Zoom R20 User manual

You must read the Usage and Safety Precautions before use.
Quick Tour
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Multi Track Recorder
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2
Inserting SD cards
Supported recording media
SDHC: 4–32 GB
SDXC: 64–512 GB
Connecting output devices
Headphones
Turn powered monitors off before
connecting them.
Powered monitors

3
Turning the power on
Tighten until the screw lock
cannot be turned more. Power
will not be supplied if this is
not tightened completely.
ZOOM ZAD-1220
AC adapter
Turn on the power monitors after
starting up the R20.
The power will automatically turn off if the R20 is
unused for 10 hours. If you want to keep the power
on always, turn off the automatic power saving (Auto
Power Off) function.

4
Setting the date and time
Creating projects
Templates include preset rhythm
loops. Select the desired template.

5
█ Home Screen
Track type
buttons
Track number/type
Rhythm track
Synth track
Recording/playback
bars and beats
Tempo and time
signature
Track switching
button
Screen switching
button
Recording/play-
back position
Rhythm loop included when
using a template
Scroll the screen to view
other tracks and bars

6
Recording
█ Connections and preparation
Connected equipment Connector and setting
Guitar/bass with passive
pickups (direct connection) INPUT 1 ( )
Guitar/bass with active pick-
ups, synth or other electronic
instrument
INPUT 1 ( )
INPUT 2
Dynamic mic INPUT 1–4
INPUT 5–8 ( )
Condenser mic INPUT 5–8 ( )
Make sound and adjust so does not
quite light at maximum volume.
Press so that it lights.
Make sound and
adjust the fader.
Use the
MASTER fader
to adjust the
overall volume.

7
█ Using effects
Select a track to use an effect on.
Add a to select a patch memory.
• Tap to return to the previous
screen.
• Patch memories store the effects
used, their order, on/off states and
parameter settings.
Specic effect settings can be changed.

8
█ Recording
Tracks with lit will be recorded.
Press when stopped to set the recording/
playback position to the beginning.
█ Playing recordings
Adjust levels with the
MASTER fader and faders
for tracks to be played.

9
█ Using tracks 9–16 (switching tracks)
Select which tracks receive audio
from INPUTS 1–8 and can be oper-
ated with the physical controls.
Tracks 1–8 can be operated.
Tracks 9–16 can be operated.
█ Switching screens
Track view
This is the normal recording/editing screen.
Since recorded waveforms and their posi-
tions can be examined easily, this is useful
for thinking about song structure and editing.
Level meter view
This screen shows the level meters and
faders for all tracks. This is useful for
recording multiple channels simultane-
ously and adjusting the mix.
Previous fader position
Physical fader position
After switching track groups, for
example, the positions of physical
faders will be applied again after
they have been aligned once with the
bright positions.

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█ Changing track contents
Recorded data can be moved between tracks. For example, before recording a guitar or bass
directly with INPUT 1 (using Hi-Z), clear track 1 by moving previously recorded data from it to
a different track.
█ Making individual track settings
Double
tap
Make settings for each track.