Zoom Podcast
Reported in a tracked streamer setup.
Tracked 2026-10-19. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the Zoom Podcast
The Zoom Podcast mixer is an eight-channel mixer and recorder with USB and four headphone outputs, built for a small group stream or podcast. At a tracked $379.99 it sits in the lower half of its $369.99 to $449.99 range since August 9, 2026, about $10 over the low.
The listing text describes the L-8, with six preamps, a -121 dBu noise floor, and recording to 12 tracks at 24-bit and 96 kHz. It records to an SD card and a computer at once, and offers three custom headphone mixes. It weighs 1500 g. Retailers rate it 4.5 across 611 ratings.
- Four headphone outputs with three custom mixes
- Records to an SD card and a computer together
- Six preamps with up to +54 dB of gain
- Listing text covers the L-8, not the name shown
- 1500 g and 11.1 inches deep
- Tracked $10 over its $369.99 low
Where it fits in a build
Gets an XLR mic to the PC and adds mixing, faders, and effects. Skip it if your mic is USB. See every interface / mixer pick
| Connectivity Technology | USB |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 11.1"D x 10.55"W x 2.91"H |
| Item Weight | 1500 g |
| Model Number | L-8 |
| Brand | Zoom |
| Product Dimensions | 11.1"D x 10.55"W x 2.91"H |
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$379.99Tracked 2026-10-19
Buy links are affiliate links: we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices are tracked estimates, not live prices. Full disclosure
We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.