
Done.Ĥ4.1, 48 and 96 kHz (ksps) recording at 16- or 24-bits as WAV files.Ĭounter displays Hours, Minutes, Seconds and thousandths of a second.

Want to make a great downloadable file? Just set it to 128 kbps MP3, record, and upload. When the REC light is blinking, you're ready, and when REC is solid, you're rolling. It is super-easy to figure out and immediately record broadcastable files. It can't record both at once, but it can create MP3 files from WAV files. I use the Auto Level control and have one less thing to worry about. For spoken word and reporting, this is great. The gain stays at the maximum possible level for each take, never pumping up and down. Unlike analog ALCs, once knocked down, the gain doesn't start climbing back up. Its digitally-controlled Auto Record Level control works great: it starts at maximum gain, and knocks the level down as needed to prevent overload. It's too big for my tastes, but yes, you can mount it on a camera's hot shoe and either let it record by itself, and/or plug its outputs into your camera's audio inputs. You can just leave it on a lectern, or mount it to a camera tripod with its ¼"-20 socket, or use the included mic-stand adapter to use it with any mic stand and most any mic clamp. It's not pocket sized, although it will fit in a big cargo-shorts pocket.
Zoom voice recorder portable#
You shoot from where you need to shoot, and the audio is recorded clear and up-close in either direct-to-MP3 or up to glorious 96kHz/24-bit digital stereo separately from your DSLR without any big mics on-camera, or even any wires.Īs portable recorders go, this one has more features and is bigger and heavier than others.
Zoom voice recorder software#
You put this recorder up at your subject and let it run, then use software like Plural Eyes to sync the audio to video later.

This recorder works for for anything, especially audio for DSLR or other video. Originally designed for musicians, the Zoom H4n has become especially popular with DSLR video and filmmakers over other portable recorders because it has direct XLR mic input connectors with phantom power, and because it can record as many as four channels at once from both the built-in mics as well as from two external sources. It comes complete with its own microphones. The Zoom H4n is a 96 kHz/24-bit portable digital recorder that runs on two AA cells, its included AC adapter or USB power.
