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The Zoom F8N—More Of A Good Thing?
Zoom recently announced an update to the very popular Zoom F8 recorder by announcing the new Zoom F8N. In doing so, it has enhanced an already popular product.
The Zoom F8 has been on the market for three years, gaining immense popularity among advanced amateurs as well as professional sound mixers, both as a main unit and as a back-up recorder for many pros. One reason is that it’s packed with features, which makes the Zoom F8 an excellent value.
Typically, pro-level sound recorders with this sort of feature set have sold in the $3,500 to $6,000 range. Zoom decided to pursue this market by adding sophisticated features, like state-of-the-art timecode implantation, dual SD card recording and three-way powering (that’s the ability to
