Ideas for simple"sound on sound" recording

[rmoretti49]

I'm pretty much a recording newbie, with very simple needs. I want to record my voice (one channel), my guitar (a second channel, recorded simultaneously with the first), and be able to listen to these channels while recording an additional channel of guitar. I like what I've read about the Zoom recorders, but I am getting the impression that they won't do this as a stand-alone item.
Suggestions? Thanks!

[runamuck]

Some of them will do what you want; you'll have to check each model for its specs.

[Fran Guidry]

Originally Posted by rmoretti49

I'm pretty much a recording newbie, with very simple needs. I want to record my voice (one channel), my guitar (a second channel, recorded simultaneously with the first), and be able to listen to these channels while recording an additional channel of guitar. I like what I've read about the Zoom recorders, but I am getting the impression that they won't do this as a stand-alone item.
Suggestions? Thanks!

Zoom H1 - Won't.
Zoom H2n - Won't.
Zoom H4n - Will.
Zoom H5 - Will.
Zoom H6 - Sorta will, sorta won't.
Zoom R8 - Will.
Zoom R16 - Will more.
Zoom R24 - Will even more.

Fran

[anton]

Are you open to recording to a computer? To me this sort of thing is much easier in recording software where I can see the audio files and easily do editing. You could get a simple two input recording interface and one mic.

[unimogbert]

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