Zoom 1204 Guitar and Vocal Multi-Effects Processor

Zoom, one of the many electronic music manufacturesdistortion designed for vocalists. Rotary effects and a
based out of Japan, has a history of releasing quality10-band vocoder are included too. There is also a
music gear for amateur and semi-pro musicians on anoise reduction "effect," however since it is added in its
budget. They have been producing music equipmentown effects slot, you may not use it in conjunction with
for around two decades and one of their most popularother effects. Users can adjust effects parameters
pieces of gear has been the Zoom 1204, which cameusing two "edit" knobs, each of which control different
out in the mid 1990s.effects parameters depending on which patch is
The Zoom 1204 is a multi-effects processor andcurrently selected.
despite the price tag, some of its effects may takeSome effects may be run in parallel using the
users by surprise. The 1204 is fundamentally ancombination modes offered. Some settings apply two
upgraded follow-up to the Zoom 1202, though Zoomeffects independently to the right and left channels,
threw in a few extra features as well. Though userand the result is mixed and output in stereo.
opinions are mixed, it's hard to find a better effects unitA nice feature of the Zoom 1204 is its MIDI support,
in the price range of the 1204. Even when it wasalthough this was not fully implemented. The 1204 has
released it only retailed for a few hundred dollars, andonly a MIDI IN connection, meaning it will have to be the
it is widely available for just a fraction of that price.last piece of gear in your MIDI chain and you won't be
The Zoom 1204's effects are quite average for aable to dump your patches via MIDI. However, it does
budget effects box. It comes with an assortment ofrespond to both patch changes and parameter edits
reverbs, delays, a chorus and a flanger as well as aexternally via MIDI.