Zoom R16 Tutorial 3
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- This is my third tutorial video for the R16. In this one I address common questions people have asked.
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Monitors 0:35
Headphones 1:41
Example Recording: 1:58
Bouncing Tracks: 2:55
Send/Return Effects: 5:31
Wet/Dry Recording: 14:55
Mixdown/Master 20:28
Multiple Mixdowns/Masters 22:08
Mastering Effects 26:00
Import Zoom Tracks To Recording Software: 29:47
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Hey Steve! I have to say that without your tutorials my zoom R16 would be no more than a paperweight! Thank you so much for the informative and creative tutorials man!
Ah, it can't be a paperweight... ya gotta plug that Les Paul in and make some music!
Just finished the video. What I do is watch them once to see what,s there and then replay them and take detailed notes on everything you demonstrate so I can refer to them as I learn this recorder. One thing I did not see that you might consider for a future video is how to configure and copy tracks from the computer to the SD card to use in a project. My group has created a bunch of percussion tracks and I would like to be able to stick the SD card into the computer, copy which ever one I needed to the card and then assigned it to an input/track. I am going to study the manual today to see if I can figure out how to do it but I am sure others may also want this type of info. Thanks again for all your efforts. Zoom should hire you as an online instructor.
I agree.
I covered transfering files in this video: th-cam.com/video/7XOGTvqBc5Q/w-d-xo.html
I cant tell you how much this helps. Fantastic tutorials. Thank you so much
Glad it was a help. Hope you record some fantastic tunes.
Hey man I just wanted to thank you for the outstanding videos! I know they are older but I really just found them after having my Zoom around for many years and wanting to use it. Thank you again so much!!
You're welcome brother. It's a great machine. Hope you record some good tunes with it. Here are 2 of my own that I recorded with the R16. I liked how they turned out: th-cam.com/video/4RACoyPbI6M/w-d-xo.htmlsi=jidEdqY_xSSvw0Ip th-cam.com/video/WAQYkeE2Yvk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=DyfwWhD-Fvf8UEeu
Great work!! Your videos are the best and I'm putting the R16 to the test tomorrow... Thanks...
Have fun!
Hi Steve - really great tutorials - had my zoom for a long time but learned so much this weekend with your videos. Thank You! - Brian
Great to hear the videos were a help Brian!
Saw the 6 yr old one. This is 3 yrs old! You are alive!
And kickin'!
I agree with one of the comments, the manual for ZOOM R16 is not always very clear.
Great tutorials, simply explained, you’re a Champ !!!
I appreciate that!
Steve. Another great video. You take the mystery out of the Zoom R16 (and I’m sure other multitrack recorder/mixing machines too!). Thanks!
Happy to help!
Have a dpo3 and got a good deal from a fine artist I know on cubase a computer and zoom 16. Your hands on tutorial it's going to make it very easy to shift into this other venue of recording. Thank you and keep up the good work much appreciated.
Thanks for the information, Steve! Your demo sounds good too.
Glad to help.
This is like rediscovering the Zoom R16 and give it a better use. Thxs a lot.
Awesome!
@@stevekonbass If it is not too much to ask, some tips for using the R16 as a Control Surface, would be much appreciated.
Maybe one day I'll mess around with it. The reason I love the R16 is I turn it on and I'm off to the races getting creative and recording. I never took to recording with a Pro Tools or the like and watching a computer screen, even though there are some advantages.
Thank you for these tutorials. I'm getting one of these and these videos have been a great source of information.
Thanks Alan. Happy recording brother!
Great videos, I learned a lot, so thank you very much!👍👍👍
Awesome! Glad they were a help.
Thank you so much Steve Konbass, I could follow your zoom explanation all my life. I have a zoom r24 and would recommend anyone to watch your videos. If you have anything on rythm (edit, kit, assign), drum pattern or pads I'll be more than happy to watch. I'm learning unimaginably fast. Arigato gozaimasu
Glad the videos were a help. I have a Zoom drum tutorial for the MRT-3: th-cam.com/video/e9J6FMFJjVU/w-d-xo.html I'm not sure if it works the same as the drum machine in the R24.
@@stevekonbass I've been following tutorials back and forth, having a chance to observe is really great, I'm looking for something that can replicate voice variations along pitch, like a drum machine where you would record your voice and play with that instead. Any ideas on that?
Thank you
No, I don't. That might take some experimentation on your part.
How do you like your new last name, Steve? 'Konbass'. lol.
It has a ring to it, lol.
That was excellent. Thanks.
Glad you liked it.
Thanks so much for posting this. I was having a meltdown trying to get the Send Effects working, just hadn't spotted the significance of the Reverb Send option in Pan/EQ. Durrr.
Glad it was a help Chris.
Thanks a lot
Most welcome
Another very helpful video. It's much easier to learn from these tutorials than reading from the manual.
(Steve could you please explain how to adjust the volume of tracks 9-16 when mastering? I can't find the 'fader' display screen. Stay safe. I'm from New York, and I can tell you Covid is no joke.)
I'm a Long Island boy myself. The NY never leaves me.
The tricky thing is when you're going back and forth from 1-8 and 9-16. I made mention of it in one of the videos. Let's say for instance you have the fader on track 1 all the way up and then you go to track 9 (which uses the same fader) and you have it pulled nearly all the way down. All is good until you go back to track 1 to make a minor adjustment. But because you just worked on track 9 and the fader is nearly at the bottom, as soon as you touch that fader the volume on track 1 is gonna drop. So, what I do after I have everything near where I want it, I make volume adjustments by doing this (and this will answer your question): hit the pan/eq button, hit the track that you want to make the adjustment on, use the up/down arrows and look for fader, and then use the jog wheel to adjust the volume/fader level. Hope that helps. If you get a chance please check out my Easy Listening Instrumental video. Half of the songs on that one were recorded on the Zoom and I'm tryin' to get a little love on that one. th-cam.com/video/_Qj4KwE1AfM/w-d-xo.html Stay safe.
Thanx for the help
Happy to help.
Thanks Steve that great tips merci beaucoup!!!
You're welcome Mario!
Hi ! I would like your help, if I record any daw and want to run on R16 how should I save the file? because I'm trying to run a playback but it's not recognizing it even though it's in WAV, is there any detail that I don't know? I'm grateful since
Not sure if I fully get what you're trying to do, but check out this video I did. It might help if you need to transfer/assign files: th-cam.com/video/7XOGTvqBc5Q/w-d-xo.html
Hi Steve, can you tell us what you are using for your drum tracks? I'm thinking of picking up ezdrummer 2 and I'm wondering if I can import those drum tracks into the R16?
I'm using a Zoom MRT-3. They don't sell them anymore but you might find them on ebay. Check a few of these videos out if you might be interested in the MRT-3 this way you can listen to the quality of the drums and how they sound used in a song (sounds, touch, fills, cymbals, etc.) First 2 vids are original music vids and the last one is a tutorial I did on the MRT-3.
th-cam.com/video/Cih5G4ZcECo/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/GfQDgB12nTk/w-d-xo.html
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Hi Steve, I love my R16 and your tutorials are great! Could you remind me, am I right in thinking that you can't record the send/return FX live on a track? You will have to apply them afterwards and record to the master, right?
Glad to hear you're diggin' the recorder. The send effects are always there (that's your reverb/chorus/delay) and you can change them whenever you want. When you click that send button you can choose which reverb you want. If you click the send button and then arrow right you can choose a chorus (or delay) to pair it with. Then, when you click the Pan/EQ button and arrow down you'll see Reverb and Chorus and you can adjust it as you want on each track. So, when you use the reverb on your guitar or vocals you can hear it while you record. Just hit that EQ button, choose the track, arrow down, and turn up the reverb. You won't be stuck with that particular reverb later on if you don't like it. The send reverb isn't actually recorded to the track.
@@stevekonbass thanks, your last sentence was what I was after! Would have loved it if you could record it to the track.
Try using 'insert effect' instead of 'send'.@@ringtangting
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Dude your tutorials are the best just got a question maybe I missed something I filled up my first 8 tracks now when I switch to 9-16 how do I record while still listening to some tracks on 1-8 ? I need to hear wat I’m playing too
Make sure tracks 1-8 are lit up green, that's the play mode. Make sure those faders are up too. Then just hit the button to switch over to tracks 9-16 and you can record on those tracks while listening to 1-8.
@@stevekonbass sweet I get it so I set wich ever tracks on want to hear on green then when I switch over it will remember and play those tracks Awsome you da man buddy best tutorial ever
Em eh one more thing lol when I swapping tracks can I hit the first track then switch to 9-16 and replace it with one of those tracks?
Yep, ya got it.
I believe ya can. Give it a whirl.
Hey man, thanks for the awesome video. I'm struggling to use my R16 with lavalier mics, I'm thinking of purchasing some vxlr's from Røde to connect the lavs to the R16 but i'm not certain that it provides the plugin power needed for the lavs. Can you shed some light on this man? Thanks in advance!!
What problem are you having with the lavaliers? Lavaliers are wireless mics that clip to your shirt. So, the lavalier mic plugs into the wireless transmitter, the receiver picks up the signal, and you'd run an xlr or 1/4" cable from the receiver to the Zoom. That should work. If it doesn't work I'd check the battery in the transmitter. Now if the wireless thing isn't your problem and you're trying to plug the lavalier in direct, then it could be a plug thing. There are a few type of plugs, TS (tip sleeve- 1 black band on plug), TRS (tip, ring, sleeve- 2 black bands on plug), and TRRS (tip, ring, ring, sleeve- 3 black bands on plug). I gather the Rode VXLR will work provided the plug on your lavalier is a TRS (has 2 black bands on it). So, check out your plug on the lavalier and see how many bands it has on it. Then, there's the whole subject of dynamic mics and condenser mics. Condenser mics need phantom power which the Zoom has on inputs 5 and 6. Hope that helps ya brother.
@@stevekonbass Thanks for taking the time for replying in such an elaborate way bro. This is insightful, highly appreciate it!
Hi Steve, I came across a bit of an issue when transferring a master to a usb stick. I did a first master which I stored on a usb stick and downloaded to my computer > no problem > but then I recorded the guitars again cuz there were a few screw-ups in the first master. I then mixed down that second version > no problem. Now, when I tried to store that second version on my usb stick, it just wouldn’t let me do and kept storing the first version. The second version with the new guitars are in the machine but fir some reasons can’t be stored in the usb stick. Do you have any idea why ?
Make sure you're pulling up that 2nd master for transfer. Multiple masters can be saved on the Zoom SD card. As I'm sure you discovered, when you mix down it doesn't overwrite the previous master. If you have a laptop you can put that Zoom SD card in and transfer it that way too. Also check to make sure the stick isn't near full.
Thank you for this tutorial. I'm planning on purchasing an R16. I do drum covers on TH-cam and I have all my tracks sent to different parts of the drum. One mic on the snare, 4 mics on each tom, bass drum, and two condenser mics for overhead. Would it be possible for me to record the drum tracks and play the song on another track without that song being recorded. I know there are possibly 16 tracks total however eight of them use mics. If you know what I'm saying. I'm also very new to this.
Basically, as an example, you can record the drums on tracks 1 through 8, and record the song you're playing to on tracks 9 and 10. Then when you mix down the drums just mute tracks 9 and 10. Or, you can just listen to the song from a CD player while you record the drums, and not record the song at all.
Steve, I am having no problem adding an effect before I record a sound file by following your instructions but I am struggling with the proper procedure to add an effect to a sound file after I have recorded it dry. I recorded a rhythm and lead track and managed to get an effect on the rhythm track but when I went to add a different effect on the lead track the effect from the rhythm track effect was already there. When I changed that and went back to the rhythm track the new effect from the lead track was there instead of the one I originally placed there. Very confusing. Do you address this procedure anywhere in your videos.? If so, I have watched them but I guess I missed it. Thanks.
Yeah John, basically you can't use more than 1 insert effect at the same time but there's a way around it. I did a new video that covers it: th-cam.com/video/7XOGTvqBc5Q/w-d-xo.html ... also please check out my new music video that was recorded with the Zoom: th-cam.com/video/4RACoyPbI6M/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for all your hardwork on these instructional videos. I have enjoyed them. Your presentations are in much ways , in my humble oppion, are improving.
Question:
Have you needed or used the track edit feature: time stretch?
I have used the track edit feature : trim.
Without success when it needed to correct track sync problems.
Example
Down loaded seperate bass, drum, guitar and vocal tracks.
Play back those tracks one at a time on an external audio player
as each is recorded onto a seperate track on the r16.
(Using the 1 bar count in on each seperate track)
But it is humanly impossible to get each track start on exactly beat one, some tracks start record at beat one plus 100 miliseconds and so with varing degrees of beat one plus 100 - 180 miliseconds.
The track edit feature is limited to 100 miliseconds, so no corrections can be made.
this difference in start track playback causes a 100 - 180 miliseconds echo between tracks?
I am trying to ascertain if the edit track feature time stretch will help in syncing.
No Mike, I haven't. That's where it's better to use a computer based recording program where you can see the audio waves and move them around and sync them up, rather than using a multitrack recorder.
Awww, good advice. I am starting to catch on.
Nice!
I'm recording drums and bass at the same time, but when I use imput source, all the effects go to the same input. It is a live recording. Do you know if there is any way to use two effects at the same time on separate inputs?
Thanks a lot!!!
Not at the same time Diego. You might want to just cut the drums first and then track the bass.
i record a song on ch.1, then add a bass on ch. 2., but when i try to download it to a thumb drive all i get is track 1. no bass track. what am i doing wrong?
If you recorded a bass track and hear it when you play it back on the Zoom, it's there. Put the Zoom SD card in your laptop and listen to all the files on that project.
Thanks again for your efforts. I will be studying this video multiple times. I did notice that your electric guitar looks like it is not set in the Hi-Z mode. My Ibanez sounds better when I use Hi-Z. Is it just that some electrics sound better in Hi-Z and some not in Hi-Z? Is there a way of determining if an instrument requires Hi-Z or not or do you just try both settings and see which one sound the best?
Yeah, just try both. I've found some sound better with using the Hi-Z and others no real difference.
Hi. If the individual track was recorded with an insert effect on it, making it subsequently "wet". Will the effect for that one channel still be there if you start using other effects in the mastering stage? Thanks.
Yes. For instance... if I record the guitar track with the 5150 effect on it, and then record the bass with the Hartke effect on it, I can use the mastering effects at the end and it won't effect either.
@@stevekonbass Thanks for clarifying this. I have been using my R16 to just record the tracks. Then I import them into Cubase and do the editing there. I was always wanting to experiment with the R16 to see what the effects are like. You saved me hours of fiddling around. I have two R16's (and linked them together), because I wanted to record the latest band I was in, but I wound up leaving the band due to the ego maniac that was in charge. By the way, I was thinking of updating the content to my TH-cam channel and I wanted to feature a video discussing the R16 and its capabilities. Is it okay to mention that you offer great tutorial "how to" videos on your channel? Thanks Steve!
There is a "wet" or "dry" record setting, which I think defaults to wet. If you set it to dry then you hear the effect applied over the monitor, but the signal is recorded dry. The setting is buried somewhere in the [INSERT EFFECT] menus.
How do I trim my music, I have recorded 8 songs . I would be grateful if you could help me out. thanks.
What do you mean by "trim" Anthony? Give me more info on what you're trying to do.
Hi, Steve. Do you know how to use one track of the R16 as a click track? Thanks.
Not as an individual track, but if you click tool and arrow over to metronome you can set the click to how you want it... just a pre count, a click through the whole song, type of click, time signature, etc.
@@stevekonbass Thanks!
It seems when starting a new project, R16 appears to "carry over" the previous project's settings. For example if I listen to track 1 & 2 of project 1, the track selector lights are green. When I exit out of project 1 and create a new project, track selector lights for tracks 1 & 2 are green by default! Without performing a factory reset it is possible to some how just reset the new project's settings? I don't know if I am making sense?
Yep. When you start a new project it'll ask if you want to reset.
Thank you so much for providing these great tutuorials, Steve. Question: After recording 6 tracks, I went into each individual track and adjusted all the pan/eq perameters and added reverb and effects to each one where needed, then hit PLAY and adjusted the sliders and got the volumes balanced out to where the overall recording sounded good to my ears. I then reviewed your tutorial on how to master down to a 2-track stereo track and transferred the SD card over to my PC with the good speaker setup and was excited to hear the final result, only to find that all the reverb and effects were gone and the mix was way off. So how do I mix down to a 2-track that keeps all the individual perameters that I originally set up? Thanks in advance for all your help!
Hmm... you've got me stumped Mark. It's probably something simple. Let's start here... put the SD card back into the Zoom and pull up the song you were working on. Above the red master fader, push the master/mix down/play button and light it up green. Then press play and listen back. That's the last mixdown you did and everything you did should be there (fades, reverbs, eq, etc.) Do that first and let me know how you make out. Sometimes a final mix down does lose it's "pop and crispness" because everything is getting squashed down to 2 tracks, but all the reverb and fades and levels of each track should be there.
@@stevekonbass Thanks for your reply, Steve. Following your instructions above ... The mix sounds fine on the master tracks, but for some reason I'm not getting reverb effects at all on the vocal mic, which is strange. I've switched the mic from Track 3 to Track 7 to see if it would make a difference and I'm still not able to get any kind of reverb effect, although the other tracks ARE working fine with their reverb/chorus/pan effects using the Pan/EQ and Send Return knobs. Could it be somewhere in the Insert Effects knob parameters?
I should also point out that I'm recording mainly acoustic with vocal and harmony tracks, and using Band-In-A-Box for a backing track containing bass and rhythm tracks. It sounds great together on the Zoom master tracks, but the transfer from the SD card to the PC is way off. Whereas the master tracks sound warm and even on the Zoom, they sound overly crisp and with out of balance volume mix on the PC.
Okay... let's strip it down. Pull up the song and mute all of the music and backing tracks and just listen to that vocal track. Listening to the vocal track by itself, push the "track" fader up and down and make sure the volume of the vocals goes up and down. Then try to adjust the pan, reverb, and eq and see what happens.
Yep, that happens. Even in pro studios. Sounds great in the studio and then you listen to it in your car or home stereo and it sounds off. That's where mastering comes into play. There are mastering effects in the Zoom that can help. It's a bit in depth. Might call for another video.
Steve. I am having major problems with my bounce feature on my unit. I lost my drum track which is on tracks 1-2. I already lost the guitar earlier.I worked around it, but I do not understand what I am doing wrong. I thought it was that I didn’t go back in and turn the bounce feature off, but I was very careful not to forget this time. I am not so sure that this unit is functioning correctly. You mentioned earlier that I may go back in and find the “lost” tracks on my laptop- but what then.? I’m frustrated. I am not sure what to do. Any ideas?
Let's start by putting the SD card in your laptop and listening to each track in the project. First make sure you're looking at the right project number. For instance, if you're looking for the tracks to "Make A Decision" it won't say "Make A Decision" on the SD card, it will be assigned a project number, so make sure you have the project number to the song you're having a problem with. Click on the project number and the audio files for each track you recorded should come up. Listen to each track to see if the tracks you think are gone, are actually still there. We're doing this just to see if somehow the tracks you think got erased actually got erased, or are actually still there. If they are still there, we can hopefully just assign them to a track and you'll be back in business. Also, let's try another thing just to make sure the Zoom is working right.... start a brand new project. On track 1 just record yourself talking into a mic, just like 10 seconds worth. On track 2 just record 10 seconds worth of guitar. Now let's try bouncing. Keep tracks 1 and 2 lit green, keep both pans straight up, and keep the faders up. Put the Zoom in bounce mode (make sure bounce is turned "on" and you're not in Swap mode). A little black box that says "bounce" should display on the screen. Put track 4 into record mode (red). Rewind track to zero, hit record button then play button. The record button should be solid red and tracks 1 and 2 should bounce to 4. You should be able to hear the tracks playing while you do the bounce. After completed hit stop, rewind to zero, mute tracks 1 and 2, put track 4 into play (green), push the fader up on track 4 and make sure the master fader is up. Try doing both of these things I suggested and let me know how you made out. Hopefully we can figure it out.
@@stevekonbass that is a great idea. I will do that to see if my bounce feature is working correctly. For the time being I was going through all of your other tutorials and I discovered the one part about assigning tracks. I actually had made a master for this new song...I was able to reassign it back to my R16 using the usb cable (just like you illustrated in the video) and bam! There it was. I didn’t get just the drums I got the complete master! I was able to place it where my drum tracks has previously been and then use the mastering effect(maximizer)on the kind of flat and lifeless
master. Now, that may be the odd way around but it seemed to work. I think it’s the same result, so thank you for responding so quickly. I have been pulling my hair out with this thing here lately. Lol
That's good John. Yeah man, I think it's just a matter of getting to know the machine. There's always a learning curve. Try those things I suggested with the bounce and let me know how you make out.
@@stevekonbass I will. Thanks man, you are a beast!
Question... I have tried to record on track 9-16 but couldn’t even get a signal. Does this unit record on track 1-8 exclusively? This is controlled by the pan/ eq button right?
Yeah John you can record on 9-16. Just push the 9-16 button.
stevekonbass I did that, but don’t you need to go into the pan/eq section and change the import? Not sure what I’m doing wrong.
No. Just try doing this... put all tracks 1-8 in play mode (lit green)... then hit the button that says 9-16 (9-16 button should light up red)... then plug your guitar in input 1... then put input 1 into record mode (lit red)... adjust gain on input 1... bring up fader on input 1... and hit record then play and you should be good.
stevekonbass great. I will try it tonight hopefully. Thanks bud.
stevekonbass worked perfectly. Dude, zoom should put you on payroll. Lol
How many voice effects does it have? And for what I see, they seem to be adjustable, correct?
There's about 30 mic patches and another 30 dual mic patches and those can all be tweaked.
@@stevekonbassI forgot to ask, can the effects be used live? Real time? thank you! 💓
Yes.
Hi Steve, just wanna be sure. So i can’t use any input effects if i wanna do the mastering effect in the end ?
Sure you can. You can record the instruments with the effects, or you can add them after and do the bounce trick. Then at the end you can use the mastering effects. It's easiest if you just record with the effects. Hope that helps.
@@stevekonbass Ahh Thx 🙂👍
@@stevekonbass do you remember what effects you have on the vocals on spinning wheel ??
Hmm... I'm pretty sure I just used a Sure 58 for starters and I know I just plugged right into the Zoom. I'm gonna fire it up later so I'll pull up the song and see if I can get you that info.
@@stevekonbass Thx man 👐🙂
Is there a way to FAST rewind? Thank you.
The arrow labeled F3 will take you to the beginning of the song. There's the rewind button. But you can also use the left and right arrow buttons (next to the main fader where the enter button is) to move the cursor to the minute, second, or millisecond position of the song, and then use the jog wheel to rewind or fast forward. That's the way I do it. I usually just leave the cursor on the seconds and use the jog wheel. There's also the Mark button F5 where you can mark different sections of the song and the use the F3 or F4 arrows to jump to the spot you marked.
Hi, I've seen many videos on the R16 but have yet to find one that explains how to import and assign Audio files to tracks within a Project.
After many hours of banging my head against the brick wall I'm no nearer achieving imports to tracks. I've got as far as moving audio files to the R16 Project via card reader but importing them into tracks just doesn't happen.
The file - e.g. MONO-000 just flashes at me with an asterisk in front, i.e. *MONO-000 that's as far as I've got.
I'm sure others will have stumbled across this problem so if you put up a video that de-mystifies this process you'll make many people happy including me - PLEASE!
Just to complicate things, there's a video of someone going through this process with an R8 which seems a lot easier. The R16 doesn't seem so user friendly with regard to this process.
Here ya go Ginger, I did a video for you: th-cam.com/video/7XOGTvqBc5Q/w-d-xo.html
Also if you get a chance, check out my music video that was recorded on the Zoom: th-cam.com/video/4RACoyPbI6M/w-d-xo.html
You need to press [PROJECT] then press left arrow to select >FILE and press [ENTER]. Press the [PLAY/MUTE/REC] button of the desired tract, and display will show "Not Assigned" or the current file name. Use the jog wheel to choose the file you want to assign to the track, and press [ENTER]. The files must be uncompressed WAV format, 16 or 24 bit.
You can copy audio files between your computer and the R16 by connecting the R16 to the computer using the supplied USB cable, then press [USB], and left arrow to select >CARD READER. After a few seconds the R16 should appear as a new file device on your computer. You can drag and drop files from your computer into the appropriate "PROJxxx/AUDIO" folder. You can drag files in both directions - to and from the R16. When you've finished, eject the R16 from your computer, then on the R16 press [EXIT] and [ENTER].
Hey friend. I have experienced a problem when I bounce tracks I accidentally erase another track that I did not intend to erase. Has this happened to you before?
No it hasn't. Give me an example John.
@@stevekonbass ok, so I recorded vocals on tracks 5-6 and guitar on track 8 (directly from my Marshall head)- I needed to bounce the vocal tracks down to track 7 which was empty. When I went to listen to see how it sounded, I noticed that the guitar on track eight was gone.!! I spent several days on the guitar part alone. This has happened three times now with different tracks/instruments on various scenarios. Not sure what I am doing or not doing wrong. This happened on “No Man’s Land” and it was a true blessing in disguise. I actually like the new guitar part way better, but this time I may be forced to redo the vocals as well because the guitar part is extremely hard to replicate with my current vocal arrangement. Just wondering... oh and the undo/redo function didn’t bring back my now erased guitar part. Lol
Hmm... okay, first make sure that when you bounce that tracks 5 and six are green, 7 is red, and 8 is muted (no color). After the bounce is completed, take it out of bounce mode, turn every track to play (green), and push up all the track faders and see what's there. Also, if it happens again, try putting the SD card in a laptop and look to see what files are in the project. Just double check to see if that guitar track is there. And listen to every file. Once I thought I lost tracks too but when I checked the SD card they were actually there. I just had to reassign them to tracks.
@@stevekonbass that is extremely insightful. I just reworked the guitar part while listening to the vocal part together and I was able to replicate it . Man, that was wild. I thought it would be easy, but turned out it took me a couple of sessions to finally get it. I tweaked it slightly and I think it’s good. So the “ bounced” tracks on 5-6 are on 15-16 now, but the vocals are still on 5-6 as well. Is that normal?
Glad it worked out for ya John. When I get settled I'll revisit it, but off the top of my head I'm pretty sure that's correct.
Can I change the Effects on a track after I have recorded?
Well if you recorded with the effects on, like let's say the 5150 guitar amp, it'll be printed to the recording. But if you recorded dry, without effects, then you can assign whatever effect you want to it. Keep in mind if you want to do this multiple times for different instruments/tracks, you'll have to assign the effect and then bounce the track with the effect on to a free track.
@@stevekonbass Ah, so I can record dry. Do I have to assign the track as dry? If I do it this way can I sift through the effects afterwards to hear how they sound. For example of I want to record bass dry and then test out all the bass amps
You can do that. Here's a link to the manual www.zoom.co.jp/sites/default/files/products/downloads/pdfs/E_R16_0.pdf
@@stevekonbass Ah. My mistake. You actually showed how to do this in the video. I missed it somehow. Awesome lessons man. Actually a Bassist too, so I am gonna check out your bass lessons. Thanks for your work!
No problem, there's a lot of info so things can be missed. It's a great recorder once you get used to it. Here's a recording I did with it. All the instruments and vocals were plugged direct into the R16, so all the amp sounds, reverbs, effects, etc. you hear came from it: th-cam.com/video/WAQYkeE2Yvk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=9Bb7lDKsEFjIxs_z And, if you're a bassist, here's a playlist of my bass lessons. There are around 50 videos up there covering theory, technique, etc. th-cam.com/play/PLsFosTB39eVBVllLkZP_RAIjNmviv8nYe.html
Question. What is the biggest advantage/benefit to bouncing a track? I am new to this stuff.
It would help if you needed to free up tracks to record on. Let's say you recorded a cow bell on track 14 and a shaker on track 15. You could mix those two together and bounce them to track 16, thus freeing up tracks 14 and 15 to record on. Also, bounce is helpful if you wanted to record a guitar "dry", add an insert effect to that guitar after recording it dry, and then wanting to use another insert effect to do mastering. You can't use 2 inserts effects at the same time so in that instance you'd record the guitar "dry", choose a guitar insert effect to add to it (add it to the TRACK as opposed to input) and then bounce that track to another track, which then will print the guitar insert effect to the track. That would then free you up to use a mastering effect since you can't use 2 insert effects at the same time.
stevekonbass great explanation. Thank you. I have ordered a Zoom R16 and it is currently being shipped. You have already helped me immensely. Thank you for your quick response, I wasn’t expecting that. I’m excited to learn how to do this recording/producing stuff now...I previously just wanted to write and perform. I could not find anyone locally to teach me how to run the pro tools SE I have installed on my laptop like 8 years ago. I shelved it and have been stuck without a way to record professionally. I never figured out that program so I’m going with this zoom unit in hopes to get my music recorded better. I am currently just using my phone... big jump for me.
You'll be recording as soon as you get it John. It's pretty easy to learn. Hope you like it and produce some great songs.
stevekonbass thank you. I have some songs posted already on TH-cam on my channel. It’s one take style stuff but I am learning. Lol
@@stevekonbass I was looking back at these old messages and I just smiled. You have always been so positive and supportive. Thanks my friend!!
One more thing. I have spent hours and hours trying to figure out how to change an insert effect after I have recorded a track with one I selected before I made the track. The manual appears to indicate on page 47 on the left side halfway down that its possible and I thought the following page addressed my question but I can't make it work. If anyone reading this can help me I would appreciate it.
Let's say you recorded on track 1, to change the insert effect you'd want to click insert effect, choose the effect you want, go to input source, and choose "TRACK" 1. I wouldn't recommend recording wet with an effect and then changing to another effect.
@@stevekonbass OK thanks and thanks again for these great videos. They are helping a lot of poeple.