The PodTrak P8
Features
- 4.3″ Color LCD touchscreen display. Select from English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese
- Record up to 13 tracks simultaneously
- Six mic inputs with XLR connectors and optional phantom power
- Individual volume sliders, mute buttons and “on air” indicators for each channel
- Dedicated channel for recording remote interviews
- Mix-Minus function automatically prevents echo and feedback from callers phone
- Nine assignable Sound Pads with four banks
- 13 pre-loaded sounds including applause, laugh track and more
- Six headphone outputs with individual volume controls let everyone hear clearly
- Onboard editing
- 2-input, 2-output USB audio interface
- Class-compliant mode for iOS compatibility
- Battery power provides up to two hours of use with four AA batteries
- Up to 1.5 hours of use with four AA batteries or use the included AD-14 AC power adapter
- Records directly to SD, SDHC and SDXC cards up to 1 TB
- 16-bit /44.1kHz audio in WAV format
- Optional BTA-2 Bluetooth Adapter enables wireless call recording
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Microphone Inputs
XLR inputs for microphones with option for phantom power
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Touchscreen Interface
Monitor levels, adjust settings, and edit your recordings
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Phone Input
TRRS input to connect a phone for remote interviews with automatic mix minus. BTA-2 Bluetooth adapter available to make a wireless connection
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Sound Pads
Trigger sound effects, intro music, ads and more while recording
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Outputs
6 Headphone outputs with individual volume controls plus stereo speaker outputs
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Mute/On Air
Mute a track or take it “off air” to talk behind the scenes while recording
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Faders
Control the volume of your microphones, sound pads and phone
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Output Controls
Adjust the volume of the USB and speaker outputs
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Transport Controls
Start and stop recording and playback, and add marks to your recording
Specs
Inputs & Outputs
| NUMBER OF INPUT CHANNELS: | Mic inputs: 6 (mono) Smartphone input: 1 (stereo) |
| NUMBER OF OUTPUT CHANNELS: | 2 (6 headphones and L/R speaker outputs) |
Connectors
Mic
| Type | XLR jacks (2: HOT) |
| Input gain | 0 + 70 dB |
| Input impedance | XLR：3 kΩ |
| Maximum input level | +5 dBu (@0dBFS) |
| Phantom power | +48 V |
Smartphone Connection Jack
| Type | TRRS mini jack (4 contacts, TIP: L, RING 1: R, RING 2: GND, SLEEVE: MIC) |
| Input impedance | 3 kΩ |
| Maximum input level | +2.5 dBu |
USB
| USB Type-C (audio interface and mass storage functions). | |
| • Use a USB cable that supports data transfer. USB bus power is supported. |
Headphones
| Type | 3.5mm stereo mini |
| Maximum output level | 20 mW + 20 mW @32 Ω |
| Output impedance | 27 Ω |
Speaker Output
| Type | TRS jacks (balanced) |
| Maximum output level | +5.5 dBu |
| Output impedance | 320 Ω |
AC Adapter
| Power supply connector for AD-14 |
| Format | WAV 44.1kHz, 16-bit, mono/stereo |
| Recording media | 4 – 32 GB cards compatible with the SDHC specification (class 10 or higher) |
| 64 GB – 1 TB cards compatible with the SDXC specification (class 10 or higher) |
| Audio interface | 44.1 kHz、16-bit、6 in / 2 out |
| Frequency response | -1.0 dB: 20 Hz ～ 20 kHz @44.1 kHz |
| Equivalent input noise | EIN -124 dBu (IHF-A) @+70 dB, 150 Ω input |
| Display | 4.3″ (480×272) full-color touchscreen LCD |
| Power supply | 4 AA batteries (alkaline, lithium, or rechargeable NiMH) AC adapter (ZOOM AD-14): DC 5 V/1 A (supports USB bus power) |
| Estimated continuous operation time using batteries | Recording 44.1kHz/16-bit/4ch audio to SD card (when +48 V is OFF and headphone impedance is 32 Ω) |
| Alkaline batteries: About 1.5 hours | |
| NiMH batteries (1900 mAh): about 3 hours | |
| Lithium batteries: about 5 hours | |
| *The above values are approximate | |
| Power consumption | 5 W |
| External dimensions | 295 mm (W) × 248 mm (D) × 61 mm (H) |
| Weight (unit only) | 1.43 kg |
