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09-26-2007, 03:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec | | | Zoom H4 or H2?
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I've be scouraging the internet for reviews and have read as many as I can. However I'm still undecided as to which one to get. I'm looking for 1) a protable recorder to record live gigs and rehearsals, 2) I also want to use it as a interface to do some home recordiong with guitars, DI my bass, and put some drum tracks and vocals. I know the H4 does both, can the H2 do this as well even if there is only a 1/8 input? I'd like to save myselk the 100$ and get the H2 and have the extra mics of the H2, but will I loose out, by not having the 1/4 and XLR inputs?
Thanks for your help
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09-27-2007, 09:32 PM
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I just got an H-2, and it's pretty good. I used a portable DAT which required an external mic, so this thing is a dream, and the sound quality is pretty good. I don't need the effects or other extra goodies the H-4 has, so I opted for the H-2. The Sony portable DAT has only an 1/8" stereo mic input as well. The stereo mic cable is reduced to that size. BBMS |
09-28-2007, 03:41 AM
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Proprietor, Helland Musikk Teknologi | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway | | | I recently got my H4 and it's great! I have recorded drums with the built-in mic, and bass and guitar direct, but through the built-in effects. It sounds quite good IMO.
I would recommend the H4 if you want to do DI recording. But obviously I haven't tried the H2.
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09-29-2007, 08:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC | | | I also just picked up the H2 for recording practices & such. I love it! It's perfect for what I want and sounds great. Having quad condensers is great since you can just put it in the middle of the room and record everything.
I definitely wouldn't buy the H2 for home recording though. The H4 looks interesting for that, but I haven't used one.
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09-29-2007, 09:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: The little red dot on the map. | | | Correct me if I'm wrong but the H4 can record from any angle but the H2 can only record in the middle of the whole set. Right?
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09-29-2007, 11:53 AM
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The H-2 has four "mic positions." You can record at a 90 degree angle from the front, a 120 degree angle from the rear, or a two channel/four channel "surround" position, using front and rear. |
09-29-2007, 12:45 PM
|  | ACME, Line 6, SWR, QSC, Greco user/BOSE PAS abuser | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Texas | | H4 plus the software with it should allow you to do what you want. For LIVE, it works fine:  
Also GREAT as a hand-held field recorder and recording bands at football games(both children in HS marching band, H4 goes with me to every game).
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09-30-2007, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Crab  H4 plus the software with it should allow you to do what you want. For LIVE, it works fine: | How's that Bose stuff working out for you? |
09-30-2007, 12:55 PM
| | ACME, Line 6, SWR, QSC, Greco user/BOSE PAS abuser | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Munjibunga How's that Bose stuff working out for you? | Two page thread with complete evaluation(2 comments from Crab & one sound sample): Bose PAS L1 - is this for real?
Back on topic:
The H4 recorded the sample in the referenced thread.
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