That Mic capsule includes a stereo mini input. I run a Sony ECM Mic mounted on a regular Mic stand. You can also purchase a capsule with two XLR inputs for a pair of overhead or whatever. Each channel has its own gain knob.
This is my favorite video of yours so far! I think you just sold hundreds of Zoom H6s for them. Great review and great playing! (Zoom would be smart to endorse you.)
Ha, well I’d love to work with them, but I feel like I got what I need now. Glad you enjoyed the video, hoping to do more of these linger form videos this year. Got a doozy coming up next month.
A nice setup for video would be: LR: Stereo capsul to record room sound, 1&2: Stereo signal from in house console, 3&4: Stereo signal from video camera to make it easy to sync with the other channels in the post production.(Video audio sync)
I liked this video, and my being a drummer made this video relevant. I got the old version and H6 Black looking forward to how the newer version will sound. I enjoyed learning about the extension cables and would use the room x/y mic instead of taking my expensive mics out of the studio. So using them with the special cable was a big plus for me. Again thanks for sharing, and I won't hold Being a Green Bay fan against you. Go Bears!
Fantastic video, I did watch previously but watched it again with headphones! The difference was very noticeable the big band sounded amazing with the Zoom H6, and so did your trio. I am very impressed with the H6 I have only ever used a Zoom H2 like the one you showed in the video, which was OK lol!
Yes, to get the true understanding of the audio samples, you have to use nice speakers or headphones, but it's sure a great piece of equipment in any of the contexts I tried.
Can I record only the raw tracks during my live performance using the Zoom H8? I intend to apply effects such as EQ, compressor, reverb, or delay to my line out for live sound, but I want the recorded tracks to remain raw and unaffected by these effects. Is there a feature or setting on the Zoom H8 that allows me to achieve this?
Thanks for showing how you use this on drums specifically. I've been getting great results using it as an interface, but don't know much about how to mix drums, so this was great!
That was a great video. I chose a lot of the same equipment as you to do a lot of the same type of things, such as home drum recordings, live recordings from rehearsals and gigs, field recordings, etc, and also ASMR recording on this channel, lol! I have the Zoom H6, Sony ZV1, Sm 57 for snare or guitar cabs, E604s for toms, but I use a D112, or Beringer BA19A for bass drum. I normally use a pair of pencil condensers (AKG C1000 in my case) for overheads, but that means all 4 inputs are used to record my kit. I didn't know about the extension cable to the stereo mic for doing overheads, that has always been the only drawback with the H6 having to place the whole unit above the kit, with all the mic leads also then dangling above the kit, if you wanna use the onboard xy mic for overheads, to free up two of the other channels for something else, such as bass or guitar, so I will look into this extension cable! I had thought about getting the other accessory which allows you to remove the xy mic, and add two more XLR inputs instead.
I keep coming back and watching this video, but now I have a comment. I have the zoom H8 (which also has an upgraded X/Y mic), and I want to start making some short form videos with my “Cajon as a kick drum” kit using the DW direct link cajon pedal, hats & a snare, outdoors at different scenic locations here in North Texas. I’m going the Behringer ba19a boundary mic inside the Cajon since the H8 will provide 48v power, and have the X/Y mic on a small tripod out of frame in front of the kick/hat/snare setup connected as an audio interface to my iPhone 15pro. I’ve seen many of these types of videos with a traditional Kick drum setup, but none with a Cajon as a kick drum, or with zoom H8 audio. What do you think? I hope to find a small niche for drum videos that has not been tapped yet.
@@malonedrum thanks for the encouragement! This H8 can do a lot of stuff. I wouldn’t say it’s the absolute best at a particular thing, but it’s a Swiss Army knife for sure if you get the reference lol
I have the original H6 kit with the two mics and the full accessory pack. I bought the whole package second hand but like new, all still boxed at a great price. I love the recorder and its flexibility. I now also have a Tascam X8, which, in my mind is what Zoom should have done as an upgrade to the H6. When the H6 was released, it was revolutionary. But it was10+ years ago, and Zoom should have come out with a real replacement. They havent, so Tascam took the opportunity: the X8 is in many ways similar to the H6 but has improved on a number of small details, e.g. wider choice of input connectors, 32bit float, a better user interface, mixing board, DSP functions, somewhat better preamps. But the H6 is still very usable in 2023 and I am planning to keep it.
this is great thanks for sharing! Do you find the sound better with the H6 above your drum set or out in front? Also, what gain on the x/y mic unit and what line level out db do you usually have it set to for your drums?
Thank's Mike for the video. I'm a percussionist and also just bought the H6 and thinking about the extension cable (way too expensive though). Your video is inspiring!
Hello great video. just purchased mine and waiting for it to arrive. what type of little tripod was that mounted to toward end of video and what else did you have to buy to make it attach correctly?
Honestly, thats a desktop tripod I got for free with a ring light, so anything should work. The device has standard tripod threading on it. Try this: amzn.to/3TF5uks
Thanks for making and sharing this video. It is super helpful! I've been using a ZOOM H4N for years and love it. Now I'm getting ready to start using the H6 for various projects. Your video has helped a lot with breaking down the features and capabilities of the H6. I'm really looking forward to using this new ZOOM! Peace.
Incredible video Mr. Malone. This is weeks of your experience and videos like this are very rare these days. Thanks for sharing a real experience with this product.
I just sold my H4n pro that worked really well for my drum covers and bought an used h6 in mint condition and I’m blown away with the quality of sound before EQ and all that! Your video helped me to figure out other uses for it that I did not even know I could have! Thank you 🤘🏾
I’m really glad to hear my video was helpful. As I explained in the video, once I saw Adam Neely explain how he used it for recording live shows with his band, it just clicked how much this would be a useful tool for me.
Just got the H6. I love it except for the naming features. Looking forward to proving it's better than my dr-40 OG hand held. This was a really good straight forward video and tought me about accessories I hadn't heard of yet. Thanks
I dump files off it after each use, so it’s not like I have to search through numerous files to find what I’m looking for. I just rename them once I transfer
Was the band recording done clean or with any of the compression settings? With the unit on the stand above the drums how did you go about setting levels? 24 bit to be a bit more conservative? I’d be afraid of getting some clipping distortion unless I did the recording several times to get it all just right.
I typically record clean, and then edit audio in my DAW (Logic Pro X). Above the drums, it's an absolute pain to set levels, because you have to get up there and do it. One nice feature is you can do a safety recording a a low db so if it's a live setting, and your mic is too loud, you have a backup recording that isn't clipped.
Really great coverage of the H6! Looking to use the extension as a way to get the mic close to the band but have the H6 USB directly to my iPhone to capture the stereo mix directly into my video. My only concern is people stepping on the pricy extension cord. What do you think? Thanks!
omg. not only does your band sound amazing but i didnt know the h6 could pull this off. have owned mine for a year. mainly use it for some foley and acoustic recording. gonna for sure use it to capture some trios i have been hanging with lately. great vid!!!!
Excellent video thanks. I bought a used h2 for 15$ and was blown away. This is how I record my drums currently, as an Overhead. Now I want to use dedicated mics and an interface. any interface with 4 or more outputs to DAW are almost the same price as this. I think I'm going for this one. There is one used for less than 200$ and it looks really new
Yeah, I think Zoom really has a wide variety of great products, so you should be able to find something with whatever fits yours needs best, but it's frustrating to figure out which one does, until you've tried a variety of them.
Instead of using an extension to move the device closer you could also use the EXH-6 extension which replaces the the XY capsule with two additional XLR inputs with their own gain controls and use your own overhead mics.
great video. I use my H6 with the remote and i bought it used in a plastic (slightly bigger) hardcase with the XYH-6 and MSH-6. there is also the Zoom EXH-6 Combo Capsule for 69 Euros if you have a pair of mics and want a different placement of the 2.
I bought a pristine condition H6 with entire kit on CL and don't know what the F I'm doing with it. I got it for a STEAL too. I have the long extension cable and would love to sell the entire thing. Know anyone?
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO. I was going insane trying to find confirmation that you didn't need a computer to do multitracking with the H6. Thanks!!!
Amazing video. I bought one earlier today and can’t wait for it to arrive. I have a blues-rock trio and can’t wait to record our gigs live with it. I had the H4N a long time ago but sold it foolishly. However really looking fwd to the enhanced display and ease of use of the H6N. Great video. Thanks.
Many thanks for your excellent review of the Zoom H6 from a musician’s perspective. I have an H6 and also a Sound Devices MixPre 6, which was over 3x more expensive. However, I find the H6 is just as good!
Cool video. Thanks for doing that. I do have the H6 and it surprises me every time I use it. Great recorder and I have to mention it does have Very Exceptional audio. I can't see anyone complaining about the recordings this will give you. I would have to lean toward user error if something went wrong. I Highly recommend the Zoom H6.
That's amazing review. I recently bought an zoom-H8 to record a band ensemble, and it was very helpful. What do you think about recording the guitar, bass, vocals, two keyboards, and drums on the H8 together? Will the sound be really bad?
The whole advantage to this system is you could record together (on once device at the same time) and be able to augment each track separately after the fact. A lot of flexibility to work with, especially on live recordings.
I would buy a bunch of cheap dynamic mics like the Behringer XM8500, some long cables, and try to individually mic each musician. You'll have so much more flexibility and quality when you mix later.
Great review, can you record with the condensers and the XLR inputs at the same time, say a live duo, two singers on the condensers with guitars through DIs in the XLRs ? To give you more control over the guitar EQ and level
Yes, that's really the design of this specific unit. But if you're doing it on a live gig you'd need to factor that those vocal mics probably need to run into a PA/mixer first to amplify the sound, but then take an output from the mixer to the recorder.
@@malonedrum Thank you Mike, yes it's more for a portable live video promo recording at home, so 1 take with additional overdubs for harmonies 👍🏻 thanks
I have been giving some thought to adding the 2 additional xlr inputs for six miles and using my classic H2 over the drums and H1N for crowds. At a gig still trying to figure out our three singers
Yeah, I've thought about that set up as well, but at that point, it makes more sense for me to use a different rig. So when I need more inputs than this, I just use my digital mixer, which can double as an interface and record into a DAW directly.
Thank you! That has been a skill I’ve been trying to develop over the last few years as I’ve gotten more into video creation. Nice to hear people taking note!
Thanks for this video. I'm debating a q8n-4k or separate video camera and audio recorder. But I don't like spending too much time syncing audio and video together. Not sure if I can put up with the less than great video quality of the Zoom camera... Anyway, I love that little Bosphorus crash you have. It sounds way bigger than it's size. Can you tell me what it is?
I had a similar feeling as you, and in the end, after trying multiple Zoom cameras, I just accepted that I’d never get something with the video quality I wanted. You can make it work if you have studio lighting and a few other things to help, but I’d suggest a better long term investment is getting separate camera and audio recorder. The crash is a Bosphorus 18” Syncopation Crash
How well would the Zoom H6 record noise when recording outdoors? I need to document/record noise that is produced by an HVAC (Air Conditioner) while it is running. I tried to record the noise with my phone, but the recording is not clear and the recording does not sound like when you hear the noise in person. Should a mic be used with this recorder to capture the noise? If yes, which mic is recommended?
I would think what you’d want is some sort of condenser microphone, which is what is standard built in on most zooms. It picks up a wider range of frequencies and sounds from further away from the source (when the gain signal is up high enough) as opposed to sounds directly in front of a microphone.
I've overdubbing while using this as an audio interface, but I wouldn't personally try to overdub on the actual unit. I'm not sure if that's a feature you read about or something, but even if it can do that, from my understanding of the workflow, it would be really inefficient and challenged as compared to using a DAW like Logic, Garageband, Studio One, Audacity, etc.
@@malonedrum thank you. It is time consuming since you have to go to different screens back and forth everytime on a tiny screen. I threw you the question with hopes you might had found a shortcut to make this less painful. I'm one man band so I think this is not the piece of equipment for this purpose. Thank u again.
