Tutorial: Zoom L-20 Face Control Overview
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- #zoom #audio #tutorial
The Zoom LiveTrak L-20 might look like an intimidating sound board when you first sit down at it. Like most Zoom devices, it's packed with features. This tutorial covers how to make the most out of the Zoom L-20 using only face controls. We will do future videos on connecting the Zoom to your tablet and/or computer, but that's for another day.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask them in the comments below. As always, thank you so much for watching!
00:00 - Introduction
01:18 - Board Overview
01:32 - Input Chain (input, phantom power, hi-z/pad, signal LED, gain, compression, select, record, mute, solo & volume)
05:52 - Stereo Inputs on Tracks 17-20
06:30 - Output Chain
07:00 - Display Controls & Recording
08:25 - What the L-20 Records Internally
09:36 - Adjusting Channel Strip Settings (equalization, reverb & echo)
13:52 - Saving & Recalling Scenes
14:40 - Monitor/Headphone Out Jacks
16:02 - Console Operator Headphone Settings
16:25 - Outro
Best Overview I have ever seen! Concise and super informational. thanks bro!
i am about to tackle my L-20 and record some tracks. this tutorial was awesome. you explained everything very well.
Thanks for the informative and engaging video. Hope to see more from you on this recorder in the near future!
Nicely done with good explanation of the basic features.
great video, thank you so much. just ordered the L-20!!!!
Your style of explaining is priceless, man. Thank you so much!!!
Awesome tutorial! Thanks heaps!
Very clear and useful. Thank you 👍
THIS WAS AMAZING!!! My L20 just arrived and you nailed all my initial concerns with in this 1 video! Great job. Seriously, thank you!!!
New subscriber as I loved this video; I've had the L20 for a while and a video like yours was really needed; thank you!
We just got this board for our band, this was spectacular…thanks a ton.
I have a zoom L-12 and this was useful for me. Very well explained. Some features are different but was explained in a way that made me understand so I can better use my device. Thank you
Excellent introduction to this device. Well done.
Excellent tutorial!
Hi Jesse this is very useful! Thank you for sharing it was well put together covered the basics in an interesting and useful way. Also you style is pleasant, engaging and easy to listen to. Continue doing good work !!
Thank you. Finaly I got explanation about tap tempo stuff 🙏👍
Great overview, thanks!
Thank you so much for this video. I'll be using this to prep for a job today. Really saving me
This is an incredible overview of what seems to be an ideal mixer / recorder for us. Will definitely be buying one now, thanks for this video 👍
Thank you, sir! I’m a newbie engineer, old head player and producer. This was immensely helpful 😊
Excellent initial demo. I subscribed to your channel and will follow closely. I also have the Livetrack L20. My only regret is that, like the Tascam Model 24, it doesn't have all the buttons on one strip. I advise you to suggest to the Zoom manager that he think about it. We already know it would be more expensive. But I don't mind paying more. Congratulations on your work. I love it.
Excellent thanks for doing this.
Thanks very much. You've really helped me get started.
Very clear and educative. Thank you!😊
Thanks for the comment! If you have any questions about audio/video production pipeline, please don't hesitate to ask. Cheers!
Awesome video. Thank you. It was this video that made me pick this particular console
Excellent, excellent video. This is very clear and very useful. I used to own a Zoom L-12 and I am thinking of upgrading, We used the L-12 for silent band practice (with separate headphone mixes) and recording and it worked perfectly for that but we were too many musicians... Thanks much!
Great tutorial!! I like how you provide simple explanations to things that usually give me "user manual rage". Thanks!!
Thanks for the positive feedback! We really appreciate it!
Great overview of the zoom L-20.
Daily novice user with new L-20 coming tomorrow. Super Helpful!! Thanks for doing this!
Thank you for a great video 🙏🏽
thank you, really helpful and well done!
Excellent. Thanks for helping me!
I'm glad this was useful! If you have any questions about the gear, please don't hesitate to ask them and if I can, I'll answer!
Thank you ! Excellent introduction the L20
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Subscribed ! i learned a lot thanks
Great work !!
Great video! Just what I needed to solidify what I sort of figured out omo. Recording a new band demo next week. Thanks!
If the demo ends up on UA-cam, hit me with a link. I'd love to hear what you're working on with the board!
Yes, useful - thanks! Good flow and overview.
I haven’t used a digital mixer before, only analog. Today I am doing sound setup for a new band that just bought an L-20 and this video was quite helpful.
I’ll be good to go after playing with it a bit.
The biggest problem I now have is that after seeing what the L-20 can do I want one 😊
Excellent tute! 👍
Jesse - Just want to say thank you for this video. I have used this board a couple dozen times over the past ~3 years... I wish I had seen this video when you first posted it.
I just learned more in 15 minutes than I did over dozens of hours of working it without instruction! Thank you!
I found this useful - just purchased the L-20 and I quite love it.
It's a totally solid piece of gear! If you end up using it for music, please drop a link in this thread. We'd love to hear what you're creating!
Very straightforward explanation 👍🏻
Great video...clear and to the point with no extra blah blah blah..thanks
Thanks for the kind words! We release videos weekly and I try to keep them lean. I might not always succeed, but I try.
Very well done
Great job! 👍
brilliant- thank you!
Very nice and helpful video.
Thank you.
Hey Jesse! Great video. It would be great if you might show us how to do virtual sound checks with this mixer in a live setting...there doesn't seem to be anything about that topic. Cheers!
Awesome straightforward video. This mixer simplifies rehearsals using E drums and guitarists/bassists using units like Line6 and Fractal Audio
We love it in rehearsal! Having isolated audio tracks means that if something goes surprisingly right, we're able to do something of a mix and release it. It's not 100% set-it-and-forget-it, but it's the closest I've ever seen with that level of functionality. Thanks for watching!
I have an older Yamaha analog mixer that has issues and a full computer DAW with an ADAT 20/20 audio interface. I could basically do all you are showing with that combination BUT it wouldn't be so great or convenient for mixing and outputting sound of a live band. I have been looking for a reasonably priced new mixer and this unit appears to do everything I could need - live sound reinforcement, easy to set up recording if needed, play back audio backing tracks and also can act as a digital audio interface. Awesome and really great presentation. I may be buying one of these! Thank you
Excellent tutorial. I'm actually going to send this to my teacher.
Awesome Videos about the Zoom L-20. I’m a new member of the Zoom L-20 family. and I’ve been finding your videos quite helpful. Thanks so much.
Great Stuff! Keep up the good videos!
Thank you. very informative
This shit is awesome! I have yet to see such a well articulated simple explanation. Thank you man!
Will use it live with my band for the first time this Saturday. Thanks for your video
After 8 months, do you like using it for a live situation?
Great Explanations !!!!!
As ex user of Analog and new comer to Digital Mixer, this L Series was created as sidekick/replacement for Analog mixer with internal Multitrack Recorder.
I was using Behringer X2442USB and using XR18 as my main mixer at this time.
L series comes as hybrid solution for me.
Great video...
Once more, I must to tell you: Excellent presentation. Keep going. Cheers.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Great video! I have purchased the l20 and am waiting for it to arrive. Please continue to review and report back. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the comment! There's heaps more to get into (deeper menus, back panel, tablet and PC connectivity...). It's really a monster of features and functionality.
Very good tutorial. Clear and to the point. Thanks. P.S. love the sign-off. 🙂
Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment! If there's any topic you'd like to see covered, please just drop a comment in the chat and we'll do it if we can. Cheers!
Thank you!
Very well presented Jeff. (I know it was well presented, because I almost understood it. Well, parts of it!). I have an older Presonus 16.4.2, which of course was outdated by the AOI model almost immediately after I purchased it. A short time later they eliminated the Firewire input to standard computers/laptops. Story of my life. So I'm looking into upgrading and this model was introduced to me yesterday by a friend. Your video is quite clear and concise and I just wanted to thank you for your excellent presentation. "Thank you!"
You did an amazing job!
Thank you so much for watching! I'll be doing more gear breakdown videos like this. Here's hoping they prove useful!
Thank you sir very educational about how to use this zoom l20 mixer.
100% for Zoom Digital mixer . please we need more of this . Particularly the zoom l20
This was probably best introduction to this product. Please make a deep dive into the other features and overdub. 👌🔥
Thanks for the feedback! There are a handful of features that I want to get into and I will in a future video. The response on this one has been really positive and I appreciate it. More to come!
@@JJKoester fantastic work you are doing with these videos. Congrats. Keep them coming. U just got a new subscriber 💪👨🏻🚀
Exceptional clear presentation.
Thanks! I'm glad it was useful!
Just bought this rig this week. Long time player but a newbie to the tech side and essentially taking over the engineering for our aspiring band. I and am super excited that this has 6 individual outs so all my band members(we each have our own IEM transmitters and receivers) can have our own wireless mix output for rehearsals and gigs, and still use the main outs for my powered Mackies/PA. Great basic tutorial JJ, also Subscribed, and I too anxiously await the follow up video.
Thanks for the comment and the subscription! I hope the content on this channel doesn't disappoint!
Nice Video! Thank you!
I'm happy that it was useful!
Very Useful , Us kids were screaming for it.
Straight to the point. :) thank you very much.
Thanks for the comment! We're glad the video was useful.
Awesome tutorial.
Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it!
thank you Sir.. this is what I need..
Great video. SUPER helpful. Thanks!
Glad you dug it! If you have any questions, please send them my way and we'll try to answer them.
@@JJKoester I really appreciate the offer. Thanks! I'm using it to record and broadcast Sound Healing experiences with Singing Bowls.
This device is a big upgrade from my ProFX10 and opens up a lot of possibilities.
Again, thanks for your help.
@@themysticnextdoor Oh, you're going to have too much fun with it. I'm already getting excited about the possibility of micing and mixing 20 individual singing bowls. Can't wait to hear what you cook up with it!
Well done!!!
Thank you for the kind words! We're happy if the video was useful!
New Subscriber here. Following up for more of this kind of contents about Zoom L-20 please!
More coming, for sure! We're going into a heavy cycle of live music production and we'll be covering everything we learn from that. Hopefully it helps your workflow as well.
You are totally professional! Your presentation is the best I’ve seen on UA-cam. More informative, much more than even Zoom! Please produce more content on the L-20. Thanks so MUCH!❤🎃
We've been using this board more and more and we're excited to be creating new content around Zoom products in our pipeline. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@JJKoester can't wait to see more content on the L-20!
Very useful!
Glad you think so!
Thank you!❤
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks a lot
Geezus this thing is a beast.
Was surveying on mixers and stumble your video. Great explanation. What I wanted to know was if this mixer is usable without any computers, or tablet connected and how to EQ each channel as the knobs for each channel is only 2. You answer it well and I might just get this. Thank you
Thanks...Good info
Glad if it's helpful!
Good stuff
Have you more tutorials I’ve bought this model and need more clarity on adding tracks… overdubbing…????
But… keep up the good work ! Thanks
Great videos! Thanks so much. Several questions though.
Any suggestions to get around the following drawbacks: 1. No Control room L/R out; 2. Can I bounce several tracks in stereo to the stereo tracks and create a submix? How? 3. Any way to apply dynamics, effects and eq to the final mix? 4. Can I set up auto punch in/out points?
Thanks so much!
Thanks J. J.
Really great tutorial video.
I'm still unsure which digital mixing console I will purchase for my home studio. But this video has made me a lot more excited about the L-20.
It is a pity that it does not have a DAW control (Mackie or HUI), but this can be solved by purchasing a separate DAW controller.
Thanks for the comment! Overall, I'm happy with the L-20. We just made a video about interfacing the board with a DAW (in the video, I used Logic) and there's more good news than bad when doing that. That said, this is true prosumer gear and it does a lot but there are a small handful of things it just doesn't do. Do you have a website or something where I can hear what you're working on? Cheers!
Had the L20 for a month . Once you get used to the format it is fantastic for the money . The sounds overall are superior to the R16 . Don't regret buying it all .
Great coverage of this console
Thanks! Glad you dug it!
Thinking about buying this mixer.Thanks for a great tutorial :)
I highly recommend it. There's one feature I haven't cracked yet and that's killing the master XLR outs without killing the master headphone feed. You can turn down the headphones without turning down the master XLR out but not vice verse.
Thanks for the comment and check back in if you buy it. I'd love to hear your experiences with it.
@@JJKoester I have high hopes for it.I'll use it for recording my band and as a live mixer.We use backing tracks as part of our sound so having the click track routed to the drummers headphones only is essential. Do you think the preamps and audio interface compare well to something like the focusrite scarlett audio interfaces? Great video again man.I appreciate all the work that went into it!
@@garygoggin We haven't bench-marked it against the Scarlett. I'm thinking to do gear comparison videos like that in the future and will add that to the set of possible videos. The problem for me is that I grew up recording to tape and digital is so much cleaner and easier to work with that it's hard for me to get too concerned. My ear isn't trained enough to tell the difference between gear that sounds so much better than any and everything I used for the first half of my career.
But, I'm sure there are techinical measurements we could do that would reveal more than my goofy ears could ever hope to.
Thanks for the suggestion and good luck with the recordings! If/when you post stuff recording with the L-20, don't be shy dropping a link in this thread.
amazing explain bro..
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! We really appreciate that!
Sehr gut erklärt
Funny and educational...success
Thanks 👍
Glad it was useful! Thanks for the comment!
That was very very very helpful. Helped me make up my mind. On What kind of mixer I was gonna buy. Would that Zoom 12 or 20 would work with powerd speakers correct
Wow…I’m impressed
Thanks for the comment!
👏Great !! You promised the next one about Zoom (-) Computer (Logic) or iPad. Please 🙏🙏 Thanks, great. More about Zoom L20
We haven't done iPad yet but we have done computer connectivity. You can find that here: ua-cam.com/video/RgKRr_pj__M/v-deo.html
Maybe it's time to do that iPad one...
Nicely done. The only thing that held me back from this or the l12 was how they did the phantom power assignments. If they did like the H6, I’d be on board.
Yeah, the phantom power implementation seems odd. I have to assume it was a cost-cutting measure as I can't think of any engineering reason they couldn't do it track-by-track instead of block-by-block.
Great video - Thanks. Quick question. With the Scene presets, would I be right in saying it remembers all of the fader and effects settings in a mix? - So if you were doing a PA for different bands with different mixes, you can recall them at the touch of a button?
Taking that one stage further, could you record a soundcheck doing a rough mix, get the band to take a break, then play it back from the SD card tweaking all the settings on playback and saving that mix to a scene ready for when the band plays live? Peter.
excellent
Thank you! The comment is much appreciated!
great tutorial....i have one shipping out and feel that i will hit the ground running!=
Awesome! I've been using it for all of our larger productions for the last year and it hasn't done us dirty yet. Enjoy!