The H8 handheld recorder revolutionises audio capture with its innovative colour touchscreen that adapts to three distinct recording environments through dedicated applications. The PODCAST App streamlines podcast production with intuitive Sound Pads for triggering effects and ...The H8 handheld recorder revolutionises audio capture with its innovative colour touchscreen that adapts to three distinct recording environments through dedicated applications. The PODCAST App streamlines podcast production with intuitive Sound Pads for triggering effects and music beds, offering 13 built-in sounds plus the ability to load custom audio via SD card.
For musicians, the MUSIC App provides comprehensive control over audio levels, faders, and metering across 10 inputs and 12 tracks, complete with EQ, compression, and direct access to Zoom's Guitar Lab effects library. Location recording professionals benefit from the FIELD App's large track meters and instant access to essential settings like input type, lo-cut filtering, compression, and noise gating. Built around Zoom's versatile capsule system, the H8 includes the XYH-6 microphone capsule featuring two matched unidirectional mics for precise front-facing capture.
The recorder offers four XLR inputs with dedicated pad switches and gain control, plus two additional XLR/TRS combo jacks equipped with Hi-Z switches for line signals, microphones, or direct instrument recording. Professional connectivity extends through phantom power support (+24/+48V), stereo line output for camera connection, and built-in headphone monitoring. Recording capabilities include 12-track simultaneous capture at up to 24-bit/96kHz resolution in BWF-compliant WAV or various MP3 formats to SD cards up to 512GB.
The H8 functions as a powerful USB audio interface for PC, Mac, iPad, and tablets, supporting up to 12 channels of simultaneous recording. Advanced features like auto-record, pre-record, and backup-record functions ensure critical moments are never missed, while built-in effects including compression and limiting enhance recordings. Power options include over 15 hours of operation from four AA batteries or continuous recording with the optional AD-17 adapter.