Musical Freedom. Battery Powered.

LIVE TO MAKE MUSIC

The R12 is made for musicians who live to make music. And they want the freedom to make music wherever they go.

ALL YOU NEED ON-BOARD

Compact and mobile, you can record, edit, and mix songs without a computer.

Use the R12’s full-color LCD touchscreen to easily cut, copy, loop, and edit your tracks.

AMAZING SOUND

The R12 has super-clean preamps, and you’ll love the way they sound. With two XLR/TRS inputs, and 8 tracks of audio, the R12 is perfect for recording everything from demos to release-ready songs.

FULLY LOADED

The R12 includes a send effects channel offering reverb, chorus and delay with a dedicated effects return fader. For advanced tones, you can use presets and effects from Zooms’ Guitar Lab. The R12 also has pan and a 3-channel EQ for each track and a compressor on inputs 1 and 2.

PLAYBACK. PLAY ALONG.

Use Sequence Play to create a playlist of your projects. Then use them as backing tracks, whether you’re playing live or rehearsing a set.

IT STARTS WITH A GROOVE

With 150 preloaded drum loops in a variety of patterns and genres, the R12 provides a versatile rhythm section for any project.

IMPORT AUDIO FILES

Add additional audio samples by importing files into your R12 via Micro SD card or USB thumb drive.

TAKE IT EVERYWHERE

The R12 provides up to 5 hours on four AA batteries allowing you to bring your production anywhere. Additionally, you can power the R12 with the optional AD-17 adapter, or a USB battery.

FROM HEADPHONES TO MONITORS

The R12 includes an ⅛” stereo headphone jack as well as dedicated ¼” monitor outputs.

EXPANDED CONTROL

Musicians can also plug in their iOS devices to use the optional R12 Control App.

** R12 Control App available in late 2022.

INTERFACE + CONTROL SURFACE

Use the R12 as a stereo audio interface with your favorite DAW or streaming platform, via USB-C. As a control surface, the transport controls and faders make it easy to adjust and control your software during production.

CONNECTIONS FOR EVERYTHING

Connect microphones, instruments or line level devices like keyboards, mixing boards and more.

HI-Z

Input 1 on the R12 has a Hi-Z switch, allowing you to plug your guitar directly into the recorder.

PHANTOM POWER

Both inputs on the R12 offer 48V Phantom Power for condenser microphones.

STAY IN TIME. EVERY TIME.

Activate the fully customizable click track with the press of a button. Use the click balance section to blend the metronome with your playback audio and route to your headphones and/or the main outputs.

ADD SOME SYNTH

The R12 has 18 FM synth instruments built in that can be played by plugging in a MIDI keyboard via USB-C or programmed using the touchscreen.

What’s In The Box

R12 MultiTrak

AD-17 AC Adapter

USB Cable

Quick Tour Guide

INPUTS / OUTPUTS



INPUTS MIC/LINE (mono) 2

OUTPUTS MASTER OUT 1

PHONES 1

INPUTS

MIC/LINE (MONO) Connectors 2 XLR/TRS combo jacks (Balanced, XLR: 2 HOT / TRS: TIP HOT）

Input gain +6 ~ +50 dB

Input impedance XLR: 3.9 kΩ TRS: 3.9 kΩ/1 MΩ (when Hi-Z ON, INPUT 1 only)

Phantom power +48 V (switchable separately for INPUTS 1 and 2)

Equivalent input noise –121 dBu or less (IHF-A) at +50 dB/150 Ω input

Frequency response −1.0/+0.5 dB: 20 Hz – 20 kHz

OUTPUTS

MASTER OUT Connectors 2 TRS phone jacks (balanced)

Maximum output level +14 dBu

Output impedance 200 Ω

PHONES Connectors 1 stereo 3.5mm mini jack

Maximum output level 45 mW + 45 mW (into 32 Ω load)

Output impedance 10 Ω

RECORDER

Maximum simultaneous recording tracks 2

Maximum simultaneous playback tracks 8

Recording format 44.1kHz, 16/24-bit, mono/stereo WAV

Recording media 4–32GB cards compatible with the SDHC specification

64–1TB cards compatible with the SDXC specification

TRACK SETTINGS

EQ High: 10 kHz, ±12 dB, shelving

Middle: 2.5 kHz, ±12 dB, peaking

Low: 100 Hz, ±12 dB, shelving

Pan L100 – R100

EFFECTS

Input Dynamics Comp/Limiter/Gate

Patch memory effects 3 types can be used simultaneously

50 patch memories

Guitar Lab supported

Can be assigned and used as an insert (input) or send effect

Dedicated send effects 10 types of spatial effects

TUNER

Chromatic/Guitar/Bass/Open A/Open D/Open E/Open G/DADGAD

CLICK (METRONOME)

Time signatures 3/4, 4/4, 6/8

Tempo range 40.0 – 250.0 BPM

Time signatures 3/4, 4/4, 6/8

RHYTHM LOOPS

Sound source format PCM

Number of loops 150

SYNTH

Sound source format FM

Polyphony 8

Number of sound types 18 (and a PCM drum kit)

DISPLAY

2.4" (320×240) full-color touchscreen LCD

USB

CONNECTOR USB Type-C

Note: Use a USB cable that supports data transfer. USB bus power is supported.

AUDIO INTERFACE FUNCTION 2-in/2-out or 2-in/2-out (iPad) USB 2.0 Full Speed

44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit

2-in/4-out USB 2.0 High Speed

44.1 kHz, 16/24-bit

MASS STORAGE FUNCTION: Device USB 2.0 High Speed (5 V/200 mA power supplied when host)

GUITAR LAB CONNECTION: USB 1.1 Full Speed

DAW CONNECTION (CONTROL SURFACE): USB 1.1 Full Speed

MASS STORAGE FUNCTION: Host USB 2.0 High Speed (5V/200 mA power supplied)

USB MIDI KEYBOARD CONNECTION: USB 1.1 Full Speed (5 V/200 mA power supplied)

POWER

Batteries: 4 AA (alkaline, lithium, or rechargeable NiMH)

AC adapter: ZOOM AD-17 (5V/1.0A)

ESTIMATED CONTINUOUS OPERATION TIME USING BATTERIES

During playback with +48V off and 32Ω headphone load

Alkaline batteries: about 5 hours

NiMH batteries (1900 mAh): about 5 hours

Lithium batteries: about 11 hours

• The above values are approximate.

• Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to use conditions.



POWER CONSUMPTION

5 W maximum

DIMENSIONS

256 mm (W) × 158 mm (D) × 61 mm (H)

WEIGHT (including batteries)

827 g

NOTE: 0 DBU = 0.775 VRMS