LIVE TO MAKE MUSIC
The R12 is made for musicians who live to make music. And they want the freedom to make music wherever they go.
WHAT’S IN THE BOX
- R12 MultiTrak
- AD-17 AC Adapter
- USB Cable
- Quick Tour Guide
More
ALL YOU NEED ON-BOARD
Compact and mobile, you can record, edit, and mix songs without a computer. Use the R12’s full-color LCD touchscreen to cut, copy, loop, and edit your tracks.
TAKE IT EVERYWHERE
The R12 provides up to 5 hours of power on four AA batteries allowing you to bring your production anywhere. Additionally, you can power the R12 with the optional AD-17 adapter, or a USB battery.
FULLY LOADED
The R12 includes a send effects channel offering reverb, chorus and delay with a dedicated effects return fader. For advanced tones, you can use presets and effects from Zooms’ Guitar Lab.
The R12 also has pan and a 3-channel EQ for each track and a compressor on inputs 1 and 2.
Features
- Multi-track digital recorder with up to 8 tracks of recording.
- 2.4” Full Color LCD touchscreen display with easy touch and swipe editing
- User friendly graphic interface with on-board editing capabilities
- Battery Powered up to 5 hours (4 AA’s)
- 2 XLR / TRS Combo inputs - with phantom power and HI-Z on input 1
- Send effects channel with 4 options: Reverb, Delay, Chorus, or Guitar Lab preset (choose up to 3 effects from our guitar effects collection including distortions, modulation effects, spacial effects, and much more)
- Built-in compressor for inputs 1 and 2
- Pan and 3-band EQ for each track
- Sequence play - for using backing tracks in a live setting
- Drum loops (150 preloaded)
- Records directly to SDXC cards
- Built-in USB-C audio interface (2-in / 2-out or 2-in/4out) with control surface function
Specs
INPUTS
- MIC/LINE (MONO) Connectors 2 XLR/TRS combo jacks (Balanced, XLR: 2 HOT / TRS: TIP HOT）
- Input gain +6 ~ +50 dB
- Input impedance XLR: 3.9 kΩ TRS: 3.9 kΩ/1 MΩ (when Hi-Z ON, INPUT 1 only)
- Phantom power +48 V (switchable separately for INPUTS 1 and 2)
- Equivalent input noise –121 dBu or less (IHF-A) at +50 dB/150 Ω input
- Frequency response −1.0/+0.5 dB: 20 Hz – 20 kHz
OUTPUTS
- MASTER OUT
- Connectors 2 TRS phone jacks (balanced)
- Maximum output level +14 dBu
- Output impedance 200 Ω
- PHONES
- Connectors 1 stereo 3.5mm mini jack
- Maximum output level 45 mW + 45 mW (into 32 Ω load)
- Output impedance 10 Ω
RECORDER
- Maximum simultaneous recording tracks 2
- Maximum simultaneous playback tracks 8
- Recording format 44.1kHz, 16/24-bit, mono/stereo WAV
- Recording media Cards compatible with microSDHC specifications 4 GB – 32 GB
- Cards compatible with microSDXC specifications 64 GB – 1 TB
TRACK SETTINGS
- EQ High: 10 kHz, ±12 dB, shelving
- Middle: 2.5 kHz, ±12 dB, peaking
- Low: 100 Hz, ±12 dB, shelving
- Pan L100 – R100
EFFECTS
- Input Dynamics Comp/Limiter/Gate
- Patch memory effects 3 types can be used simultaneously
- 50 patch memories
- Guitar Lab supported
- Can be assigned and used as an insert (input) or send effect
- Dedicated send effects 10 types of spatial effects
RHYTHM LOOPS
- Sound source format PCM
- Number of loops 150
SYNTH
- Sound source format FM
- Polyphony 8
- Number of sound types 18 (and a PCM drum kit)
DISPLAY
- 2.4" (320×240) full-color touchscreen LCD
USB
- CONNECTOR
- USB Type-C Note: Use a USB cable that supports data transfer. USB bus power is supported.
- AUDIO INTERFACE FUNCTION
- 2-in/2-out or 2-in/2-out (iPad) USB 2.0 Full Speed
- 44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit
- 2-in/4-out USB 2.0 High Speed
- 44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit
- MASS STORAGE FUNCTION Device USB 2.0 High Speed (5 V/200 mA power supplied when host)
- GUITAR LAB CONNECTION USB 1.1 Full Speed
- DAW CONNECTION (CONTROL SURFACE) USB 1.1 Full Speed
- MASS STORAGE FUNCTION Host USB 2.0 High Speed (5V/200 mA power supplied)
- USB MIDI KEYBOARD CONNECTION USB 1.1 Full Speed (5 V/200 mA power supplied)
POWER
- Batteries: 4 AA (alkaline, lithium, or rechargeable NiMH)
- AC adapter: ZOOM AD-17 (5V/1.0A)
ESTIMATED CONTINUOUS OPERATION TIME USING BATTERIES
- During playback with +48V off and 32Ω headphone load
- Alkaline batteries: about 5 hours
- NiMH batteries (1900 mAh): about 5 hours
- Lithium batteries: about 11 hours
- • The above values are approximate. • Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to use conditions.
POWER CONSUMPTION - 5 W maximum
DIMENSIONS - 256 mm (W) × 158 mm (D) × 61 mm (H)
WEIGHT (including batteries) - 827 g