Zoom PodTrak P8 Podcast Recorder with 6 XLR Inputs & Sound Pads

The Zoom PodTrak P8 has revolutionized my podcast production process. It's a feature-packed podcast recorder that blends superb audio quality, intuitive design, and portability into a device that is accessible for both beginners and seasoned professionals. The first thing that stands out is the sheer audio quality this recorder delivers. With six microphone inputs, it allows for clear and high-quality recording of multiple voices simultaneously. The preamps are incredibly clean, and the noise floor is impressively low, ensuring that your recordings are crisp and free from unwanted noise. The six headphone outputs are another noteworthy feature. This allows each guest to monitor their audio levels comfortably, which is especially useful during a multi-guest podcast recording. The individual volume controls are a thoughtful touch, allowing for a personalized listening experience for each participant. One of my favorite features is the color touchscreen interface. It's clear, responsive, and simplifies navigating the P8's myriad of options. This feature, coupled with the dedicated controls for each channel, makes the operation of this recorder remarkably intuitive, even for those new to podcasting. The unit's portability is another key advantage. Its compact size and the option to power it with AA batteries make the PodTrak P8 an excellent choice for on-the-go podcasters who often record outside of a traditional studio setting. Moreover, the build quality is solid, and the overall design is sleek and modern. It feels robust and durable enough to withstand the rigors of regular use. Also, the integrated sound pads for music or sound effects are a fantastic addition that can truly elevate your podcast's production quality. Given its professional-level features, robust build, and ease-of-use, the PodTrak P8 offers excellent value for money. Whether you're a seasoned podcaster or just starting, this device will undoubtedly enhance your production process and the overall quality of your podcasts.

Works absolutely fantastic, virtually plug and play. You'll need an SD card to do multi truck out audio. But this thing has everything you could possibly ever need or want out of a sound interface. At least from what i've see. I love this thing.This is the only interface that I plan on using!!

In great condition... Very good quality piece of equipment at a great value

I have been using in a mobile setting for last four months with no issues. I protect it with a CASEMATIX Mixer Hard Shell Travel Case. It's light. It's very very intuitive to use. I never had color coded channels/outputs/indicators before, now I don't want to work with anything else. Everything about it works like its supposed to. Making adjustments on various inputs to get better sound quality is easy. The digital sound effects are easy to add and assign. This should be your first choice if you are coming into podcasting and need to integrate more than two inputs. I can handle four commentators, a microphone collecting ambiance, audio from the computer, someone calling my phone (using the Zoom BTA-2) and play sound with no stress at all. This would be a nightmare on almost any small mixer.

Awesome piece of equipment that really helped our podcast go to another level. Easy to use and great to mix a lot of media sources .

Easy to use and works well easy setup! Used it for my podcast now I use it for tik tok live and we had multiple users at one time and callers all worked great I have no complaints

I am never disappointed in Zoom products. This is my third Zoom recorder. They’re easy to use and flawless in transferring files from the recorder to my Mac.

This works well for an amateur podcast, but there are so many places where shortcuts were taken.... for example: 1 - If used an an audio interface, you only get 2 in/2 out, meaning you can't have each mic brought in as a separate channel, so if you wanted to use this with some kind of video auto switching software, it's not going to work for more than 2 mics. 2 - Zoom could have AT LEAST included a usb-c cable, a high quality, high rate cable would have been preferred, but any cable would have been an improvement over none at all. 3 - The XLR inputs could have been mounted on the top/side of the unit and created something with a smaller footprint, and something that wouldn't eventually wear out your cables. Same for the headphone outputs, which strangely enough, are 1/8" jacks instead of the standard 1/4" you would see on most other mixers. 4 - A USB port in addition to an SD card slot would have been nice to have. Why only SD? USB drives are so much more common and can be had in MUCH larger capacities. 5 - Bluetooth isn't built into the unit, instead, a separate adapter needs to be purchased. They could have charged a bit more and had the bluetooth built in so that you wouldn't have another piece to carry or misplace. Overall, I feel like there could have been a few small improvements made which would have made the unit MUCH easier to use and not feel so "budget."

Este equipo es magnífico y no tengo mucho de que quejarme, para quien piensa en comprarla les dejo mis pros y contras así como un breve review. Antes de empezar y aunque parezca bobo debo indicar que está hecho para PODCAST no esperen otras funciones. Equipos Zoom como el H6/H8/L8/L12, etc. son para usos múltiples y encuentran funciones no presentes en el PodTrak 8. Pros: * Graba hasta 13 tracks simultáneos, 6 micrófonos, L/R en llamada, / L/R en los pads, el micrófono 6 puede ocuparse para entrada USB L/R y al grabar simultáneamente entrega la mezcla de todo lo grabado en estereo. El RodeCaster Pro solo tiene entrada para 4 micrófonos. * Editor de audio práctico y funcional interno, recortar, mezclar con otro para agregar música de background y ajustar el volumen, etc. * Cada micrófono se ajusta independientemente, cada uno tiene su propio switch de phantom power, mejor que los L8/L12 que están por grupos y puede añadir color a la voz (es excelente). * De ganancia tiene 70db por lo que fácilmente puedes conectar un Shure SM7B. * La pantalla a color y táctil hace que se vuelva una pieza de hardware impresionante. * Los sliders se sienten sólidos y de buena calidad. * Puede usarse como interfaz y grabador al mismo tiempo. * Salidas para 6 audífonos con ajuste propio de volumen. * Los soundpads son 9x4 bancos, pueden configurarse para funcionar en diversas formas como loop, etc. También se personaliza el nombre del banco y el color. * Funciona también con 4 pilas AA con duración aproximada de 2 horas. * La transferencia de archivos grabados y la conexión de interfaz es mediante USB-C. * Evita la captación de audio de otros micrófonos cuando nadie habla. * Multi-idioma en pantalla, incluyendo español. * Deferente del RodeCaster Pro este sí graba multi-track, cada wave separado, en el RodeCaster Pro graba todo en un solo archivo y para separarlo hay que instalar en una PC el software companion, lo que significa perder tiempo. Contras: * Diferente del RodeCaster Pro carece de noise gate, configuración anti-pop. * Diferente de otros modelos Zoom este no soporta ASIO y no vienen que software de Steinberg incluido. * No tiene muchas de las funciones conocidas en otros equipos de Zoom como: metrónomo, matrix, pan, efectos, etc. Se comprende pues no fue diseñada para eso. * No tiene ducking como la RodeCaster Pro * Graba solo a 16bits pero soporta reproducción a 24bits. * No soporta Hi-z, pero es entendible pues es para micrófonos no para guitarras, etc. * No tiene bluetooth integrado como la RodeCaster Pro, pero puede comprarse el adaptador de Zoom aparte. Encontré un bug o no sé si así está pensado, es que por fuerza graba todos los tracks siempre, pero se puede configurar a solo grabar la mezcla estéreo de todas las entradas. Pero de elegir grabar todos los tracks separados no hay manera de evitar que se graben todos los tracks aunque no estén conectados o con volumen 0 o incluso con volumen cancelado o fuera del aire. Funciones que la RodeCaster Pro posee actualmente es posible que en un futuro firmware aparezcan tales opciones como noise-gate o incluso agregar un Reverb, EQ, etc. Le compré el software de Steinberg WaveLab Cast y va de lujo, todo lo que se necesita para afinar detalles. Incluso agregar el ducking de manera extremamente fácil. Físicamente impresiona mucho, sobre todo por la gran pantalla a color de alta calidad y touch. Si se organiza todo bien con los soundpads es posible que terminando de grabar un podcast ya esté todo listo para exportarlo como mp3 y transferirlo al PC para subir el episodio. La utilizo con micrófonos dinámicos Rode PodMic y la verdad es que la calidad es impresionante, olvídense de los micrófonos de condensador. He recibido muchos elogios por parte de mis seguidores por la calidad de audio. Recién abrimos un podcast público y pueden checarlo ustedes mismos, aparecemos en spotify como braxicanos.

Awesome Product and dtye best part is you can connect 6 Mics with it... Very Very helpful for Multiple Speakers

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