Zoom H4N digital audio recorder
Overview of the Zoom H4N digital audio recorder, which is an upgraded version of the Zoom H4 Handy Recorder. This video was recorded at CES 2009. www.bradlinder.net
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ZOOM H2 Handy Recorder
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this is a cheap recorder
LOL a Video promoting a Digital Field Recorder and the Audio is the worst I have ever heard, i am hoping you did not use the Zoom to record this as that will not help selling any of these recorders ……
good piece of Kit
But i couldn’t turn down the Tascam DR100 for what i payed
how does it compare to the Tascam DR100?
I am trying to understand this manual, but the translation from Japanese (I’m assuming) is terrible. Any after market documentation?
a non deep voice like i have.
Thank you for this Video. I just ordered one for field recording for video projects. I’ve never owned a recorder but I’m glad I read the user’s manual beforehand. Lots of stuff to understand.
Great unit, go to 4 channel mode to adjust levels (Line and Mic). Great direct from soundmixing board as well. Used for 3 interviews (time code sync) and live music. A lot of features and combinations availible. Got the remote unit ($40.00), great not having to be hands on once you set it up.
what the hell is a “nerdy accent”?
Got one yesterday.. pretty amazing. My only concern is those mics look ready to break, almost predicting that, like murphy’s law, if it can drop and break, it will. These are just waiting to be dropped and oh oh, there goes your $300 dollar little mics. Wish it had the protective wirefram like most mics, although wouldn’t look as cool.
I want with the inputs, electronic drums which one is better for that, the H4N or the R16?
a cant find the 4track! help please…thanksss
funny nerdy accents
ASIO does not work on Windows 7 x64. What a shame
We waiting for update!
Which one would you recommend for recording acousti guitar, H 2 or H 4? H4 unfortunately is twice expensive :/
that was good. thanks, helpful demo!
it’s about $800 in Australia,
Yes there is.. the Zoom RC-4 Remote!!! XD
This definitely beats the edirol R-09 models any day and the crappy tascam recorder. Is there a remote for the zoom h4n?
Check out my test with the H4n on Maui’s windy north shore. Peace out-
thanks a lot
yes, I recorded from about that distance at the Reading jazz fest recently and it did a nice job. Place it away from the audience, off to the side if possible or it will record conversations from people around it as well as the concert. Very good recorder and nice price to. With the optional battery pack it doubles as a stun gun to freak out your riends with.
Please… can someone tell me if the device would be good to record a concert from a distance of let’ say 40meters?
or there would be a better recorder.
thnx
I went to guitar center to get one and they dont have it,,, DUH!
im considering getting one…
anyone know what the RRP for australia is?
I’m gonna use this in my future film productions. It’s easy-to-use, light and records in AWESOME quality!
@theukarchivist
Completely agree. If you’re having a junk draw, however, can I have a ticket?
@theukarchivist
Does it have a ‘loop’ function on playback??
I compared the Zoom H2, with Sony SX700, and i fell for the Sony, very sturdy, all metal, three mics! supersensitive, there is a newer model now, the SX800, with more memory, but i am satisfied with the 700, will never use anything else, i am a musician, using mostly the Line-In, facility, but also mic at live recordings, can put it on photostand. much more…..
There are problems, if you mean using external mic, I have experinced that it makes background noise, like sshhh-sound (I don’t know the excact English term for this).
Is this good for vocal/ acoustic guitar demos?
Has anyone used this for recording from the telephone?
the h2 makes recordings from cassette players or vinyls as well: they are brilliant and if they have some scratching you can try different programs to let it disappear.
Does anybody know how good line-in recordings it makes?
For the stuff I use it for, it works out brilliantly. It’s beautiful. No mic hiss. It does have handling noise but that’s just because of how much of a preamp the mic has. I’m a music composition/technology student and I record a lot of live music and lectures. I also do a lot of file encoding and sound stuff. It works extremely well.
how has the H2 worked out?
I can thoroughly recommend this wonderful and inexpensive gadget. I bought one about five months ago and record live gigs for bands and piano recitals at a local church – the results from the onboard mics are amazing, and I’ve just bought some pro mics that I can plug in – the tests on which are truly excellent also. I’ve got lots of technology that’s ended up in the junk draw over the years – but this will never do so!
We use them at my school for taping radio shows at the malls, plazas, etc. The are very good, I think.
I used this last night; drummer with the biggest kit I’ve ever seen, keys, lead electric guitar on an amp, electric bass thru an amp, and me on acoustic/vocals thru a mixer/cab. We were all packed in a room pretty tight (15′x15′) and the results were AMAZING!
Granted, I’ve never recorded with a ‘mini-recorder’ like this before but I was stunned with the results. We recorded exclusively through it’s ‘over-the-air’ mic -= no direct inputs. The unit was placed about as far from the amps/cab’s as it could have been and still, great results. I was between my cab’s and the unit, and I heard myself better on the recording than I could live! I’m buying one – period!
you mean a mulittrack recorder? i dont think you can on this model cehck out the boss series (br900cd) that what I have
buy an adapter that converts the larger size to the smaller one. i use one to plug my bass and guitar into my computer’s line in port. costs around 5$ at almost any music store
i think u just press a record button and it records everything
I think the H4 or H4n is best for your concerns to be addressed. I play piano so I don’t have this problem but I’ve researched recorders and this is what I found. I am expecting an H2 in the mail within the next day or so to use for composition rehearsals. Hope this helps.
well if you use a program like audacity to put your records together it may work.
can i play or record something over what i already have recorded?
i have the same question
yes it can haha
everybody praises this thing in how good it records live but what about multitracking, i notice it has a 1/8 input for a mic (unless you go to a mixer) how can i plug my gtr, bss etc?
casn this thing run on an ac adaptor?
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