Topic: Zoom F8

[vegeta_ban]

Enjoy

[vegeta_ban]

I plan on testing it out by going into my SD722 w/ my telefunkens and sending that signal through the analog output into the F8 using the supplied XLR>TA3 cables. I was playing the dear jerry stuff i have yet to edit from my SD722 to the zoom last night trying to figure it out.

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You as well brother, have fun at Peach this weekend!  Should be great weather too!!!

[carlbeck]

I'm very interested to hear Team Telefunken's thoughts with the preamps in the Zoom. If it were me I'd try to run a set with my preamp & a set without or use a splitter. Either way I'll be waiting to hear what you guys think. Have fun!

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I'm very interested to hear Team Telefunken's thoughts with the preamps in the Zoom. If it were me I'd try to run a set with my preamp & a set without or use a splitter. Either way I'll be waiting to hear what you guys think. Have fun!

Definitely will try running with the pre/Mix before the F8, but on this performance tonight I am running it straight to the F8.  I don't have the time to test a full set-up due to the day job and the time between in my getting to the venue this eve.  Was a last min call on my part to scale it down.


If the F8 had only been released a day earlier   May have a gig in New Hope, PA on Sat or Freehold, NJ of Sun for the band Lovetester.  If so, I will run my SD Mixer and Pre's before the F8.

[goodcooker]

I would really appreciate being able to hear some audience recordings made with this deck using the onboard preamps.  Would be really handy for running an audience pair and a 4 channel TRS snake on the direct outs when I have SBD access.

I'm interested but I have little faith in Zoom for the most part. Battery life and powering options are also a consideration when running multiple channels and my current rig runs completely off of 5V.

Having used the internal preamps in my cheap little Tascam DR60d and being pleased with the results has opened up my mind to the possibilities of decent sounding preamps in a budget deck though....

[JiB97]

are these available for retail purchase anywhere yet?

[pohaku]

I believe a couple folks have got them through Gotham.  I don't know how extensive this initial release is.  B&H still has them on preorder.

[vegeta_ban]

Mine came from B&H. I ordered it when I first saw it mentioned on this board. Maybe I was early in line for it.

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Mine came from B&H. I ordered it when I first saw it mentioned on this board. Maybe I was early in line for it.

^^ Same for me.

[yltfan]

Do folks think the price will drop, stay the same, or go up on this unit after the introduction?

[stevetoney]

Do folks think the price will drop, stay the same, or go up on this unit after the introduction?

Depends on the overall reception of the unit.  If the unit has great sound and the demand is huge, price might go up a little after the initial rush as long as there's nothing else on the market to touch it.  Then in a couple of years as competitors put out similar priced units with more/better features or as sales start to poop out, the price might drop.  Gut feeling is that it probably wouldn't go up or down my more than a couple hundred though.

[ArchivalAudio]

All set to run this eve with the F8!  Will be a Wind instrument evening with West Philly Orch. opening for Rebirth Brass Band.

I am going to run all mic's direct this eve. and bypass any pre's, using a Shure VP88 in MS mode, a pair of Telefunken M60's with TK62 HC caps and a pair of Neumann KM100's with AK43's Wide Cards. 

6 channels should be a good test run this eve.  West Philly Orch has a tendency to parade around the room off the stage while playing, as to why I will run the wide cards with the VP88.

Running power from the battery cup Ni 12V using a Hirose connection.  Have the Tekkeon as a backup too.

Did all go well?  Overall first impressions?  Quite curious

--Ian

[justink]

i think, if the pre's sound good, this is a no brainer for us.  we don't do onsite mixing.  we plug in mics/board feeds and hit record.  if it sounds good as an all in one box, i don't need a V3 in my bag and i have room for more mics!

it's about $500 cheaper than most used R-88's and much smaller. i really want to know how the pre's sound. if they're comparable to the edirol pre's, this might be a great deal.

[ArchivalAudio]

i think, if the pre's sound good, this is a no brainer for us.  we don't do onsite mixing.  we plug in mics/board feeds and hit record.  if it sounds good as an all in one box, i don't need a V3 in my bag and i have room for more mics!

it's about $500 cheaper than most used R-88's and much smaller. i really want to know how the pre's sound. if they're comparable to the edirol pre's, this might be a great deal.

^^^^ This
Justin you hit the nail on the head.