I just gotta say: for a "non-audio engineer", your grasp of signal flow as absolutely outstanding. I know a lot of people ,who who consider themselves engineers, that could learn something from this video and your approach to signal flow. This video is SO well done.
Great, great video. Zoom needs to add this as an official video on their website. I also think Zoom ought to send you a Zoom L20 as a way to say thank you! I greatly appreciate you breaking it down the way you did. Thank you!!!!
EXCELLENT VIDEO! Zoom should use your video in explaining how to set up the LIvetrack mixer for live playing/recording. I have an L-20 board and couldn't find much information on using the mixer as and actual audio mixer for gigs (which is 80% of what I do), this video really explains the monitor mix setups which is what I needed most. Also, did you know you can copy individual mix from one mix (say A) to another (D)? Simply hold down the button on mix your using (A) until all the lights blink and then while still holding "A" press the "D" button, it will copy the mix in A to D.
I am a 63 year drumming noob. I recently mic'ed up my DW kit and bought the L-20. I am starting to have friends come over to jam and this awesome explanation is just what I needed to help me figure out how to mix the individual outputs. I have no musical background so the L-20 manual is tough for me to decipher, so your simple presentation was perfect. THANK YOU so much for taking the time to shoot, mix and upload this video. I really appreciate it. Now if we could just get someone to explain what the different effects do and when to best employ them...Feel like doing another video? :-) Much success to you and your band!
That’s some heavy duty equipment for a “noob”. I use e drums along with modeling software for the guitars and bass so the live mix in the headphones sounds like the final cut and the room is quiet enough that the neighbors can’t hear. Plus no amp cabs or large speakers. Was thinking about this mixer for the in ear mixes. Right now I have a 6 channel head amp pro for that fed from the main board out. Live it’s easier and more controllable to send the main mix to the FOH. Better room balance.
Great video, really helpful for anyone having or considering a Zoom L-12 (or 20). Just a small remark: At around 18:40 you mention the A, B, C, D, an E outputs to be mono. They are in fact stereo and you can pan channels to the left or right which can make monitoring different instruments or voices more distinguishable. Thanks for all the work you put in.
@@jeromeclemente3672 Yes, but the mixes for those outputs will of course be the same. I don't know if multiple headphones on one output will load the output too much. Better use something like a Behringer MICROAMP HA400 which will give you four outputs on one output of the L-12 and individual volume controls.
That was awesome. Zoom needs to pay you and use this video for there support channel. I learned a lot, was not bored at all. The live show at the end really shows great results.
I've been playing music for more years than you have been alive. I just purchased the L12 to use as a sub-mix for my drums. Great job explaining how to incorporate the L12 into a live or recording session, but really awesome job just teaching folks the basics of how a mixer works. Very nice work, my friend!
Wow - this tutorial is outstanding. One of the best demonstrations I have seen on TH-cam. I saw a bunch of videos about this mixer and I always ended up with more questions than I started. A tutorial about how to use this thing with an actual band was much needed- great job.
I agree with so many others when I say... Wow, what a great overview/tutorial this was!!! You are a natural communicator, and teacher. If Zoom is paying attention, they should immediately hire you to make their demo/instructional content... you're that good. Thanks so much for the video. I learned a lot.
I already use l-12 for the same purpose, but I didn't know half of the functions that you showed. This is definitely the best video about the L-12. Thanks a lot.
I literally want to buy this now due to how precise, organized and well thought out this instructional video is. You literally answered every single question or speculation I had about this device and it’s exactly what I’m looking for. Perfect
Having been a teacher and a musician for all of my life, I really appreciate how you didn't skip over small details that you assumed everyone already knew.
You definetelly can make tech review channel or tutorials channel with 1M subs and make living form that. Highly recommend to look into this direction. You have a talent to explain things.
Absolutely the best Zoom L12 video on TH-cam for musicians who want to cut through all the technical BS and get down to the fundamental question: How do I use this to record live music? I looked at many TH-cam videos before I found yours (including the Zoom website) and I've learned more from your video than anyone else. You are a great communicator and teacher. Zoom should hire you! Thanks a lot!!
Thank you , thank you, thank you! This was the best presentation /demonstration ever because we are musicians not engineers ! I am saving this video to watch it again. And i am going to also check out your music .
Cheese and Rice!! Not even the official zoom channel has a detailed tutorial and well thought out explanation of their own dear like this guy. Cheers Mate!
Great video! I've been using this mixer since it came out and love it. I also have the L20 (which has the option of running to floor monitors unlike the L20). You nailed it with this demo for bands recording. I never thought to use a DI box on the line level inputs but am going to do that beause I needed an extra mic on my L12, so thanks for pointing that out! One thing I'll mention you could try that might help to stop the drums from bleeding into the mics is to simply turn around and face the drummer (if you're not playing live) when recording so that the drum sound isn't hitting the sensitive area of the mics, instead it'll hit the dead area if you're using cardioid mics.
@@electronik808 the DI box is so I don't need to use a mic input channel for the bass gtr (not a mic) - you'll see in the video why you'd want to use one.
This is by far the best tech demo I've ever seen on TH-cam - it's so well constructed and laid out so clearly. Thank you so much! Zoom definitely owes you something!!!
As a videographer who occasionally shoots live bands, this has been the best lesson on recording audio of live bands. I appreciate the time and effort you put into making this video.
This is hands down the best video about the L-12 out there, especially for bands either considering buying one or figuring out how to use it once you bought it. Like others, I have referred to this video multiple times. It is very clear, well-organized, and professionally produced. Thank you!
Dude. Seriously. Great tutorial. I've been using an L-8 (I know, not exactly apples to apples but fairly close) for a year now and you've solved a few mysteries for me. Much appreciated! Zoom owes you for this!
EXCELLENT, Thank you, I manage our church audio with the L12 and have been searching for a proper tutorial for an embarrassingly long time 😂. Thank you for your pace and clarity. Good bless.
A most thorough explanation of both the Live and Recording applications and how they are interrelated. Far better than most store salespeople. One question ... What function does the MASTER button on the 6 monitor mixes serve ?
This was probably the best tutorial/review video I’ve ever seen… explaining, in detail, but not too detailed how the unit function and you apply it in your band… Seriously considering this one…
I was already leaning toward this mixer because I'm used to working in ProTools and DAW interfaces but couldn't find anyone using it to its full LIVE capacity. This video is exactly what/ how my band Radio Silent would be using it. Thanks for the awesome demo, real-world usage, and recording example.
Thanks i just bought the L12 for my band and i had some problems to understand the fader mode and now thanks to you all is clear ! You band is great ! good luck on the road
This video is the Gold Standard for how to use a ‘nice bit of kit’(sorry, I’ve been try to cram that line in somewhere). I’m excited about this. Almost made a mistake and bought the excellent Yamaha MG12 but while trying to figure out how to record separate tracks live into DAW, I realized it would not work. Took some searching but I think this is the solution, even if I only need 4 channels for now. Excellent video!
I'm about to use this device with my band for managing our own in ear monitoring system and, I have to thank you for all your detailed explanantions. Everything is clear and well thought out. You did a very good job !
Just wanna be honest and say, this video was super helpful for me...I kept looking for an easy/quick rundown of this mixer, and didn't find anything! This was what I needed...Thank you!! And keep rocking out!!
Yes... By FAR the best demo video I have ever seen! Awesome dude. I went to engineer school and you provided the best BEST instructional video EVER! Damn can you instruct us on the rest of the world??
This is the most comprehensive video tutorial for beginners to understand how to use mixer properly especially understand between the output sound and recorded sound! well done and thank you so much!
That is definitely thee best demonstration ever to be on you tube of a mixer, thank you so much, right now I'm going out of my mind with fear on which desk to buy, in all honesty I do have one waiting at my studio yet to be opened or send back 🤔 because I have read nothing but bad reviews, the mixer is the presonus Ar16c live studio desk, I even visited a major music store today to find out more on this mixer, told me sold a lot 1 came back, due to drink spillage, other than that live bands are happy with it, 🤔 yes it's a minefield out there, this brings me to the Zoom Live track L20, Zoom do for sure make excellent hand held recorders I have the 4HN, use this quite a lot, watching your video tutorial here, this L20 looks impressive with all it can do and the help of leds and seperate mixes to each member is an absolute plus, with regards to its effects and overall sound what's your view on this, do this desk give a warm pleasing sound overall live use, with effects I myself like a nice vocal reverb with a touch of delay, and the place I'm getting that decent effect and sound is from my Dynacord CMS 1000 desk of over 15 years of more, I keep reverting back to this old desk and I'm now looking for something to come pretty close or much better, the Zoom L20 right now is ticking a lot of boxes for me especially after your brilliant demo and yes hearing those recordings you have gained a new fan, excellent band, yes I would be anxious to read your views to my query of confusion, thanks in advance for you time and advice 👍
Excellent video! I love your logical, systematic approach. Fantastic! Thinking about picking up the L12 for my band and I watched a lot of videos on it - this one is the first one I have come across that truly explains how to use it from a practical standpoint, in a logical sequence of input vs output. Thanks! Zoom should hire you folks!
Excellent video, great explanation of the main functions & features, thank you! We are using the L-12 to record our band and need to use an additional mixer (Mackie P1608) for 4 vocal mics and 3 drum mics. We send those to separate monitor outputs on the P1608 so that we can bring vox into channel 9-10 and drums into channel 11-12 on the L-12 mixer. That seems to work as we get plenty of gain on those mics coming into the L-12. One other point for you viewers that want to use this to do multi-track recording (and who wouldn't...duh!)- we use Garageband and you can simply copy all of the tracks off the SD card onto your Mac or MacBook and then drag them into G-band and...voila! I'm actually glad that the effects from the L-12 don't come up in the recorded tracks as I get a way better effects sound/quality from using Garageband to add them afterwards in post. Thanks again!
Fantastic video! My band is doing the exact same thing you guys are, but we are using the tascam model24.. these units are so fun! Left handed drummer is killer!
Extremely well made, clear, precise video. I am considering buying the L12 for sometime but was unsure whether to buy the L12 or the L20. Was also considering the Tascam model 12/ model 16. This video has made it clear that the L12 will do just fine. I have gone through most of the videos available on TH-cam regarding these mixer/ recorders. Your video is just the one I was looking for.... thanks a ton for making my life a wee bit easier 😊
this is one of the most useful and clear explanations I have ever heard. Soooo well done... I would enjoy something similar on recording to daw or importing a recording from SD card!
Thanks. Excellent video. I recently purchased one of these. I was kind of leery of the phantom power in groups of four. I found that a good work around for using condenser mics and ribbon mics in the same section is to use a Cloudlifter or some type of inline preamp that requires phantom power. The ribbon mic signal is boosted and the ribbon mic is protected. The inline preamps can also boost the signal of low output dynamic mics. Thanks for the explanation of using a DI box on channels 9 or 10. I never thought to use a DI box on those two channels.
Came in for yet another L-12 review. Just made up my mind and ordered one in a hurry - so that I can keep listening to your band's music and other videos. Thank you!
Wow, what a well organized and presented walk through. I learned a lot, I am getting a Zoom mixer for my dawless synth rig, but a lot of the info you presented is still relevant, thanks for this!
What a great video! The best demo I think I've ever seen. Clear, concise, and complete. (Well, almost complete; you didn't mention the scene settings.) Fantastic job. You should get an award.
Great walkthrough of this mixer. We are thinking to purchase this for our band, mainly to record rehearsals and create our own recordings. This video helped me understand what we get and how it works. You demonstrated all the things we want to get from a mixer, in a reasonable price range. Excellent!
Excellent Tutorial. I have had this machine for over a year. Spent hours and hours studding the official Zoom 100 page guide. Could not follow the zoom guide and was not able to use the machine until I accidently ran into your video. Thank you very much for doing this.
Thank you so much, this was exactly what I needed. Great tutorial! My band is thinking of buying this, so we can record our gigs to make better quality sound in the videos we post. This will be awsome!
Very precise and informative. It’s really good to hear it from a musician point of view who is also trying his best to figure out how the sound guy does it. Thanks man and keep it up.
Amazing tutorial. Brands should learn from you. Complete, simple to understand, and following the musicians way of thinking. Most brands build their storytelling from the tech guy’s point of view. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Every point explained very well, the signal chain is also explained point by point. Great video, thanks a lot for sharing your experience on this gear. It's very helpful. Cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭
Echoing many others to say thank you for making this. I'm in the market for a mixer like this, and have similar needs. Your video is the most clear, concise, and educational I've found.
Great vid!! best explanation I have seen. I am 100 percent sold on the L-12.. I play guitar and starting to put together a band using 2 guitars, bass, e drums, and keys. I really learned so much in so little time. I will definitely be watching more of your outstanding videos. cheers Mike
Very helpful, I bought an L20 and with this review I had a very quick help guide to running easy the mixer. Zoom L20 have also "solo" function e 2 bank effects you can mix tougher for 100 final different sound. Only complain I have is for the rec delay from when I press play button and when the rec start rollin'., But probably it depends by the card I use. I have to check. Usually take 2 o 3 second to star recording.
This is the best tutorial I've come across. THANK YOU. The manual that came with my L-12 is not helpful at all. I wondered if you have any insight about the 'scenes' portion of the L-12. Again, thank you so much for breaking this all down in such simple terms and using great examples.
Thank you for this awesome video, and so true most of the others don't really talk much about instruments and micing your amps and vocals. I've been using the l12 for maybe 5 years but haven't recorded in a couple of years and yesterday was at a loss for how I had done multiple track recording a couple of years ago. Back to up and running and how I used head phones. So glad I found your channel and especially this video really appreciate it! Cheers!
Agree 100 percent with all the comments below -- This is by far the best tutorial on the L-12 I've ever seen. If you get the chance, would love to see a tutorial on how to mix and/or adjust the channels after the initial recording in order to create a decent final product.
Great tutorial! Thoughtful, deliberate instructions and clarity. I use this mixer with my wife’s DJ events. Understanding the signal chain regarding what is recorded to the SD card was for important and helpful. Thank you for your time and effort!👍🏾
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Zoom should send you a free 20 channel mixer, stage box and snake for putting this awesome video together.
Exactly. This guy made one of the best instructional videos I've ever seen for a mixer.
I agree
I have the 20
Absolutely agree 😅
Aux outs can’t be used with snakes though if I’m not mistaken 😢😢
That's one of the best tech demonstrations I've ever seen on TH-cam - it's so well constructed and laid out so clearly. Thank you so much!
indeed
I am coming back to this video again and again.
Yes! Thank you so much for making and posting this!
He did an excellent job! hats off to him, and his band!
100% agree
I had no idea how much I needed this video until I watched it.
Thanks so much. Glad it helped.
I just gotta say: for a "non-audio engineer", your grasp of signal flow as absolutely outstanding. I know a lot of people ,who who consider themselves engineers, that could learn something from this video and your approach to signal flow. This video is SO well done.
Great, great video. Zoom needs to add this as an official video on their website. I also think Zoom ought to send you a Zoom L20 as a way to say thank you! I greatly appreciate you breaking it down the way you did. Thank you!!!!
AGREE!
Totally agreed
Agreed!
I also think they should send him one
Pretty agreee
EXCELLENT VIDEO! Zoom should use your video in explaining how to set up the LIvetrack mixer for live playing/recording. I have an L-20 board and couldn't find much information on using the mixer as and actual audio mixer for gigs (which is 80% of what I do), this video really explains the monitor mix setups which is what I needed most. Also, did you know you can copy individual mix from one mix (say A) to another (D)? Simply hold down the button on mix your using (A) until all the lights blink and then while still holding "A" press the "D" button, it will copy the mix in A to D.
I am a 63 year drumming noob. I recently mic'ed up my DW kit and bought the L-20. I am starting to have friends come over to jam and this awesome explanation is just what I needed to help me figure out how to mix the individual outputs. I have no musical background so the L-20 manual is tough for me to decipher, so your simple presentation was perfect. THANK YOU so much for taking the time to shoot, mix and upload this video. I really appreciate it. Now if we could just get someone to explain what the different effects do and when to best employ them...Feel like doing another video? :-) Much success to you and your band!
That’s some heavy duty equipment for a “noob”. I use e drums along with modeling software for the guitars and bass so the live mix in the headphones sounds like the final cut and the room is quiet enough that the neighbors can’t hear. Plus no amp cabs or large speakers. Was thinking about this mixer for the in ear mixes. Right now I have a 6 channel head amp pro for that fed from the main board out. Live it’s easier and more controllable to send the main mix to the FOH. Better room balance.
Great video, really helpful for anyone having or considering a Zoom L-12 (or 20).
Just a small remark: At around 18:40 you mention the A, B, C, D, an E outputs to be mono. They are in fact stereo and you can pan channels to the left or right which can make monitoring different instruments or voices more distinguishable.
Thanks for all the work you put in.
You can add more monitor outputs via a headphone splitter right?
@@jeromeclemente3672 Yes, but the mixes for those outputs will of course be the same. I don't know if multiple headphones on one output will load the output too much. Better use something like a Behringer MICROAMP HA400 which will give you four outputs on one output of the L-12 and individual volume controls.
@@willemsmith6851 Yeah, Headphone amps are what I'm looking at. I'm looking buying 2 HA400s to be sure.
But if this monitor output are stereo I can use Xvive in ear monitor? Xvive has a jack mono so I’m not sure if the output it will be strong enough
@@sisometalizzed6502 You will only get the left (or right) channel of the mix. If your mix is mono then there is no problem.
That was awesome. Zoom needs to pay you and use this video for there support channel. I learned a lot, was not bored at all. The live show at the end really shows great results.
I can't tell you how happy I am to see a real world demonstration made so crystal clear. You have a gift. Thanks!
I've been playing music for more years than you have been alive. I just purchased the L12 to use as a sub-mix for my drums. Great job explaining how to incorporate the L12 into a live or recording session, but really awesome job just teaching folks the basics of how a mixer works. Very nice work, my friend!
Wow - this tutorial is outstanding. One of the best demonstrations I have seen on TH-cam. I saw a bunch of videos about this mixer and I always ended up with more questions than I started. A tutorial about how to use this thing with an actual band was much needed- great job.
I agree with so many others when I say... Wow, what a great overview/tutorial this was!!! You are a natural communicator, and teacher. If Zoom is paying attention, they should immediately hire you to make their demo/instructional content... you're that good. Thanks so much for the video. I learned a lot.
I already use l-12 for the same purpose, but I didn't know half of the functions that you showed. This is definitely the best video about the L-12. Thanks a lot.
I literally want to buy this now due to how precise, organized and well thought out this instructional video is. You literally answered every single question or speculation I had about this device and it’s exactly what I’m looking for. Perfect
Having been a teacher and a musician for all of my life, I really appreciate how you didn't skip over small details that you assumed everyone already knew.
You definetelly can make tech review channel or tutorials channel with 1M subs and make living form that. Highly recommend to look into this direction.
You have a talent to explain things.
Absolutely the best Zoom L12 video on TH-cam for musicians who want to cut through all the technical BS and get down to the fundamental question: How do I use this to record live music? I looked at many TH-cam videos before I found yours (including the Zoom website) and I've learned more from your video than anyone else. You are a great communicator and teacher. Zoom should hire you! Thanks a lot!!
Thank you , thank you, thank you! This was the best presentation /demonstration ever because we are musicians not engineers ! I am saving this video to watch it again. And i am going to also check out your music .
Wow! This is a really concise and comprehensive Zoom L-12 instructional video. One of the best out there. Thank you and well done.
You just saved me a ton of boring manual reading. Best ever demo. Subbed.
This was a *super* helpful video. We just bought the L-12 for our band and this video was exactly what we needed to get started.
Cheese and Rice!! Not even the official zoom channel has a detailed tutorial and well thought out explanation of their own dear like this guy. Cheers Mate!
Thanks so much! Cheers.
Great video! I've been using this mixer since it came out and love it. I also have the L20 (which has the option of running to floor monitors unlike the L20). You nailed it with this demo for bands recording. I never thought to use a DI box on the line level inputs but am going to do that beause I needed an extra mic on my L12, so thanks for pointing that out! One thing I'll mention you could try that might help to stop the drums from bleeding into the mics is to simply turn around and face the drummer (if you're not playing live) when recording so that the drum sound isn't hitting the sensitive area of the mics, instead it'll hit the dead area if you're using cardioid mics.
Awesome! Thanks.
@@electronik808 the DI box is so I don't need to use a mic input channel for the bass gtr (not a mic) - you'll see in the video why you'd want to use one.
This is by far the best tech demo I've ever seen on TH-cam - it's so well constructed and laid out so clearly. Thank you so much! Zoom definitely owes you something!!!
As a videographer who occasionally shoots live bands, this has been the best lesson on recording audio of live bands. I appreciate the time and effort you put into making this video.
"Think of the OUTPUTS and RECORDING differently." That is a great pro-tip! This was very well done, thank you.
This is the best L-12 tutorial! I've been using L-12 for 4 years but not had the perfect idea. Now everything makes sense to me! Thank you!
As an old roady/sound guy, I have to say that this is the best tutorial I have ever seen on this subject. Great sounding band, too!
This is hands down the best video about the L-12 out there, especially for bands either considering buying one or figuring out how to use it once you bought it. Like others, I have referred to this video multiple times. It is very clear, well-organized, and professionally produced. Thank you!
Posted 2 years ago and I find that this video is awesome. Thanks
Dude. Seriously. Great tutorial. I've been using an L-8 (I know, not exactly apples to apples but fairly close) for a year now and you've solved a few mysteries for me. Much appreciated! Zoom owes you for this!
EXCELLENT, Thank you, I manage our church audio with the L12 and have been searching for a proper tutorial for an embarrassingly long time 😂. Thank you for your pace and clarity. Good bless.
A most thorough explanation of both the Live and Recording applications and how they are interrelated. Far better than most store salespeople. One question ... What function does the MASTER button on the 6 monitor mixes serve ?
This was probably the best tutorial/review video I’ve ever seen… explaining, in detail, but not too detailed how the unit function and you apply it in your band…
Seriously considering this one…
I appreciate how well you explained everything. Most videos talk about the features of gear without explaining the how and why.. Thank you
Coming here at the start of 2022, and realising how good this breakdown is!!! Thanks Joseph. Take a bow!
Excellently clear tech demonstration,
I was already leaning toward this mixer because I'm used to working in ProTools and DAW interfaces but couldn't find anyone using it to its full LIVE capacity. This video is exactly what/ how my band Radio Silent would be using it. Thanks for the awesome demo, real-world usage, and recording example.
Thanks i just bought the L12 for my band and i had some problems to understand the fader mode and now thanks to you all is clear ! You band is great ! good luck on the road
This video is the Gold Standard for how to use a ‘nice bit of kit’(sorry, I’ve been try to cram that line in somewhere). I’m excited about this. Almost made a mistake and bought the excellent Yamaha MG12 but while trying to figure out how to record separate tracks live into DAW, I realized it would not work. Took some searching but I think this is the solution, even if I only need 4 channels for now. Excellent video!
Perfect Demonstration and the reason why I bought mine this week.
Great video! Really appreciate you taking the time to show how your band uses this mixer. For the money, I find it to be an outstanding value.
Glad it was helpful. Thank you.
EXPLANED VERY WELL, THANX
Very nice real life demonstration. I wish the manufacturers would think to create helpful videos like this. Well done!
I'm about to use this device with my band for managing our own in ear monitoring system and, I have to thank you for all your detailed explanantions. Everything is clear and well thought out.
You did a very good job !
One of the best instruction videos I ever seen. Congratulations to that!!
Just wanna be honest and say, this video was super helpful for me...I kept looking for an easy/quick rundown of this mixer, and didn't find anything! This was what I needed...Thank you!! And keep rocking out!!
Yes... By FAR the best demo video I have ever seen! Awesome dude. I went to engineer school and you provided the best BEST instructional video EVER! Damn can you instruct us on the rest of the world??
Thank you. We were given this to do audio and none of our audio engineers were able to figure it out. I’m sharing this video.
This is the most comprehensive video tutorial for beginners to understand how to use mixer properly especially understand between the output sound and recorded sound! well done and thank you so much!
Wow! This is uber professionally done! Very clear. You are using that L12 to the max. Thanks for posting this!
Best, most concise, clear, thoughtful, and well explained video I've ever seen about this mixer. Well done!
That is definitely thee best demonstration ever to be on you tube of a mixer, thank you so much, right now I'm going out of my mind with fear on which desk to buy, in all honesty I do have one waiting at my studio yet to be opened or send back 🤔 because I have read nothing but bad reviews, the mixer is the presonus Ar16c live studio desk, I even visited a major music store today to find out more on this mixer, told me sold a lot 1 came back, due to drink spillage, other than that live bands are happy with it, 🤔 yes it's a minefield out there, this brings me to the Zoom Live track L20, Zoom do for sure make excellent hand held recorders I have the 4HN, use this quite a lot, watching your video tutorial here, this L20 looks impressive with all it can do and the help of leds and seperate mixes to each member is an absolute plus,
with regards to its effects and overall sound what's your view on this, do this desk give a warm pleasing sound overall live use, with effects I myself like a nice vocal reverb with a touch of delay, and the place I'm getting that decent effect and sound is from my Dynacord CMS 1000 desk of over 15 years of more, I keep reverting back to this old desk and I'm now looking for something to come pretty close or much better, the Zoom L20 right now is ticking a lot of boxes for me especially after your brilliant demo and yes hearing those recordings you have gained a new fan, excellent band, yes I would be anxious to read your views to my query of confusion, thanks in advance for you time and advice 👍
Excellent video!
Thank you! 👍
I just got done watching 3 other videos about the Zoom L-12 and you clarified everything i didn't understand in those
Excellent video! I love your logical, systematic approach. Fantastic! Thinking about picking up the L12 for my band and I watched a lot of videos on it - this one is the first one I have come across that truly explains how to use it from a practical standpoint, in a logical sequence of input vs output. Thanks! Zoom should hire you folks!
Excellent video, great explanation of the main functions & features, thank you! We are using the L-12 to record our band and need to use an additional mixer (Mackie P1608) for 4 vocal mics and 3 drum mics. We send those to separate monitor outputs on the P1608 so that we can bring vox into channel 9-10 and drums into channel 11-12 on the L-12 mixer. That seems to work as we get plenty of gain on those mics coming into the L-12. One other point for you viewers that want to use this to do multi-track recording (and who wouldn't...duh!)- we use Garageband and you can simply copy all of the tracks off the SD card onto your Mac or MacBook and then drag them into G-band and...voila! I'm actually glad that the effects from the L-12 don't come up in the recorded tracks as I get a way better effects sound/quality from using Garageband to add them afterwards in post. Thanks again!
Agreed, there are far better effects available in post. That's a cool workaround. Good thinking!
Fantastic video! My band is doing the exact same thing you guys are, but we are using the tascam model24.. these units are so fun! Left handed drummer is killer!
Hey, thanks!!
Extremely well made, clear, precise video. I am considering buying the L12 for sometime but was unsure whether to buy the L12 or the L20. Was also considering the Tascam model 12/ model 16. This video has made it clear that the L12 will do just fine. I have gone through most of the videos available on TH-cam regarding these mixer/ recorders. Your video is just the one I was looking for.... thanks a ton for making my life a wee bit easier 😊
Excellent explanation on how to use the L-12..! I am also considering the L-20...Thanks for the information ..!
this is one of the most useful and clear explanations I have ever heard. Soooo well done... I would enjoy something similar on recording to daw or importing a recording from SD card!
What a great video, THANK YOU!! I just got my L-12 and was browsing for some introductory videos, this was exactly what I needed!
Thanks. Excellent video. I recently purchased one of these. I was kind of leery of the phantom power in groups of four. I found that a good work around for using condenser mics and ribbon mics in the same section is to use a Cloudlifter or some type of inline preamp that requires phantom power. The ribbon mic signal is boosted and the ribbon mic is protected. The inline preamps can also boost the signal of low output dynamic mics. Thanks for the explanation of using a DI box on channels 9 or 10. I never thought to use a DI box on those two channels.
Came in for yet another L-12 review. Just made up my mind and ordered one in a hurry - so that I can keep listening to your band's music and other videos. Thank you!
Greetings from Canada. You have provided excellent usuals and finger pointing during your explanation. Very helpful. Thank you.
Wow, what a well organized and presented walk through. I learned a lot, I am getting a Zoom mixer for my dawless synth rig, but a lot of the info you presented is still relevant, thanks for this!
This was amazing. I have had this thing for a couple years and haven't used it for recording yet. Just what I needed. Thank you so much!
What a great video! The best demo I think I've ever seen. Clear, concise, and complete. (Well, almost complete; you didn't mention the scene settings.) Fantastic job. You should get an award.
thanks. Great instructional video.
This is an amazing overview. So thoughtful. You are a gem, Sir. I salute you!!
Great video, made so many things clear in understandable language without using fancy words
Nice calm clear voice, as well as great clear instructions. Overall great job 👏
Great walkthrough of this mixer. We are thinking to purchase this for our band, mainly to record rehearsals and create our own recordings. This video helped me understand what we get and how it works. You demonstrated all the things we want to get from a mixer, in a reasonable price range. Excellent!
Dude, you are AWESOME! This is by far the best video on how to use this device that I have seen! Thank You!!
Excellent Tutorial. I have had this machine for over a year. Spent hours and hours studding the official Zoom 100 page guide. Could not follow the zoom guide and was not able to use the machine until I accidently ran into your video. Thank you very much for doing this.
Thank you so much, this was exactly what I needed. Great tutorial! My band is thinking of buying this, so we can record our gigs to make better quality sound in the videos we post. This will be awsome!
Very precise and informative. It’s really good to hear it from a musician point of view who is also trying his best to figure out how the sound guy does it. Thanks man and keep it up.
Amazing tutorial. Brands should learn from you. Complete, simple to understand, and following the musicians way of thinking. Most brands build their storytelling from the tech guy’s point of view. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Every point explained very well, the signal chain is also explained point by point. Great video, thanks a lot for sharing your experience on this gear. It's very helpful. Cheers from Switzerland 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭
Excellent introduction to the board. Good luck with your band!
Really great real world practical advice for a great lil desk--esp for recording also👌👌
Echoing many others to say thank you for making this. I'm in the market for a mixer like this, and have similar needs. Your video is the most clear, concise, and educational I've found.
unbelievably helpful and so well put together thanks guys!
Great vid!! best explanation I have seen. I am 100 percent sold on the L-12.. I play guitar and starting to put together a band using 2 guitars, bass, e drums, and keys. I really learned so much in so little time. I will definitely be watching more of your outstanding videos. cheers Mike
Wow, as good an instructional video as I have seen on anything. Fighting with myself over getting the L8 or L12. Again, killer video
Awesome, very helpful. Just got one of these for my band, and this video answered most of the questions I had. Thanks!
Very helpful, I bought an L20 and with this review I had a very quick help guide to running easy the mixer. Zoom L20 have also "solo" function e 2 bank effects you can mix tougher for 100 final different sound. Only complain I have is for the rec delay from when I press play button and when the rec start rollin'., But probably it depends by the card I use. I have to check. Usually take 2 o 3 second to star recording.
This is the best tutorial I've come across. THANK YOU. The manual that came with my L-12 is not helpful at all.
I wondered if you have any insight about the 'scenes' portion of the L-12.
Again, thank you so much for breaking this all down in such simple terms and using great examples.
Perfect explanation and tutorial. Thank you bro 🙏
Superb run through - thank you so much for taking the time to share
Thank you for this awesome video, and so true most of the others don't really talk much about instruments and micing your amps and vocals. I've been using the l12 for maybe 5 years but haven't recorded in a couple of years and yesterday was at a loss for how I had done multiple track recording a couple of years ago. Back to up and running and how I used head phones. So glad I found your channel and especially this video really appreciate it! Cheers!
Agree 100 percent with all the comments below -- This is by far the best tutorial on the L-12 I've ever seen. If you get the chance, would love to see a tutorial on how to mix and/or adjust the channels after the initial recording in order to create a decent final product.
Best tutorial that I have ever seen. Really well thought out. Thank you!!!
Great tutorial! Thoughtful, deliberate instructions and clarity. I use this mixer with my wife’s DJ events. Understanding the signal chain regarding what is recorded to the SD card was for important and helpful. Thank you for your time and effort!👍🏾
thanks, for far the best explanation of the possibilitis of this machine
This is the nuts and bolts video I've been looking for. Thank you so much.
Great job explaining this mixer. Well done
A perfect video. Exactly what I needed and nothing else. No fluff. To the point. Useful tips at the end. Thank you!
Beautifully presented