Re: recording LF (4 mics ?)

[Douglas Baldwin <coyotelk@optonline.net>]

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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