Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Digital Mixer/Recorder
- Six mic preamps with phantom power
- Sound Pads and a Mix-Minus phone input
- Records 12 tracks at once to an SD card
$379.99 USD
Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Digital Mixer/Recorder
Built for podcasts and music performances, the Zoom LiveTrak L-8 is a digital mixer and recorder with six mic preamps, four headphone outputs, and 12-track recording to an SD card.
Its six XLR/TRS combo inputs each have +48 V phantom power, gain up to +54 dB, and a -26 dB pad switch, with an equivalent input noise of -121 dBu. Two of them switch to Hi-Z for instruments. Two TS line inputs, a TRRS jack for a phone, and USB return channels fill out the mix. Every channel has a 3-band EQ, a low-cut filter, and a send to eight types of effects.
Six Sound Pads play 13 preset sounds, intros, or jingles at the press of a button. A phone connects through the included TRRS cable, and the Mix-Minus function keeps echo and feedback away from a caller. Four headphone outputs carry the main mix and three custom monitor mixes, and seven scene memories store and recall a show’s settings.
The L-8 records up to 12 tracks at once, 10 channels plus a stereo mix, as WAV files at up to 24-bit/96 kHz to SD cards up to 1 TB, with punch-in and overdub. Effects, EQ, overdub, and the audio interface are not available at 96 kHz.
Over USB it is a 12-in/4-out audio interface, and it works with iOS devices through Apple’s Lightning to USB Camera Adapter. It can record to a computer and an SD card at the same time at up to 48 kHz. It runs on the included AD-17 AC adapter, USB bus power, or four AA batteries, which last about 1.5 hours on alkalines.
Features
- Six XLR/TRS combo inputs with +48 V phantom power
- -121 dBu EIN and up to +54 dB of gain
- Two Hi-Z inputs and two TS line inputs
- TRRS phone input with Mix-Minus
- Six Sound Pads with 13 preset sounds
- Four headphone outputs with three custom monitor mixes
- 3-band EQ, low cut, and eight send effect types
- 12 tracks at once to SD cards up to 1 TB, at up to 24-bit/96 kHz
- 12-in/4-out USB audio interface
- Runs on four AA batteries, the AD-17 AC adapter, or USB power
What's Included
- LiveTrak L-8 Mixer/Recorder
- TRRS cable
- USB cable
- AD-17 AC adapter
- Quick Guide
Specifications
| Channels | 8 (6 mic/line, 2 line) |
|---|---|
| Inputs | 6 XLR/TRS combo mic/line (XLR pin 2 hot, TRS tip hot), gain +10 to +54 dB (−3 to +41 dB with Hi-Z on), impedance XLR 3 kΩ, TRS 3 kΩ/1 MΩ (Hi-Z on), maximum input −2 dBu (pad off) or +24 dBu (−26 dB pad on); 2 TS line inputs, 10 kΩ, +3 dBu maximum; TRRS smartphone jack, 10 kΩ, +3 dBu maximum |
| Equivalent Input Noise | −121 dBu or less (IHF-A) at +54 dB, 150 Ω input |
| Phantom Power | +48 V |
| Outputs | Master out: XLR (balanced), +14.5 dBu maximum, 100 Ω; master out (phones) and 3 monitor outs (phones): standard stereo phone jacks, 10 mW + 10 mW into 60 Ω |
| Buses | Master 1; monitor 3; send effects 1 |
| Channel Strip | Low cut 75 Hz, 12 dB/octave; EQ high 10 kHz ±15 dB shelving, mid 2.5 kHz ±15 dB peaking, low 100 Hz ±15 dB shelving |
| Effects | 8 send effect types |
| Maximum Tracks | 12 recording at 44.1, 48, or 96 kHz; 10 playback |
| Recording Formats | WAV: 44.1, 48, or 96 kHz; 16-bit or 24-bit; mono or stereo |
| Recording Media | SDHC (4 GB to 32 GB) and SDXC (64 GB to 1 TB) cards, Class 10 or higher |
| USB | USB 2.0; audio interface 12-in/4-out at 44.1 or 48 kHz, 24-bit; card reader (mass storage, USB 2.0 High Speed) |
| Frequency Response | 20 Hz to 20 kHz, −1 dB (44.1 kHz); 20 Hz to 40 kHz, −3 dB (96 kHz) |
| Display | Backlit LCD (96 × 64) |
| Power | 4 AA batteries (alkaline, lithium, or NiMH); Zoom AD-17 AC adapter (DC 5 V/1 A); USB bus power |
| Battery Life | About 1.5 hours (alkaline), 3 hours (1900 mAh NiMH), 5 hours (lithium); 44.1 kHz/16-bit, 4 channels, phantom power off, battery saving on |
| Power Consumption | 5 W |
| Dimensions | 268 mm (W) × 282 mm (D) × 74 mm (H) |
| Weight | 1.56 kg (unit only) |
