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Re: Quest for a mobile recorder: summary (so far)
Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill wrote:
> Thanks for your inputs so far. Summarizing, it seems to look like this:
>
> 1. The Zoom Stuff:
> Btw, did anybody do (or know) a comparison of the H2 and H4
>sound-quality-wise (esp. pres, internal mics)?
According to "the internet" H2 and H4 use identical capsules.
Per had some examples of H4 mic recordings.
www.myspace.com/philipshamino
has some live band recordings made with an H2 on a mic stand in front of
the band,
...it's mp3'd and myspace'd but gives a pretty good idea of what the H2 is
capable. The recordings are normalized and then boosted 3dB with hard
limiting( which
just takes down a few enthusiastic drum hits). No EQ used.
The H2, (and H4 afaik) has a couple of interesting drawbacks.
1) line level input is -10dB with absolutely no headroom, so don't put it
on
an FOH output without an attenuator of some kind.
2) The only volume control in the analog domain is a 3 position gain
switch. All
other volume controls, including limiter, are in the digital domain
after the AD
converters. So in simple terms "it doesn't have a volume control".
andy
>
> 2. Other Solutions:
> It seems that this is a product area with not that much competition.
>Even looking at some of those digital ministudios by e.g. Boss, Fostex,
>Tascam/Teac etc., most of them (and all of them in the sub-€1000 price
>range) can only record two tracks at once.
> The only exception here seems to be the Edirol R-44 (thanks, Norm, for
>mentioning that one). With that, you get four combo XLR-1/4'' inputs,
>built-in stereo mic and even a SPDIF input and can record from any stereo
>combination of these to up to two stereo tracks at once. It's only
>downside is the price tag, which is roughly three and a half Zoom H2.
>
> Norm, could you please go into your experiences regarding the sound
>quality (again, mostly pres and internal mics)?
>
> Rainer
>
>