You can easily record song demos and live performances with multiple musicians using the LiveTrak L-8. Use sound effects and music clips to add excitement to your podcast. The LiveTrak L-8 features six assignable sound pads that allow you to instantly trigger effects, music, applause, prerecorded interviews, or ads. Just press a button to play intros, outros, jingles, ads and sound effects. With 6 easily-assignable Sound Pads, the right sound is at your fingertips. First-Time Caller, Long-Time Listener

You can use the unit as a class compliant audio interface ONLY IF you power the unit with batteries!!! All rest of the functionality like ABC Mixes, effects and Audio Interface mode only work in 41kHz mode.Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to useconditions. Zoom’s preamps are famous for a good reason: they’re transparent, powerful and ultra-reliable. The L-8 features six independent Zoom preamps, built to handle anything from a whisper to a raucous debate. Key Features Channels 7-8 feature 1/4″ line inputs, which can be used to plug in a drum machine or stereo keyboard. It’s important to understand that the Mixes store only the fader settings: the Gain, Pad/Hi‑Z, Select, Channel Strip and Mute status aren’t recalled. But more settings can be stored in what Zoom call Scenes. Several settings are stored in each Scene: the fader positions (for every channel, including EFX RTN and Master); Mute status; all Channel Strip settings; the selected effect patch and parameters; and the input source selection for channels 7+8.

The first two channels of the L-8 support 1/4″ Hi-Z inputs for direct connection of instruments such as a guitar and bass. Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to use conditions. A USB cable and the Zoom AD-17 USB-to-AC adapter are included for powering the L-8 from an AC outlet.Overall handling of the device feels retro (but in a bad way). Some of the options like putting the unit into audio interface mode are not saved, so you have to put the unit into that mode every time you power it up. Compatible iPads models include iPad Air, iPad Mini 2 and later, iPad Pro, and iPad 2017 running iOS 10.3.3 or newer. L-20 control app is available from Apple App Store.