IS THAT A STUDIO IN YOUR POCKET OR...

This is a great little tool that always keeps you creative!

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0:00 Unboxing
1:09 Zoom Recorders
6:18 The R4
9:50 How does it work?
21:11 Guitar and Bass Sounds
26:36 MY2CENTS

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[synthsoniq]

The R4 is awesome. I use it with my synth setup to record ideas, or stems to import into a DAW later for a finished track. If I'm jamming along on my keyboards and something sounds interesting, I can press record to instantly capture it quickly and easily, then layer it with another couple of tracks, basslines, leads, pads, etc. and it's all saved as individual tracks on the SD card to bring into a DAW later to build out. Such a cool recording tool. They did a great job with it.

[jimmieroberts]

This is the BEST tutorial on the R4 I've seen. Thank you...I love it.

[jonesvox]

Finally, somebody has done a comprehensive video on the R4… Great job…cheers

[danielserrano]

I'm just blown away with the features that little thing has... Always loved the brand, I'm glad to see they keep on coming with great products at a great price

[ryanstix]

Awesome run down. The R4 rules.. my approach.. I select a drum tempo and use it as a metronome, I take a stereo out from my roland kit, and record to tracks A and B, I now have my drums. I record my electric though my mxr FOD pedal into the unit and ad a guitar cab, do a second track, pan both...then bounce..bass direct, then vocals with a audio technica mic...touch of reverb, bounce, done...super easy, tactile, hands on...and most its FUN

[alanredversangel]

I'm slowly regressing back to outboard gear. It's just more productive than using a DAW even if it's essentially the same software.

[zvirb]

I am always happy to see you, Henning!

[BlueFritzie]

Like you said a great idea machine. Thanks for the nice introduction to it.

[JonNewquist]

That R4 looks way easier to use than my 10 year old Tascam, despite the button ballet required to change parameters. Nice price too.

The H6 Essential is intriguing as well, for different purposes. 32 bit float is a game changer for me on a device like this. Sometimes I need to capture things immediately, but my hands are too busy to mess with levels. Just hitting record and letting the box do its thing is a bonus.

[rowbags]

This looks brilliant. I used to love using a Portastudio in the '80s. It was great for quickly working out ideas as well as more finished tracks. This almost seems like its spiritual successor - but way more powerful and versatile, plus it's small enough to carry in your gig bag... Wow! 😎

[joellebrodeur]

I have the R4 and it's ancient sibling, the PS02. Main downside: you cannot use the internal mic for live band rehearsals. That requires a different mic otherwise it's too hot and distorts all audio.

If anyone has mic recs for rehearsal space recordings, I'm all ears.

Apart from that, it's intuitive to use and get demos done quickly

[frakss]

thanks for the video... that small thing is impressive

[Rocktalk]

This was the best review on this recorder on youtube thansk so much for comfirming what I have been saying about how great I think this little recorder is. well done sir!

[efstathioszavvos]

Goddammit, this exactly what I was looking for and with built in mic as well. Just at the right price too. Gonna buy one, thank you.

[derived-doom]

Is it possible to do multiple takes of a track without do a mixdown to the backing track? The idea behind the question is: I can't do vocal recordings at my bedroom studio and want to do them elsewhere (car?).

Long story short: I want to do multiple takes that are used in my DAW later on.

If this is possible: a dream tool 🙂

[ChavaPerezSPR]

It’s been a while since I saw this channel (work stuff) and I’m definitively buying this…

[michaelevan]

Looking for something like this to capture ideas on the fly when I’m noodling on the piano, guitar or trumpet. It’s a pain to fire up the DAW just to capture “ideas”. TASCAM or zoom… just looking now. Having this connected to a patch bay for quick access might be the ticket

[Hurricanehamo]

Thanks for posting. Your post contained everything i needed to hear and see regards this modern bit of tech. Our drummer brought on to rehearsals last night and I was blown away with the quality of the live recordings. Stripped drums, bass, acoustic (with a few basic pedals), & 2 X Vocals. Such a simple set up, fair enough the faders are sensitive! I wonder as you proposed, is there a setting that can make it a little less sensitive. I'm giving thomann a google.

[sadie]

Looks pretty impressive. Zoom have been pushing the envelope with compact recorders for a while now. The 32bit feature seems like a great step forward.

I was convinced to buy a used Zoom R8 over a smaller recorder a few months ago. As with this R4, there are lots of built-in features, tho' the tiny interface to access them can be a bit fiddly. I've purposely avoided getting into the DAW thing, as my primary focus has been learning guitar & for me, learning a DAW would be a distraction. As you say, these multi-track recorders are ideal for players wanting to capture ideas on-the-go. With a bit of practice, it's possible to get great results.

[SalAvenueNJ]

I have a zoom h6 as part of my live rig. I have 4 sources I like to record live. And I use the monitor out to create a mix I send out to whatever amp I'm using. I wonder if not having to deal with the gain knobs is worth the effort of buying a new one.