Getting to Know the HD8/HD16
ZOOM HD8/HD16
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MASTER RHYTHM
MASTER OUTPUT
Recorder section
Rhythm section
Track mixer
From immediately
after
[MASTER] fader
To immediately
before
[MASTER] fader
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
Track 7/8
Bass programs
Drum kit
From master track
To
master trac
k
Master track
The recorder section of the HD8 has eight audio tracks: six
mono tracks and one stereo track. Up to two tracks can be
recorded simultaneously and up to eight tracks can be played
back simultaneously.
The recorder section of the HD16 has sixteen audio tracks:
eight mono tracks and four stereo tracks. Up to eight tracks can
be recorded simultaneously and up to sixteen tracks can be
played back simultaneously.
(A “track” is a separate section for recording audio data.)
Each of the tracks has ten switchable virtual tracks (called “V-
takes”).
For each track, one V-take can be selected for recording/
playback. The recorder section also provides a set of stereo tracks which
are separate from the normal audio tracks. This is called the
master track. The master track is dedicated for mixdown and
for holding the material used to create an audio CD.
The HD8/HD16 contains a rhythm section that operates in
sync with the recorder. It offers 511 accompaniment patterns
(called “rhythm patterns”) that use the internal drum/bass
sound generator. (Over 400 patterns are preprogrammed at the
factory.) You can use these patterns as they are, modify them in
part, or create entirely new patterns from scratch.
HINT
The drum/bass sound sources can be played with the pads on
the top panel or with a MIDI keyboard or similar.
RecorderCurrently selected V-takes for
tracks 1 – 16 and master track
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1
2
3
4
5
6
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V-takes
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Tracks Master track
Rhythm sectionCurrently selected V-takes for
tracks 1 – 8 and master track
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1
2
3
4
5
6
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10
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V-takes
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Tracks Master track