Zoom R16 Tutorial 4 Transfer/Assign Tracks, File Share, Swap, Insert Effects

[@s.e.wagger3888]

Last time I recorded was on a Fostex 4 track cassette recorder. But now........ the word Ping-Pong is no longer part of my vocabulary. This machine is BRILLIANT!!!!

[@stevekonbass]

I had a Fostex too. It came with a rubber airball that you would stomp on to shoot a pin out the other end that would engage the record button... that was hands free punching in.

[@MoishHas]

Hi I have watched all 4 parts of the r16 tutorials and I must say, you are a very good teacher!!! Thank you so much. It is very helpful.

[@stevekonbass]

Much appreciated Moshe.

[@jacklord66]

You are awesome! I had just spent hours trying to get the imported tracks to play and after four and half minutes of watching your vid, SUCCESS! I will watch and listen to your tunes as soon as I get this work done that I'm two hours behind on now! Many thanks!!!

[@stevekonbass]

Great to hear brother! Glad the vid was a help.

[@blackdot3538]

You do the best zoom tutorials on KZbin, thank you.

[@stevekonbass]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[@summersendband]

Thanks so much, exactly what I was looking for

[@tlswing]

Hi Steve a huge but really huge thanks for this video I've been looking for a solution to import an audio track on my Zoom R16 for a long time and you bring me the solution on a silver platter Thank you from Thierry from France :)

[@stevekonbass]

Awesome! Glad the video was a help. Wonderful to hear from someone from France!

[@tlswing]

@@stevekonbass Yes my friend, you are now an international person :) :) and i glad to know you :) :)

[@MyBichSustained]

Thank you!

[@chocowayne]

Thank you so much. You're answering my questions ! Next step is me trying to make it work as smoothly as you ;-)

[@stevekonbass]

Glad I could help.

[@sciense3078]

Steve, u r the great teacher. Thanks so much!!!

[@stevekonbass]

Much thanks. That means a lot. All the best in 2021!

[@mihirmahapatra3189]

Awesome, I learned something.

[@Jazzbass056]

How beautiful it is to get information from your site, now i can begin with my new Zoom R16 from today, thanks

[@stevekonbass]

Awesome! Hope you make great music with it.

[@Jazzbass056]

@@stevekonbass Thanks for the further information, greetings from the Netherlands

[@mikaelkienokoski7303]

Thank you this video Steve!

[@stevekonbass]

Hope it was helpful Mikael.

[@warrickleggo2531]

Thank you, really helpful,cheers

[@stevekonbass]

Glad it helped

[@MLedes-es2il]

Thanks so much for this video! I've been trying to transfer wav files to my R16 but wasn't assigning the tracks!!

[@stevekonbass]

Glad I could help!

[@davez7616]

Great tutorial!!

[@stevekonbass]

Thanks Dave!

[@johnrbl6458]

awesome - well told - good on you!

[@stevekonbass]

Thank you kindly!

[@flixdavid7079]

You are the best! Thank you!

[@stevekonbass]

Thanks David!

[@gingermil1946]

Hi Steve, I may have cracked my problem of importing tracks to the R16 and getting the dreaded * problem. I checked the tracks that I'd created in Audacity and by coincidence the 4 tracks that wouldn't load/assign were panned left or right within Audacity i.e. 2 string tracks, one L and the other R and also 2 vocal tracks panned L and R. I centred all 4 tracks and then transferred them to the SD card. Hooray, each loaded and were asigned without any problem. I can now pan each of these tracks within the R16. This was not and issue I expected as I assumed that every track would retain it's pan position as part of the audio track and then assume that position within the R16. NOT SO!!! Hope you and your followers find this helpful. Kind regards, Ginger

[@mandolinic]

The R16 only works with 44100Hz 16 bit or (ideally) 24 bit .WAV files. That means that with Audacity you have to ensure that the Project Rate (bottom left corner of window) is set to 44100, and each track is set to 44100. Like you, I find that working only with mono tracks gives the least amount of hassle. If you rename each track to its instrument, then you can use File > Export Multiple, select 24-bit Microsoft Wave, and it will export all non-muted tracks as separate mono files, using the track name as the file name (with .wav added). I find it highly advantageous use a more description file name for each track, rather than the bland MONO-001.WAV that the R16 gives by default.

[@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham]

Steve, would you please do a tutorial on the basics of audacity? I would really appreciate it because the tutorials I have watched make no sense to me!!!

[@stevekonbass]

Really? I figured there would be 100s of videos on it. What are you having trouble with?

[@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham]

@@stevekonbass just the way to set it up and operate it. It’s just an idea. I have watched many videos on this but nothing as informative as yours on the R-16!!!

[@stevekonbass]

Well John.... I started doing a video for you today on Audacity but after about 4 hours into it, I came to the conclusion that I really wouldn't recommend it to someone that's new to the world of recording. There were latency issues and the recorded guitar sounded wobbly. If any newbie encountered that it would just frustrate them and turn them off to recording. For certain simple things and for it being a free download, I think it's useful. For instance, if you wanted to slow a song down but wanted to maintain the original key, or if you had a track that sounded flat and wanted to EQ the whole thing, or maybe you finished a song but wanted to cut out the intro... for stuff like that I think it's useful and simple to use. But I'd pass on using it for recording. That's why I have the R16, lol! For using Audacity or Pro Tools or anything computer based, there's a big learning curve, not to mention that you need your computer, software, and interface to play nice with each other.

[@ADHDeanMusic]

My track only lets me set it to the master, and now i cant use any of my tracks to record over it

[@gingermil1946]

Hi Steve, Oiler’s formatted the SD card and created a single new project. Then copied the 8 tracks into the Audio folder so there shouldn’t be any conflict with duplicate names. When tracks 5,6,7,8 came up with the asterisk I renamed them and no change to the asterisk appearing only on the same tracks - hope that helps.

[@stevekonbass]

Hmm... now the track VocR, you're not trying to put that file on tracks 1 and 5 right?

[@ianwelsh7857]

Hi Steve. Thanks for all the helpful videos. As I was bouncing, I was ajusting the fader level on the track I was bouncing from, but this hasn't been carried over to the new track. Also, I can't reduced the fader level on the new track??? Any idea?

[@stevekonbass]

Hmm... you should be able to work that fader while you bounce and you should be able to change the level of the bounced track. Mute the tracks that you bounced from and then work the fader of the new track and see if the fader works. Make sure you're on the right bank of tracks when you work the fader. For example you might be working the fader of track 1 but the 9-16 button is lit so you are actually working track 9. If it's not something simple like that. Try swapping the final bounced track to another one. For example if it's on track 4 swap it to 7 and see what happens.

[@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham]

Steve, at 8:27 you share the two tracks by using drop box. Can you email it to someone instead of using drop box? I am not familiar with drop box yet.

[@stevekonbass]

Yes, but the thing is, they have to be WAV files to import into the R16. Most times, WAV files won't go through email because they're so big. I gather there's a way around that by emailing an MP3 of the file and then having the person on the other end converting it to a WAV to import. Drop Box is easy though if you want to try it. There's no cost if I remember correctly. Here's a link: www.dropbox.com/basic

[@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham]

@@stevekonbass oh wow. I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info and the link.I will let you know if/ whenI figured it out. Lol I appreciate the prompt response. You are clutch.!!

[@hakanvenderlof3786]

Very good information. 😀

[@stevekonbass]

Thanks Hakan.

[@artg7909]

Can you please make Video on how to use it as an interface/controller. The R16 has some issues being recognizing the driver. Thanks

[@MariusVideoOfficial]

Hi dear Steve, then We can use insert effect on only one track at the same time, no different insert effect on each track?

[@stevekonbass]

Yes, at the same time while you're "recording". But you can record the bass with an insert effect, and then record a guitar with an insert effect, etc.

[@LFB96]

If I get this right > record a clean guitar > insert effect > input source / track 1 > choose effect , for example distortion > click enter > the distortion is on the initial clean guitar. Am I getting this right ?

[@stevekonbass]

Yes. You can record a guitar clean and then add distortion later if you chose, or, you can just record the guitar with distortion. Totally up to you.

[@LFB96]

@@stevekonbass many thanks for your prompt reply, You really rock !!

[@alanduncan1980]

Can you assign a stereo track to two stereo linked tracks on the r16, in order to use the r16 to master a stereo track? Thanks so much for these great videos!

[@stevekonbass]

If I'm following your question right, yes, there are ways to do it.

[@alanduncan1980]

@@stevekonbass Thanks for the info. So, basically, I've drums on tracks 1 to 8, and everything else on tracks 9 to 16. I have already used the 8 band EQ to compress the drums on tracks 1 to 8, so, since I can only use one mastering effect, which in this case is just drum compression, I'm still left with a track that's just mixed, and not really mastered, so, I want to mix the stereo track down, then load it back into the r16 and assign it to stereo linked tracks, as it's a stereo track, then I can use the Mastering effects again to the final mix. I appreciate the videos. Your music is excellent too.

[@stevekonbass]

What you can do is "record" the drums with the 1-8 insert effect on. Go to insert effect, go to the 1-8 comp eq, choose the one you want, click input source, and then choose the 1-8 "inputs" (not tracks). Then your drums are recorded with the effect on. Then you can record the rest of the instruments on tracks 9-16 and then choose an overall mastering effect at the end.

[@alanduncan1980]

@@stevekonbass I never even thought of that. That's a great tip. I'm going to try that next time I'm tracking drums. It's amazing what you can do with the r16, if you really push it to the limit. I don't even think you need a DAW, if you really utilize the effects available. Thanks so much for the info.

[@stevekonbass]

Yeah, it really is a great unit. Too bad they discontinued it. I've been experimenting with live drums myself. You can even get a good live recording using the built in condenser mics. There are even some stereo effects for drums that are pretty cool. One thing I've found with the R16 is that even after mastering with the unit, the master comes out a little flat and could use additional mastering. I usually run it through a Sony video editing program of all things that has pretty good audio editing as well. A little adjustment to the EQ and some compression through that program usually gives me the crisp and round sound I like.

[@cjparrott]

does the wave file have to be formatted a specific way? or can i take a song, turn it into a wave, assign it to a track in a project bump it to track 9 and then record drums on tracks 1-8? thanks for the great vidoe

[@stevekonbass]

If I remember right, it has to be a mono file. If you take a stereo wav and try to import it to a single track it won't work. It's been a long time since I imported files, but I believe that's correct.

[@benwilliams2135]

Hiya Steve. Do you use a particular effect in the R16 for your bass? Could you recommend a direct box or pod for bass? I'm looking for a duff mckagan sound from 'appetite' preferably... Cheers

[@stevekonbass]

Sometimes I use a little chorus and reverb. Try a bass chorus for a Duff sound: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWiwpYGGpN6ibtEsi=drLwsZmwFxYjHAqg

[@seanstrife7381]

I can’t figure out how to record vocals with reverb,(I like a little reverb when I record vocals) but have the option of changing the effect after I record it?

[@stevekonbass]

For reverb while you record the vocals do this: Let's say you are recording on track 1... hit the pan/eq button and choose track 1 (track 1 light will be lit up orange)... arrow down until you see Reverb and just turn it up to where you like it by using the jog wheel. You can change the type of reverb anytime you want to by hitting the send/return button, but remember that will change the type of reverb on all of the tracks.

[@seanstrife7381]

That’s awesome thank you

[@paolotrabucco1863]

Hi Steve thank you for your very good videos, I just wanna ask if there’s a way and how to clear single tracks from a project without wiping them from the SD card via laptop. I am working on a project at the moment and I’m not happy with a couple of tracks that I have recorded and I was wondering if there’s a way to delete them and start them from scratch . I had a look on the manual and they only show how to clear them via SD card and laptop but not from just the R16 memory . Thank you if you can advise me how to do this .

[@stevekonbass]

Hey Paolo- Yeah there is. I'm going from memory on this... if you just want to completely erase a file from a track hit project, then arrow over to file, hit enter, light up the track you want to delete, hit the down arrow, right arrow over to edit, hit enter, arrow over to delete, and hit enter. Then the file is erased from the project and SD card.

[@paolotrabucco1863]

@@stevekonbass ahh great thank you Steve I’ll try now you are a Top Man thank you for the quick response !! I were scratching my head for days ! 🤦🏻‍♂️👍🏻 thank you again !

[@stevekonbass]

Glad to help brother. As I said, I'm going from memory on that so if it doesn't work let me know and I'll fire up the machine and make sure I give you the steps right.

[@paolotrabucco1863]

@@stevekonbass hi Steve, you were perfect it worked fine ! One more thing learned from your awesome tutorial on the R16 ! Thank you bro !! 👍🏻

[@stevekonbass]

You're welcome brother.

[@gingermil1946]

Hi Steve, Many thanks for the informative video on assigning files to tracks. All went well for tracks 1-4 but 5, 6, 7, and 8 came up with an asterisk in front of the file name e.g. *VocR, and the file refuses to be assigned. I'm probably doing something the R16 doesn't like. I've searched the manual to no avail so forgive me for asking for your help again.

[@stevekonbass]

Are they all WAV files that you're trying to put in?

[@gingermil1946]

stevekonbass Yep all transferred from Audacity as single wav tracks. I’ve even tried renaming them to make sure I’m not using non alpha letters - no change???

[@stevekonbass]

Are all 8 files you're trying to import and assign to tracks different files? The asterisk means there's a file with the same name somewhere already in the project. So if you see *VocR come up that means there's a file named VocR already in the project.

[@TheValleyChannel]

@@stevekonbass I am having this same problem as mentioned above. Trying to assign a wav file, recorded with a Zoom H6 to a track. I renamed the file something that would not be a name already in the project. Has an asterisk in front of the file. Will not assign to track.

[@stevekonbass]

Hmm... check if it's a mono or stereo file. I'm wondering if it's a stereo file it might need to be assigned to 2 tracks.

[@stephsandman5473]

hi, i followed the steps but then when i got to the assigning track part, the track showed up (which it didn't before so that you at least i've gotten that far now), but it had an asterisk next to it and when i hit enter nothing happened. it wouldn't let me assign it. it's a wav file. does it need to be a different file type? thank you!

[@stephsandman5473]

so i figured out that the asterisk meant it was a stereo track...so when i try to mixdown splitting channels or using a mono downmix, the tracks will now assign but there's a new problem. there's a lot of static noise and the playback is exponentially slower than the original track. any ideas?

[@stevekonbass]

Wav files are good.

[@stevekonbass]

Not sure... best I could suggest is keep it simple and to transfer and assign tracks 1 at a time. Not quite sure what you're doing, if you're recording live and pulling in background tracks, or just pulling in tracks, but in any event, if you are relying on those tracks that you are transfering try to do 1 at a time and listen to the playback to make sure each track you transfer plays right.

[@stephsandman5473]

@@stevekonbass that's what I did. It sounded like that with the very first track. I'm just trying to take a song I recorded in cubase and transfer it to be heard on the zoom so that a friend can lay a guitar track with HIS zoom once I give him the sd card. I've tried exporting the song files a few different ways and they don't all show up in the zoom even though they're all on the card, and the first one I assign sounds like half the speed and way blown out, but the actual files sound fine when you listen to them outside the zoom. I can't figure out why this is happening bc it seems like I'm doing everything right.

[@stevekonbass]

For the hell of it create a new project in the Zoom and just try to transfer 1 totally different mono file over and see what happens.

[@zootcairns]

Great info, however when I get to the assign track, file shows, I hit enter and it just blinks. It won't assign. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

[@stevekonbass]

Lot's of people have that problem. Make sure you're importing a wav file. Make sure it's the same bit rate. Make sure you're not importing a stereo track to a mono track. And make sure it's assigned to a track on the Zoom. If there's a * next to it, something is wrong. Ya can also try to rename the track. Just gotta go down the trouble shoot list and figure out what the problem is.

[@beatlesdreams46]

Great video buddy. I question please if I record say guitar on track 5 and use distortion I wish to record to that track the insert effect do I use record signal not input source. So guitar distortion stays on that track. I can use mastering effect knowing that distortion is still on track 5 Kind regards John

[@stevekonbass]

Thanks John. If you want to record the guitar with distortion (so the distortion is recorded) you'd choose your distortion effect then arrow to INPUT SOURCE and then choose INPUT 5.

[@alexwer8238]

If i record tracks (with a drumn machine) and have a drummer send me a file with live drums, do the drums line up automatically? I dont have Protools, etc. GREAT CONTENT, btw!

[@stevekonbass]

No, because chances are your drummer will have a little extra in front of the song when he hits the record button to record his drums. You can try using Audacity which is a free program you can get to edit and line things up.

[@benwilliams2135]

Excellent

[@stevekonbass]

Also, it has to be mono for a single track.

[@beermacht80]

Hello! When using the return effects and exporting the track, the effect is not set. Do you know if they can be exported with the effect activated? Thank you very much again :)

[@stevekonbass]

Not quite sure if I'm following your question. If you're talking about mixing down the song to a stereo track, yes the send/return effects should be there. Make sure they are turned up on each track to where you want them. So, let's say you have lead vocals on track 1 and you click the Send/Return button and choose Small Hall for your reverb. Now you have to set the level on that vocal track. To do that, you click the Pan/EQ button and arrow down to reverb and turn the level of reverb up. When you master the song and mix down, all the effects you hear should be on the mix down version.

[@andrewsimmons6663]

As a new Zoom 16 owner I like the machine but am having difficulty up loading file from the SD card to a project. My bass player sends me a file by email but although I can place it on the card the recorder does not identify the file. I have to run it thru I Tunes and convert it to 44.1 and mono and then it is identified. Kind of a complicated work around.He also has a Z16 so I'm sure there is an easier way.Please help. TIA Andy

[@stevekonbass]

Check out these 2 videos I did. They might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYmyeIespqeWa7M kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJmkqqGffMShoqs

[@andrewsimmons6663]

@@stevekonbass Thank you. I'm working it out

[@peacedove7314]

Hi.. Thanks for all videos.. I have a question.. I take 2 channels easy record( one chanel karaoke,one chanel mic) on Zoom R16 recorder and I record with effects... When I listen back no problem with effects but when I transfer to Computer or laptop no effects.. How can I listen my tracks with effects on PC? Thanks...

[@stevekonbass]

Sounds like you didn't mix down the recording. Try mixing down on the Zoom to a master.

[@peacedove7314]

@@stevekonbass Thanks for answer...İs there any save mode to master? I hear effects when I recording but can't find save mode to hear same effects on PC....

[@stevekonbass]

I'll give you a video to watch at the end, but here it is in a nutshell... we'll just use 2 tracks as an example... set the fader of where you want the volume of the karaoke track and then set the volume of where you want the mic/vocal track. Make sure they are both in play mode (lit up green). Add you're reverb and set your EQ how you like for each track. Raise the master fader (the red one) so the LED lights up but doesn't go into the red. Put the button above the red fader into record mode (red). Rewind the song to the beginning, press record, and then play. When the song is done press stop. The master is now saved on the SD card. When you put the SD card in your computer look for the file that says MAST000 or MAST001, something like that, and that will be the recording you just did with the effects. Now to explain a little deeper, there's wet and dry recording. Wet means you recorded your guitar or vocals with the effect. So that recorded guitar or vocals will have the effects printed on the SD card. If you pop your SD card in the computer, you'll see them as MONO000, MONO001, etc. and the effects will be there. This video might help you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHTXqmWZZaqLl6c

[@peacedove7314]

@@stevekonbass Thanks for your help and time 🙏

[@wchmura]

Hi Steve I have the same problem as gigngermil I can't assigned imported song files to R16, every time there is asterisk before the name of the files. The format of the file is wav 44,1 kHz. Thanks wojtek

[@stevekonbass]

The asterisk means there's a file of the same name in the project. You can't have a file with the same name used twice in the project. Try saving the files you're dragging over to the Zoom something simple... like a, b, c, d. See if that works. If that doesn't work, Ginger mentioned that the tracks he was having trouble with and trying to import were panned all the way to the left. He said he centered them straight up and then he could import them. So check to see if the tracks you're importing are panned hard left or right.

[@wchmura]

@@stevekonbass Ok I split stereo to mono and is working. Thanks s lot

[@benwilliams2135]

Quick question... The other musician in the other part of the world wouldn't necessarily need an R16? They could use whatever recording device they wanted and email it too R16 owner, then R16 owner would assign this piece of music/vocals to a track on the project that's being worked on...Is this correct? Excellent vids by the way, I am constantly using them for reference

[@stevekonbass]

Yes, as long as it's a wav file.

[@benwilliams2135]

@@stevekonbass excellent thankyou

[@Malegys]

I need some serious advice/tips here. Have tried both methods (via USB & with SD card) & keep getting the dreaded asterix on the file & can't assign them. I have re-sized the original WAV files down to 24 & 16 bit, tried an MP3 version & none of this worked. The original WAV's were made on soundforge 9 btw. The new project also didn't have any files on them with similar names, as these were the first files to be assigned to the new project. Help a brother out, please. Thanks again for the videos, Steve (y) Much appreciated.

[@stevekonbass]

Man... that's frustrating. I know MP3s won't work. There's something about that file the Zoom doesn't like... and you covered the file name issue. Off the top of my head the only thing I can suggest is to experiment and put one of those files into Audacity, and then save it through Audacity as a WAV, and then try importing that WAV into the Zoom. Also, if I remember right, somebody had a similar issue and they said it turned out to be a PAN thing. So when you put the file into Audacity, make sure it's not panned left or right, make it straight up, then save it, and then try to import that file into the Zoom. If you search the comments for this video you can see the conversation I had and the discovery the guy made. That's all I got for ya. Hope it works.

[@raenoldparkin]

Can you file share using a USB storage pen instead of SD card?

[@stevekonbass]

Whatever you can transfer files onto will work. All the audio files on the Zoom are saved as a WAV

[@SHAMYxk7]

I want to use R16 for live backing and click tracks Can I assign track 1 (click) output to phones only? I see people do this on R8. Is this also possible on R16? Thank you!

[@stevekonbass]

Yes, you can have it just come out of the headphones, but I don't recall assigning a click to a track. You can have it run while you record or during playback. Here's a link to the manual. Page 34 is about using the metronome: zoomcorp.com/media/documents/E_R16_1.pdf

[@bretthelke9389]

This may be a super dumb question. Just used the r16 for the first time, but where is the option to save the entire project before creating a new one? Does it autosave?

[@stevekonbass]

Yeah, it saves automatically.

[@RobStillwell]

Any idea why my fader for channel 6 & 14 is not working and level is controlled by channel 5/13. Channels aren't stereo linked and all effects removed. Any help appreciated 👍

[@stevekonbass]

First guess might have been stereo linked but you say no. Got me stumped. Try adjusting levels of 6 & 14 by using the jog wheel. Hit pan/eq choose track 6 and arrow down to level then adjust using the jog wheel. Then try using the fader while you are in that screen and see if it works.

[@piafounetMarcoPesenti]

I am able to transfer files alright, but not the ones I've recorded with my DAW. It's only white noise then, even if the extension (wav) is correct. What could be the problem? Bitrate? Thanks

[@stevekonbass]

Make sure it's a mono file and not stereo.

[@piafounetMarcoPesenti]

@@stevekonbass It is. I've found that if I export the file from my DAW as an mp3 and then convert it online to a be a WAV, it works. No idea why...but that's that.

[@Electrics69]

Hi Steve thanx so much for your videos..i was literally about to ask you something and accidentally fixed it? myself...so if anyone else is stuck...i did a mix and then went to do another but the fader positions were fixed ?? to clear it back to zero i moved each one to the top and back to the bottom and it zeroed them...does that sound right Steve? or is there an even easier way..many thanx Alan

[@stevekonbass]

Hey Alan- Yeah you can do that. I made myself some track sheets and jot down where the fader level is at for each track. This way if I'm making adjustments when I mix down I know where the levels should be when I do another mix. If you press pan/eq and arrow down you can see the fader levels of each track.

[@Electrics69]

@@stevekonbass Thanx for replying..one other simple? thing can you delete unwanted recordings/takes within the R16?

[@stevekonbass]

Yes. If you do a take and you don't like it press "undo" right after the take. You can delete full songs by pressing the project button, then scroll to edit, then scroll to delete. Tracks you can delete by pressing the project button, then scroll to file, choose track, then scroll to edit, then scroll to delete.

[@Electrics69]

@@stevekonbass Cheers Steve ..i knew the undo...but was thinking more along the lines of your last section on track delete

[@chuckhughes3008]

Is there a way to use a saved effect across multiple projects? I have a distortion I created AND saved on a project, but when I go to another project, that effect is gone

[@stevekonbass]

That's a great question. I never tried it, but next time I fire it up I'll look into it.

[@chuckhughes3008]

@@stevekonbass I actually figured it out. Where the save, edit and all those options, there is an import option, and it imports all saved patches from whatever project you select

[@LFB96]

Hi Steve Do the tracks imported from a laptop to an R 16 have to be Wav files? What if they’re mp3 ?

[@stevekonbass]

The Zoom uses WAV. If memory serves me correct, I believe I tried importing an mp3 once and it didn't work. If the files you want to import are mp3, try putting them in a program like Audacity, and then save them as a WAV.

[@LFB96]

@@stevekonbass great Steve cheers, I ll try that !!

[@thephoenixchant]

Can you import wav tracks from the PC daw into the zoom? I'd like to import 10 instrument wav tracks, and then record the vocals in the r16. Is that possible? Or the r16 would not recognize the PC tracks? Can I reassign them into the project?

[@stevekonbass]

As long as they're wav files you're good. If you watch this video from the :45 mark you'll see me do the whole process.

[@thephoenixchant]

@@stevekonbass But a stereo track takes 2 mono tracks... I am considering the R24 because of that

[@ejaygomezdrums4431]

Hi steve. I have a question, is it possible to add multiple effects on clean guitar track, like what you did you added effects and master, but is it possible if i add mulitple edfects, for example reverb, compressor, delay an: master effects like maximizer in 1 guitar track?

[@stevekonbass]

Yes. You just have to know the ins and outs of the machine. For example, every track has reverb and you can combine that with a delay, or chorus, etc. Those are your send/return effects. If you explore the send/return section you'll see there are all different combos you can choose. Then, if you press the pan/eq button and then use the down or up arrow buttons you'll see Reverb and Chorus sections where you can adjust the amount of reverb or chorus on each track. Now recording a guitar clean and then changing to a distorted model, like the 5150, you'd use the insert effects button and put the 5150 on that clean guitar track. You can also go into the 5150 edit section and tweak all sorts of things there. Now I'll give you an example of what confuses people... first they'll record a guitar clean and then later on go to the insert effects section and change it to distorted. So now the guitar is distorted and they're happy. Then they decide to add a mastering effect to the recording so they go to the insert effects and add a mastering effect to the recording but when they do that now the distorted guitar is gone and back to clean. Now here's the thing, you can record with an insert effect as much as you want, but to add it after the fact you can only do one at a time. That's where the bounce trick comes in. I explain that at the 16:17 point of this video.

[@ejaygomezdrums4431]

Thankyou so much steve ☺️

[@daviderobertomusic]

Just a question. When I import just one track like in the video, can I record to the other tracks of the Zoom R16, using the file imported like a base/backing track on which I put other instruments? For example, the file imported on a track on the SD is a drum and I want record a mine Percussion set to the other available tracks... Is it possible? Thank you.

[@stevekonbass]

Yes.

[@daviderobertomusic]

@@stevekonbass thanks 🙏🎶

[@LFB96]

I m not sure I understand why we need the bounce function

[@stevekonbass]

Okay... bounce is useful to combine 2 or more tracks to 1 track, but the way I used bounce in this particular video, I used it so I could use the insert effect feature more than once. Now, you can use the insert effects and record "WET" as much as you want (meaning the effects will be recorded). But, if you wanted to record 3 guitars "DRY" and then add insert effects afterward, you'd have to do it like I did it in this video with the bounce trick.

[@LFB96]

okay, so say, If I record a clean guitar with a phlanger effect on track 1 and a guitar with distortion on track 2, I could get one guitar with both effects .ie, phlanger and distortion on only one track if I used bounce ? am I getting this right ?

[@stevekonbass]

I think the whole insert effect/bounce thing is confusing you so forget about the whole insert effect/bounce thing for a minute because you'll only have to worry about that if you record multiple tracks DRY and then want to add amp models/effects after the fact. If you want to record a distorted guitar with flanger just choose a distorted amp model and then go to the edit section to add flanger. Then you can record that guitar with distortion and flanger. Then, if you want to record your next track with a clean guitar with flanger, just choose a clean amp model, go to the edit section, and add the flanger. Check out the first video I did where I explain using that insert effect button in it's simplest form: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJCXZYZta7SDj7M

[@benwilliams2135]

Ok not sure if anyone else has found this, but I nearly had a heart attack... It seems (I'm hoping) when you put SD card into laptop, DO NOT change the original file names on the SD card. I have re inserted SD card into R16 and it can't detect the ones the names have changed. I'm hoping tomorrow when I change the names back to PG001 etc, that they can be read again ☹️

[@stevekonbass]

It's there, you just have to assign it now. So, let's say the original track was named mono2 and you named it bass guitar. You put the card into the Zoom and it seems gone. It's there. You just have to assign it. Hit the project button, arrow over to file, hit enter, arrow over to an empty track, use the jog wheel to find bass guitar and assign it to that track.

[@benwilliams2135]

@stevekonbass ah excellent thankyou. I will look when I'm home. Cheers

[@benwilliams2135]

Phew! I didn't actually have to do that, I renamed back to their original e.g. PROJ001 etc and now there back. Mild panic there for a mo. Cheers Steve