Zoom is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical
instruments, effects processors and accessories. Allegedly the name of
the company was chosen simply to stand out among its competitors, simply
because it started with the "unusual" letter Z. Zoom released their
first product in 1990, the Zoom 9002 multi-effects processor. Seven
years in 1997 later came one of their most successful products, the Zoom
1201.
The Zoom 1201 is a clear-cut stereo digital reverb and multi-effects processor. It does not support MIDI and allows for very little in the way of patch programming. However this simplicity, combined with its price tag (it originally retailed for around $150 and is now sold used for less than half that amount), is actually the main appeal of the 1201.
Users can select from 11 types of effects, each of which are available in 11 variations, by using knobs on the front panel of the unit. A three position slider is used to select from patch bank types.
The first available patch bank, Bank A, contains reverb effects grouped into Halls, Rooms, Plates, Vocal, Ambience, Dimension (panning reverbs and mono-to-stereo simulation patches), Percussion, Ensemble, Power, Gate and Reverse. Each reverb type has 11 variations, which can be selected by the Character/Variants knob. The Adjust control sets the reverb decay time.
Bank B contains mostly delay and modulation effects, such as chorus and flanging, as well as in various combinations.
The final effect bank is where other various effects offered by the Zoom 1201 can be found. A pitch shifter with 11 types of detuning, phasers and tremolo/pan effects, an auto-filter and ring modulator are all located in Bank C.
One of the most ridiculed effects on the 1201 is the Karaoke setting, which was intended to remove vocals from recordings using a combination of phase cancellation and filtering. However, the results are seldom useable.
The Zoom 1201 is a rackmount unit and takes up a single rack space. It uses an external power supply unit. Stereo inputs and outputs along with an input for a bypass footswitch are also included. Overall it makes a great entry-level effects processor for guitarists and electronic musicians alike.
The Zoom 1201 is a clear-cut stereo digital reverb and multi-effects processor. It does not support MIDI and allows for very little in the way of patch programming. However this simplicity, combined with its price tag (it originally retailed for around $150 and is now sold used for less than half that amount), is actually the main appeal of the 1201.
Users can select from 11 types of effects, each of which are available in 11 variations, by using knobs on the front panel of the unit. A three position slider is used to select from patch bank types.
The first available patch bank, Bank A, contains reverb effects grouped into Halls, Rooms, Plates, Vocal, Ambience, Dimension (panning reverbs and mono-to-stereo simulation patches), Percussion, Ensemble, Power, Gate and Reverse. Each reverb type has 11 variations, which can be selected by the Character/Variants knob. The Adjust control sets the reverb decay time.
Bank B contains mostly delay and modulation effects, such as chorus and flanging, as well as in various combinations.
The final effect bank is where other various effects offered by the Zoom 1201 can be found. A pitch shifter with 11 types of detuning, phasers and tremolo/pan effects, an auto-filter and ring modulator are all located in Bank C.
One of the most ridiculed effects on the 1201 is the Karaoke setting, which was intended to remove vocals from recordings using a combination of phase cancellation and filtering. However, the results are seldom useable.
The Zoom 1201 is a rackmount unit and takes up a single rack space. It uses an external power supply unit. Stereo inputs and outputs along with an input for a bypass footswitch are also included. Overall it makes a great entry-level effects processor for guitarists and electronic musicians alike.
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