Re: recording LF (4 mics ?)

["Dennis Moser" <sinsofmachaut@gmail.com>]

I may be mis-remembering this, but the numbers ("H4, H2") refer to the
NUMBER OF TRACKS available when recording.

The H4, while only having TWO mics, will record FOUR tracks; the H2,
with FOUR mics, will only record TWO tracks.

(Ducking, just in case)

Dennis

On 1/29/08, Douglas Baldwin <coyotelk@optonline.net> wrote:
> Qua wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > perhaps I missed something... 4mics ?  doesn't the Zoom H4 have a pair 
>of
> > mini condenser mics angled in an X-Y pattern?
>
> The Zoom H4 has a pair of mini-condensers, and the H2 has FOUR minis. You
> can choose either of two pairs which give you different coverages (90
> degrees for a tight coverage or 120 degrees for wider coverage) or you 
>can
> record both pairs for a great quasi-surround ambience.
> dB
>
> > I just reviewed the new Zoom H2 for Acoustic Guitar magazine (March 
>2008,
> > Emmylou Harris on the cover). The fidelity is stupid good, even if you
> > happen to slightly overload the input. The four mics really do a great
> > pseudo-surround sound effect. I'd love to A/B the H2 against some of 
>the
> > other hand-held recorders. At$200 US, it's a pretty sweet bargain.
> > Douglas Baldwin, coyote-at-large
> > www.thecoyote.org
> > coyotelk@optonline.net
> >
> > "The volume knob on your telepathy is your morality."
> > - Stephen Gaskin, The Farm
> >
> >
> >
> > > My old Zoom H4 is REALLY good at picking up the low lows,  as long as
> > > they arent too hot.
> > > take that thing into the club and it sounds like youre there!
> > > Im curious how the new zoom handheld sounds with its pseudo surround
> > > sound and 4 mics...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Jan 1, 2008, at 5:32 PM, Qua Veda wrote:
> > >
> > > > For found-sound recording of low-frequency material, your mics and
> > > > record/storage(wav, mp3)/playback and the entire audio chain would
> > > > need to
> > > > do a good job at these frequencies.
> > > >
> > > > The spec on my Edirol R-09 handheld recorder says 20 Hz to 22 kHz,
> > > > but I
> > > > wonder ... I'm not set up to test it right now .    Anyone have
> > > > experience
> > > > recording low-freq sounds?   What kinds LF sources have you tried 
>to
> > > > record?
> > > > trick/tips for this kind of recording?
> > > >
> > > > -Qua
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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