Zoom H8

So, whether you're recording music, sound effects in the field, or professional podcasts, the H8 adapts instantly to the feature set required for the job.

Under its hood the H8 features all of Zoom's industry-leading audio fidelity, legendary transparent preamps, and overall dependable performance. With four XLR and two XLR/TRS combo jacks, the H8 can record up to 12 tracks simultaneously, and you can quickly and easily adjust input type, lo-cut, EQ, compression, limiter, noise gate, and more.

For podcasters, the H8 features four Sound Pads to activate sound effects such as laughter and applause. You can choose from 13 prerecorded sounds or download your own sound effects.

The H8's updated Capsule System 2.0* provides even more flexibility with brand new, high-end, mic and input attachments, as well as offering flawless backwards compatibility with the H6's capsules.

• Three distinct application driven interfaces for Field Recording, Music and Podcasting, navigated via large color LCD touchscreen display

• Compatible with Zoom's interchangeable capsule system, and three new capsules coming in Q3 (see below)

• 12-track simultaneous recording

• Four XLR 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 " Mic/Line In mini phone jack

• Phantom power for four main XLR inputs: +12/+24/+48V

• Large color 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 20 hours of operation with 4 AA alkaline batteries

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS:

• Handheld portable audio recorder

• 12 simultaneous recording tracks

• Interchangeable input capsules

• App-driven touchscreen interface with dedicated modes for field recording, music, and podcasting

RECORDING FORMATS:

• WAV: 44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit, mono/stereo, BWF-compliant

• MP3: 128, 192, 320 kbps

INPUTS:

• 4 XLR mic inputs with dedicated gain control knobs and -20 dB pads

• 2 XLR/TRS combo jacks with Hi-Z switches for instruments

• Zoom mic capsule connector supporting interchangeable capsules

OUTPUTS:

• 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo line output

• 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo headphone output

• Built-in mono speaker

DISPLAY:

• 2.4" full-color touchscreen LCD

STORAGE:

• Supports SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards up to 512 GB

POWER:

• 4 AA batteries (alkaline, NiMH, or lithium)

• USB bus power

• Optional AC adapter (Zoom AD-17): DC 5V/1A

BATTERY LIFE:

• Approximately 10 hours using alkaline batteries with XY mic at 44.1 kHz/24-bit

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT:

• 116.4 mm (W) - 163.3 mm (D) - 48.6 mm (H)

• 354 g (without batteries)