Binding: Electronics Brand: Zoom EAN: 4515260007059 Label: Zoom Manufacturer: Zoom Model: ZOO H4 Publisher: Zoom Sales Rank: 16 Special Features: The Zoom H4 Handy Digital Recorder fits in your palm and is ideal for recording live musical performances, interviews, podcasts, meetings, classes and seminars. The H4 allows you to record 24-bit/96 kHz digital audio as well as in MP3 format with bit rates up to 320kbps. The H4 features two studio-quality electret condenser microphones configured in an X/Y pattern for true stereo recording. It also includes 2 combination XLR-1/4'' input jacks with phantom power for use with any external micropho Studio: Zoom System Memory Size: 128 MB
love this recorder!
I am amazed at the quality of the recordings and the relative ease of use. Once you get it straight that the jog dial is on the side and not the front things are pretty clear.
Don't know how I survived without it
I rate Zoom H4 Handy Recorder Very Good. I held off for 3 months, after reading that the user interface was hard to learn, remembering some crash-and-burn failures with other products. After 3-4 hours with the tutorial (essential!), I find that the user interface is really quite intuitive, the sound quality is excellent, and the form factor is perfect, for plugging in my Stratocaster and jamming to my own rhythm section. Add to that the quality of the stereo recording of live performances, and I just don't know how I've lived without it.
ZOOM CHOICE
After waiting two weeks if finally arrived. Most other reviews were pretty accurate. The screen is way too small and hard to read. Sound quality is very good even at the lowest (MP3) level. The case seems a ltttle chicny but ask me in a year how it old up. It has many features I have not yet tried. For an extra C Note maybe the Edirol is a better product. The down side of buying off of the net is not being able to try item out. For now I am satisfied with the Zoom.
From A Professional's Viewpoint
I'm a sound recordist for the film and television industries. I record the dialog for movies and TV series.
I got a 17 day job in Israel in early 2008 on a 28 episode series about the 60th anniversary of the birth of Israel and they wanted to be able to send back to the states mp3 copies of interviews via ftp each night after shooting for transcription. So instead of taking my much larger hard drive recorder, I bought the Zoom H4.
It worked fine, sounded great, and did what I needed it to do. I won't revisit all of what is in the fine detailed reviews here. No need to. The H4 is an incredible machine in a fairly small package. It's basically a recording studio in a box the size of a shoe with lots and lots of features. ... Read More
Zoom H4 ? How about Sony, Marantz, Edirol, or Zoom H2?
* Sony PCM-D1 : My unaffordable dream recorder
* Sony PCM-D50: Affordable version of PCM-D1. What a nice recorder it is! I wanted to have it, But, it was slightly out of my price range.
* Marantz PMD620: Reliable professional recorder. I just trust Marantz.
I wanted to have it. But, it was out of my price range, too.
* Edirol R-09HR: Stylish pocket recorder. Most complaints of Edirol R-09 are nicely fixed. Its sweet appearance was tempting.
* Edirol R-09: Since Edirol R-09HR has been released, I don't want it anymore.
* Zoom H4: Swiss Army knife type recorder. Target users are Gadget-lovers on budget.
I'm not sure about its durabilty(Zoom? manufactured in China?). ... Read More
