General Your general opinion of this product. A steal at $400. I wouldn't take $400 for mine now. If you go to a reputable recording studio to do an audio CD you're probably going to spend over $10,000 there before you're done. Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I like Zoom products. I've owned a Zoom A2 acoustic guitar pedal for a few years and love it. You can hear what I've done using the Zoom R16 on my HD format music videos at my YouTube channel "dwCrooner". You can hear an MP3 file in 320kbps originally recorded in wave format on the R16 at SoGoStage.com in their Audio section. The song title is "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" by dwCrooner. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? This device is about getting studio quality sound from the clear channel default settings. The many whistles and bells don't really add a lot of value to the end result. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? All I did was to carefully read the manual, make a few notes in the manual in my own words to clarify concepts for future reference and then create my first simple three track song. Everything worked exactly as represented. My second recording was ten tracks. Sound How is the tone? This is its true strength. I'm just blown away by it. My 1970 Gibson J45 with a Rare Earth pickup has NEVER sounded so good. It does just as good with vocals, too. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've only had it for about six weeks at the writing of this review. However, it seems to be well built.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? When I first saw this unit I was amazed at how small and light it was. So I was initially a little skeptical. But the sliders work fine for 45mm sliders and the input and output jacks seem top quality. So far the electronics have also been 100% so at least short-term I'm very satisfied with the unit. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? There's really not one feature that stands out in my mind besides the recording quality this unit has. The fact that you're recording to an SDHC card and not a hard drive is nice because if you eliminate the noise floor in your studio, you're there. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? I'm a guitarist/vocalist who has been given the task of recording engineer and so I was a little nervous at first. But as I started to record with this unit I was immediately impressed with how intuitive it is once you master the basic operating strategy. The manual was very good on most topics and I'm also learning as I go. But it's a lot of fun so I don't mind at all. Sound How is the tone? Like the title of the review says: You get out what you put in. It's very accurate in terms of overall sound reproduction. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've had it for a month now and no problems so far. General Your general opinion of this product. My overall opinion of this device is extremely favorable.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? So far so good. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? I love being able to record 8 tracks simultaneously. The effects aren't the best but I have seen worse. The built in condensor mics or ok. I really like being able to transfer the tracks to my pc and mix them with a daw. And I have used it as interface as well and am very pleased with the results. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? I started recording with the R16 immediately but it took me a while to learn how use the other functions. I'm still learning everytime I record. Sound How is the tone? The sound is very good and accurate. Reliability How has it stood up over time? So far so good. General Your general opinion of this product. I have used the R16 quite regularly since I bought it in March 2010 and I am very pleased with the results I get everytime. This is a very good recorder.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Yes, looks and feels good. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? I like the amount of time available to record on SDHC. Also battery operation. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Very easy to use Sound How is the tone? Reliability How has it stood up over time? So far no problems. General Your general opinion of this product. Now that I am actively using this I love it. Very easy to carry and set up at gigs.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Yes. at first I had a problem with the plastic housing but, after I started recording, I got past taht fact. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? The ability to record anywhere. The versitility of this unit is unbelievable. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Out of the box I was up and running in practically no time. Sound How is the tone? The sound is accurate. My test recordings were as true as if I were playing live. Reliability How has it stood up over time? very reliable General Your general opinion of this product. It can do a lot of good things given the right conditions.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Only time will tell. Got 13 years out of my last recorder before the sliders and pots started failing, and it cost 3 times the price of this one. If it lasts 5 years I will be pleased. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Would be nice to also have 8 outs, but for the price it does what I need. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? If you have used a multi-track, it's not hard to figure out. Sound How is the tone? Supremely clean. What comes out is exactly what went in. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Too soon to tell. General Your general opinion of this product. Exactly what I was looking for to replace my old Fostex DMT-8VL (except for the multitude of outs), very portable, and doesn't have the noise of the HD spinning that was the bane of the Fostex.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Too soon to tell Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? As a recorder, downloading the wav file via USB to a PC, and then using Cubase or any other audio software to master the tracks, this unit is superb. Even if I had gotten it to work as a DAW interface, the latency of 12 to 24 ms and the inability to use the built in insert effect with the DAW would have prevented me from using it as an interface to record on the PC with Cubase or any other DAW software. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? This is just a review of the Daw feature. After 2 hours installing the driver and Cubase, could not get this to work as a computer interface with the Cubase LE4 on my 1.6Ghz PC with 1.2GB of Ram and an integrated sound card. Sound How is the tone? Superb. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Too soon to tell. General Your general opinion of this product. Great recorder. I like the sound, the insert effectand ability to record 8 tracks simultaneously at 44.1Khz

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Hope so. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? The sound, recording multiple tracks at once, the insert effect preamps models. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? I have owned Zoom MRS 1044 for several years, so there was a very quick learning curve. Sound How is the tone? Great tone. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Only had it a month. It came without the Cubase DAW software and I called AMS on 6/5, 6/10, 6/17, and 6/22. AMS told me it was mailed on 6/11, then said it was mailed on 6/18. Still no software. I gave up and called Zoom directly on 6/24. Maybe now I will get my software. General Your general opinion of this product. I don't see how you can beat this for the price. I bought the scratch and dent and got $100 off as well.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I agree with other reviews that the plastic case is kinda scary, but it should be fine. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? I like the removable SD card but I also like the fact that once you set your EQ's and other settings, you can recall them from your previous recording. Perfect for recording my band! Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? This is fairly easy to use and figure out. Sound How is the tone? You can set the tone any way you like, I think it's great. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Haven't had it very long, but I don't forsee any problems. General Your general opinion of this product. So far so good. Everyone comments on the crystal clear recording.