The operation of H4 requires a lot of button presses - competitors as the unit Edirol R-09 Flash Recorder. For example, to connect an Edirol R-09 USB port of a computer, simply connect the USB cable. With the H4, also needed to go to the menu, jog up to USB Press the jog, trot up to Connected to the PC and press the jog. To be fair, the H4 should have different menu choices, because it versatile.
Setting levels with the H4 a big operation. With the Edirol R-09, can set the recording level by pressing the up/down level. With the H4, you select Input Menu, jog to level and select it, press jogging, jogging and level up or down. What can be a pain when you record in the industry and the need to make adjustments quickly. On the other hand, the level H4 provides automatic scanning, which sets the logging level for you. Unlike constant automatic gain control, Simply set the quantity gain needed based on the level of the received signal, then leave the gain alone.
How does sound H4 Using its internal microphone, without processing, the H4 been very good for the price. I recorded an acoustic guitar quite a foot from the microphones. Rendering broad and clear with a little 'high-midrange emphasis. Some quiet background noise was audible during playback, so you do not laugh T use the H4 microphones for studio recording internal critic peaceful means. But the sound certainly usable.
checked the sound of the H4’s mic simulator, which tailors the frequency response of the internal mics to sound like a Shure SM57, Sennheiser MD-421, Neumann U 87, or AKG 414. I thought that the simulation was well done. It's amazing how good those internal mics can sound when tuned like a 414 or U 87!
Being cardioid, the internal mics pick up a lot of handling noise. As long as you don’t make any adjustments or move your fingers while holding the H4, you won’t hear the noise. The H4 can be mounted on a mic stand or tripod, thanks to the supplied strap-on platform with a 1/4-inch 20 threaded insert.
I did an A-B listening test between the H4 mic preamp and a Mackie 1604 VLZ mic preamp. I connected two Neumann KM140 mics first to the H4 mic inputs, then to the Mackie preamps feeding the H4 line inputs. I played an acoustic guitar one foot from the mics. I stopped playing a few times to record the background noise in my quiet studio. To my ears, the Mackie had about 3 dB or 4 dB less hiss and a little more detail than the H4. Also, the H4 mic preamp’s signal had a low-level 700 Hz tone, which I heard with internal or external mics at high gain, with phantom on or off. This tone would be inaudible when recording a rock band at low gain.
Final: The Zoom H4 is more flexible than competing units, but as a consequence, it requires more button pressing to operate. It offers good sound and lots of features at a very low price.
Setting levels with the H4 a big operation. With the Edirol R-09, can set the recording level by pressing the up/down level. With the H4, you select Input Menu, jog to level and select it, press jogging, jogging and level up or down. What can be a pain when you record in the industry and the need to make adjustments quickly. On the other hand, the level H4 provides automatic scanning, which sets the logging level for you. Unlike constant automatic gain control, Simply set the quantity gain needed based on the level of the received signal, then leave the gain alone.
How does sound H4 Using its internal microphone, without processing, the H4 been very good for the price. I recorded an acoustic guitar quite a foot from the microphones. Rendering broad and clear with a little 'high-midrange emphasis. Some quiet background noise was audible during playback, so you do not laugh T use the H4 microphones for studio recording internal critic peaceful means. But the sound certainly usable.
checked the sound of the H4’s mic simulator, which tailors the frequency response of the internal mics to sound like a Shure SM57, Sennheiser MD-421, Neumann U 87, or AKG 414. I thought that the simulation was well done. It's amazing how good those internal mics can sound when tuned like a 414 or U 87!
Being cardioid, the internal mics pick up a lot of handling noise. As long as you don’t make any adjustments or move your fingers while holding the H4, you won’t hear the noise. The H4 can be mounted on a mic stand or tripod, thanks to the supplied strap-on platform with a 1/4-inch 20 threaded insert.
I did an A-B listening test between the H4 mic preamp and a Mackie 1604 VLZ mic preamp. I connected two Neumann KM140 mics first to the H4 mic inputs, then to the Mackie preamps feeding the H4 line inputs. I played an acoustic guitar one foot from the mics. I stopped playing a few times to record the background noise in my quiet studio. To my ears, the Mackie had about 3 dB or 4 dB less hiss and a little more detail than the H4. Also, the H4 mic preamp’s signal had a low-level 700 Hz tone, which I heard with internal or external mics at high gain, with phantom on or off. This tone would be inaudible when recording a rock band at low gain.
Final: The Zoom H4 is more flexible than competing units, but as a consequence, it requires more button pressing to operate. It offers good sound and lots of features at a very low price.
1 comments:
Definitely worth the investment. It fits our needs perfectly. I have gotten at leat 50 times the value from Zoom H4.
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