Name: ZOOM H8
SKU: 8986
Availability: InStock

Zoom H8 Overview

The Zoom H8 handheld recorder gives you three app-driven modes. With a single touch, the color touchscreen adjusts for podcasting, music production, or field recording. You can capture up to eight inputs at once, and expand to 10 with optional capsules. The H8 also supports Ambisonics 360-degree audio, offering flexibility for any recording situation.

Like other H-Series recorders such as the H5 and H6, the H8 is lightweight and versatile. You can hold it in your hand, attach it to a mic stand, or mount it to a camera with a shoe adapter (sold separately). It also comes bundled with Cubase LE and WaveLab Cast, giving you the tools to edit, refine, and publish your projects.

The H8 combines intuitive controls, long battery life, and strong audio processing. It can power condenser microphones with phantom or plug-in power, or connect directly to instruments like guitars and keyboards. Features such as pre-record, auto-record, and stereo safety tracks help ensure you never lose a perfect take.

App-Driven Touchscreen

Operating the H8 is simple thanks to its 2.4″ color LCD touchscreen. Three optimized apps—Podcast, Music, and Field—make workflows fast and focused.

Podcast App: Access four mic channels and two sound pad channels instantly. Use 13 pre-loaded sounds or load your own via SD card for music beds, effects, or jingles.
Music App: Record up to 10 tracks with overdubs, EQ, and compression. Adjust levels and faders on-screen, or connect to Zoom’s Guitar Lab via USB for amp models and effects.
Field App: Monitor every track with large meters. Quickly adjust input type, low-cut filters, compression, limiting, or the noise gate—ideal for interviews, film, or sound design.

X/Y Stereo Microphone Capsule

Leave your external mics at home and travel light; the H8 includes a stereo microphone capsule equipped with two unidirectional mics. With nothing more than the H8, you’re set to record speech, practice sessions, concerts, or ambient and environmental sounds, even ear-rattling ones up to 136 dB!

Zoom Capsule System 2.0

The H8 includes an X/Y stereo mic capsule that records clean audio up to 136 dB SPL. For greater flexibility, the Capsule System 2.0 allows you to add specialized capsules:

XAH-8: Switch between X/Y and AB patterns for wide or focused stereo recordings.
VRH-8: Capture immersive 360° Ambisonic audio with automatic decoding.
EXH-8: Add four extra XLR inputs with dedicated gain knobs and phantom power.

You can also use older Zoom capsules, including shotgun, mid-side, and combo inputs.

Supports Existing Zoom Mic Capsules

The Zoom mic capsule input on the H8 accommodates Zoom’s existing line of separately available interchangeable capsules, which can be swapped out as easily as the lenses of a camera. With shock-mounted X/Y, Mid-Side, and mono or stereo shotgun mic capsules to choose from, you can be ready to record music, dialog, or sound effects without carting an external microphone setup. Opt for the EXH-6 combo input capsule to accept two additional mic/line signals via XLR-1/4″ jacks.

Fast, User-Friendly Operability

The ZOOM H8’s front panel is ergonomically arranged with its most essential and commonly used controls—transport buttons for record, play/pause, and stop, individual record-arm buttons that double as mute switches during playback, large gain knobs, and pad switches. For added safety, a hold switch disables all front-panel buttons to prevent accidental operation during recording.

Instant Access to Gain Adjustments

Each H8 input has its own dedicated gain control knob. There’s no track selection or button pressing required to optimize your recording levels; just turn the dials (clearly labeled from 0 to 10) anytime you need to adjust the gain. If your XLR input sources are so loud that you need even less gain than the preamps provide at the “0” setting, use four front-panel pad switches to attenuate the XLR inputs by 20 dB.

Eight Channels of Microphone/Line Inputs

Equipped with four XLR inputs, two XLR-1/4″ combo inputs, and a 3.5mm stereo mini-jack input (on the XYH-6 capsule), the H8 can accommodate condenser microphones (via 12, 24, or 48 VDC phantom power), +4 dB balanced line-level sources, or signals from unbalanced instruments with active electronics. Whether you plan on recording studio condenser mics, feeds from wireless receivers, or a lavalier and shotgun mic combo for an interview, the H8’s preamps are ready to deliver low-noise performance.

Record All Channels Live or Overdub Layers

The H8 boasts multichannel recording at up to 24-bit / 96 kHz resolution; up to 12 tracks (mic capsule, backup recording, XLR 1-4, XLR-1/4″ combo A and B, and LR stereo mix) are available.

Record all channels simultaneously or utilize the overdubbing function to add layers of instruments after an initial recording. Adjust levels and pans for your tracks, then use the H8’s internal mixdown function to blend your tracks down to a stereo file.

SD Card Recording and Audio Interface Functionality

Maximize portability by recording directly to an SD card (up to 2GB capacity), SDHC card (up to 32GB capacity), or SDXC card (up to 512GB capacity). A 2GB card will yield over three hours of 16-bit / 44.1 kHz stereo recording time using the BWF-compliant WAV format for uncompressed audio quality and industry-standard file compatibility. Note that media cards are available separately, and larger capacity cards will increase startup times.

Alternatively, use the H8 as a 12-in/2-out USB 2.0 audio interface (at up to 24-bit / 96 kHz) with your Mac or Windows computer. For audio interface operation with an iPad, an Apple Camera Connection Kit is required and available separately.

3.5mm Outputs for Simultaneous Hookup to a Camera and Headphones

The ZOOM H8 boasts 3.5mm line and headphone mini-jack outputs for simultaneously feeding your camera/DSLR and a pair of headphones. For quick playback reference, a built-in monophonic speaker is also provided.

Powered via AA Batteries or AC Adapter

Power the H8 via four AA batteries, or plug it into a wall outlet with an AD-17 AC adapter (available separately). Alkaline batteries can keep the H8 running for over 20 hours of continuous recording. When using the H8 in the stereo USB audio interface mode, USB bus powering is possible.

Rugged and Portable, Handheld or Mounted

The durable, ergonomic body lends itself naturally to handheld use. Should you need to mount it on a mic stand or tripod, a threaded hole on the back of the H8 obviates the need for stand adapters. Obtain a hot shoe adapter (available separately) to attach the H8 directly to a DSLR.

Signal Processing Adds Sonic Polish

The H8’s onboard effects allow you to add polish to your recordings. Compression and limiting compensate for fluctuations in input level, while a low-cut filter helps eliminate wind noise, blowing, and other kinds of low-frequency rumble.

Special Recording Functions

The H8 offers selectable recording functions designed to prevent you from accidentally missing the start of a performance. By keeping moments of audio that happen prior to you pressing the record button, the pre-record option ensures that you’ll never cut off the beginning of a great take. Auto-record can automatically start recording when a user-set sound level is detected, making it great for voice-activated recording.

Backup record enables the H8 to automatically record a duplicate of the L/R input with less input gain. Even if your original track is distorted, chances are the backup version will be fine!

Supports External Remote Control

You can use your iPhone or iPad to monitor level meters and press record, play, and stop in each ZOOM H8 application mode. Just insert the BTA-1 Bluetooth module (available separately) to your H8 and connect to your iOS device.

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