर्ता आसानी से इस्तेमाल कर सके और उसका लाभ ले सके इसके लिए संबंधित कंपनी को प्रोडक्ट की सही जानकारी और प्रोडक्ट की वस्तुस्थिति आमजन को बतानी चाहिए व्यक्तिगत में इस प्रोडक्ट को खरीद कर पूरी तरह से संतुष्ट नहीं हो

The Product is excellent. But for me, it was a tragedy because of the negligence from the seller. Received open packet two times, and second time with a defective piece. Returned it on both occasions, and got the refund at last. Seller not reliable.

Lo recomendable es que por lo menos sepas usar una mezcladora analógica sencilla, porque esta incluye funciones que probablemente a alguien que inicia de cero, les cueste un poco entender. Una vez que comprendes el hecho de seleccionar el canal para hacer los ajustes, el uso se vuelve bastante siemple y parecido a cualquier mezcladora básica. Su tamaño no es precisamente compacto, así que se complica su transporte o uso en exteriores, pero es una opción ideal para instalaciones fijas o semi fijas.

Firstly this is an upgrade for me as I currently have and love the Zoom R16 but wanted more initial recording tracks and features. There is a steep learning curve on the l12. I found more help on YouTube and Internet reviews than from the Zoom documentation which is very weak. I am still learning how to use and plan to use at my next jam. Our band consists of 3 guitars, drums, keyboards and 3 vocals. This gives us 2 more tracks and will experiment with stereo drums on 9/10. Have not used the scenes or the 5 headphone outputs. Will try at a later date The effects also are interesting and will require trial and error. A downside I haven't figured out yet, is how to have different effects on different tracks in the same recording. Seems all tracks can only use 1 effect and tracks can adjust turn on or off or adjust by volume? I cannot connect to my FL Studio DAW on my laptop, so that is disappointing. Requires a very fast SD card (300mbs) and had trouble initially trying to use my old slower one from my R16. Nice feature with the pan and other knobs. Also sound quality improvement noticible over the R16. In general very happy Hope this helps

I’m using the Zoom LiveTrak L-12 for recording live looping performances and often record upto 8 track simulataneously. Overall it’s a very solid and capable mixer/recorder. Pros: 1. Excellent mixer overall with good-sounding preamps. 2. Very flexible routing options. I was able to set up a proper send/return effects loop using Line Out A and return it to a channel, which worked really well. 3. Very few products in this category offer both mixing and multitrack recording in one unit. 4. The bus system is excellent — you can create different mixes for each headphone output, and it can also be repurposed creatively for sends/returns. Cons: 1. The single digital channel strip knob is a bit fiddly. It’s less tactile than mixers like the Tascam Model 12, which has dedicated knobs for more functions. 2. Build quality feels a bit plasticky. 3. No dedicated send/return or aux knobs. 4. Only one onboard effect can be used at a time, and that single effect is shared across all channels. Overall, a very capable and flexible unit if you value routing options, good sound quality (which is the point of such a unit) and built-in recording.

This is a great music tool for a musician. You can use it so many different situations, and it does a good job in all of them. Here are some examples of how it can be used, and how it performs in those situations both good and bad. Practice: You can plug in a number of different devices to pull material from to work on. I use it to rehearse to songs playing from spotify on my computer connected VIA USB. I can adjust the volume of both the source music and my practice so I can easily isolate problem spots. You can also set aside trouble spots to share with your teacher when you run into problems. It has a built in metronome so you can practice in time, and see how your timing is while you work on different passages. Rehearsal: This thing really rules in a low volume rehearsal situation where everyone wants to use headphone. It has 5 independent aux sends to 1/4" headphone jacks. This gives everyone the ability to hear exactly what they want to. It has built in effects so the singer can have a little bit of reverb on their vocals. All that, and you can record your rehearsal to an SD card both as individual tracks and as a summed mix. The recording feature is super simple. Just select the tracks you would like to record, arm, and record. Throw a large SD card in the unit, and you will be set for weeks of rehearsal. It's also easy to listen to what you just recorded and sort out what happened as a group in different parts of a song. Writing: I will often get an idea in my head. With this it's as simple as come in, turn it on, start recording the idea. I can go back and add tracks from other instruments after I get the basic idea down, and I can even do these to a click. you could use it to stand alone record, but it's editing features are great, so you just drop the files into your computer and work within your favorite DAW. With the built in metronome you don't have to worry about having your computer turned on to be able to track some stuff and be able to drop it right into the computer in time later. Recording: With a built in recorder, and the ability to plug directly into your computer with 12 inputs and one sum, It provides great tools to work with. I play drums, and use an electronic kit to record. I can plug in the individual sends from my drum brain right into the unit and trick like I was at the studio. Super hack record your whole recording session directly on the device as a safety in case there are any issues with the computer recording, or a perfect solo that you didn't hit record for. Zero latency monitoring is great too. Live: I think it is probably more of a sub mixer, but it can do a whole show if you don't have too many instruments. If everyone is using in ear monitors it gives them up to 5 different mixes for that. it has XLR as well as balanced 1/4" outputs for speakers. You can record the whole show and come back and mix it later at home, or directly on the mixer. It has decent live effects and compression to make your show sound great coming out of your main speakers. Rehearsals: I had to go back and add this after my initial review. I feel like this is another area where this really shines. With the pandemic in full swing playing music with other people can be very difficult while trying to maintain social distancing. I have two rehearsal situations currently that I'm using this for. The first is a group where we are all in separate rooms and communicate via microphones. At my station I have my L-12 and mic up my drums with it. I send a stereo mix of the drums to another L-12 in the house via two XLR cables. I get a headphone signal from the other L-12 with a mix of all the other instruments. I can sum that, my drums, and a click in my L-12 and hear and record everything that happens while controlling my drum mix to the board. The second group rehearses outside with me in a garage. In this situation I mic all the other instruments directly and use 4 mics on the drums. This allows me to hear everything that's happening outside the garage, and record all the songs we play. I setup a template inside of Logic Pro X so when I get home I can copy the stems from the SD card and drag and drop them into logic with no real need to mix them since the levels and effects are already set. This results in great recording for all members of the band to review when we get home. Trouble spots: There aren't many trouble spots on this unit, and I'm still giving it the highest rating due the fact that for its issues it still does way more than just about anything at its price point. 1) The compression always writes to the recording and it's not a great compressor. 2) The Preamps aren't great, but they're usualable 3) The file naming system is okay, but pretty close to impossible to change. (Changing a long file name with a click wheel is not how I want to spend 5 minutes on every recording) 4) The faders aren't motorized (you have to set the faders whenever you switch mixes) 5) No individual stereo or mono pairs for monitor out in live situation This is a tool I can definitely get behind. At this or any price point there isn't much else on the market with all of these types of capabilities in a reasonably sized package. I have, and will continue to recommend this to my friends and peers.

Surpassed my expectations in every way! It's so light and compact and easily transportable to gigs. The pre-amps sound amazing, quiet and clean. Works perfectly in Logic Pro X after installing the driver for it. The on-board effects and compression sound great, as well as the versatile EQ. 5 custom headphone mixes is another fantastic feature. The only thing I can possibly criticize is the fact (I think) that you can only use one chosen global effect for all channels rather than selecting a channel and applying a different type of reverb for each. (But in reality it would maintain a cohesive mix if all the EFX sends sound like the same verb type, It would just be nice to choose to add delay on one track and still have reverb on the others.)