Zoom R16

The Zoom R16 instantly transforms any environment into a recording studio. Not only does it offer 16 tracks for recording, it can also be used as a DAW control surface and audio interface, allowing you to craft great-sounding music both at home and wherever your travels take you. The R16 has it all: built-in stereo condenser microphones, 8 mic/line/instrument inputs for connecting external gear, a whopping 135 onboard DSP effects—even a chromatic tuner.

RECORDER

Track count: 16 (mono)

Maximum number of simultaneous recording tracks: 8

Maximum number of simultaneous playback tracks: 16 audio + metronome

Recording format: 44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit WAV format

Maximum recording time: 200 minutes/1 GB (mono tracks)

Projects: 1000

Markers: 100/project

Locator: Hours/minutes/seconds/milliseconds and bars/beats/ticks

File editing: Divide

Track parameters: 3-band equalizer, pan (balance), effect send ×2, invert

Stereo link: Tracks 1 / 2 - 15 / 16 selectable

Other functions: Punch-in/out (manual, auto), Bounce, A-B repeat, Undo/Redo

EFFECTS

Algorithms: 8 (CLEAN, DISTORTION, ACO/BASS SIM, BASS, MIC, DUAL MIC, STEREO, MASTERING)

Patches: 330 insert, 60 send-return

Effects modules: 7 insert, 2 send

TUNER

Type: Chromatic, guitar, bass, open A/D/E/G, D modal

METRONOM

Tones: 5

Beat: No accent, 1 / 4 - 8 / 4, 6 / 8

Tempo: 40.0 - 250.0 BPM

HARDWARE

Mixer faders: 9 (mono x 8, master x 1)

Pads: 8 (velocity-sensitive)

Recording media: SD card (16MB - 2 GB), SDHC card (4 - 32 GB)

Analog-digital conversion: 96 kHz 24-bit delta-sigma ADC

Digital-analog conversion: 96 kHz 24-bit delta-sigma DAC

Display: 20-digit 2-line custom LCD (with backlight)

Level meters: 4-segment LED

Inputs: Input 1-8

Type: XLR/TRS combo jacks

Input impedance: (Balanced input) 1KΩ balanced (2 hot), (Unbalanced input) 50 KΩ unbalanced (1 with Hi-Z input impedance 470 KΩ (Hi-Z on), 5 / 6 with phantom power)

Phantom Power: +48V

Input level: -50 dBm < continuous < +4 dBm

Built-in stereo microphones

Type: Omnidirectional condenser microphones

Gain: -50 dBm < continuous < +4 dBm                        

Outputs: Output

Type: TRS phone (balanced)

Phones

Standard stereo phone jack 20 mW x 2 (32 Ω load)

USB

Mini-B type (USB 2.0):

Operation as audio interface/ control surface and mass storage

USB AUDIO INTERFACE

Number of recording channels: 8

Number of playback channels: 2

Bit rate: 24

Sampling frequency: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz

Compatibility:

Windows® XP SP3 or later (32-bit)

Windows® Vista SP1 or later (32-bit, 64-bit)

Windows® 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)

            32-bit: Intel® Pentium® 4 1.8 GHz or faster, RAM 1 GB or more

            64-bit: Intel® Pentium® Dual Core 2.7 GHz or faster, RAM 2 GB or more

Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later/10.6.5 or later

            with Intel® Core Duo 1.83 GHz or faster and RAM 1 GB or more

            USB 2.0 compatible port, Intel chipsets recommended

POWER

AC adapter: DC 5V 1A (Zoom AD-14)

Batteries: 6 AA batteries (4.5-hour continuous operation time with backlight on and phantom power off)

OTHER

Dimensions: 376 mm (W) × 237.1 mm (D) × 52.2 mm (H)

Weight: 1.3 kg