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The package is good, but not the little tripod. I did a small review with some sound samples at my Youtube channel. Yes it is in German, but you have the sound samples so I thing the language does not matter much. Just look for: Stephans Bilderwelt there is also a test of the Røde video stereo Pro Mic. Hope you like it.
(http://youtu.be/KTErJDk-w4Y)
That's why I felt that this is literally old fashioned way:
this product is functioned by only the couple of buttons up and down multiple times in order to look up what I want to do...that is what I do NOT like. Considering the fact that i need to record numerous times of my performance of my instrument in my daily practice, it is a big hassle for me.
Besides, the built-in speaker produces too small sound to listen to.
I cannot distinguish the subtle quality of my recording, so I had to use earpieces or I had to connect to the better speaker, which
is another hassle every time to listen after recording.
If I knew this fact, I would not buy it because I bought this
for built-in speaker function to use more easily because
I have already had old fashioned way recorder like this one.
The battery life on the new model is huge. With the previous model I was always checking to see how far I had left. Now I don't worry about it.
The "bundle" also extremely helpful.
It took me several tries to figure out how to switch from record mode to play back mode, but it's really simple, once you get the hang of it. I'm still learning the audio editing software that comes with the Zoom H2n, but it seems to have a lot of capability.
Overall, I'm really happy with the purchase, and I'll get a lot of use out of this recorder.
You'll not need the Accessory pack if your computer has an SD card reader. Just take out the card and plug it into your computer, no USB cord needed.
Audio quality is very clear and professional sounding. Love it!!
My main complaints with the original H2:
- Slow boot time. Up to 30-40 seconds which doesn't sound like a big deal but if you've got an idea brewing in your head that 30-40 seconds seems like eternity
- Clumsy menu navigation
- Hard to read screen
After realizing how committed I am to using these little doodads I gave in and upgraded to the H2n. Boy am I glad I did. All of the aforementioned H2 cons have been remedied. You flip it on and BAM! you're up and running in about 5 seconds. Battery life has quadrupled which is great (the H2 would crap out on me after about 2 hours). Sound quality seems lateral to that of the original H2 but that's fine with me, that's not the weakness of the H2's in my opinion. The "analog" mic gain dial is awesome to have right at your disposal vs. the clunky H2 layout.
My only gripes with the H2n are:
- Having to purchase the accessory pack separately (they came included with the H2n)
- Build quality still seems a little flimsy. Although my old H2 has been knocked around quite a bit over the years and still works like new. As long as I keep it in a case and try to avoid dropping it I think the H2n will prove to be just as reliable!
When I got home and set it up, I was so happy, I started dancing around the room shouting praises. I recorded in my vocal booth and then recorded in the other room I mentioned and the ZOOM gave me the same **exact** sound. It recorded my vocal ... not the room sound. HalleluYah!
Aside from that, the stereo capabilities of this recorder truly is 3D.
If you're kind of torn between making a decision about buying this unit versus some other, stop it. Buy the ZOOM H2n and get 'er done right!
Wow. Can this dog ever hunt!
Alan Horvath
Acoustic Rock ... for real.
The SD card cover _is_ flimsy and stiff, so instead of removing the card and using a card reader, I connect the H2n to my Mac via USB cable and copy files from it that way. Just as handy in my opinion as a card reader.
If you watch the video demo, you'll see that I hand hold the H2n and move it from hand to hand as I talk, so you can judge for yourself the acoustic isolation of the mic from the case.
I read the manual, and the menu system is comprehensible. Formatting the SD card in the H2n gives you two sets of folders: Stereo and Four Channel. You get 10 or 12 subfolders in those two main folders, which makes it aggravating trying to find the files you just recorded, but it's something I can live with.
By default, files are named ZOOM0001MS.WAV or ZOOM0001XY.WAV. Every time you format, you reset the names, so you can end up with lots of files with either the same name or ZOOM0001-2.WAV. I changed the names to use the time of recording, which makes associating sound files with video files a little easier, but it would be nice to be able to name the files in the microphone. Again, it's something I can live with.
All in all, I'm happy with the recorder. I ordered it from Amazon and got next day shipping by chance -- they had it, they shipped it. Very nice customer service, since I asked for standard shipping.
So I can't see this being usable in a classroom setting, church setting, or auditorium even. I even adjusted the gain at 7 and the speaker's voice is so quiet and almost muffled if you will in comparison to everything else...when I try to playback something I have to turn the volume to around 30. I have tried different settings and to me, the internal mic just isn't good enough. I haven't tried an external mic and don't want to try one either...that's not what I wanted to use this recorder. I figured spending $188 would get me a device with a good enough internal mic, but that's not the case here.
So perhaps this device is meant for a band that is going to play some really loud music to record their sessions, because for the purpose of recording your lectures, church service, or conference where the room is quite large, the zoom h2n just doesn't perform. You could make the volume louder by using audacity and putting the DB way up, but to me, I just don't think you should have to do this.
So maybe my unit is bad, or maybe this just isn't a very good recorder for what I am doing.







