MultiTrak R4 Digital Audio Recorder

I like multitrackers. Stepping away from a DAW can be very freeing. I still use my DAW of choice all the time, but I enjoy getting away from the computer setup. I’m behind a computer all day long with the work I do. I don’t want to associate that with my creative process all the time. Multitrackers allow you to be create in a similar way, albeit limited, without the mouse/keyboard, etc. I have had other Zoom machines in the past and they are great. I still have an old R8, which is an amazing unit. The R4 is small. It doesn’t have the bells and whistles that a lot of other multitrackers have, but that’s okay - what it does have is mobility. The onboard mic sounds pretty good, and the 32-bit floating thing is super nice - you don’t have to set gain levels, which is still weird for me to get used to. Once you are done recording, you can mix down to a master file of your project, and/or use your files in a DAW with no problem. Very versatile in this. It is made from plastic and I would be afraid to drop it. But I’m not planning on dropping it. Great little recorder that’s easy to carry around.