http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/ Engadget Comments for Zoom G2Nu and G2.1Nu guitar effects pedals offer direct USB recording http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/.... agreed. Processors have had usb recording interfaces for years now. Still, it's nice to see music related gadgets get some attention.]]>Mar 12th 2010 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/I have a Zoom 606 and it served me well, nothing special.
Hey could someone tell me why did Digitech discontinued the Hendrix Pedal? I wanted to get one of those.

Hey you know what, I sent this link to a youtube video to engadget, and they didnt post it, I think it is a very interesting Virtual Guitar effects interface using wii. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn7E0-n2sMw]]>Mar 12th 2010 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 11:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Apr 7th 2010 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/May 27th 2010 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Jun 6th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Jun 6th 2010 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/No need to worry about the delicate nature of these units. The G1/G1x are made of plastic and can withstand a bit of abuse.
These guys have a metal body and can really be abused. The USB actually isn't so new for Zoom, they've had models out for years that do the direct USB recording.
Audio quality is quite good, they use 24/96 internally, so they don't sound unnatural. That being said, all of these multi-pedals do have a strange limiter. The end of held notes/chords just isn't right, but for the price they will do anything you need and do it fairly well.
The G7 and G9 give you better access to saved patches, they use banks rather than scrolling through patch after patch. Plus they have an A/B setting for each patch. Very useful for clean then distortion without changing patches.
Analogue pedals are still the best, but prohibitively expensive to achieve every effect you'll get in these things.]]>Mar 12th 2010 7:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/
so how much ARE they?]]>Mar 13th 2010 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Yeah, noise gate, not limiter. Thanks for pointing that one out.
I had a brain block and limiter was all I could come up with :D

@cjwild
Sweetwater have them listed at $264 down to $199
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/G21Nu/

I'm from Australia, so I have no idea about your taxes and stuff. zzsounds may be cheaper, not sure.

As for the tone purests, you do have to remember that beginners don't want to spend thousands to get a brilliant setup. They just want to learn to play and are probably going to be mimicking a lot of different bands and sounds. Those on a budget will freak out buying a hand made point-to-point wired tube distortion pedal.
In Australia we aren't as fortunate with regards to prices. A Les Paul standard retails for $5000, Mexican Fenders can push up to $2000. I sold guitars for a living for years and I can tell you I believe that a Mexican Fender is the minimum quality people should start with, IMHO I think they are still rubbish.
You try to convince a beginner that they need to spend $1500 on a guitar and another $1500 on a tube amp. Good luck with that.]]>Mar 13th 2010 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Moreover, u dont actually stand on them.. think of it as the pedals of ur car when ur just cruising along.. :D

My plastic Zoom 606 has served me nicely for well over 5 yrs now..]]>Mar 15th 2010 6:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/I'll try it out someplace first...
I love my G1X, but the USB interface makes this so much more desirable..]]>Mar 12th 2010 7:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 7:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GiO/

Kinda pricey at $400 though.]]>Mar 12th 2010 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 12th 2010 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoom_Corporation

Uhm... Zoom's been making Guitar pedals since 83? and the g2's have had audio interfaces since like 2006 I think?

Also that link goes to the video camera, not the audio recorder.

what the hell engadget?]]>Mar 12th 2010 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/
Yeah... these guys seem a bit out of their element when it comes to guitar gear (maybe audio gear in general).

That being said, I think it is cool how Zoom went from being known as bargin-basement guitar FX to making some really decent stuff, especially their portable recorders.]]>Mar 13th 2010 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Yea, I've had my G2.1u for around 5 years now, I got it specifically because it has USB recording.

This is just an upgrade to that pedal, I mean the name is practically the same, except they shoved and 'N' into it. Not entirely sure what the upgrades in this are, besides the slight cosmetic differences and that the display has been upgraded.]]>Mar 13th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 13th 2010 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/May 27th 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/
If I'm travelling, I just use my Zoom H4 recorder for everything, and it too does direct USB recording.

I really don't like most of Zoom's FX, though. Boss and Line 6 are much better sounding, IMO, especially in a comparative pedalboard.]]>Mar 13th 2010 2:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.elitetone.com/ and others. I like the convenience of digital and ease of use, especially in the studio. I remember recording reel to reel. Now that was intense. You had to cut the tape and paste it back together to make an edit!]]>May 27th 2010 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/Mar 13th 2010 7:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/
The old pedals were plastic and horrible, but the g/a/b2.1u series of pedals are all metal and can take a serious pounding, plus have decent foot switches. It's not particularly clear from the article what, if anything, these new 'n' versions add, other than maybe some Steve Vai presets?!]]>Mar 13th 2010 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/zoom-g2nu-and-g2-1nu-guitar-effects-pedals-offer-direct-usb-reco/
I had an RP250 for a couple years and it was really nice...but -- it died on me one day, and I was screwed...was out of warranty unfortunately. I ended up going with an M-Audio FireWire pro and I use Amplitube (Software) for all the effects.

Amplitube actually sounds better than the RP250 did, but it takes awhile to create a good sound with it...the presets really are not that great.]]>Mar 15th 2010 10:03AM