Zoom R20 Multi-Track Recorder

With its familiar touchscreen interface, the R20 makes it incredibly easy to record, edit and mix songs, so you can focus on the music. The R20 offers the best preamps with the lowest noise floor of any multitrack recorder Zoom has ever designed. With six XLR and two combo inputs and 16 recording tracks, the R20 is the perfect solution for singer-songwriters and bands. Optimise your workflow with colour-coded faders, gain controls and recording regions on the touchscreen: This ensures you’re always editing the right channel. Connect a MIDI keyboard to the R20’s USB-C port or use the touchscreen to create sounds with the built-in synthesiser. The R20 supports traditional MIDI files to import and play back bass lines, melodies, piano parts, etc. Using the optionally available Zoom BTA-1* Bluetooth adapter, you can control your R20 wirelessly from your iOS device.

Main Features

• 4.3" colour LCD touch screen
• Intuitive, DAW-inspired user interface
• Recording on up to 16 tracks (up to 8 simultaneously)
• Eight XLR mic preamps including two combo jacks for Mic/Line/Instrument
• Hi-Z switchable for input 1
• 48V phantom power switchable for Input 5 - 8
• Colour-coded volume faders, gain controls and tracks
• Integrated editor and effects
• Pre-installed and user-creatable drum loops
• Optional BTA-1 Bluetooth adapter for control via the R20 app for smartphones
• USB-C audio interface with 8 inputs and 4 outputs
• Record directly to SDHC cards with up to 32 GB or SDXC cards with up to 1 TB capacity
• WAV format with 44.1 kHz,16/24 bit
• Compatible with Guitar Lab

Specifications

Inputs / Outputs

• Inputs: Mic/Line (Mono): 8
• Outputs: Master Out: 1
• Phones: 1

Inputs

• Connectors: XLR/TRS combo jacks × 2 XLR × 6 (XLR: 2 HOT/TRS: TIP HOT）
• Input gain: +6 ~ +50 dB
• Input impedance: XLR: 3.9 kΩ TRS: 5.3 kΩ/1 MΩ (when Hi-Z is ON, for INPUT 1 only)
• Maximum input level: +4 dBu (@0 dBFS)
• Phantom power: +48 V (INPUTS 5–8, switchable in pairs)
• Equivalent input noise: –121 dBu or less (IHF-A) with +50dB/150Ω input
• Frequency response: –1.0 dB: 20 Hz – 20 kHz

Outputs

• Connectors: 2 TRS phone jacks (balanced)
• Maximum output level: +14 dBu
• Output impedance: 200 Ω
• Connector: 1 standard stereo phone jack
• Maximum output level: 20 mW + 20 mW (into 32Ω load)
• Output impedance: 33 Ω

Recorder

• Maximum Simultaneous Recording Tracks: 8
• Maximum Simultaneous Playback Tracks: 16
• Recording Format: 44.1Khz, 16/24-Bit, Mono/Stereo Wav
• Recording Media: 4–32Gb Cards Compatible With The Sdhc Specification
• 64–1Tb Cards Compatible With The Sdxc Specification

Effects

• Maximum number of simultaneous effects: 3 effects (One insert effect on one channel or one send effect available to all tracks)
• Patch memories: 50
• TUNER: Chromatic/Guitar/Bass/Open A/Open D/Open E/Open G/DADGAD

Synth

• Polyphony: 8
• Sound source format: FM
• Number of sound types: 18 + PCM drum kit
• DISPLAY: 4.3" (480×272) full-colour touchscreen LCD

USB

• USB Type-C
• Use a USB cable that supports data transfer. USB bus power is not supported.
• Audio Interface Operation: Stereo mix: USB 2.0 Full Speed
• 44.1kHz, 16/24-bit
• 2-in/2-out
• Multitrack: USB 2.0 High Speed
• 44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit
• 8-in/4-out
• Mass Storage Operation: Host/Device: USB 2.0 High Speed (5V/500mA power supplied when host)
• Guitar Lab Connection: USB 1.1 Full Speed
• Usb Midi Keyboard Connection: USB 1.1 Full Speed (5V/500mA power supplied)
• DAW CONNECTION (CONTROL SURFACE) FUNCTION: USB 1.1 Full Speed

Misc

• Remote Dedicated Wireless Adapter (Zoom Bta-1)
• Power Ac Adapter (Zoom Zad-1220): 12 V/2.0 A
• Power Consumption 11 W Maximum
• External Dimensions 378 Mm (W) × 206 Mm (D) × 58 Mm (H)
• Weight (Unit Only) 1.33 Kg
• Note: 0 Dbu = 0.775 V