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Published on 09/20/12 at 16:30The Zoom H2N is a great value. Featuring 5 onboard microphones that can be paired in a variety of configurations, the H2n can suit just about any recording need you might have. My experiences with the Zoom H2n started with just wanting a mobile recording device to capture acoustic guitar ideas with. After spending time with the device I found it particularly good on vocals. I ran it into a macbook pro via usb and was able to monitor my take in real time within garageband. Monitoring in this fashion (using the headphone out on the Zoom) allowed me to hear any effects on my take exactly as they would sound on playback. This gave me a heightened sense of confidence while singing and led to more consistent vocal takes.
Going through the LCD User interface can be a pain at times. The controls of the H2n are not completely intuitive and you can find yourself accidentally recording over or deleting items. Besides these habitual quirks, the learning curve to this product is not steep by any means. I was able to get the device unboxed, setup, and a decent sounding take recorded in less than 20 minutes.
The microphones do a great job of isolating the source material in a residential apartment. Even with electrical noise from appliances and traffic spilling in from outside, the recordings always sounded very intimate-- rejecting most of these unwanted sounds. Acoustic guitars sound very full and when tracking multiple sources together (such as voice and guitar as well as multiple voices) , they keep distinct and separated in the recording.
The Zoom H2n exceeded my expectations for sound quality and made me feel very comfortable with the purchase. If you ever need an affordable device for capturing audio, give the Zoom line a try.
Going through the LCD User interface can be a pain at times. The controls of the H2n are not completely intuitive and you can find yourself accidentally recording over or deleting items. Besides these habitual quirks, the learning curve to this product is not steep by any means. I was able to get the device unboxed, setup, and a decent sounding take recorded in less than 20 minutes.
The microphones do a great job of isolating the source material in a residential apartment. Even with electrical noise from appliances and traffic spilling in from outside, the recordings always sounded very intimate-- rejecting most of these unwanted sounds. Acoustic guitars sound very full and when tracking multiple sources together (such as voice and guitar as well as multiple voices) , they keep distinct and separated in the recording.
The Zoom H2n exceeded my expectations for sound quality and made me feel very comfortable with the purchase. If you ever need an affordable device for capturing audio, give the Zoom line a try.