All user reviews for the Zoom H4

A description translated into franais. It's clear this is a 4-track recording

Digital audio format 24bit / 96kHz, 320kbps or MP3
2 condenser microphones
2 among combined jack / XLR with phantom power
Between 1/4 High Impedance microphone, guitar, bass or keyboard
Incorpors studio effects (compressor, limiter and mic modeling)
Simulations damplis identical guitar G2
Headphone jack 1/8 (also usable as monitor)
Secure Digital (SD) 128MB included
Possibility of 380 minutes or 34 hours denregistrement mono MP3 stro with 2GB memory card (not included)
Mass Storage USB interface
LCD backlit display 128x64 pixel light
4 tracks denregistrement Concurrent (2 + 2 jack stro combins) in CD quality 16bit
Software included Cubase LE
Power 2 AA batteries (4 hours of continuous operation) or 9V adapter

Absurdity II

Booouh RESPONSE ... no ... Here the infirmary we need doctors!

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Title of text: Kinderspielen
Author: G.Viederland
Publisher: Watermarks
Status: Offline Commerce

- How long have you use it?

About a year to record live performances, dialogues and scenes for short films, sometimes simple musical configurations (eg guitar / vocals) etc ...
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

It is easy to implement, and what had seduced me most is the possiblit for this tariff to connect two external microphones with 48V phantom. I only use very little internal microphones, I prefer to choose my directivity and my placement. But that is where the problem lies for me, I use it almost exclusively with small membranes need supply 48, and this time was the breath! The breath is when even one of the worst defects that can be found on a recorder ... Once the H4 branch of the industry is much better, but exterior filming example is impossible.

On the other hand pramps are low.

The windshield serves almost nothing to me, I'll make one true because I can not save the ds that has breath a little.

Functions such effects, sim microphones etc ... I never use it, I seek rather the cleanest and be neutral grip. So I can not judge.
- How do you report qualitprix?

Interesting from the perspective of having an audio memo pad, a trslger system to make reprages. I envisaged to overcome his flaws not to use it as a digital recorder that adding a small mixer with phantom but I prefer not to start this kind of Expense to me lead dpenser the price of a better recorder! (Although ART has released a dual preamp with phantom, reduces size and runs on 9v, given the price I'll test their products sometimes surprised me ...)
- With the exprience, you do again this choice ...?

I do not think, I would expect to have more to offer me a Sioux recorder with preamps / converters / power supply circuit of the best quality microphones, or so between digital recorder with which j 'go to a portable mixer of quality.

Hello All,

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

I wish to make an important point about using the Zoom H4 with a pc. There is an important dcalage between the clock of the PC and that of Zoom. Therefore not possible to zoom rcuprer file for rinsrer in your audio software on your PC to rework it with the other tracks for example.
the timing delay is proportional to the length of the song. 20 s, not noticeable, but over 4 minutes, it's a catastrophe.
But a hand, it is denfert, to record a repet or all do the zoom, no pb.
Thank you

practice to record in any condition.

depending on the mix are pretty damn bad but relatively complete for this kind of product.

very good point is the emulation section amp for recording instruments, the built-in tuner, the choice can be saved to WAV (44.1, 48 or 96 kHz) or directly to MP3. emulation microphone is unconvincing but takes slightly longer. the life of batteries (alkaline) is simply amazing and battery charging method is transparent (no background noise) so we can record while the batteries are charging!

it can also serve as the interface when connected to USB on your computer (but then, no 96Khz!)

I remake choice but the H4n version that is more flexible to use and allows it to record four inputs simultaneously (both in stereo electret along the XLR inputs / jack) and has a small hp integrated taped ...

One of my friends from college uses the Zoom H4 so I have had a few different interactions with it. He uses it for on the spot quick interviews in LA for a local radio station. He has interviewed celebraties with it and it sounds like he is using a mic with a boom stand like in holly wood movies. The quality of it is GREAT and everything is really clear. I have even heard interviews on it and you couldn’t even hear much of the surrounding noises and they where right by the street and you could barely hear the cars passing buy and the people talking the back ground. Its like a really high quality HD sound with the ability to get back home and transfer it right into the computer. My only suggestion is it seemed like the record time wasn’t that much. It would be nice if you could record on it from more than 120 mins. I know that is a lot of time, but you never know where you are going to be and how much you will need to record with it. You don’t want to miss anything or have to go back and delete stuff to create more room on the spot. Also something else I would like if it had a wifi internet connection or some type of blue tooth connection so you could transfer the audio files without needed a cord.

But overall, its great and I highly recommend it for someone who wants to record themselves or others on the spot or even to record notes in your college class. You wont have to worry about missing anything every again. I am surprised then havent put a had camera on them yet? It would be great to have great sound as well as great video too at an affordable price.