ZoomPodTrak P8 Podcast Recorder, 6 Microphone Inputs, 6 Headphone Outputs, Phone Input, Sound Pads, Onboard Editing, Record to SD card, USB Audio Interface, Battery Powered

The Zoom PodTrak P8 has revolutionized my podcast production process. It's a feature-packed podcast recorder that blends superb audio quality, intuitive design, and portability into a device that is accessible for both beginners and seasoned professionals.The first thing that stands out is the sheer audio quality this recorder delivers. With six microphone inputs, it allows for clear and high-quality recording of multiple voices simultaneously. The preamps are incredibly clean, and the noise floor is impressively low, ensuring that your recordings are crisp and free from unwanted noise.The six headphone outputs are another noteworthy feature. This allows each guest to monitor their audio levels comfortably, which is especially useful during a multi-guest podcast recording. The individual volume controls are a thoughtful touch, allowing for a personalized listening experience for each participant.One of my favorite features is the color touchscreen interface. It's clear, responsive, and simplifies navigating the P8's myriad of options. This feature, coupled with the dedicated controls for each channel, makes the operation of this recorder remarkably intuitive, even for those new to podcasting.The unit's portability is another key advantage. Its compact size and the option to power it with AA batteries make the PodTrak P8 an excellent choice for on-the-go podcasters who often record outside of a traditional studio setting.Moreover, the build quality is solid, and the overall design is sleek and modern. It feels robust and durable enough to withstand the rigors of regular use. Also, the integrated sound pads for music or sound effects are a fantastic addition that can truly elevate your podcast's production quality.Given its professional-level features, robust build, and ease-of-use, the PodTrak P8 offers excellent value for money. Whether you're a seasoned podcaster or just starting, this device will undoubtedly enhance your production process and the overall quality of your podcasts.

Extremely easy to use. Sounds great and looks just as great. Professional features and with an affordable price. Highly recommended

Works great durable

I have been using in a mobile setting for last four months with no issues. I protect it with a CASEMATIX Mixer Hard Shell Travel Case.It's light. It's very very intuitive to use. I never had color coded channels/outputs/indicators before, now I don't want to work with anything else. Everything about it works like its supposed to. Making adjustments on various inputs to get better sound quality is easy. The digital sound effects are easy to add and assign.This should be your first choice if you are coming into podcasting and need to integrate more than two inputs. I can handle four commentators, a microphone collecting ambiance, audio from the computer, someone calling my phone (using the Zoom BTA-2) and play sound with no stress at all. This would be a nightmare on almost any small mixer.

Awesome for podcasting, you can regain one mic input by buying a TRRS cable and a splitter to a USB sound card. The only flaw in this is they did not put the USB input selection on the bluetooth/phone input. but It's easy to re gain it with about $20 in cables. Now I can bring in a zoom call while having all 6 mics in use in the studio.

This thing is awesome... I started a podcast and had those Yeti USB mics... Needed an upgrade and needed to have at least 4 mics... This thing is easy to use and has more than I need as a newbie in the Podcast world... As far as using it with a phone, you can adjust and the play back sounds as if they are in the same room as you... Just get it... Worth every penny.

I am very happy overall with this recorder/mixer. The audio works well. The controls are intuitive and I think with the Zoom mics and headphones, the entire kit will provide a new user a great experience. For an advanced user, the lack of control will be frustrating. I think the build quality is good overall but the knobs and sliders feel a little fragile. I think it is worth investing in a case for it if it will be traveling or stored at all. The Bluetooth adapter works very well with my iPhone and the audio quality is great. I would recommend it. The recordings sound great and the editing features work well if you are working in the field and can’t access a pc. The editing is limited so expect that. I think this is perfect for hobbyists, schools, libraries, churches, public access media facilities. Essentially for anyone that doesn’t have the time or experience to use a higher end, more professional product.

I am a professional, sound engineer, filmmaker, content creator, podcaster and media consultant. This board is fantastic!I recently purchased and used it in the field on a video shoot and it paired seamlessly with my laptop and Zoom F3 field Recorder. As anyone will tell you redundancy in the field is important and being able to record directly to the SD card on the board is a great feature, but that’s not all, the board will record to the SD card a separate track for each channel (unaffected by the sliders) in addition to a mixdown, this is a great feature as I could record with a boom mic and lav mic simultaneously, send my main feed to the Zoom F3 and pc and leave the back up feed recording on the SD card.A few limitations on the board are that the interface and screen are more along the lines of a prosumer feel and it takes a little while to get used to adjust the gain of each channel, the compressor and deesser are also put together on one fader and the SD card only records in 44.1k so you have to convert your sample type to 48k for video in post - but if you are just using the SD card for back up like I am and recording directly into an F3 and PC this really isn’t much of a concern.