Zoom R12: Why I use it // Song workflow plus a panning mix down trick! 

I'll try!

I use an R20. I might be able to answer your questions about compression.

@@rothloaf1980 Hello, thank you, what parameters do you use to compress standard in the R20? You deal with the other question at the time of recording or after editing the compression, Regards

@@jorgehernaz I usually don't compress the track when I record it. I do use the individual track's limiter (under "track settings) set at -2db to keep from hitting the zero. Recording compression makes tracks sound dull when mixing, unless mixed with a direct signal, like one trk of uncompressed dry guitar, plus one trk of compressed guitar ... During mixdown I use "optcomp, blackopt, or LMT-76" which act like multiband compressors. You can separately dial how compressed the lows and highs are in the mix. I used to record live jazz and classical music so I record the natural sound without compression or fx, then compress individual tracks, if necessary, at mixdown. Hope that helps. Feel free to respond or ask anything else. Audio nerds unite!😃 Edit: "parameters": i usually set compressors at the 20-30 marks, with quick releases of 3-10ms. On the R20, tracks lose high end if over 30, but I do go higher on kickdrums.

@@rothloaf1980 tremendous, thank you very much!

You're welcome and thanks for watching! The combo jacks on the R12 are good. They grip 1/4" or XLR plugs but you don't need an excessive amount of force to pull them out. They are what you expect them to be. They are not like the ridiculously tight R20 combo jacks.

Thanks for the quick reply!

Yes. The mix down file is just a stereo .WAV file that is saved in the AUDIO folder. So if you have 2 open tracks in your project, you can just import the stereo track into those two tracks. Or simply open up a new project and then import the mix down stereo file in there to listen to it. This video demonstrates how to import mono and stereo .WAV files into a project on the R20, but it's basically the same thing on the R12: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JMmjrkenS8s.html

@@GazRendar ok ! Thanks a lot.

No. The R12 is the smaller unit and it only has two combo 1/4"--XLR inputs. The larger R20 model has two combo inputs along with 6 XLR inputs for a total of 8 inputs.

Each track has it's own manual fader control. You can leave a fader in a position, leave a Project, and come back to it, and it will remember where you left the fader. However, they are not motorized faders. So if you hit Play to listen to your song, the R12 won't remember how you dynamically moved the fader during that playback. It only remembers one static fader position. If you want to fade individual tracks in and out during playback or mix down, you still need to move them individually with the faders. That's sort of demonstrated in this video a little past the 7:00 minute mark. You can see me adjusting the volume of two tracks back and forth in real time with the manual fader control. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9ma_3CZbxCM.html

@@GazRendar So i can move two faders in the same time during mix down to add it as effect to a final project?

@@GrowingTreesEasy Yes. You can independently move all 8 Track faders during a final mix down. During a mix down you can also apply 1 effect patch and choose to apply it to any or all of the tracks. You can also adjust that send effect level in real time with the send effect fader on the R12. When you mix down, you get a stereo .WAV file stored on the SD card.

@@GazRendar Last question:so i can use that final stereo mix to add more instruments and to start a new project? If it’s stereo probably i will need to assign it to two channels so i will be able to add 6 more channels to it?

Yes. You can absolutely do that. I highlighted that in my R12/R20 bounce track video. It's also specifically demonstrated here with the R20, but the process is the same with the R12: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JMmjrkenS8s.html