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Holistic Guidance - Zoom H2 Handy Portable Stereo Recorder
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List Price: $334.99
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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Zoom
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Zoom
EAN: 0884354007478
Feature: W-XY mic patterns with 4 mic capsules and signal processing allows Front 90 cardioid, Rear 120 cardioid and 360 polar patterns
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Label: Zoom
Manufacturer: Zoom
Model: ZOO H2
Publisher: Zoom
Special Features: The Zoom H2 Handy Recorder puts pro-quality audio literally in the palm of your hand! The followup to Zoom?s super-successful H4, the H2 Handy Recorder gives you an amazingly versatile tool for capturing top-notch 2-track audio. Its internal 4-mic capsule allows for several different polar patterns which, combined with its signal-processing capabilities, give the H2 the ability to record 4-channel data that can be authored into 5.1 surround! With a USB interface, external mic In, and time stamp
Studio: Zoom
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Features
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W-XY mic patterns with 4 mic capsules and signal processing allows Front 90 cardioid, Rear 120 cardioid and 360 polar patterns
Finally record 360 sound as 2ch data or 4ch data simultaneously
Built-in USB 2.0 port for data storage
Records in WAV 96kHz/48kHz/44.1kHz at 16-bit or 24-bit, MP3 to 320kbps and Variable Bit Rate (VBR) data formats
Time Stamp and Track Marker functions in Broadcast WAV Format (BWF)
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Editorial Reviews:
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It's a simple idea: provide brilliant stereo recording in an easy-to-use, ultra-portable device. The H2 is the only portable recorder with 3 mic capsules onboard for mid-side recording. A directional mic is in the center (mid) and two directional mics (side) are positioned left and right. The audio is decoded instantly, bringing these three signals together for unparalleled stereo imaging. One button recording, gain controls on the side and an intuitive user interface mean you can always capture the moment. Set your levels, push record and go. The H2 records on Secure Digital (SD) media and a 512MB SD card is included. With a 4GB SD memory card, the H2 provides up to 2 hours recording at 96kHz, 6 hours at 44.1kHz, or up to a staggering 138 hours in MP3. Play your recordings on your home audio system with its 1/8" stereo output or listen to your masterpiece with headphones. Or, use the H2's USB interface to move your recordings to your Mac or PC to listen, edit and share. 512MB SD memory card included; Accommodates up to 4GB SD optional memory cards Auto Gain Control (AGC) for pristine recordings Auto Start function means you're always ready to record Low-cut filter eliminates wind noise On-board chromatic Guitar/Bass tuner Two standard alkaline AA batteries will give you 4 hours of continuous operation and a backlit display means it's always easy to use in any situation Pocketable - Weighs only 4 ounces
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: H2 Review
Comment: Well this product is really good... good sound for the price. Some other apparel seam to give some really similar result for double the of the cost. So its the best tool for amateur/semi-professional artist who want to record their stuff.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great value for the price!
Comment: I spent some time looking at reviews here and researching elsewhere for comparative write-ups and comments. I have been very pleased with the function of the microphone and the quality of the recordings. For an external mic option, I settled on a stereo lavalier mic set from GiantSquidAudio with great results, using both the powered mic jack, or through line-in with a battery box.
The ability to use it as a USB microphone directly to the PC has been handy on occasion, though it is so easy to transfer the files as a mass storage device, I would only do it for live audio use.
If you are looking under $200, this is a good option. I paired this with an 8GB Transcend SDHC card.
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Summary: Press twice to record is not intuitive, playback not internal
Comment: Except for those two things I like this. The sound quality is great. Very simple to upload recordings to a computer.
Perhaps I am expecting too much here. But if I want to record something, I want it to record when I press the record button. But the first press of the record button is to set audio levels and the second press is to record. If you just want to use this as a simple recorder you may find yourself frustrated when it doesn't act like one. You press record and then notice that when you are done that you weren't recording. This is an extra level of hassle.
Then if you just want to record ideas, say, and have trained yourself to double press the record button, and you want to simply play them back, you need your earphones or some other external setup to hear a play back.
In short, if you are coming from an old mini-cassette player, you will find the quality of the H2 recordings to be wonderful, but you will not like the hassles involved in remembering to press the record button twice each time you want to record, and you will not like the fact that playback is not possible without earphones. The double record button press is especially a hassle if you want to be recording and stopping frequently, and are involved with other things getting your attention besides pressing the record button twice; it is easy to forget to press it twice.
So it may be handy compared with something straight from a recording studio, but compared with a simple cassette recorder, it is not so handy.
But I still like it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Zoom H2 is great for podcasts
Comment: I'm a professional trainer (sales, presentations, negotiations and influence) and we use Zoom H2 Handy Portable Stereo Recorder to create podcasts, interviews and other on-line audio files. I absolutely love this device. It's easy to use and produces noise-free recordings with very good digital quality. You can save files (or record directly to your computer) in mp3 or wav format. Love it!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Zoom H2 Handy Portable Stero Recorder
Comment: The H2 is indeed a tiny handy device for all it does...and with 4 mics too. I appreciate the at on-board menu is simple, the instruction manual easy to understand and follow. I haven't done everything I plan with it yet, but I am confident I will be able to do it without tech support. It seems that after going through the menu, for my kind of use, there is about one set of menu settings I will normally use, so the Key Hold function is invaluable for an all-thumbs kind of guy like me. There are a few settings I will try variations of until I know exactly which I prefer, but the menu is easy to change and not dangerous for the novice. I would highly recommend the H2...it is clear on recording and clear on playback, with an excellent variety of recording mic arrangements. And the variety of transfer to computer capabilities makes moving the recordings to a song enhancement program quite simple, such as the USB cable, the USB stick and the 4ggb storage card. Thanks...
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