Zoom H2n 5-stars Reviews

Zoom H2n

It's portable, it's an XY microphone, and it records wav/mp3... but it's more than that too. I bought this to record band rehearsals and to get songwriting ideas down. But now my mates want live recordings done with it. It won't give you that studio quality but for reference recording, it's good enough. I'm pleased I ordered this and also got the accessories as a bundle. Get one!

Awesome recorder

Blown away with this recorder over all. Very versatile with a very sensitive mic. Amazing for recording band practices and even small gigs right down to the slightest sound. Can't recommend it enough.

Zoom

Great small thing with incredible deep sound and 3d stage .for that money best buy

Incredible range and versatility

Having been doing some home recording with the entry level Zoom handy recorder, I realised I was in need of an upgrade. Having done some background research and having had experience of Zoom products, I opted for the H2N based on the variety of mic configurations and recording capacity along with the other features. I am really pleased with this one :-)

Super Sonic

Cant fault this recorder. I have had it now for at least twelve months and had forgotten to review it. So this becomes an extended review if you like.

As a guitarist I use my zoom to record my practice. This allows me to be critical by listening to the playback for my mistakes so that I can try to remove flaws. For this purpose it is excellent as its fidelity is quite remarkable picking up the slightest error in my play.

Fantastic product and well worth every penny.

Zoom H2N

I was very excited to receive the Zoom H2N. I was looking to buy an audio recorder for recording live sessions of local bands, solo sets and even just recording sounds that I found interesting and being a musician and a music lover, this recorder was perfect!

The Zoom H2N has a sleek, black design. The front screen is a perfect size with the audio recorder being handheld. It has a built in speaker for playback. The buttons are near flush with the design so it looks nice and feels good. The quality of sound is beyond great!

Definitely a must buy for any recording purposes!

Great digital recorder

this recorder with high quality, easy to use very intuitive

various types of pickup microphone with various patterns. It is possible to connect directly to the output of the mixer. Worth recording in wav format and use presets for compression and limiter for improving the recordings.

the gain adjustment option is very good for us to write to unbalanced environment

Zoom H2N

Superb quality sound recordings and multiple applications. This is a serious piece of kit for the money. There is a bit of learning curve and also a bit of trial and error when it comes to finding the best settings for each situation but it's all worth it in the end. Being able to set the H2N in the corner of a venue and record 7 different acts of different styles and volume, not having to go near it for over 5 hours with no worries, then picking it up with almost full battery and being able to split the recording into tracks of the different acts and/or songs is awesome. And that's before getting into any of the post production possible with the included software. Excellent stuff. Some of the controls are a little bit fiddly when navigating the menus but its a minor thing.

Very good sound quality, easy handling

I use the Zoom for 2 purposes:

- recording guitar and bass at home directly from my amp

- recording our band

Warning: I did not have any experience concerning recording music before, so this review might be helpful for you if you are a beginner too and are looking for equipment with easy and beginner friendly handling. I am someone who does not like too Play around with technical devices and many Options, I just want the thing to work and to record my stuff in the most convenient way.

Home recording works really good. Recording guitar seems to be easier than recording bass. Perfect for saving your song ideas for later. Sounds great and works much better for me than recording with a PC. Turn on your amp, press recording button, play your riffs, that's how I like it!

Band recordings sound very good as well, especially at lower volumes. Had some problems recording a very loud and muddy sounding stoner band, no problems at all recording a rock/pop cover band playing at lower volumes. I had some problems with muddy recordings, but i think that was because the band sound was quite muddy too. Hi Hat tends too be too loud, but we still need to experience with the perfect recording Position. Sound quality of bass guitar and bass drum could be better, but both are audible. Overall perfect for holding on to your song ideas, but of course not good enough for professional recordings.

Handling: Deleting data directly from the H2n can be annoying, because you have to open some menues. Some sort of erase button would be good. I did not use a lot of the functions like bass cut/boost etc., I just used Stereo and Surround and the Gain buttun to regulate the Signal strength. So the H2n has a lot of functions, but if you don't want to use them you don't have to and get a good Sound anyway. Some buttons seem to be a bit shaky, but no problems up to now. Recommended!

Invaluable

I cannot say how much this little device has changed the way I work. I leave it recording on the arm of the chair when I am noodling after a hard days work. I never worry about forgetting a good idea, I just record it. I often take recordings direct from my zoom, add a little reverb and upload to sound cloud. Too easy! The interface is fairly intuitive though using the metronome is a little fiddly. Essentially, if you go out with only this and your instrument and a pair of headphones, you are set. You can jack directly into it if you wish but the quality from the microphones is great. I have played will all the field settings, as I use it not only for music but for recording stand-up comedy. I would not be without it. Do I wish I'd bought the 4n? Sometimes when I want to multi track but then I remember my iPad will do that.

I really think this is worth it!

Nothing better

This machine is fantastic and since others have been seing me using this machine, and thus demonstrating its possibilities, I've had to order 2 more for friends. THIS IS GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY especially the H2N bundle

Since it's rather compact, switches and buttons are small, best not to have thick fingers

Packed with features and great value

The Zoom H2N is packed with features, compact, well built and has great battery life.

2 AA batteries powers this 4 condenser mic portable field microphone. Small enough to fit in a big pocket or with personal belongings in a bag, it ships with USB and zip up carry case. The 4 different mic settings are easily selected with a dial at the top, a flashing light indicates if the signal is clipping. Dynamics such as limiting and compression and high pass filters can be easily applied if the gain, controlled by a dial on the side, is not enough. A wide range of resolution recordings can be selected via the menus which are not immediately intuitive to navigate however with a little reading all becomes clear.

Getting started straight out of the box is simple with an on switch on the side and a big red record button and red light indicating record is selected. Again, the menu is not immediately intuitive when wanting to navigate the dynamics and similarly i needed to read the manual to access the folder menu and playback functions however the plug and play (it can be used as a session mic as well) option and USB folder menu make this device great value for money and extremely versatile.

brilliant handy microphone

This proved to be a great buy. The sound quality of the microphone is amazing for this price. It is great for recording vocals and acoustic guitar together. Records in 24 bit too so you get top quality. You could record a solo album in one room with this if all you are recording is vocals and acoustic guitar. There are different settings too so you can record live gigs in different settings and different levels of loudness. You cant go wrong with this mic. It could be one of the most useful mics you ever buy.

Well capable of recording high volume gigs

This is a very handy piece of kit! I record all the gigs I play with this (sometimes from the stage) and the sound quality is decent.

I find the file split function very handy also!

Top Toy

This recorder is very good. I use it for recording a 5 piece rock band. The software it came with is also very good for editing the wave files and getting them on to an MP3 player to practice with. The screen and menus are excellent very happy customer with this product.