Zoom Pedals News and Pics: NAMM Show 2011

By: Staff

Zoom’s G3 Guitar Effects Pedal

Zoom’s G3 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator Pedal unites the ease of a stompbox pedalboard with the power of a multi-effects pedal and adds a USB audio interface to the mix. With complete control over both individual effects and amp modeling, you can modify your tones on the fly while performing. An onboard drum machine and looper make the G3 an incredible new option for guitarists of every level.

“To elevate their performance, guitar players can now use on-the-fly patch changes, craft their own sounds, jam along with the drum machine and looper or utilize DAW recording applications all with one easy-to-use pedal,” Mark Wilder, Director of Marketing for Samson.”

Most of the G3’s comprehensive features stem from its three large LCD displays and corresponding footswitches. Together they form a graphical interface that allows you to utilize up to three amp models or stomp box effects in any combination at any time. Or use the G3’s authentic amplifier modeling and over 100 built-in DSP effects to craft and store up to 100 original tones.

The G3 is also a USB audio interface for DAW recording on your computer. The pedal is bundled with Zoom’s Edit & Share software so you can easily create new patches and it also comes with Steinberg’s Sequal LE DAW for all your recording needs. Players will get over 6 hours of operation using four AA batteries, or can power the G3 with as USB bus or the included AC adapter.

Take your performance to a new level of mastery with the fun and easy to use G3 Guitar Effects and Amp Simulator Pedal.

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Zoom’s R8 Recorder

Zoom takes the turbocharged design of the R24 and reduces the footprint for a portable, powerful music production solution. Like its predecessor, the R8 combines four production tools in a small, incredibly versatile device. In addition to 8-track playback and 2-track simultaneous recording using SD memory cards, the R8 is a digital multi-track recorder, an audio interface, a control surface and a pad sampler.

“The R8 will fit in a guitar case, for a flexible, multi-track solution and the ultimate in portable recording,” says Rob Garofala, National Accounts Sales Manager for Samson.  “More than ever before, Zoom users have all the tools necessary to create studio-quality recordings on-the-go.”

With a sampler function that consists of 24 built-in voices, the R8’s built-in drum sounds can be triggered using 8 pads and 3 bank keys to assign sounds to each track and create loops.  You can also use the unit’s drum machine to create original backing beats, or simply output a metronome for tempo control.

The R8 comes with a 2GB SD card and supports up to 32GB SDHC cards for a maximum of 100 track hours. Using SD media for recording not only makes the R8 lighter and more portable, it also ensures increased reliability with no concern for a crashing hard drive.

Take your R8 into your studio and record additional tracks using its USB audio interface. Then when you’re ready to mix, use the R8’s control surface capabilities to manage each function of your favorite DAW software. Incorporate any of the 150 guitar and studio effects to enhance your recording and use the pro-quality mastering effects to complete that studio sound.

With the Zoom R8, versatility, control and comprehensive features come together in a single device that fits in a gig bag and makes on-the-go multi-tracking easy.

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  2. zoom (13 years ago)

    what is the release date for the R8?

  3. Publisher (13 years ago)

    We’re not sure on the release date, but if it was debuted at NAMM it should be shortly