Problem With Zoom H2 SD Card

[Basseroni]

I took the SD card and put it in my computer's SD card slot to transfer music files. Now I'm trying to playback the music on the H2 and it's telling me "No Data." I went to check the free space on the card and it hasn't changed from before I inserted the card into my computer. It's still showing the same amount of hours left and says that the card is a little under 50% free. Soooooo, the files are still on it somewhere but I can't get them to play or show up. I tried changing folders and that didn't work either. Any ideas?

 

[RustyAxe]

When inserted into the computer can you see the songs on the card? On the H2, make sure the active folder is the one that contains the songs. Only one folder can be active at a time. Access the folder via the menu. One more thought ... are the names of the songs longer than 8 characters? Are the songs in a WAV or MP3 format that the H2 can read?

 

[Basseroni]

The data was originally recorded on the H2 and I tried to transfer what I recorded on my H2 to my computer. The files are on my computer but will not play without the SD inserted and the files are still there but now won't play back on my H2. Some of the names of the songs are longer than 8 characters. 90AAAAAAAB...etc. I haven't officially named the songs yet. The songs are in MP3 format. 128 bit.

 

[Slowgypsy]

Just confirming that this isn't the first time you're trying this... that you've done this "a million times before" with no incident.

 

[mambo4]

Windows or Mac?

If it's windows you ought to be able to browse the SD card like any drive and identify if and where the files exist on the SD card.

Mac: can't help ya

The files are on my computer but will not play without the SD inserted

sounds to me like the files are not really on your computer. Maybe you made a shortcut instead? That would cause windows to ask for the disc...what software are you using for playback?

 

[Basseroni]

Thanks for the help guys. I put the SD card baxk into my Windows laptop and it found the files. Only they were scrambled so I lost everything on that recorder as I had to reformat the SD card in the H2 to make it work right again. I know next time to just use the supplied usb connection like I always do. This was actually my first time trying it this way. I normally use the usb connection. Well, lesson learned.

 

[Basseroni]

Oh yeah, you're right. It was a shortcut. Not really on my computer. I THOUGHT I was copying it to my computer but....

 

[Basseroni]

Using iTunes for playback.

 

[DAcat]

Another H2 question?? How do youall copy the songs once they get mixed on your computer? Sometimes I have trouble with this and thats even after doing it about 20 times... Peace...DAcat

 

[BassPenguin22]

the card might not be compatible with either the computer or the zoom. ive had tons of problems with all that SD:HC crap

 

[Rune Bivrin]

Or the SD card was removed from the computer before Windows was done with it. Right-click on the drive symbol in Explorer and select "Eject" before physically removing the SD card. Or just wait a while, that's usually enough.

 

[mambo4]

Hey mambo4, I use Audacity Too with my H2...would you mind simplyfing exactly how you do the "File>Save" thing after you've recorded onto your H2 and have now done what ever you want to do with it on Audacity...it would help if you keep the language basic...sorry I'm not the greatest at computers, unless its really spelled out to me...Peace...DAcat

DAcat PM'd me this question, but I figure I post it in the thread for others who may need help.

by default, Audacity "File\Save As" can only save in Audacity's unique file format (.aup)
To get anythign else, WAV, AIFF, MP3, ect, you have to use "File\Export..."

-------------------3 things to note : -------------------
First:
I use audacity 1.3.9, which is the beta version.
At the audacity site the version is up to 1.3.12
even tho it's a beta, it's remarkably stable.

Second:
To save MP3's from Audacity you need to download a seperate mp3 encoder.
(this is because mp3 encoding software was invented by others)
audacity uses the LAME mp3 encoding software, and easy to follow instructions for setting it up are
here http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3

Third:
what i usually do is set my h2 to record as mp3 (this only wokrs for stereo -no quad mp3)
I record a rehearsal and end up with a large mp3 file, typically 85 MB for a 1 hour rehearsal.
I open the file in Audacity, and do whatever.

------------------------To export from audacity:----------------------------
"File\Export..." would just export the entire 85MB file, but i want individual tracks, so it's "file\export selection..."
I use the selection tool (looks like a capital "I") to select the chunk of audio I want to make into an mp3 track.
I go to the FILE menu \ Export Selection... (about halfway down the list of options)


This opens the Edit Meta Data window.
Here you can enter all the track/artist info that displays in iTunes or other players.
There's a confusing set of 10 buttons here, but most of them can be ignored.
Once you've entered the track info you want, just click "OK"

Next you get the Export File dialogue
in the "Save in:" drop down menu, browse to where you want to save the file.
in the "Save as type:" drop down menu, select MP3 (or which ever file fromat you prefer)
in the "File Name:" field, enter the desired name.
Note: you MUST end the name with the correct 3 letter file extension for the desired file format.
So,instead of "MyTrack" it must be named "MyTrack.mp3" or "MyTrack.wav" or whatever.


hope this helps

 

[big_z_in_miami]

To add to the Audacity/Zoom H2 tips.....I would seriously recommend a quality set of headphones to plug into your computer before you do any sound adjustment on the tracks prior to exporting them out.

Laptop speakers totally suck for bass response, so don't rely on internal speakers. And I might be suspect of sound cards and external speakers on a desktop also.....sure they sound good but they might not be very representative of the recorded sound as they usually have sub-woofers and often crappy high frequency response. A quality set of old-fashioned isolation and noise cancelling headphones (read...head, not ear buds) is probably the best way to monitor sound and adjust before exporting the edited MP3s.

I think this way you can end up with something you can send to other folks and it will sound good on their systems.

I have found that I neeed to boost the bass slightly in my recordings of my jam sessions....maybe just need to turn up my amp while we are playing.......

Other than that....the Zoom H2 really works well.

Also, use the two channel surround, unless you specifically want two separate files to combine later....the front and the back channels, both will be stereo. Not sure if you can mix them in audacity after the fact, and no idea about syncing them up for that process.