All user reviews for the Zoom H2

I use it less than a year
studio and live recording

is the first micro digital multifunction I use

registration is neutral
with very good dynamic
and a lot of possibilities, 5:1, Stereo 120 ° or 90 °, or by mono
in wave, mp3 or various quality
of hours' recording
with two batteries

frankly, I do not even understand all the musicos do not have a
is a pure killing, and I'm zicos stage and studio for 23 years

to purchase, and again, again and again and especially to advise

the more I use it now to make my acoustic guitar made in the studio
(In fact, having tried many config, the best, cheapest and most effective is the zoom)
I put it in mono
I record in mono headset twice
Then I import into logic audio wave
and it is a pure killing

I think his guitars Matthieu Chedid def do with as

I recommend it 100 000 times
especially for the price

- How long have you use it?

Command Thomann Monday reu and the following Friday. It is therefore only five days. Take this notice to Premire a grip!

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

The H2 is lightweight, holds well in hand. The grid of microphones is mtallique and seems solid. As against the rest of the hull is trs 'plastic' and actually quite 'cheap'. The screen is a bit small but enough to use (it is clear rtro. The buttons are too small but my taste seems ractifs enough for now.
It is fully stocked with accessories (I even surprised t!) With a microphone stand adapter, a small support for the table, a wind screen, SD card 512 MB (!), A carrying case, Stereo headset, a USB, a cable to plug into a string and a Stereo adapter.
Only the batteries are missing the call, but it supports many rechargeable batteries and even has a feature on the menu for estimating More precisely their service charge.

Setting function is trs fast and the menus are fairly intuitive for common functions. There is also a large selection of SETTING THE compression, MP3 64kbps MP3 to WAV and 320 kbps Stereo in the 16bit/44kHz 24bit/96 kHz. It is also possible to record in surround (4.0) in 16bit/44 24bit/48 kHz or kHz. It accepts SD 4GB chard and the recording time is therefore 8333 minutes 116 minutes (over 4GB).

I test the bte during the weekend for some home recording solo (guitar + voice). The offering is pretty easy and the whole is sensible. The quality is really good with no audible breath test (in Wav and MP3 and Stereo). For better dynamic can refine rglages, but 'out of the box' your exact is really nice for a music lover (I am not pro, away from!). Given a nitre can judge the sound level and the LED flashes when the microphone the sound saturates. With the headset can be judged IMMEDIATE rsultat of recording with fast forward, which is great practice.

I also test the H2 as a USB microphone plugged into the Mac. IMMEDIATE is the recognition and use in Garageband is simple (in Stereo, I did not test 4.0). When the connection is chosen if the H2 is used as a micro or SD card reader. In the latter case the transfer speed is fine but I would use trs probably plutt a photo card reader (I have a bad exprience with the USB ports of such devices!).

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

I had the H4 but silent in hand a bit too expensive for me and I will not use the micro supplmentaires taken. For cons, I have the video in HD and H2 seems to me a great camra complment my Canon HV20 to record surround sound (although I must test a).

- How do you report qualitprix?

Difficult to judge whether the price of this product will fall, but say that 200 euros is honnte and did not much competition on the market (especially in surround recording)

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...

the exprience is a bit short for now, but I think so.
I put 9 / 10 because of the somewhat 'cheap' plastic.

- How long have you use it?
For a week, but used in different situations. Radio interview, rehearsal (rock band), output line-table ...

- What is so special that you like most and least?
Getting started is easy, the user manual in French is quite clair.Livré with windshield, microphone clip adapter classic foot to place it on a table, cables (USB, RCA-jack), cover, and headset over a 512Mb card (competitors offer a 64Mb!)
The sound is good, precise microphone (must not dream that is not a static at the same price) less wheezing than some models, four microphones to capture all the sounds around. Registration 4pistes or 2pistes.Les Sample Rate in 24bit 96khz j'usqu'a make zoom h2 recorder nom.Pas worthy of the blast line input, and microphones are three very useful sensibilities with a rock band think a huge drop volume (the digital saturation is not pretty!), the grid of micro buttons seem solid aussi.La USB microphone function is very convenient and works very well, immediately recognized by programs like sound -forge ... As soon as the H2 is connected in USB is alimenté.Les auto batteries and SD card are accessible.

Cons: as stated in the previous opinion Greg, sounds are audible in the box, like all such recorders and microphones are not well suspended (the metal screw does not change). The keys are a bit small doigts.Pendantl big for my registration no way to pause (hopefully a maj firmware!), not practical either to read the menu, enter a name, to clear, or to adjust the metronome by exemple.Les compressor Integrated limiter and should be used with moderation, not too effective!
The plastic side of the gear is fragile.

-Have you tried many other models before buying it?
I tried a long time the MD of Sony, its very good but now outdated, Olympus WS200 voice to mp3 max64kbs (it's a voice recorder to the base!), The Edirol R09 parrait even more fragile than the H2 and the sound is much "whistling," much less well equipped (SD card, no headphone ...) over and above 150euros! The Marantz PMD 660 is more expensive but more pro nothing to say.

- How would you rate the quality / price?
value for money is exellent, one wonders why others are so expensive (edirol r09, boss micro br, m-Audio MicroTrack)

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Yes, but in a few months the market will explode and new offers are coming!

- How long have you use it?
A month now. € 189 bought in late thommann.de 08.09
- What is so special that you like most and least?
Most:
- Ease of use "I turn and I record", the various shooting modes (90 °, 2ch and 4ch surround, rear 120 °), the sound quality for a camera in this price range, the settings compressor / limiter / auto gain (8 + modes 3 levels on the case) that greatly facilitate the sound for those who are not experts in this area, weight, possible recording in MP3 VBR (and all others), the possibility of using them as micro USB (compatible with ASIO4ALL, 5ms latency at 44.1kHz in FLStudio), the transformer power supply also works with my ZOOM B1, the doc-quality (but only in English ), the fact of not having to install a specific Windows drivers.
the -:
- Noise when you touch the box! ZOOM obviously did not consider the feedback from the H4. It's pretty bad, it is almost impossible to clean by taking a holding in his hand: contact noise of the fingers, over the headphone, etc. .. We can use the adapter "handle micro" that can be mounted on a microphone to hold it up as a true micro "lollipop", but the screw system between ZOOM and the adapter is plastic and some slack (ie, shaking a little, we always sounds box) frankly not a good metal screw that can tighten a bit much would have solved the problem. These stories sound of contact are very sorry for making a box of audio products for 20 years not to have thought of that. Cost problem?
- Breath a low level (eg sound recording in the wild, ~ -20 db), even with the AGC (automatic gain control) set it right. I think it comes from the built-in microphones more than the device itself, for cons for higher sound levels is inaudible.
- The complexity of menus for some commands (eg delete a file, 10 keystrokes)
- Naming files by default (why not put the date and time instead of ST00x.wav??)
- The window of the empty stack warning message that appears every 3 seconds and you can not remove, which makes manipulations very annoying when the batteries are empty. (Hint: even if you have Ni / MH, do not choose this type in the settings otherwise it will display the window while he is still room for bcp make recordings)
- How would you rate the quality / price?
excellent.

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Yes.

I possde the H2 for ten days and I must say I am delighted.

I prfre home is his versatility, judge plutt: in an object as small functions are accumulated audionumrique interface of USB key, multi-format recorder (44.1, 48, 96 Khz in 16 or 24 bits, the smallest mp3 DBiT at lev), we can choose to save with 2 or 4 microphones Intgr having the camera in hand or on a possible base or a microphone stand ... and I forget, such as the possibility of compressing records ...

I do not like is the touch aspects of plastic. I said to touch because the visual aspect is of good quality and a small dception Treint me in the first tactile contact.

The quality-price ratio is amazing me. I also possde Micro Track 24/96 M-Audio is a good micro pocket but Exceeds the H2 is more versatile, more compact, with better ergonomics, etc ...

If c'tait again without hsiter, I sign again: think so, I no longer need to lug a sound card + microphone with the laptop, the H2 does everything and does almost no space. And the quality of the audio is thundering ...

I command and REU in September at Thomann.
I tried it with me to record my guitar (you can hear perfectly well all the rats!), A singer friend (and the sound quality is amazing given the size of the microphones and the price of gear).
Then baptism of fire: recording of the concert by Chuck Prophet Brussels. Rglages: limiter spcial concert, Reduces volume a bit, mp3 320 kbps (I test with my string DIFFERENT rglages bottom to avoid any saturation).
Your exact trs is good, low trs Submitted (many HP does not support this level!), Electric guitars are excellent. The voices are back, but this is the conditions of registration (first row, right in front of scne, facing a beautiful Fender guitar amp, while the voice on the dub sound also, emerged plutt latrales speakers). Never saturation, despite a volume trs lev. I have no bones in rglages AIFF, because I only had a 2G card in addition to the original map of 512 M (the stingy!).
Main quality: report quality sound / space
I have not tried before, since the H2 went into my budget and any other device of the same level of quality is the price.
The report is qualitprix dcoiffant.
For now, it has no competitor in its crneau.

- How long do you use?
I do not spend more since October 2007; t'allumes, record yourself, even not need to read the instructions!

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
For me it is the tool IDAL:
- It allows me to record my concerts and my rptitions (I think the quality is sufficient to CDs dmo), it is also used for taking notes, recording a studio .. . Unlike what is said in other opinions, it can be used by hand, provided they do not seek to manipulate buttons for recording, with a little tact I could do interviews or field surveys (almost) without noise.
- It is compact, the cover is provided with super cheap but there are at Dcathlon 7 Euros for a bag fits the subject and all the essential accessories: tripod, USB cable and the windscreen wind, which must be added the spare battery, 2 or 3 SD cards of 2GB, a small USB card reader and a strap "tour-de-neck" that I produced starting from a small piece of threaded rod pierces a ct to fix a cord, it is very practical to use the H2 as an MP3 player or to make recordings with an external microphone (as with my micro- Soundman headset): more noise manipulation and both hands are free to do other things during that time (for example, and I recorded an internship while I was playing batucada!)
- It also serves as MP3 player, even if it is not very practical: Can not modify or rename the default tree on SD cards, and navigation is laborious but it works even when!

- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
the question did not ask for because budgtaire: currently there is no other equivalent device that price on the market ...

- How do you report qualitprix?
absolutely perfect, even if I think the competitors will line up and new products will dbarquer, when you think that just three years ago, you had to use an MD or dpenser 1500 Euros. ..

- With the exprience, this choice would you do?

Yes, hsiter, but I have put that 9 / 10 because:
- The DBiT via the USB cable is slow (o intrt of a small card reader)
- It is rev-hungry batteries (you can not disable the microphones when used only in reading and / or shipping, and you have NI-Mh prvoir of at least 3200 mAh)
- Can not rename files or otherwise hold, which makes finding files tedious if you want to use MP3 player you must rename the files that contain accents.

NB if you want your recordings CONTRL effectively on the ground, do you think of a team headphone closed (almost indispensable, adding to the budget to purchase)

I use the H2 since (I think) two months. This opinion is likely to evolve over time.
For technical specifications see reviews previous ones.

The use I make:

- Record voice lessons (singing, choir, piano + vocals).
- Notepad for musical composition ides (acoustic guitar and vocals)
- Recording rptitions / Oxen (rather acoustic, guitar or elctriques but not pressure test with sound like batteries)

DETAIL: I tried to record a portable Sound Speaker Tel: Impossible. The wave of mobile qq are saturating the H2 is the recording level. Too bad.
The + + +:
+ Size. Like in a shirt pocket.
+ The quality audio. Trs reasonable price. Ms. Good. The quality is the most thunderous of spatialization, we have the true Stereo. I did not test the 4ch surround, but using 2 ch Surround Stereo was a spacious trs. Rglant in the sensitivity of recording you get a lot diffrent without saturation or excessive wind.
+ The ease of use (even if ergonomics see ---).
You press record in pr, you RULES of the level, you press recording. Simple and effective.
+ Design and the "kit". The hatch for the battery is ok for the SD card too. The diodes in the right place to see if it records or not, if is saturated or not etc ... The Backlit screen is readable. Comes with a tripod stand, bracket "handle micro" Bonette an anti wind (Antipop made for singing), USB cable, a cable line in the transformer industry, the 512 MB SD card and headphones while correct facts.
+ The price of egg trick.
+ The dtails: mtronome Intgr and excellent tuner.

and ---:
- Autonomy. In enregisterment batteries, with some manipulations file I did not last two hours. However, it is enough to have two sets of rechargeable batteries and it's ok. Read, autonomy is more than sufficient. WARNING: Autonomy is not so bad that a. In Ralite display remaining battery is safe. While my battery displays empty silent, I had nearly 40 minutes of costs. In contrast, low battery APRS message, there were only 5 minutes. This caution is ok for recording, but reading it can make you throw batteries that still have a lot of running time. It is therefore a point ngatif tempra.
- Ergonomics of menu navigation. It requires 10 pressings of button to delete a file. Navigation using only the keys before rear, while there are "up / down" and not available for use ... While waiting for a Firmware Update?
- Plastic. Sr is the price, it is not brushed aluminum. But a little scary when the same plastic. That said micro grids are strong. for now I have not had ppins see the use. The advantage of this inconvnient: the H2 does not pse!

Subjective Comment: I am happy with this toy Hyper. IDAL it to work: I record, j'coute, j'amliore, I record, j'coute, erase ... etc. dtails with that please the musician, as the tuner. The audio quality standard compared to the ease of use. Often we do not take the time to register when beef, too much thread, etc. rglages. The you can play, record and was a reminder of good quality Stereo means the placement of different instruments. The foot.
And it's really done everything right as quality recording. I think we can even couraging small acoustic dmo with little to the head. I love it.

By the way Lawrence, I have thanked me for offering?

Command yesterday
Reu this morning!
Easy handling APRS have a little read (overview the user manual in French, which seems to me fait.Navigation the menu easy and intuitive once you understood the principle.
Indeed trslger, we want to shocks being protected.
I regret the absence of tlcommande that would make good service even when it registers itself.
I do not have much exprience of hardware if the Sony MD recorder which I rather regret the purchase given the impossibility to exploit directly the files under MAC, while the quality record is excellent.
Rptition tonight with friends all the air jous t have recorded very easy and with good rsultat (there are still dtails of rglage prciser ( t have friends bluffs and asked the reseller)
The recordings were TRANSFR t in the computer (Windows) in a few seconds I did not put in my Mac
I have not had the opportunity to try other hardware or make any registration in other circumstances but for now: no regrets.

Since Christmas 2007.
Get started really easy. good ergonomics, simple menus, in short, no need to read the instructions (very well done for that matter).
I had a Sony MD before, I used it with a micro bayerdynamic. The sound was good but quite delicate sound recording and single!
the quality is the sruprenante, both in the record that the spatial (stero as 4CH). I use it mainly to catch in its collection's outdoor (saw all the accessories). But also to the "photos" sound with friends. The voices are excellent.
on the other hand to record instruments, it is necessary to test qques (compressor, limiter, AGC, etc.). To find the best rendering.

Some complain they can not change the recording level during recording (bah me, I could), but it seems very unnecessary (in my use anyway), and it is always possible normalize the audio file after (very very slow !!!).
File manipulation (normalization, conversion to MP3, etc) is slow (very!). Better to go through the pc.
About the appearance of plastic, yes, but it does not bother me. Sony MD is plastic, but the painting is more beautiful, it look less cheap perhaps. I bought a small pouch 10 which allows me to put it away with all accessories and on being protected. Otherwise, you just have to be careful. that's all.

Initially, I regretted that there is no XLR as the H4, but in the end, the microphones are of very good quality and external microphones, it's pretty painful carry, connect, adjust, especially for taking in its collection's outdoor spontanne. (I hear a sound I like, I leave the H2 out of my pocket, I press rec, I adjust the gain and the input level, press REC, and presto, it's in the box )

for brevity:
+ Ease and ergonomics
+ Quality sound and spatialization
+ Easy PC connection
+ Option (Stereo, 4CH, microphones AV, AR, MP3, Wave, compressor / limiter ....)
+ Accessories

- Work on files very slow
- Autonomy with battery
- Not possible to recharge the battery via the transformer (supplied)

I buy it if it was his eyes closed again.
I put 9 to 10 not to, and because of the autonomy

Everything has been said is not it?
I use it to record repeated and classical concerts.

Nice sound, very sensitive, very tolerant with respect to the placement, no breath
Good, but in moderation, including (especially?) Ass a table with good microphones.

Evidence by its:!) http://www.lebruitquipense.fr/Lourdes.html

Limits? The look cheap (all plastic, the small but complete - display the consolidated Cell (about 2 hours by rec with new batteries 2600A) ... it was worth the money.

Correction for those who do not read manuals, you can adjust the recording volume while recording. (Uh ... in an emergency because the embedded microphones are very sensitive, so noise manip! Remember to remove your watch, it captures the ticking 1m