12 simultaneous recording tracks, interchangeable capsules, and an App-driven touchscreen interface, the H8 is designed to meet all your audio recording needs.

Features:

• Customized applications for field recording, music and podcasting
• 3 distinct interfaces for field recording, music and podcasting
• Interchangeable input capsules
• 12-track simultaneous recording
• Four mic inputs and two XLR/TRS combo connectors
• Gain control knobs and -20dB pads for each input
• Supplied XYH-6 X/Y capsule provides secondary input via a stereo ⅛" Mic/Line In mini phone jack
• Phantom power for all six XLR mic inputs: +24/+48V
• Large color LCD touchscreen display
• Records directly to SD, SDHC and SDXC cards up to 512GB
• Up to 24-bit/96kHz audio in BWF-compliant WAV or a variety of MP3 formats
• Auto-record, Pre-record and Backup-record functions mean that you'll never miss that perfect take
• Built-in effects, including low-cut filtering, compression, and limiting
• Multichannel and stereo USB audio interface for PC/Mac/iPad
• Accepts standard AA alkaline or NiMH rechargeable batteries
• Over 10 hours of operation with 4 AA alkaline batteries

Specifications:

Number Of Input Channels: 8 (XY mic capsule, 1-4, A, B)

Number Of Output Channels: 2 (stereo headphone and stereo line)

Connectors

Mic In: ZOOM mic connector

INPUT 1-4: XLR jacks (2: HOT)

INPUT A/B: XLR/TRS combo jacks (XLR: 2 hot, TRS: TIP hot)

USB: USB Micro-B (audio interface, mass storage and Guitar Lab connection functions)

Note: Use a USB cable that supports data transfer. Operation using USB bus power is possible.

Remote: ZOOM BTA-1 or other dedicated wireless adapters

Line Out: 3.5 mm stereo mini

Phone Out: 3.5 mm stereo mini

Phantom Power: +24 V/+48 V (independent ON/OFF for INPUTS 1 - 4, A and B)

Recorder:

Recording Media: Cards that support SD/SDHC/SDXC specifications

Formats: WAV: 44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit, mono/stereoMP3: 128, 192, 320 kbps

Maximum Simultaneous Recording Tracks: 12 (MIC IN, backup recording, 1-4, A, B, and LR)

Audio Interface:

Multitrack Mode: 44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit, 12-in/2-out

Stereo Mix Mode: 44.1/48 kHz, 24-bit, 2-in/2-out

Tuner: Chromatic/Guitar/Bass/Open A/Open D/Open E/Open G/DADGAD

BUILT-IN Speaker: 400 mW 8Ω mono speaker

Display: 2.4-inch (320×240) full-color touchscreen LCD

Power: 4 AA batteries (alkaline, NiMH or lithium) AC adapter (ZOOM AD-17): DC 5 V/1AUSB bus power

Using XY mic, 44.1 kHz/24-bit (stereo × 1): about 10:00

The above values are approximate.

Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to use conditions.

External Dimensions: 116.4 × 163.3 × 48.6 mm (W x D x H)

Weight: 354 g XYH-6: 130 g

Note:When using a USB cable designed for recharging, audio interface, SD card reader and Guitar Lab connection functions cannot be used.