"Buyer Be Ware!"

Feature:
Drum machine sound was good but lack of "Fills" is disapointing. With 512 patterns you would think they could put in a few fills. On some of there literature it said "Fills" included. They are not! I called them and they said I needed to select a diffrent kit, then they said I need to program fills.

Quality:
The first unit worked for 3 hours then the chanel button locked up. Powered down many times, did not help. After 48 hr's it booted up again and worked for about one hour, then the same problem. Got the second one and it did to many thing's to mention. It did not think it had a cd-drive. Master fader went full blast at infinity and levels changed for no reason, ect., sent back for refund.

Value:
if it worked I would keep it, for the money it was nice. Now I'm trying to decide if the Tascam-2488 will do or should I splurge for the Yamaha-AW2400.

Desirability:
built nice,took to work to show off.

Sound:
sound would distort easy, suspect not much headroom.

Ease of Use:
ok

Support:
easy to get hold of but some of thr people did'nt know much about unit.

Overall:
looking now for something better.

"Outstanding recorder - no buyers remorse."

Feature:
The only reason I say "8" is because there's always something more that could be added. This is a very, very complete package. From heavy metal to environmental ambient to folk to pop, I haven't been frustrated in any attempt to capture what I hear in my head. The zoom recorder offers a wide range of tools to capture and manipulate music allowing you to get exactly what you want.

Quality:
I've owned lot's of equipment over the years. This is built tough. All the buttons, dials, sliders, and knobs feel solid. The case is metal (not plastic). All the jacks have a clean, tight snick - no wobbles. Outstanding quality.

Value:
I made my own comparison grid of the Zoom and a number of other similarly-priced digital recorders. I think the Zoom is by far the best bang for your buck.

Desirability:
It looks cool. I've worked in professional studios and this gives the sense of that right in my own home.

Sound:
Excellent quality. We've recorded a number of songs of widely varying styles. After recording all the tracks and getting the mix just right, the mastering function puts the final finish. I've played CDs for a number of people and, when I tell them that it was recorded in my home, their jaws dropped. Very professional finished product.

Ease of Use:
There is an initial, short learning curve to get very decent tracks down. Because the product is fairly rich in features, we've continued to discover cool options 4 months after starting out. One of the best things about this recorder is the number of sliders and knobs - each track has it's own so you're not constantly cycling a single knob (okay, now it's controlling track 2... now it's controlling track 6).

Support:
I have had no need to call support.

Overall:
I believe I'll use this product for many years. With the deep level of features, solid construction, and excellent output, I see no reason to swap the Zoom out for another recorder. I am extremely happy with this product.

"The ZOOM HD16 great hard drive based recording unit for he price looks as good or better than units costing twice the price!"

Feature:
No accessories and it can benafit from expression pedal ZOOM FPO1 or FPO2 and the on off comtroler FSO1. The ZOOM HD16 and HD8 do come with Cubase LE. It is a very nice multitrack recording unit that doubles as a control surface for many computer based software systems.

Quality:
This is a rock solid unit no plastic casing nice LED meter bridge instead of a little on unit viewing window. No it looks very professional very very nece.

Value:
THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK NO DOUBT.

Desirability:
Like I said this is a very well made solid recording unit verey good looking SEXY they did not scrimp on the manufacturing of this unit I would like to see a case made for it but I am sure one can be found that would work.

Sound:
The sound is very good but only as good as the sound it is recording or reproducing garbage in garbage out...go figure!

Ease of Use:
Well that depends on how famniliar you are with the newer recording hard drive based multitrack units. The manual is very general a bit more explanation on certain features would not hurt but all in all if you work with it you will get it.

Support:
There does not seem to be any support at all for this unit I guess they feel those who buy it will be able to figure it out. Like I was saying it would'nt hurt ZOOM to elaborate more on some features. A tutorial video would be choice.

Overall:
This unit will last me until I can afford something on thge next level up which I have priced at $2999.99 and up so 4 or 5 years for me.