Thanks for listening! The L12 does not record effects or EQ from the board to the tracks recorded on your SD card or direct to the DAW. You can listen to the effects or EQs on the board only to monitor using the headphones or the main speakers. You can record a stereo mix to the "Master" channel which will include any Effects or EQ that you have applied on the board. So you can have a stereo mix with the effects on the board recorded to the Master track. But the individual tracks will not record effects or EQ only compressor. I hope this helps, Subscribe if you haven't already and check out our music playlists on the channel!

Understood. Thank you so much.

Thanks again! Stay in touch and share some of your music!

Thank you for tuning in! So glad I could help. Hope you put that L12 to good use and enjoy! Check out our music playlist on the channel and the rest of the tutorials!

Thank you for listening, I am glad it helped you understand compression a bit better! Compression is one of those things that you just have to try experimenting with it and listening to see what you like. The compressor on the L12 is limited in its settings but useful. What the compressor is essentially doing is reducing the high peaks that might overload the channel and allowing you to bring the signal up. I use it on the bass, the snare drum and vocals. Not all the time and not in all of them but when I want a track to cut through the mix, I apply it slowly and listen to how it affects the sound. On the board, as you turn up the compressor knob, it lowers the peaks and brings the makeup gain up to make the sound of the signal louder. Try it, experiment and listen, it can't hurt, and you can always turn it back down! Keep coming back and listen to our music playlist as well as the tutorial playlist that we have.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for listening! If you haven't done so already, please subscribe and check out our playlists on the channel, from tutorials to original music collaborations!

@@Hive5ive Thank you for listening! Check my tutorial playlist and please subscribe! I tried not to make it so long but there is a lot to cover. Glad you liked it!

@@sugarcanerush will do!

@@sugarcanerush One quick question... I've used sonar/cakewalk forever, since version 6PE. The reason I ended up on your video is because I've always had issues with panning. I make "pop" music. For the most part I use a workstation synth for most of my production, and some samples here and there. I tend to not go beyond 50% panning on anything, cause it just sounds off to me in my cans. But when I go for mastering, it comes out bad. When I try to remedy this in the mix by panning wider, everything feels disjointed and the track loses it's cohesion. Any tips?

@@Hive5ive I have used Cakewalk since the beginning also, great program! I'm trying to figure out why you are having problems. The first thing that comes to my mind is the source of your tracks. If your synth is sending you stereo tracks, those are more difficult to pan. Sometimes the synth already separates left and right. When I get stereo tracks like that, I try to just pan a bit on either side. What are you using to master? There are some plugins that help to widen the stereo field as a whole. Last thing I can think of is signals being out of phase, they tend to cancel each other and make the program sound more mono. My public email is [email protected] if you like you can send me an MP3 stereo mix that you find with problems, and I can give it a listen. Stay in touch and let me know if you figure out the problem.

@@sugarcanerush Hey Sorry I didn't see your reply sooner, I didn't get a notification for some reason. Yeah, I usually track everything in mono. The issue I have is that everything sounds too wide if I pan too much past just even 30 or 40. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a complete amateur or anything, but I'm always looking to learn from people, and your video was very helpful. I picked up some good ideas. I'll send you an email, just so you know who I am in real life, and we can stay in touch there. Thanks again

For the "A" headphone jack, if you have the button underneath the volume knob pressed, you will hear "A" mix, if you have the button up, you will hear the Master mix. You can select also the faders for each mix by pressing the "Fader Mode" buttons. When the "Master mix " is red, the faders affect the master mix. If you press the "A" button and it turns red, the faders will affect the "A" mix. The same for the rest from B - E. I hope this helps.

@@sugarcanerush That's just it I cant hear the master. I can only hear when A is pushed down.

@@poeticgeenetikstv4672 Not sure, have you switched the fader mode to Master and checked to make sure the faders are up on what you are listening to? Do you have speakers plugged in to the L&R Master out? Can you hear anything at all from the speakers coming out of Master? Try plugging your headphone to B and leave the button up see if you hear Master mix then.

@sugarcanerush i don't have any monitors. Connected to the left and right. I just have 2 headphones, one plugged in A. That's the one I hear, but i have to push A down. I can't hear anything on the whole master. As far as when it's in maste rmode button pushed up.

@poeticgeenetikstv4672 where do you have the second headphone plugged in? Can you hear the master mix on the second headphone? Remember to check the faders when the master button is red. Bring the faders up and down to see if it comes back. What are you listening to recorded tracks or microphones?

@@poeticgeenetikstv4672 will work on it! Keep you posted! Thanks for listening!

I have the L12 and I used the headphone out to connect a powered speaker. It works, maybe not the best way, the L20 has a better system, but it should work ok. I use the 'A' left and right for monitors. That works well. I have other videos on my channel that go into this some more. Look up the tutorial playlist and browse! Thanks for listening and good luck with your music!

@sugarcanerush thanks al Lot, i browse👋

If the metronome light is blinking it means the metronome is set to play. Go in the menu find metronome. Select then find click. Select and set to off. That should stop the light from blinking. Hope that helps.

And you make me feel good with your kind words! Thank you for listening and tuning in, make sure you check out the playlist for recording tutorials! Don't forget to check out our music playlists also. Setting up the PA for a band, no matter how big or how small is always a challenge! Start with the placement of the speakers, try to face away from microphones as much as possible. If you use monitors, the same thing, make sure the monitors face the back of the microphone, so you avoid feedback. Keep the music at a reasonable level, loud brings feedback and makes it difficult to hear each other. There are too many to do here, but I hope you get the sound you like!

In my band my partner uses a wireless in his guitar and stands in the audience during soundcheck. He provides feedback and I adjust each instrument and mike level for the balance and the overall sound level for the room. For his vocal I stand in the audience.

@@coryfronte That is a great way to do it. This way you can get an idea of how the sound is in the room. I used to do the same thing but with a long guitar cord! I would go to the middle of the dance floor and listen while getting a sound check! Thanks for tuning in! Check out some of our live recordings and original music on the channel!

are you controlling the volume of tracks recorded on Reaper? If you are controlling the tracks recorded on the board, the faders should work. If you are controlling the audio on Reaper, then you have to control it in the DAW and it should be output to either tracks 9/10 or 11/12. Tell me more about the problem so I can maybe help you more.

Thank You! You are too kind! Let me know if there is anything else I can do for my next video. I am enjoying doing the tutorials, I will do more. Don't forget to check out our music also! We have them organized by playlists. Thanks again, keep in touch!

Are you using powered speakers? Do you get sound from any other source? You should be plugged in to the computer using the USB cable. Make sure the switch in the back is on "Audio Interface". Make sure the drivers for the zoom board are installed properly. You should see them in Cakewalk if they are. Make sure the "USB 1-2" or "USB 3-4" button is red. If not press it until it turns red. Make sure your faders are up and that the "Fader mode" is set to "Master" check the master fader also. Good idea to bring the faders all the way down and then up to be sure they are active. Tell me more about your setup if none of this works. Good luck! Check out our Zoom board playlist, we have a lot of simple tutorials to help you get going.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. We are all novices when we start! I have a lot more tutorials that might help you. Look at the playlists on my channel. Also enjoy the music we post! Thanks again for listening, if there is anything you would like to see on future videos, let me know I am working on new stuff now!

I need to know what DAW you are using. Do the other channels record to your PC? Remember the Zoom driver is a little strange. On the driver: 9L= channel 9 9R = channel 10 9S = channel 9/10 11R = channel 11 11L = channel 12 11S = channel 11/12 Let me know if this helps. Thank you for watching, if there is anything you would like me to address on the next video, let me know.

@@sugarcanerush i'm trying to record in audacity, just for test...the signal is too low, pluged the mic in ch 8 through preamp, again too low, hard to hear, although i hear clear & loud from the monitor channel (usb 1-2) thank u so much 4 your feedback...

@@AkisTsivourakis What mic are you using? Do you have other mics and are they too low also? Did you try recording on audacity and see what level you are getting? Not sure why you are getting low levels.

@@adamk4861 Yes, depending on the phone you have, you need to get an adapter that will have an input to your phone and stereo RCA outputs that you can plug into channels 9/10 or 11/12. I talk about this on the chapter on recording drums on this video. Let me know if you need more info. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching! I think the problem you are having is that once you record any tracks on a new project, from then on you must have the "overdub" button on red along with the "record" button. This way you can record as many additional tracks to the project as you have open. I hope this helps, I will check your channel out, hope you can share your stuff!

I have not found a way to delete just one scene. What I do is if I need that scene, I just overwrite it with a new one. I'll look around to see if anyone has figured this out. Thanks for watching!

@@sugarcanerush thank you sir.

@@scottlayne3840 thank you for watching! Glad it helped. Check out our playlists, we have a lot of our music and more tutorials posted. 😊

@@drdocmic Thank you for listening! New one should be coming out in the next couple of days! How to bring the level up on our mixes! Check it out.

Michael, the stereo channels that have the two inputs, work well for keys, synth and any stereo instrument. What I do is have the musicial play and control the input from their instrument's master volume. Monitor the LEDs coming in and get the best level possible. That should work. It's how I have recorded keyboards many times. If you have enough channels and want more control, it's ok to use two of the mic/line imputs and control with the gain know. Just remember to pan one to the left and the other to the right when mixing. For recording it won't matter. I hope this helps. Check out our latest video on raising the volume of our mixes. Just posted tonight! Thanks for listening!

@@sugarcanerush thank you for your detailed response. I think you do a great job and will for sure check out that video

Thank you! Don't forget to subscribe and check out the music playlists on our channel!

If you are trying to record your voice to your DAW, the effects from the board will not work. They only work when you are monitoring the board. Tell me more what you are trying to record to see if I can help.

What DAW are you using? I use a 24 bit 44.1K setting and it works well. Make sure the switch on the back of the board is set to "audio interface". Windows should recognize the board. Is the message you are getting from your DAW or from Windows? I need more info so I can try to help.

Thanks so much for your quick feedback. I installed Cakewalk as well following your tutorial. The Switch on the back of the Zoom L-12 is set to "audio interface". I can see the L-12 channels 1-8 in the Tracks Windows of Cakewalk, but when launching the record button this error message appears.

@@philed5371 Send me an email at: [email protected]. I will send you screen shots of how my cakewalk is set up. Maybe that can help you.

Thank you for listening! Feel free to explore the channel and go through our playlists! Lots of music and tutorials. Help us spread the word!

Thanks for listening! Feel free to explore our channel, we have a lot of original music and recording tutorials.

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed! I am working on more, but I'm a bit slow😂 Keep checking in and enjoy the music playlists!

Thank you for watching! Hope you check out our music videos! I'm working on two new videos, but it's been hard to get them finished. Should be out soon. Keep in touch!

I think you can only use the L8 and L12 as an audio interface and record directly to your DAW. I don't think you can control the DAW directly from the board. I'll have to look at the L20 to see if it has that feature. Thanks for subscribing and commenting, if there is anything in particular you would like me to touch on, just let me know!

Thanks, I haven't had a problem, but I always used 24 bits. Glad to have you on board!

Yes, when I first got the board, that function was turned off. I had a hard time just looking at the small LED light to get a level. Once I found it, everything was much easier! Thank you for tuning in, spread the word and don't forget to check out our music playlists!

What are you using to convert the mix to MP3? Are you doing any Mastering? If you copy your tracks to a DAW and mix to an MP3 without doing some type of "Mastering" the MP3 will be softer than the commercial music, you hear on KZbin or any other music streaming. If you are not familiar with Mastering, let me know, I will try to help.

@@sugarcanerush No, I'm not familiar with "Mastering".... I'm not familiar with DAWs, I just record on an SD Card, take the SD card and upload to my laptop and convert to mp3 with a basic audio converter so I can send it to my partner to rehearse to... I just wanna bring the volume up to the level I recorded it for playback. If you want we can email or text each other.. I could really use the help on this. Thanks my friend.

@@billwilson5878 You can email me at: [email protected] I will do what I can to help. Tell me more about your setup so I can try to figure out what is wrong.

I just finished a video on that topic! Will upload tonight. Look for it!

@@sugarcanerush thanks!

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