Zoom LiveTrak L-8 Could this be the perfect portable package for podcasters and musicians alike? Zoom’s LiveTrak L‑8 (I’ll call it the L‑8 for short) is aimed at a very broad audience with a range of different workflows but, while an affordable hybrid product like this will inevitably lack some features for some users, I reckon Zoom have managed to strike a great balance between sonic quality, functionality, ease‑of‑use and price. So let’s take a closer look at what this thing can do — and what it cannot — starting with its role as a digital mixer, before moving on to the USB interfacing and standalone recording side of things.