I'm shooting out portable recorders today

Crash · Post by **Crash** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:35 am

Being able to use the Zoom H2 and H4 as a quick and (not so) dirty USB mic including ASIO drivers is a very very nice touch when you're out with a laptop and don't want to carry around too much weight or care for lengthy interface and cabling setups.

theque · Post by **theque** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:35 pm

i got a ls-10, nice unit well made good for recording fairly loud sources, good interface works good with mac, quite small. have nothing to compare it too but i like it.

Hidden Driveways · Post by **Hidden Driveways** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:23 pm

[art] wrote:i own the pmd 620. it's annoying to use. dont buy one.

Thanks for sharing that. I say go for an R09hr or the fancy Sony D50.

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:34 pm

Crash wrote:Being able to use the Zoom H2 and H4 as a quick and (not so) dirty USB mic including ASIO drivers is a very very nice touch when you're out with a laptop and don't want to carry around too much weight or care for lengthy interface and cabling setups.

Killer feature, IMO.

Is it the only one to do it?

Kodama · Post by **Kodama** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:40 pm

Does the H2 sound as good as the H4 & is the interface less fidgety?

dom · Post by **dom** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:03 pm

i personally use the H2, i guess they're both pretty much on the same level regarding the sound quality - besides a hardware design flaw concerning the H4 that leads to crosstalking of the blinking led that gets recorded as clicks when used in battery mode. this does ot happen with connected power adapter.
unfortunately this can only be fixed by redesigning the circuit board, last time i checked zoom confirmed this problem but there was no statement yet if there will be a new revision or not.

anyway, to me the size of the H2 was more appealing, i don't need XLR and phantom power, only a small jack and plugin power for my okm mics and the quality is better than every minidisc i tried years ago.

the interface design is, uhm, ok. by no means perfect but i've seen worse.
the buttons are plastic membrane keys - dislike them, but for the price i will not argue... isn't it even cheaper than an ipod?

Kodama · Post by **Kodama** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:40 pm

Yeah, I just noticed that you can get an H2 for like $160!

Crash · Post by **Crash** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:57 pm

dom wrote:the buttons are plastic membrane keys - dislike them, but for the price i will not argue...

That's why I bought mine at Conrad Electronic and chose the 48 months warranty for 13 Euros that they offer. I don't trust the plastic membrane keys and don't want to waste my H2 after two years only because those keys don't react anymore.

BTW, I'm using an old but useable small photocamera tripod for the H2, works like a charm.

Hidden Driveways · Post by **Hidden Driveways** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:19 pm

Crash wrote:
dom wrote:the buttons are plastic membrane keys - dislike them, but for the price i will not argue...
That's why I bought mine at Conrad Electronic and chose the 48 months warranty for 13 Euros that they offer. I don't trust the plastic membrane keys and don't want to waste my H2 after two years only because those keys don't react anymore.

BTW, I'm using an old but useable small photocamera tripod for the H2, works like a charm.

A pretty nice video here:

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2008/11/ ... rotrack-2/

i heart sonic state!

Hidden Driveways · Post by **Hidden Driveways** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:42 pm

Here's their review of the Pocketrak 2G from Yamaha:

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/2008/11/ ... ketrak-2g/

Kodama · Post by **Kodama** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:56 am

Hrmmm. I wonder about this cheapie/simple Tone 6 device:

I like the idea of cheap and no interface to mess with, but singing into a sideways mic seems weird, and I wonder if it sounds as decently as the Zooms...