I think, in ZOOM parlance, this is akin to bouncing 2 mono tracks to a single stereo track..so yeah, your double tracking scenario would be correct.
Also to answer your monitoring question, you'll either need to buy powered monitors or use a stereo amp to push unpowered monitors to listen to the...
This is not true for all combo units. The Tascam 2488 can import and export individual track files as can the ZOOM R16. I don't know about others as I've only looked at these two particular units. The HD16 may very well have the same abilities.
The HD is not setup to be used as an interface, so no, you can't record straight into Reaper. You can record to the HD then move those files over to Reaper, but that's as far as it goes. However, the HD16 can be used as a control surface for some DAW programs...I know it's set up to control...
I don't have a good answer for the drum question, however Reaper will host drum samples and VSTI kits that can be triggered via Midi, but I'm unsure as to whether or not the HD16 can record or render Midi events. Probably a good question to post in that ZOOM forum I linked to earlier.
Exactly. Both the HD16 and R16 store song data as .wav files. Plug them into your computer via USB and the comp will see them as mass storage devices...just drag the files and drop them into Reaper.
Yeah, I routinely ran 8 simultaneous channels into Reaper from the ZOOM.
Here's a good forum for HD16, and any other ZOOM product questions.
Zoom Gear & Home Recording Forum • Index page
The ZOOM has 8 XLR inputs with phantom power plus 2 built in condensors.
I run Sonar 8.5 on a PC laptop. I also run Reaper on a netbook. The Tascam M-164uf gets pretty good reveiws around here as well.
Product: M-164UF | TASCAM
I use a ZOOM R16. It's an 8 channel interface that can also record as a standalone using SD Cards. It packs some decent onboard effects and the pre's are usable. It's been a pretty reliable piece of gear.
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Exactly. If you want to learn, prepare to study. It won't happen overnight and it likely won't happen this year. It's a combination of learning what you like when you hear it and why + learning how to translate that to an instrument. The first part is entirely internal...listening and...
You can build a house with left over 5's. You're a cruel bastard, Bob.:D
Take the Lt's advice....he's right on the money...and for what it's worth, experiment with some more open chambers as well. I little bit of a closed lay will be ok with at least a good medium chamber behind it. I used...
There is a manufacturing defect with the Omega. If you open it up, you'll see that a ribbon connector from the front panel to the main board passes across an output transistor which gets quite hot. This in turn can heat up the cable causing it to either distort the socket where it connects, or...
That's basically it. The interface becomes the computer's "soundcard" and is usually connected to the computer via USB, or Firewire in most cases. You'll most likely end up disabling the onboard card to avoid conflicts between the two.