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Zoom H2 Handy Portable Stereo Recorder | List Price: $334.99
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Brand: Zoom
Binding: Electronics
Features: - W-XY mic patterns with 4 mic capsules and signal processing allows Front 90 cardioid, Rear 120 cardioid and 360 polar patterns
- Finally record 360 sound as 2ch data or 4ch data simultaneously
- Built-in USB 2.0 port for data storage
- Records in WAV 96kHz/48kHz/44.1kHz at 16-bit or 24-bit, MP3 to 320kbps and Variable Bit Rate (VBR) data formats
- Time Stamp and Track Marker functions in Broadcast WAV Format (BWF)
So far so good [Posted on 2008-11-10]
I haven't used this product much since receiving it but so far I am impressed with how it sounds and what it can do. A year from now I'll probably have more to say when I have used more of its features. I did run a test to see how it would synch with footage from my digital HV 30 Canon camcorder. Gooolllleeeeyyy -- it worked! Perfect synch when I got the audio aligned properly in iMovie 6.
Buy it, just not at Amazon [Posted on 2008-11-11]
I bought the H2 because a friend of mine has one and has recorded my band with it at a number of gigs. The sound is unreal. Better than a bootleg but not quite as good (obviously) as individually mic'd instruments. The quality is so good that you may be able to record gigs (where the mixing was done correctly) and use them as promotional audio or even sell them as merchandise at future gigs. At the very least, it is a great reference source. Set it up at rehearsals and listen back to yourself. The good news is it is an exact representation of what you are playing and the bad news is it is an exact representation of what you are playing. Buy it but just not at Amazon.com. Here is why.
Like you, I have purchased many items in the past from Amazon.com and have been pleased enough to make other purchases. I now get emails from Amazon.com with sale items on it. I received such an email with the H2 on it. Since I was in the market for one, I clicked on the advertisement and was taken right to the H2 purchase page. The price was $159 and change. I read a little more about it and then added it to my shopping cart. When I went to my shopping cart to purchase it, the price was $179 and change. I couldn't believe it. I went back to the H2 page and the price was now $168 and change, not the $159+ original price. When I went back to the cart, it was priced at $168+. I called Amazon.com to find out why the price flucuation and why I was not being charged the $159+ original price. The answer was Orwellian. It was some bull crap about demand and availability. I told them that what they were doing was disingenuous, at best, and flat-out fraudulent, at worst (bait-and-switch). Can you imagine going into Target, putting an item in your cart because it is marked at $20 and then, when you get to the cashier, they charge you $25 and then give you some nonsense about availability and demand? If there was a discrepancy between the advertised price and a scanned price, you always get the lower of the two. Not at Amazon.com. They will jack up the price randomly and then charge you the higher price. I mentioned to them that they should at least honor the advertised price for a period of time, like when you purchase concert tickets online. You see the seats and have 5 minutes to make the purchase.
Buy the H2. You will love it. It is easy to use and a great tool for any serious (or casual) musician. Just don't buy it at Amazon.com.
Probably an OK product but mine was defective [Posted on 2008-11-11]
I bought the Zoom H2 to record some audio for our wedding. However, the unit that I received had the problem of the loud "pop" during playback. I found out that this only happened when using the front mic. The pop was not there when recording with the rear mic only. Since there was no time to get a replacement before the wedding day, I simply returned the Zoom, made the audio recordings on my laptop mic, and bought a Flip Mino with the money.
If you get a good one, this might work fine but mine wasn't worth the money.
Portable Recorder [Posted on 2008-11-11]
If Your recording needs are portable & stereo, this is for you . . . transfer your audio to computer and sync with your music, video, or presentations. Awesome!
Phenominal [Posted on 2008-11-13]
I use the H2 to record my band's practice sessions and so far it is one fine piece of equipment. Easy to operate and the sound quality just blew us away. I am using Audacity ( shareware) to tweak the results a bit and the end result is fabulous. I just last night recorded in 4 channel and those results were the best yet. Highly recommended.
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