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Zoom MRS1608 16-Track Digital Recording Studio

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9.3 out of 10
Quality:: 9.3 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 8.1 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 7.2 out of 10

Features:: 9.7 out of 10
Value:: 8.7 out of 10
Sound:: 9.5 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 6 out of 10

User Reviews for Zoom MRS1608 16-Track Digital Recording Studio

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 8 out of 10

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By a customer from earthlink.net

Submitted: 2/28/2006

Style of Music: Jazz, Country, Southern Rock, Gospel

Experience: Retired professional, hobbyist

"Best "bang for the buck""

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

I've had this unit for about two months and so far its performance has exceeded my expectations. Some of the on board drum patterns however, lack punch. The drum sequencer is a good tool for laying down ideas, but for a polished CD, you'd do better to find a real drummer or use one of the better sounding Boss or Alesis units. Still, the over all sound is excellent.

Feature:

Feature for feature the 1608 does pretty much what the Boss 1600CD does for alot less green; I.E., on board drum/bass sequencer, pitch shift, harmony generator, sampler. Plus, the Zoom has a dedicated mixdown track. The Boss does not(read the manual).

Ease of Use:

The MRS-1608 Manual is written very well and easy to understand. It takes you step by step through every operation. There are buttons on the console that take you directly to the main menues, so you don't have to scroll through menue after menue to get where your going. The drum/bass sequencer is very tedious and time consuming to program when used to record, but it's useful for practice or just jammin'.

Quality:

The unit seems to be made well. The chassis is metal not plastic. As for taking it on the road, my traveling days as a musician are well behind me. But I would suggest to you younger cats, consider investing in a cheeper unit if this is your purpose.

Manufacturer Support:

N/A - No experience with tech support.

Value:

The MRS-1608 is, in my opinion, the best "bang for the buck" in this price range. Considering what it does, no other 16 track comes close for the money.

Overall:

I expect to be using this product for a while, but there is one concept you must embrace before puchasing this or any other digital recorder. These machines are basically computers specifically designed to record and reproduce audio signals. And being computers, they are subject to the same laws of physics as every other computer. So don't expect them to perform flawlessly 100% of the time. It ain't gonna happen. Be prepared for the occasional lock up, freeze up and system crash. It is a simple fact of life. Back up your projects faithfully and often. It will save you alot of grief in the long run.

Overall:: 4 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 7 out of 10
Value:: 3 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 2 out of 10
Sound:: 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 2 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 1 out of 10

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By a customer from comcast.net

Submitted: 3/3/2006

Style of Music: New age, classical

Experience: Sound engineer, musician for the last 45 years.

"Creativity killer."

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

The sound is fine. Most digital devices have specs that exeeds CD quality. The guitar patches are not very good.

Feature:

This unit is loaded it has features not found on units twice the price

Ease of Use:

This is what kills this machinne. I returned this unit and bought a Boss 1600 for twice the price. The read out has large characters but not enough information. To access the many features on this machinne you have to memorize silly sequences of buttons with crytpic abreviated messages. For example, when you set a parameter you do not lock your choice with the enter button, You back out of that screen. After a week or reading and playing with this machinne, my creativity was dead.

Quality:

This seems like a solid machinne

Manufacturer Support:

Do not waste your time trying

Value:

Yes it's inexpensive and powerfull but it got so much in the way of spontenous creativity as to be a liability.

The Wow Factor:

Nice looking beast but nearly untamable.

Overall:

Pay more and get a user friendly recorder. After all this is a tool, you should not spend all you time learning how to use it. I got a Boss and in a few hours, I had a pretty good idea how to approach the various features of the machinne.