tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post2936676205777223720..comments2011-08-25T05:45:49.133-04:00Brad Linderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390619155094201350noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-76558872119995297882011-03-13T17:58:44.807-04:002011-03-13T17:58:44.807-04:00Hello Brad<br />My H4n freezes when i turn it on. It shows me the zoom logo and that&#39;s all.<br />What can I do? Please help...Raymondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-71983161880150158562011-02-20T11:16:37.345-05:002011-02-20T11:16:37.345-05:00Used internal mics for both recorders and it was very difficult for H4n to produce a mirrored recording because the sound reproduced seemed very artificial, overbright, harsh and quite hissy during quiet piano sessions. While hitting the piano keys hard the limiter was also not as affective as Sony&#39;s dual intelligent limiter - occasionally distorting with H4n. The Sony developed the sound like for like as if almost i was playing it real time. H4n is a multi tool for people wanting OT features but not high quality. Sony has been specifically marketed for enthusiast.!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-55007879661893083982011-02-20T11:16:35.948-05:002011-02-20T11:16:35.948-05:00@dxace1: I&#39;ve found that you get some handling noise when using pretty much any handheld digital audio recorder. And that means you&#39;re always best off adjusting the volume, making track marks, or pressing other buttons either before you&#39;ve started the recording or when using an external mic.<br><br>The best solution I&#39;ve found for this so far is the hardware dials that the Sony PCM-D50 uses instead of buttons for record and playback volume. Since there&#39;s no button to press, you can adjust the volume without hearing a &quot;click&quot; on the recording.Brad Linderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390619155094201350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-10011009340896677732011-02-20T11:16:35.762-05:002011-02-20T11:16:35.762-05:00I have with regret sent<br>my DR-100 back to SP.<br><br>As others have noted (and <br>we can only hope that TASCAM<br>takes not) it&#39;s just not up <br>to the quality level seen in <br>other units, and in that I<br>mean specifically the SONY <br>D50, and probably the H4n,<br>which I have not yet had a<br>chance to try.<br><br>All of the previous poster&#39;s<br>comments, including one I <br>missed -- about the heavy <br>friction hard-to-turn manual<br>level wheel -- are spot on.<br><br>I will stay with my D50, <br>H2 and LS-10 for now for <br>my professional needs and <br>wait to see if TASCAM learns<br>some lessons.<br><br>Sorry to say that, but it&#39;s<br>true....dxace1http://openid.aol.com/dxace1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-14738816607744950842011-02-20T11:16:33.823-05:002011-02-20T11:16:33.823-05:00I bought the Tascam DR100 (probably first shipment in the UK). <br>Previously I have had Edirol R1 and R9H. I got rid of both those becuase they build quiality was just so flimsy.<br>Anyway DR100 was meant to be a robust, tough replacement.<br>IMHO it sounds poor.<br>I record mostly voice (my children etc) ... I had to set the gain settings so high to record at an acceptable level, it became just too hissy. Very disappointed.<br>The spin wheel feels cheap, but not painful or unuseable to me.<br><br>But here is the odd thing I have noticed. <br><br>If you hold the device up to the light, you can see through the microphone mesh and see the microphone capsules.<br><br>They seem to be aligned very strangely. One would expect from outward appearances that they simply point forward.<br><br>NO.<br><br>Are they in an X/Y alignment like the HN4?<br><br>NO<br><br>They both seem to be poiting outwards, and away from each other at about 45%. I would describe it as a &quot;Y&quot; alignment ... though I have never heard of such.<br><br>Can anyone else verify their microphones on the DR100 have been set up this way?<br><br>SoundOnSound have just given a glowing review of the HN4 btw.Andy Thackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638270472311052997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-59041031362041050312011-02-20T11:16:33.009-05:002011-02-20T11:16:33.009-05:00Well.. did a short test with my band rehearsal yesterday, and the setting between 0.8 and 0.9 was enough to get the gain to a good level!<br><br>So I&#39;m happy again.. but very bad engineering that we had to wait for a version 1.40 firmware to resolve this stupid issue!<br><br>But again.. it&#39;s fixed well enough for me, so I&#39;m keeping the thing ;-)Henrik Rathjehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495316521114171723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-35681177080298878652011-02-20T11:16:32.839-05:002011-02-20T11:16:32.839-05:00Brad - <br>I would like to add podcasts to my blog sites. The H4n seems great. My question is. Where can i learn how to integrate it with a PC? How to connect a cell phone for remote recordings? What PC sofware works best with it? I am kind of looking for an all in one package that i can transport and use with a regular phone and cell phone as well? Is there a site that would tell me what software and hardwaer i need to pull this off?<br>Thanks - BillBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076139478722819965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-24221690306127651232011-02-20T11:16:31.269-05:002011-02-20T11:16:31.269-05:00@Gary: Nope.Brad Linderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18390619155094201350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-31886505136379867822011-02-20T11:16:31.006-05:002011-02-20T11:16:31.006-05:00Hi Brad,<br><br>I just bought an H4n, with a pair of RODE NT1000. I dont&#39; know why I get no signal from the mics... I read the manual, I turned on the phantom power to 48V. Do you have any idea about solving this problem? I used the same inputs jacks 1 and 2 to record from a keyboard and it works... but the mics don&#39;t want to work... please help me.<br><br>FernandoFernando Rosasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-11023011234796780242011-02-20T11:16:29.893-05:002011-02-20T11:16:29.893-05:00It seems that &quot;Zoom&quot; is saying that the H4N and the new Q3HD have the same Mic&#39;s but does it offer the same quality level? Have you compared both at this point? Thanks love your site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-50236076500423598072011-02-06T22:13:05.188-05:002011-02-06T22:13:05.188-05:00Hi, I&#39;m quite happy with the HN4. However...the folders are a bit confusing. When connecting to the PC the folders sometimes change their numbers. In addition, when I try different folders my wave files seem to go to one only. How many wave files can you put in one folder? Can you mix wave and MP3 files?? Other than that it&#39;s a great unit. I use it on gigs to provide my back up instrumentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-46727454964947158392011-01-23T15:58:15.957-05:002011-01-23T15:58:15.957-05:00Hi,<br /><br />Have you had this fault just appear on the upper main screen of a Zoom H4n<br /><br />Volume : 100<br /><br />Which relates to the speaker volume controls on the left hand side.... and it can not be removed...<br /> <br />I know I am very stupid but i need some serious tech help asap from a very experienced H4n engineer ..<br /><br />The Zoom web site does not provide any effective assistance for tech or error help...<br /><br />I have owned a few of these H4n and for the audio project work I do they are just brilliant and I am very happy...<br /><br />My current Zoom H4n is serial no..00074617 software version 1.72 and boot 1:01<br /><br />But recently a VERY strange error has occurred...and it repeats VERY frequently and is very annoying...and prevents usage and locks the recorder<br /><br />During powering up and also when switching the recorder on to record and also when the Menu is selected and required on the screen VOLUME : 100 just appears and it locks the device ... and next the H4n automatically adjusts the H4n speaker volume back up to 100% and blocks access to the menu item and the record controls ....<br /><br />And if I try to adjust it down to any setting say 45% or anything under 100% it just adjust it self back up to 100% ....and locks the screen ............................k bugger<br /><br />Help me please....as we have recently lost several hours of recording time..Michaelauknzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08203052173534181981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-20839210466336797572011-01-22T09:33:16.152-05:002011-01-22T09:33:16.152-05:00What about track marking???? What is the best device when it comes to labelling your tracks at the end of a shoot for example?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-40766285638249542792010-12-23T07:46:16.699-05:002010-12-23T07:46:16.699-05:00I&#39;m doing podcast interviews and I would like to make some phone interviews. I have a line input connection from the phone and I would like to record my own voice with internal mic of Zoom H4n in same time. Is this possible: recording from line input and with internal mic same time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-10185529164063065002010-12-20T23:09:54.740-05:002010-12-20T23:09:54.740-05:00I hate the H4n as a field recorder. Slow to boot. Doesn&#39;t finalise a recording when batteries run out. Far better off with just a simple old cassette deck. Any time I&#39;ve relied on getting an important recording, it has let me down. User unfriendly piece of crap. I want the Earth to open up and swallow the Zoom company for selling it to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-23914413211804059962010-11-28T20:46:37.518-05:002010-11-28T20:46:37.518-05:00It seems that &quot;Zoom&quot; is saying that the H4N and the new Q3HD have the same Mic&#39;s but does it offer the same quality level? Have you compared both at this point? Thanks love your site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-59432486784288728262010-05-23T18:13:19.100-04:002010-05-23T18:13:19.100-04:00You can encode and change an MP3 into a different bit rate internatlly. But, you CAN&#39;T encode a WAV into an MP3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-84469845314823133792010-05-21T17:49:47.916-04:002010-05-21T17:49:47.916-04:00I don&#39;t like the fact that you can&#39;t record in 4 channel mode in MP3 format. ONLY Wav. And I don&#39;t like that even if you have a large SD chip in, the record stops after a 2GB file has been recorded. It&#39;s not a seamless stop either... Shame. Otherwise it&#39;s a great recorder. But these two issues above are killing me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-37224696749159316362010-05-07T10:11:48.600-04:002010-05-07T10:11:48.600-04:00I have used the H4N in live recordings in small and large auditoriums with 1,000 people present and a large orchestra and choir and the result was quite stunning. High quality and because the recorder was on the front seating area, it picked up audience response which gave it a real presence. <br /><br />I have not had any problems with SD card being ejected during recording while holding in my hand. With the mic stand attachment makes it really stable. And the remote control, you can control all functions without touching the recorder. <br /><br />To RECORD you hit the RECORD BUTTON once, then the PLAY button to start the recording. <br /><br />Excellent product.Gilhttp://businesstoget.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-16316381434483123572010-03-14T13:36:42.808-04:002010-03-14T13:36:42.808-04:00hey brad, nice review. having some issues crashing in stamina mode with a 16 gig card. anyone come up against this? at a loss.carltonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-70986136505569456862010-03-13T23:38:05.408-05:002010-03-13T23:38:05.408-05:00... and if I do need top quality sound (which I do), what would you recommend over this unit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-66265525058530812412010-03-13T23:37:02.555-05:002010-03-13T23:37:02.555-05:00Hi brad...<br /><br />You said if you want crystal clear clarity you&#39;ll have to fork out more dosh for a more expensive recorder... Just how crystal clear is it? The recording on their website sounds pretty decent, but I&#39;m intending on using it for field recordings, particularly street environments and general background noises of different environments... How suitable do you think it is for this purpose? Thanks for the helpful review -andrewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-8635306809959996552010-03-06T19:50:04.941-05:002010-03-06T19:50:04.941-05:00Hi Brad<br />i dont usually comment on gear but this H4n recorder is a dam good bargin for the money... I do &#39;Front of House&#39; engineering from time to time and to be able to take the 2 tracks from the mixing board and 2 from the built in mics (that sound pretty good to me) is just what I&#39;ve been after for ages, that and the fact that the device is small and weighs very little make it extremely portable and usable... when not on tour i record records (CDs to you youngsters) and i have used the H4n for location recording a couple of times... it works well and sounds fine... <br /><br />so folks the bottom line here is, IF YOU NEED REALLY TOP DOLLAR SOUND QUALITY PAY LOTS OF DOLLARS... IF YOU&#39;RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS GOOD AND IS REALLY USEFUL FOR LOCATION RECORDING AND YOU DON&#39;T HAVE MORE THAN 400 BUCKS GET H4n... simple! <br /><br />if there&#39;s a problem with your results its probably your lack of recording experience not the machine... <br /><br />headAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-24139907553889634632010-03-06T15:39:21.074-05:002010-03-06T15:39:21.074-05:00When buying a recorder, I think one should consider using external electret condenser microphones like the Audio-Technica ATM33a (or ATM8033) which I have used for a long time with my Sony MiniDisc for ambient sound recording and radio interviews. Look also at microphones marketed to video recorders, they often need to be condensers without external phantom supplies which means they often are elctrets.<br /><br />Listen, test and undertand that electrets have a bad reputation for being used in cheap equipment, but they can be made to sound really good also.<br /><br />Technical reason for using electrets:<br />Consider the fact that in order to supply an external condenser microphone with 48 volt (48 volt is for historical reasons a standard, not out of technical necessity), the phantom power converter in the recorder will have to do a lot of unecessary work since most condensers really need only 11 - 25 volt. Depends on mic. If, and I say if, your recorder makes a hissing sound when recording with phantom power on, it&#39;s because the internal phantom converters interfere with the preamps. This can happen because designing the power supply in any serious device is quite tricky. <br /><br />The Audio-Tecnica electrets, like the ATM33a need only one 1.5 volt internal battery to work, no external phantom supply. The downside of the ATM33a is that it&#39;s slightly less sensitive when operating from the 1.5 volt battery compared to external phantom power supply, but I think it&#39;s a compromise worth it since you will get to use the internal preamps in your recorder without the phantom power converter turned on.<br /><br />A note to &quot;radio people&quot;: when interviewing people, the ATM33a sounds like a Sennheiser 421 but with more clarity and a slight precense peak, it makes male voices much more integlible in my opinion.Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06621741206684073466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7965001869165611498.post-34949478484262841202010-02-23T18:40:28.584-05:002010-02-23T18:40:28.584-05:00Please mr., when you say there are more expensible equipment with better quality, what you mean?<br />What are those equipments, where can I find them?<br />Aproximatelly how much do they cost?<br />Buy the way, can I also find a high- end recorder (portable) along with high-end condenser mics?<br />How much do you think I should spend?<br />Thank you!<br />Rogério.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com