The Better Zoom R8 Manual: and how to create custom guitar patches! Paperback – 21 Nov. 2018

The Zoom r8 I received came with three thick manuals. Not one was in English! This little book gives you all you need to know to get up and running. A bit expensive but hey ho.

A very helpful book which enabled me to make sense of my Zoom R8.

This is a great manual, and has taught me the basics of recording so far. Therefore 5 stars. However, one thing I cant work out is how to get your drum pattern timed to the song youve just recorded? I recorded Guitars and Vocals. However, when I tried to add the drum machine pattern suggested in the manual, it is completely out of time and I dont know how to adjust it? Also, how do you stop it from playing after the song is over? Any advice appreciated, Thanks.

I'm a singer/songwriter and purchased the R8 to use as both a 'sketchbook' and to do some recordings.I'm a newcomer to multitrack recording and reading Zoom's manual actually discouraged me from working with my new R8 as it seemed so massively daunting - until now.This instruction book explains everything in a clear and concise way and has helped me a great deal.

A clear and concise e book making the features of the R8 a lot easier to understand. Well worth buying to make the most of this great little machine

Useful book to get you up an running with the basics of the unit; it has a few useful tips also that are not obvious from the official manual

Well worth the investment. I went straight to the post recording effects section and had reverb on a vocal track within minutes. This was after working with the supplied manual for a couple of days. Thank you Rich Menga.

This is the most glancing thing I've read/seen about R8. There's so little here you'll read the entire thing in about 30 minutes. It's full of technical errors and misunderstanding of the device (48kHz is the DVD sample rate for goodness sake!). The actual Zoom manual itself is 10 times better than this. Contains loads of details this misses. Has great explanatory pictures of signal routing and stuff and costs nothing as it's a free PDF download.I can't tell you how glad I am that I bought this as a Kindle download as I wasted far less money than if I'd bought a physical manual but it's still £3.70 I'm never getting back!I just can't get over the irony of the book title! The "better" manual? Sure it's better than having next door's 5 year old try to explain the R8 but only very marginally so.

The original manual is a nightmare to navigate and understand. This book explains everything missing in the original manual in layman terms. Definitely worth the money.

Clearer than the original manual.

The manual that comes with this fabulous machine is like reading Einstein’s thesis on relativity. Only hardcore engineers can understand it. It’s a darn shame that you got to buy a book to understand the Manual. To Captain Kirk : “ darn it Jim i’m Just an old country guitar player!” Well, this little book is for musicians that are only green belts in recording technology. The author is clear. He does not get into all that E=mc2 stuff. He just says be quiet. Do what I say and you will know enough to make a quality demo. He does not cover EVERYTHING in the manual that comes with the recorder. That takes a year or more. But he gives you more than enough to give you the opportunity to create, make and mix great songs. A must buy. If you get easily frustrated no book will help. But this book is the most simple book on the market. A GREAT buy. Took me from cave man techno skills to the industrial revolution.

Great little guide, but no substitute for the full manuel that comes with the R8. Mr. Menga gives you a more detailed "quick start" guide to some of the core features to get you laying down tracks fast; but keep the full manual handy for digging in and really getting the most out of this great piece of tech.

I liked this little book. The author cuts to the chase and gets you up and running with R8 very quickly. There's a lot more possible than what's covered in this little publication but if you want to record right away, this is your manual. Having said that, there's really nothing wrong with the R8 manual itself. If you really want to learn how to fully use the Zoom R8 then you really should read the manual that comes with the unit.