Zoom AMS-44 4-In/4-Out USB Audio Interface for Music and Streaming

Zoom AMS-44: Four Inputs for the Band, the Panel, and the Stream

The Zoom AMS-44 is a 4-in/4-out USB audio interface for the creator who has outgrown one or two channels and needs to mic a whole scene. Four XLR/TRS combo inputs with 48V phantom power and Zoom's low-noise preamps take a small band, a multi-guest panel, or a drum-and-vocal session all at once. Input 1 switches to Hi-Z for a guitar, inputs 3 and 4 pair into a stereo input, and a Music/Streaming mode switch reshapes the whole routing on demand. Like its smaller sibling, it runs on two AA batteries as well as USB, so a four-input rig can stream from a phone. It is the AMS family's answer to the session that keeps adding people.

Enough Inputs to Capture Everyone

Four combo inputs is the difference between recording a solo and recording a group. A band can mic a vocal, a guitar, a bass, and a keyboard together; a podcast can seat four voices; a singer-songwriter can capture a stereo instrument pair plus two vocals. Each channel has phantom power for condensers and its own gain, input 1 takes a Hi-Z guitar direct, and inputs 3+4 link into a stereo pair when a source needs it. Every source lands cleanly through the same low-noise preamps. This is a full front end for real ensemble recording in a box that still fits in a bag.

Record It Split, Stream It Mixed

The Music/Streaming switch gives the AMS-44 two personalities. In Music mode all four inputs arrive in a DAW as separate channels for a proper multitrack recording, with the outputs behaving as independent stereo pairs. Flip to Streaming mode and the four inputs fold into one stereo signal that goes straight to broadcast software, while both headphone outputs mirror each other so a group hears the same mix. That lets you track a band on Tuesday and livestream the same band on Wednesday from the same interface. One switch handles what would otherwise take a mixer and routing software.

A Group Rig That Travels

Battery power turns the AMS-44 into a genuinely mobile multi-input rig: two AA cells let it run a four-mic session from a phone or tablet with a single cable. Two independent headphone outputs give a host and guest, or two players, their own monitoring, and zero-latency direct monitoring keeps everyone in time. Hardware loopback pulls a backing track or a caller into a stream. The rugged, low-profile chassis is built to survive the floor of a stage or the bottom of a gig bag. For a group that records on location, that portability is rare at four inputs.

Built for the Full Session

Where the AMS-22 serves one person and the AMS-24 covers a pair, the AMS-44 is for the band, the multi-guest podcast, and the multi-instrument producer who needs all four channels at once. It delivers ensemble-sized input count, dual monitoring, streaming modes, and battery power without the size or complexity of a traditional mixer-interface. There is no on-screen routing to configure, just switches that set the signal path for you. Everything runs from one USB cable or a pair of batteries. This is the interface for creators whose sessions come with a crowd.