I JUST DISCOVERED THIS MAN A WEEK AGO AND STARTED WATCHING HIS VIDEOS. THEY ARE TRULY GREAT. HE SPEAKS SO CLEAR AND HIS INFORMATION IS PRICELESS. I'VE LEARNT A LOT. SINCERELY THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR AND; LIKE YOU SAY: GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECTS.
Thank You - I appreciate your clear explanation and your playing. I have an H2 that has been on the shelf for a while, and I do weekly recordings at church using my iPhone, so it was my first thought to record an upcoming Christmas contada, but I was having problems getting it to record stereo. Your simple explanation of mixer 2-track line out to H2 will be my best solution.
My ole PDR-509 went belly up today. Had it not been for this video I would have been SOL. Seriously, nice video; clear communication, awesome photos, and about the best VO I have come across on YT. Flute work was awesome too. Looking forward to checking out your tunes. Thanks good buddy!
Thanks. I had a bit of trouble with trying this on my own. I think the order of connection played a part and got the the H2n a bit confused and locked in thinking mode. Its now straightened out. Thanks for such clear guidance. Cool flute playing as well.
Great demo, very helpful to the nubee! I want to mention you have excellent lighting as well as sound. People often don't pay enough attention to one or the other. They make a big difference.
Thanks for the video. I was thinking of getting a complex setup to record my amp in a portable situation and spending a lot of money when I have a zoom h1!!!
Thanks Its hard to get good clear, video visual explainions, around this subject area , and you did it well . I have a Zoom Hrn4 which I havent really used much , and simply wanted to use it , (for music practise) , connected to some form of loud speaker, while using the voice and acoustic guitar effects on the Zoom .
thx for the video but I was hoping to see "HOW" you made the connections such as any settings that need to be altered in the H2, do u use auto gain? manual gain? how do you change from one to the other. If manual, how much gain? What about using 1/4 inch outs from my mixer etc...
Your voice is great ;-) !! Got my H2n today ... what gain-adjustment do you recommend? In the manual, they say, around -12db should be fine, but as far as I know normally you try to get as close as possible to 0db (without reaching it, of course!) ... so...?
Björn Sigurd Klowski Hello! The best way to set your gain is to use the meters on the unit, they are pretty accurate while during monitoring. I tend to steer away from suggesting gain settings because there are so many variables between voices and equipment. Make sure you use headphones when making adjustments, I suggest using them whenever possible. They will help you with background noise and the noise floor when making your recordings. Good luck, My H2n has been invaluable!
Are there any settings that need to be adjusted in the zoom h2n in order to receive only the line in signal? I asked this question because I tried recording line in and i was getting the zoom's mic signal.
Great explanation, Can you please tell me connect to connect ZoomH1n and Boya BY M1 lav mic to my smartphone so that I can record Audio and Video in together
Thank you for this clear, straight-to-the-point tutorial, good sir. Now that I have listenes to the results this setup can provide, I wonder if this works the same for other hand held recorders, as the Tascam DR 05 fits better in my budget. Will it work likewise?
This question may be confusing, but say I am recording something on the Zoom H2N, and I want the effects from a Boss RC-505 Loopstation on that recording. How do I take that recording and add the desired effects without having to listen through and record the whole say 16 minute talk? This is where I am confused, because each time I record onto tye Zoom, I have to then record again through the Boss looper into the DAW to have the effects on that recording. How can I take that wav file recording, and put those effects from the Boss RC-505 onto that recording? I can't figure this out?...SBN RESONATE
Hello! Thanks! If you like the video from the Q3HD use it. Most video cameras do fine recording up close for recording yourself play so it should do just fine. Good luck!
hello if I want to recover the sound that comes from an orchestra, from a very powerful amplifier that sends a very loud sound, which is used for weddings, is it possible to record with the H1 or H2 zoom ?
Hello! Yes it will record ok but you will have to set the gain/recording level to about 3 or 4. Will you be close enough to monitor the unit while it is recording?
@@CaneMajor Thanks for the answer, What is level 3 or 4 on the recorder? normally I'm not very far but I don't have much time to watch because I'm with my camera
Great video! How did you add video to what you recorded on the H2n recorder or the Zoom H1? Did you do that on the computer and if so what program did you use. The audio is really good. Thanks!
Hello! I'n order to add video to an audio track you'll need some good video editing software. I use Sony, now Magix, Vegas movie studio. To add better audio to video I replace the bad audio from my camcorder with the good audio from the Zoom recorders. Good luck and if you have any more questions I'll do the best I can. Cheers.
When using line in, on the Zoom H2n, how does one mute the mics.??...Driving me nuts,trying to record finished tracks from my 8 track recorder to the Zoom H2n..thank you..great flute sounds.
Yes it does mute the built in microphones. You can monitor the recording with headphones, that may make it easier to get the right settings. Good luck!
Hello! Yes it should work just watch output levels from the amp. You may be safer recording from the amp's headphone jack to the H5 because the amp's main out signal might be too hot. Good luck!
thanks for the great video. but, do you actually need to use attenuator cable to reduce the voltage travelling from your mixer to the h1n? otherwise sometimes sound clipping may occur? can you kindly advise and comment. Thank you
Hello! The Aux or Recording out jacks on the mixer have a low enough signal that they can go right into the recorders. If the mixer doesn't have an aux or recording out you may have to go through the headphone jack to the recorders. Good luck!
Hello Cane, Thanks for sharing this lovely piece of info. One question i had was can i adjust the Gain from my Zoom h2n recorder cuz i want to use this to record something live. Awaiting for your reply. Thanks, Pushpinder
Thank you sir ! This is so well explained. I have 1quistion. How to deal with a fostex multitrack recorder and the zoom h1... I prefer recording on the tape first.. 👍
Hello! I just looked at the Fostex recorder. It looks like a 1/8" male sterio to two 1/4" male mono splitter cable will do the trick. The two 1/4 jacks into the foster and the 1/8 jack into the Zoom recorder input/mic jack. Just monitor the recording through the Zoom recorder and adjust the levels. Good luck!
Hello! The H2n only records with an external mic when it's is in XY mode. I'n mid-side mode it will record from the internal mics with an external mic plugged in.
@@CaneMajor I just discovered the same. X/Y setting on top dial is rhe only one that mutes the microphone. Guess uploaders (helpful video) H2n was set to same X/Y setting by chance. No mention of this in the Zoom manual
I just bought the H2n to record my rehearsals and had the same question regarding using the external mic with the internal mics. Thanks for clarifying.
Hi, great video! A newbie question: if I want to record the the speech mic from a wedding I just plug in the H1/2 this way and record the mic from the mixer?
+Jan Karlsson Hello! Exactly! Just find the line out jack of the Amp or PA system. But make sure you test the levels with your meters before you record! If you can't set your recording level before the speech, set your input levels at about 50% and Normalize the volume during editing. Good luck and if you have any more questions I'll do the best I can.
Hi ! I'm using a BEHRINGER EURORACK UB 1204 PRO mixer and a ZOOM Q3. My question is, on the mixer, there is a couple of phono jacks "tape in & tape out" and at the rear, a couple of 1/4 jacks "control room out" I connected the ZOOM to both of these ( not at the same time ) trying to get the signal from the mic to the ZOOM through the mixer but I couldn't get any signal to the ZOOM recorder. Everything else was connected properly but, I 'm not sure where I have to do the connection on the mixer in order to get the signal so, it can be recorded by the ZOOM. Does it make sense ?? THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!
+gustavo moreno Hi! The best way to connect your Q3 to your mixer is through the "2-TRACK/USB OUTPUT" jacks, in the top right corner above the heaphone jack, to the line in jack on the Q3. Then in the SOURCE box push in the red 2-TR/USB button. And then Push in the red 2-TR/USB to main button under the PHONES knob. Then adjust the MAIN MIX sliders. If you use the ALT 3-4 jacks on the back push in the ALT 3-4 button in the SOURCE box. And adjust the ALT 3-4 and MAIN MIX sliders. Try those and let me know how it works out.
Hi Trace, your video is much appreciated. I do multi-camera video recordings of a Native American church service, and was wondering: Will it also work to plug-in to the headphone-out jack on a mixer (for instance, from an Allen & Heath Mix Wizard 16Us) to the line-in of an H2n?
Hello! Yes the headphone output jack will work as well! I was going to mention that in the video. The only problem is with the H1 you can't monitor from the line in jack, just the built in mics. With the H2n you may experience a slight amount of latency or chorus effect when you monitor from its headphone jack. Just keep an eye on the meters and you should be fine.Good luck with your projects!
Can I use the zoom h2n to record from my iPod or cell phone using a cord that has male inputs on each end?...1 going into the headset of my phone and the other to the zoom line out port. Thanks for this video, and if anyone knows please let me know, thanks.
Mark Mywards Hello! I don't see why not. You will have to experiment with volume settings but it should work just fine. Good luck and let us know how it works!
Hey! My settings will be different from yours due to equipment differences. The best way to get your settings is to monitor your signal using headphones plugged into the zoom and adjust the levels accordingly using the meters.
Sir, is it posible to connect without H2n. Meaning zoom h1 to mixer. It is meant for use in recording proceeding of meeting. Or is there any other cheap recorder for my usage?
Hi great video! A few days ago I recorded a live event with music and speakers, I connected my ZOOM H2n as showed in your video and I checked the volume before going to film the show. While the music and the man voices are generally good, the female speaker voice is really really bad recorded. Infact it's far too loud and has generated a very high peak. I'm not able to use the track, tried to improve it, but I don't think I can recover it. Any suggestion? Thanks!
SharpCatStudio Hello! It sounds like you need to add some compression to bring the peaks down. If your software doesn't have a compression feature Audacity has a pretty good one. Give it a try and let me know how it turns out. Good luck!
Thanks for the answer! Yes I got the compression; this evening I'll give it a proper try because I couldn't fix it with that. I will concentrate more this time :)
Hello! Yes! All you will need is a stereo Y cable, two phono to 1/8 stereo. and go from the RECORD phono jacks to the 1/8 line in/input jack on the H2n unit. Make sure you sound check and adjust the input levels on the H2n using the meter or monitoring with headphones. Good luck!
Did I miss something or is there no mention made of how to set the device to receive a stereo input from source ? We want to get some Garage Band files on to the Zoom and only hear one side of the stereo feed. I think there might be a setting of the microphone selector that switches the input from mono one side to full stereo. Any idea where that might be ?
The machine defaults to stereo when using it's input jacks. If you are not using a stereo output you will need a mono to stereo cable to record to the left and right channels.
Hmm, thanks for the speedy reply. I confess to a mea culpa: my wife is a well known Bluegrass recording artist and travels he gear around the planet. The aux cord she produced from her road kit turned out to be faulty and was shorting one channel to ground. So that was the solution to today's issue. However, in the past, I seem to recall having had the same issue and seem to recall reading a post saying that the selection the microphone pattern has an effect on the stereo / mono default. Not sure if you can confirm or deny, but I do appreciate both the timeliness and accuracy of this reply. Cheers! BTW, my wife is 3-time Grammy nominee Claire Lynch, of you like Bluegrass. (I'm shameless).
Hello! I don't see why not. Just make sure you watch the recording levels with the H1's meters and adjust them as needed with the mixer output and H1's input to get the best signal. Good luck!
Hello! Yes, you do need a good clear signal from the mixer to go into the recorders. What I do is set the levels on the mixer first to get a nice healthy signal then adjust the gain on the recorder to peak with a little room below maximum on the meter. That gives me a good signal with no distortion. Good luck!
Is there a way to record live radio off of your laptop onto the H2n Zoom? My friend is being interviewed and I would like to record it. If so, which cable do I use? A USB or a 3-band aux? I tried plugging from my laptop headphone jack to the line-in on the zoom. It looked like it was recording, but when I played it back, it was recording me.
Hello! Try setting the recorder to X/Y recording pattern mode. That should isolate the Aux jack. Then make the adjustments to the volume out and the input gain on the recorder to get the best signal. Let me know how it works out. In the mean time I'm going to test it here. If I learn anything else I'll let you know. Good luck!
OK! I just test flew the setup! You have to use a battery to power the H2n or a DC USB power adapter. If you use the USB jack from your computer the H2n will only give you the choice to read the files or use it as an external mic. When you are recording from the line in jack on your H2n you should see a picture of a wired microphone in the top left corner of the screen. And make sure you are set to record in the X/Y pattern. Cheers!
When I try recording through the line input, it works fine BUT the on board mics lights are still on and they too record simultaneously. I want only the line input to record but can't figure out how to turn the on board mics off
Thank you. Works in XY mode. But now I'll probably use the mics because I just bought three H1's and a Tascam DR 70D (lol) I think k I'm covered now. I also like and recommend using the -20db pad patch cord so the line in gain can be hotter for less noise.
My Zoom H1 has the option to choose the record format in either WAV or MP3. I hope to export the recording into my NLE (Sony Movie Studio.) Which is the preferred recording format and why? Thanks!
+super8guy Hello! I use Sony Movie studio as well! Whenever I record any audio for my videos I always record in WAV format. A WAV will produce a much more detailed recording and if you are going to upload the video to RU-vid your audio will be compressed automatically. So if you recorded in MP3 after RU-vid compresses it the quality of your audio could drop dramatically. Good luck!
I'm pretty sure that Zoom H2n is much better for bloggers. 5 micropfons, 4 types or recording + you can use a little mic on your short and use the Zoom as a big mic for making an interview. This Zoom H2n can record into out and in micropfones at the same time. By the way only H2n has on optionaly wind protection and pop filter. Other models of Zoom are naked. That's why I've choosen H2n.
Hi Sir and thank you for your demo. I find this so usefull. But my curiosity was on your flute instruments and their sound like tibetan theme. So i will insert that instruments sound in my future music project. Wich is the name of instruments? Thank you
+Sandro Peggion Hello! I'm playing a Bamboo D major flute. This is the same as the Low D Irish flute. When I play I do a lot of note bending to make my flutes sound like the Indian Bansuri flute. Good luck!
Can you record just the line out analog signals ? Can you turn off the microphones so that only the sound of the analog is recorded ? and not any ambience sound ? Or does it record in separate tracks ? Thank you :)
@@BoomerStories Wow! Thanks man! I never used the H2n's 4 mics so I just tried it! The when you choose either of the 4 mic settings with an external mic the mics on the front side of the unit are bypassed but the internal mics on the rear side of the unit are still active! I had no idea! Thanks for the question!
@@CaneMajor Great :) i will be getting mine this week, its one the way. Just one more question, i do video editing for concerts and festivals, what do you think its the best mode for recording..there are very high pitch sounds coming from the festivals, any good advice ? And thank you very much again :)
@@BoomerStories If you are trying to pick up the whole stage the XY pattern is the best. Headphones will be helpful when adjusting your settings. I've never had a problem with high pitch sounds. The only problem I did have was with a band. I was a little close to the drums and all of the highs from the drums overpowered everything else.
