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All I needed plus some!
By: Ricky Romines Jr
Submitted: 3/4/2024
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Plenty of inputs. Great preamps. Daw connectivity. Nice effects. Great for live or studio.
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This is a beast!
By: Karl
Submitted: 1/5/2024
1 person found this review helpful.
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After owning the L-12, I decided to step up to the L-20, but I’m so glad that I did (silly drummers and all of their drum mics). I have more than enough inputs for everyone in the band, outputs for everyone’s stage/in-ear monitors. There are so many features, I’m still learning them all.
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Very easy set up!!!
By: Richie B
Submitted: 11/9/2023
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Pretty much plug and play!! Easy to use. To eq each channel individually , you have to have the Bluetooth adapter for your ipad. But it’s very simple to use!! Sooo many channels, so many opportunities for awesome!!!
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Great Quality Mixer
By: AC
Submitted: 11/6/2023
2 people found this review helpful.
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This is by far the easiest recording mixer I've ever had also the best sound quality.
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Hooking this to Mac is the best feature. I can record a whole band with this.
By: J kelley Music Productions
Submitted: 10/5/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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This is a starter to advance interface that gets the job done. The only thing I wish they do is make a 30/32 channel but other than that
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how user friendly it is.
By: Paul
Submitted: 9/27/2023
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I really like the Zoom L20 board it's user friendly and very easy to learn.
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Great but has one downfall
By: WFC
Submitted: 4/24/2023
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Great mixer but has one DOWNFALL
If you turn power off the proper way it saves all your settings. But if you loose power or some dummy unplugs it with out using the power button. All is gone. So that two hours you spent setting it up and all you band mates are happy is now gone. In the middle of a show on stage and bam power goes out. You fans get to hear you do another hour long sound check set up. So BUY A BATTERY POWER BACK UP POWER STRIP.
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Equipment is ready made and so versatile.
By: Mikey
Submitted: 4/4/2023
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Equipment is ready made and so versatile. Light weight and very easily to use.
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This is my first hybrid recorder/mixer.
By: Les
Submitted: 3/27/2023
1 person found this review helpful.
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This is my first hybrid recorder/mixer. I've been a fan of zoom for some time and own a bunch of their recorders. I've had the L-20 for a little over a month and did a bunch of live band recordings with it. I think it's a really solid mixer with a sturdy build, and plenty of functionality. I do really enjoy this mixer for what it is, but there are some things I wished it could do.
Pros:
-sturdy build
-plenty of channels to work with
-SD card recording
-6 headphone/monitor mixes
- mixing sessions in post with full mixer control
Cons:
- fader adjustments between mixes. These aren't motorized faders(understandable for its price point) but its not as smooth when mixing. There are LED indicators on every channel that show you where the fader was last when switching between mixes, but you must adjust the fader to those LED's to regain control on your current mix.
- one knob compressor. Having the single knob is super useful on this mixer, but still, I wish there was a little more control of it like the EQ/FX area.
Overall a great purchase. I will be using this for awhile in many recording situations. I recommend this not only to sound techs, but bands in general for recording/rehearsal purposes.
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Great sound, easy to operate.
By: Diane Cook
Submitted: 2/27/2023
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We don't have a sound tech yet at our church, but we novices have been doing pretty good. I'm sure the best is still yet to come from this system with an experienced sound tech.
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this thing is awesome!
By: Skylar Geer Musician
Submitted: 11/5/2022
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Use it for my full band - Theres 5-6 of us and we each get our own mix!
Pretty easy to switch from "Main Out sound" back to the "Monitor Sounds" for adjustments.
solid!
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A Great Product
By: Enrik Marshall-Long
Submitted: 10/5/2022
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I love the zoom in at 20 it has a very Christmas sound it's very clear For the great product to have especially for recording and clarity I like the fact From your ipad externally it's agreeit's a great mixer
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Having audio knowledge in order to use it to its full potential
By: Kimberly Gavia
Submitted: 7/8/2022
5 people found this review helpful.
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What I really loved about the Zoom Livetrak is the sound quality and the monitor system.
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You can record with it and mix a live show
By: Jonnyguitar2
Submitted: 6/28/2022
1 person found this review helpful.
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Very cool mixer
Very easy to use
Absolutely love it
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Awesome Digital Mixer
By: Alex
Submitted: 3/14/2022
3 people found this review helpful.
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I have had this for few months now and this mixer is a beast. The built-in recorder to SD card is really awesome too. When using this for live events it performs flawlessly. I also love the fact that we can go all the way upto 96khz for recording and if you are doing live events then you can go upto 48khz. It's easy to use and fast to setup.
I would highly recommend this mixer for anyone who is going into digital mixer for first time from analog. This mixer will give you an idea of how digital mixing works and then you can move into advance once as you learn.
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Highest value in digital record & live mixing category!
By: Paul M. Maryland
Submitted: 3/7/2022
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I looked at many options for digital live sound mixing, and having this unit and its ability to record Studio tracks and edit them in third-party software is amazing! Built in headphone amps, and effects are quite powerful. Without having actual motorized faders, the Zoom L20 gives you many features in mixers two to three times its price, with a very easy to use and detailed user iOS application, when you add the Bluetooth adapter option, as suggested by your American Musical representative!
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It does what it says it will do
By: Pastor AJ
Submitted: 1/5/2022
4 people found this review helpful.
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meets all my needs, great quality. I've had for 6months
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Easy to use, great sound quality!
By: Cary Thomas
Submitted: 11/7/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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Its fantastic! Easy to use. Great sound quality. Dual effects engines. Works well with daw.
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Game Changer
By: Ace
Submitted: 7/6/2021
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I was looking for a board that would allow me to easily record at home as well as do live sound gigs. This mixer has went beyond what I was looking to do and it’s probably one of the best pieces of equipment I have ever bought! The only thing that could make it better is Zoom making a 32 channel board. It’s user-friendly and the ability to save scenes makes my job easier!
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Recorder
By: Jose luis de la cruz
Submitted: 6/15/2021
5 people found this review helpful.
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??and,,,?? great and easy to use and for live events and streaming
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Perfect for live band recording
By: DJ Kia
Submitted: 3/26/2021
4 people found this review helpful.
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I purchased this mixer to be able to record a live band show and it works perfectly with recording software.
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Very simple and versatile to play live or make quality recordings!
By: Rob B
Submitted: 1/12/2021
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I studied these items($1000 price point) long and hard. I continued to gravitate back to this Zoom L-20. Reviews of this item were far greater than even the SC and Presonus! I have used both in past setups; but this Zoom is heads above. Quality component, totally pleased!
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Very versatile mixer
By: Sean Flynn
Submitted: 1/8/2021
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I’ve used this mixer in the studio and at shows. In both settings, setup is quick and easy. In the studio it’s great for preproduction or making a smaller scale music production. Everything is laid out for logical and easy navigation. Mic pre’s sound pretty good too. Live, the iPad feature is great. Access to all eq and effects functions. Where it shines live is the aux outs. Everyone in the band can have a separate monitor mix!!
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Easy and good mixer
By: Lui
Submitted: 1/7/2021
5 people found this review helpful.
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We bought it for church and its a good mixer for the price.
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Great piece of equipment.
By: David
Submitted: 11/30/2020
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Great piece of equipment. Love how you can route in many different directions. Wonderful for our Podcast. Thinking about buying the smaller version for outdoor video shooting. Likewise the customer service was good. Have So far bought a few items through American music and it has been a Pleasurable experience. It has become our new way of shopping for Musical gear.
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Great for mixing and recording Live shows!
By: Ryan The Music Man
Submitted: 11/12/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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This mixer does the job of multiple devices in one! I'm able to mix a live band and record it as well as use it as a audio interface to go live on social media! 20 tracks comes in very handy when you're mixing a full band and you have four Mics on the drums!
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A “Do it all” piece of equipment!!!
By: Pat Kessee
Submitted: 10/26/2020
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Omg... this thing is my favorite piece of equipment! It can record a 7 piece band WITH vocals and NOT skip a beat!!! I mostly use it to record drums and keys for our productions every week and, my musician friends have already asked me if I could put it in my will for them to get it!!! Gotta keep eyes in the back of my head now!!!??????
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Amazing !
By: Mark Pszenny
Submitted: 9/26/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I’m blown away by the quality of this mixer for the $ amount it can’t be beat! More than enough inputs to mic an entire band & them some. Live recording is a breeze! Sound quality and flexibility is top notch. With blue tooth to my IPad, I can control the entire mix from my mic stand or across the room! I use it at home to record my original ideas and can transfer to my Mac DAW for further mixing and editing. A must have for live bands , record your own demo either live or in your home studio! AMS has the easy no interest payment plan that put this in my hands in just a couple days!
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The Best, Made Affordable!!!!
By: Bryan Johnson
Submitted: 9/4/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Y’all made Great Sound...AFFORDABLE SOUND!!!!!!!!!
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All around good buying and customer service experience as well as top end quality
By: Dennis Miller
Submitted: 7/31/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Slight learning curve for a drummer but after reading the manual and going step by step I ended up with a killer sound system. It is extremely powerful and surprisingly clear. Paired with a set of Peavey Dark Matter 15" powered speakers, I can't see ever having a problem getting the sound I want from my drums. I highly recommend this product.
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This console is a beast!
By: Berg
Submitted: 6/27/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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I’ve been using Zoom products for a long time and I had no doubt this would be another quality winner! It actually exceeded my expectations in so many ways; the recording quality is superb, the easy of use and final audio product is exactly what I was looking for, without having to break the bank; I highly recommend it!
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Knife compact
By: Arlie
Submitted: 5/30/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Well I haven't dug into it just yet but from what I played around with same as well make sounds awesome having some trouble using as the audio interface looking for more in-depth review after I play with it a bit to learn all the buckets
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So Simple
By: My favorite light
Submitted: 5/8/2020
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Because there are no ASSIGN buttons to route the inputs, you have to physically move your cable to another track to do another take of, say, a guitar part.
That's it. That is my only con on this unit. Everything else is simple and straight forward.
READ THE MANUAL as it relates to how to arm for recording and overdubbing.
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Ideal audio for video mixer
By: Mark Buckland
Submitted: 2/21/2020
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I use this to record bands for video and it performs flawlessly. Simply fire it up, set input levels and hit record and you get all 20 input tracks recording plus a stereo mix if you like. The individual VU meters on every channel are a real improvement over the single blinking LED found on other mixers. Mixing down after the event is a joy with the ability to sweeten any section of the recording using the punch in. Light weight and well made this is perfect for onsite use.
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Perfect Home Studio
By: Rolan Brazier
Submitted: 2/17/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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I've had this unit for a few weeks. This is the best mixer for professional or home studio. It basically does everything.i would recommend this unit for any studio.
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This is a great board it does all the recording live or studio.
By: Wayne
Submitted: 2/17/2020
7 people found this review helpful.
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This is a great board it does all the recording live or studio. Our use it mostly for live. The best board for the money.
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Awesome!!!!
By: SirTavirus Martin
Submitted: 12/10/2019
7 people found this review helpful.
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Upon taking my new mixing board out the box and seeing it. I was in love. I quickly ran up the church, hooked it up and started playing my keyboard and it sounded alive. I also have an Yamaha 10MXGU and it doesn’t even compare. The fact that I record on an SD, use it as an Audio Interface through my daw. I’m more than happy about my purchase. It’s real easy to use once you learn the board. The Zoom-L20 is beyond the best board out right now. Not only that. I have other people wanting to get one now after I explained and showed them how the board works. Oh, once you have your settings set. Once you turn it off, it will save your settings before it completely shuts down. So even your sliders is set to 0. Your last setting is going to be set and you don’t have to touch anything. Not even the master volume. I have no reason to purchase another board now.
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Awesome Product
By: C Hudson
Submitted: 9/5/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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This mixer has been a blessing to us! Glad we got it!
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recording quality and effects sound excellent. major step up from the behringer bunch
By: Jared
Submitted: 6/4/2019
6 people found this review helpful.
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I have moved up the line of behringer mixers. started with like a 4 channel, then the euro one with effects, then the 2222usb one. this is light years above those in terms of sound. the big difference is that it is digital and the behringer ones I owned were analog. noise was more of an issue. the sound quality is great, way less noise. and my digital toys (keyboard, sdrum drum machine) sound awesome. the effects sound great too. instead of trying to do too many sounds they succeed with the ones they have, reverb and delay. for us dawless jammers, this thing is a godsend. headphones in and recording you will really enjoy the sound quality.
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I love this mixer
By: Bassdude
Submitted: 4/5/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Great mixer. I love the 6 monitor outs and whole monitoring set up on this mixer. Also the option to record all channels to sd card or through usb to a saw on a laptop. Very impressed so far.
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Love to use it
By: Dalito
Submitted: 3/29/2019
5 people found this review helpful.
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Fantastic...awasome great..just using it..
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The live track L-20 is perfect a drummer doing home recording.
By: Robert Figueroa
Submitted: 1/6/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Zoom is. a very innovative company. I have purchased other products from them and I'm always very impressed and happy with my purchase.
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I use this for recording an 18-piece Big Band Orchestra for Public Radio
By: Stephen Lloyd Gilbreath
Submitted: 11/6/2018
6 people found this review helpful.
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It's great bang for the buck. The 60db microphone pre-amps are choice. Being able to record hundreds of hours of 16 microphones plus more on separate tracks for later mixing down to perfection is a recording artist's dream come true.
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This has saved me!
By: Patrick Bayham
Submitted: 10/4/2018
3 people found this review helpful.
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The best thing ever,
Plug and play, miked up the drummer
Connected up logic x on a Mac book air
2 guitars, bass DI and mic,2 ambient mics .singer and BVs . Everyone gets their own monitor output.
Price = $999
True value = creative freedom