It's been over three‑and‑a‑half years since Zoom released the HD16, and they're still maturing the hybrid recorder/control surface concept that it introduced. The R24 probably functions slightly better as a stand‑alone music‑production device than as a control surface and interface.

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  Twenty-four tracks to record to., Eight tracks of simultaneous recording, even when acting as a DAW interface., Useful rhythm composition and sample-triggering and editing features., Very intuitive to use as a recorder.

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  Counter‑intuitive in some areas., Not all controls have remote functionality., Small screen makes some editing jobs hard work., Effect and patch operations can only be conducted when the project sample rate is 44.1kHz.

zoom r24, 3.5 stars ..this is better than average rating.tascam and others make Multi Track Recorders,butthey seem to have even MORE problems on basic recording...use this as a recorder, it is ok,,,IF YOU NEEDall 8 tracks inputting at once, and if u need 6 of these ascondenser mics, yes..

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  Good Chance To Record

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  A Bit Too Much Noise

Hubby is the singing pro but I've got very comfortable as the assistant with this setup. Haven't mastered all the bells and whistles yet but both learning and progressing daily. It's the first place we head to in the mornings! It is amazingly powerful with professional output. Awesome buy.