mcguirk
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Zoom H4
#346364 - 30/08/06 01:35 PM
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Anybody else been looking at this :
http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=8507
My first
thought was "that is one HUGLY machine". However, my next thought (after recently
buying a used Edirol R-1) was d'oh.
- 2 XLR/Jack
combo inputs with phantom power
- 4 track recording mode
- Can be used
as a USB audio interface with a DAW
- Price : £250
EDIT : Hm.. there's no mention of storage media format.
Edited by ant_chapman (30/08/06 01:43 PM)
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ryan mead
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: mcguirk]
#346423 - 30/08/06 03:07 PM
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just another reason to slap myself for being one of the first to buy an m-audio
microtrack!
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Pandemonium
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: ryan mead]
#346575 - 30/08/06 09:30 PM
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The features are great. And the cost. But my question is, does anybody has experience with
zoom small multitrack recorders?...are they good quality? do they have bugs and stuff, or
do they work as expected?.
This one looks like a great tool for songwriters
like me.
Pandemonium
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: mcguirk]
#346697 - 31/08/06 07:46 AM
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Quote ant_chapman:
Hm.. there's
no mention of storage media format.
Its got an SD card slot according to this month's Guitarist
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Smithee
Joined: 07/09/04
Posts: 703
Loc: London, England
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: mcguirk]
#346708 - 31/08/06 08:21 AM
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The Zoom H4 does indeed look like a great device. There's more information here and it does indeed use SD cards (128MB is included). The only
dissapointment I can see is the battery life. Four hours on 2 AA batteries just 'aint that
long 
. Apart from that it looks excellent. It seems to better on the MicroTrack
24/96 in every way and equal the R-1 and R-09. plus it has balanced Mic/line inputs on
XLRs - something the other devices lack. I'm just hoping that when someone
reviews it, it sounds as good as its spec suggests. If so, I shall feel my credit card
elevating again  .
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BigAl
Just The Bass Player
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: Pandemonium]
#346796 - 31/08/06 11:13 AM
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I have used the small 4 track one and an 8 track one (maybe it was 16) and a friend uses
the big 16 track one.
I haven't heard any terrible reports, although the quality of
the preamps in the big 16 track one aren't great.
I did an A/B with a Presonus MP20
and it's own preamps (using a GT55).
The difference was HUUUUUUGE!
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Edited by BigAl (31/08/06 11:14 AM)
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caveman82
Joined: 30/01/06
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: BigAl]
#347010 - 31/08/06 04:27 PM
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from the specs described it does look like a great unit for recording rehearsals without
having to take a multitrack, or laptop.
i'm sure you can get better results
with a multitrack, but the edirol h4 looks a lot lighter and easier to carry to a
rehearsal studio! (particulary relevant if you don't have a car)
i'm sure
there are lots of other great options for recording rehearsals etc, but the h4 does look
like a very tempting option....
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Sarge
Joined: 06/06/04
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: caveman82]
#347072 - 31/08/06 07:40 PM
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Interesting I was looking for a replacement for my minidisc for sample gathering and
interviews.
Getting on getting 4 hours use on only two AA batteries. Depends on what
sort of use rather than just leaving it on for that length of time. A set of rechargables
should keep you going.
Internal mics are never good?
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: Sarge]
#347113 - 31/08/06 09:42 PM
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The mics on the H4 don't look very internal. A couple of external capsules in a 90° Rode
NT4 stle arrangement so they should be good for stereo recording (hopefully the capsules
ae matched).
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Hewesy
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: mcguirk]
#347195 - 01/09/06 07:36 AM
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I'm interested as well, it does look a good bit of kit (though keep plenty of rechargable
AA's on hand!).
Have any of the pro's seen this? John Willet? Any
thoughts?
Hewesy
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Jeraldo
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: Hewesy]
#347442 - 01/09/06 04:04 PM
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Hasn't Sony been making something like this, except decidedly more up-market? (As in a
thousand or two more $.)
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Smithee
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Re: Zoom H4
[Re: Jeraldo]
#347658 - 02/09/06 08:19 AM
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Quote Jeraldo:
Hasn't Sony been
making something like this, except decidedly more up-market? (As in a thousand or two more
$.)
Yes, you're thinking of the
Sony PCM-D1 which is going for $1999. The idea was to make a
no-compromises recorder of this type and the reviews I've read are quire favourable.
Though some say handling noise is a problem with the unit.
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