Zoom H2n Stereo/Surround-Sound Portable Recorder, 5 Built-In Microphones, X/Y, Mid-Side, Surround Sound, Ambisonics Mode, Records to SD Card, For Recording Music, Audio for Video, and Interviews

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This is a great trick for really loud situations, which won’t get your tracks distorted and they will always sound good. The Zoom H2n features five internal microphones that can be used to switch between different microphone patterns; X/Y, Mid-Side, and 2- or 4- channel surround. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.

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Nevertheless, during tests in 96 kHz/24 bits, I experienced some pops in the sound, giving the impression that there was a buffer issue (the typical noise). When recording using X/Y, face the mic towards the sound source (with the side where the screen is facing the source).I don't know if windows 10 will remember the settings for the next time you plug the microphone in, so I elected to just change the settings on the H2. You can now use it to record, being able to change between all recording modes, changing the gain, etc. Or the other option would be to remove the SD card from the bottom and inserting it into an SD card reader. The Menu button, the play button (which also works as “selector” to browse through the tracks and the settings), the Gain Knob, which goes from 0 all the way up to 10, and lastly the Power/Hold button. If you are trying to record some songs outdoors but you keep getting those annoying wind plosions/noises in the recordings, check this article I wrote on how you can avoid them!

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Using “Spatial Audio” mode, you can create a single four-channel, multi-track WAV file that includes Omni, Left/Right, and Forward/Backward tracks. The least that can be said about the H2, after having opened the (nice looking) box, is that it’s well equipped. I don’t know how much battery it’s going to consume, but I assume that it will run all night (pre record constantly records but only keeps the previous seconds after it actually starts recording). The XY recording technique in turn is used to record natural-sounding stereo recordings with a clearly defined centre. It has a low-cut filter that eliminates unwanted low-frequency sounds, and a compressor/limiter that controls volume levels and prevents clipping.

Plus, they often use WAV or MP3 formats (and not a proprietary format), which will make your recordings easier to use on your computer gear.

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But it's the ability to use it as an audio input and output device via USB which really makes this a serious contender for 'the only mic you'll need award' among Podcasters and YouTubers, looking for a detailed professional stereo sound indoors and outside. File Name: Will allow you to change between the default name which would be something like Zoom0001(XY).The Zoom H2 is a smaller version of the H4, but it’s designed to be more affordable and easier to use, but less pro. There is a visual representation to the side, showing you how much of a stereo image you are getting. Even though performance tests of SanDisk Ultra 1TB and SanDisk Extreme Pro 1TB SD cards conducted by the F3 would produce “OK” results, it was discovered that data would not be properly saved on these cards during audiorecording. One important tip for recording bands, especially when they are extremely loud is to, go to the comp/limiter options and choose the Drum compressor.