ZOOM H4N TUTORIAL - How to set up the Zoom H4N to record - Recording audio for film

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In this video, I show you how to set up your Zoom H4N.
Recording audio for film is super-easy on the small, versatile Zoom recorders! I have been a fan of them for a long time.
So... If you have been wondering how to use the H4N for filmmaking, I've got you covered. There are several steps you need to take before you record audio for film, including selecting your file format, audio format, microphones, and so on. In this video, I go through each step.
Check it out!
Also, as promised, once you record to your Zoom, here is how you transfer the files to your Mac:
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TBRfL-jia0k.html
And, here's that Auray Windscreen made for the Zoom H4N:
www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/885044-REG/auray_wrf_h4n_foam_windscreen_for_zoom.html
00:00 Intro
01:27 How to select mics on the Zoom H4N
01:57 How to set your pickup pattern on the Zoom H4N
02:31 How to set record levels on the Zoom H4N
02:52 How to specify file format on the Zoom H4N
03:24 How to select stereo on the Zoom H4N
03:53 How to delete files on the Zoom H4N
05:17 Bonus Tip: Do this one thing to get cleaner audio every time
My equipment & stuff I recommend:
www.freakfilms.com/diyfwmb/equipment.html
Also check out my podcast on Spotify, where I talk everything film with some of my favorite people in the business!
podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diyfwmb

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@youtubetechtipsmalayalam Год назад

Awesome video, explained well... Thank you

@PriyanshuBharadwa Год назад

Thank you 😊❤

@RameshKumar-ng3nf Год назад

Extremely helpful. Its so simple explanation and easy to learn. With help of this video i was able to record my guitar today with Zoom H4 N 😊. Subscribed your channel. Appreciate your help 🙏

@geminicenturion5961 3 месяца назад

Outstanding tutorial video, thank you.

@phjr1954 Год назад

Awesome video!

@mrchuka 7 месяцев назад

Thank-you! Just what the doctor ordered!

@corpusfusion1574 Год назад

Thank you, Merle. Very straight forward and informal. Not like all the others rambling about what they do.

@recordclassicalmusic 15 дней назад

Exactly!!👍

@poppytewix 8 месяцев назад

I'm a first year radio student and this was very helpful for my interviews. Thank you!

@diyfwmb 8 месяцев назад

Nice, glad it helped!

@fieldofgeeks Месяц назад

Super helpful. Thank you!

@nadiaduman3208 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tutorial. I recorded voice in a quiet room at rec level 40, decent!

@SandbarFilmsStudios Месяц назад

I love U! Thnx!

@unfranciscovargas 6 месяцев назад

Awesome. Thanks

@SeanKennardRN Год назад

Another excellent tutorial! Thank you!!

@diyfwmb Год назад

Thank you!

@dbdeewanavlogs5224 Год назад

Love from India 🇮🇳 ♥ very helpful tutorial video mam🙏🙏

@Discover-Ireland Месяц назад

Nice one thanks 👍

@RhapsodeMEDIA 4 месяца назад

best one ..loved

@joesarino168 8 месяцев назад

Great intro to this recorder

@KTHKUHNKK Год назад

Very very nice I love my H4n Zoom Pro

@winsonsunny Год назад

Thanks for the vid merle

@diyfwmb Год назад

Sure thing!

@KTHKUHNKK Год назад

Excellent excellent excellent

@diyfwmb Год назад

Nice! Thank you :)

@davidh1187 9 дней назад

The length of time it takes the H4N to boot is dependent on the size and type of SD card installed. No SD card - super quick. Slow large SD card - it takes minutes.

@stevenjohnson7086 3 дня назад

Does this model allow for active line monitoring? It seems prudent to actively monitor what is being recorded. I've had some avoidable and nasty surprises only discovered during review.

@schbeidettim5690 2 месяца назад

I would recommend to record in 24 bits

@georgewilliamson4697 Год назад

Hi Merle thanks for your excellent tutorial. I'm having a problem with my H4NPro,the right channel is much lower than my right on stereo. Is there a way to alter the gain on each channel independently so that they are pretty much balanced . Any help appreciated. All best George

@diyfwmb Год назад

I don't have mine in front of me, but I do believe this is possible (copied): "To set the Zoom H4n recording levels, press the REC button to put the H4n into record standby. The button will blink red. Now use the REC LEVEL buttons to adjust the level for the built-in or lapel mics. For XLR mics, select the input to adjust by pressing either INPUT 1 or 2, then use the REC LEVEL buttons."

@georgewilliamson4697 11 месяцев назад

@@diyfwmb Thanks for your response much appreciated .

@clevelandaeromotive Год назад

Good set-up video. Have you noticed, however, when using XLR jacks to plug in external microphones how, in Stereo Mode, the stereo field is bias to the side you plug your microphone into? Said another way, I plug my mic into the left XLR jack and it sounds like 80% of the replay sound is coming from the left. Do you have any idea how I can set this to the center for both XLR jacks? (No, I don't want to use 4CH Mode, since this activates the onboard Mic Array, and I don't want to use it.

@caulingrant 10 месяцев назад

Hi! I was having this same issue - the fix is to go into the settings (menu button on the side) > Input > Mono Mix > Toggle ON. Then, you should have even dispersion of audio across both the Left and Right channels. Hope this helps!

@clevelandaeromotive 10 месяцев назад

Yup. I found a video on setting this so the very counter-intuitive H4N knows to record the way everyone expects it should, out of the box. Thanks! @@caulingrant

@BestofSFStandup 11 месяцев назад

Hi, great video! Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together!! Do you know if there is a remote mic adapter for the H4? Something I could plug into the "2" input that would connect to a remote mic placed elsewhere in the same room? Thanks, keep up the great vids!

@diyfwmb 11 месяцев назад

I'm not in front of my computer, but if you call the folks at BNH photo, and describe what you're looking for, they will tell you what your options are. They ship anywhere. (212) 444-6615

@screenstory 3 месяца назад

Came here looking to learn how to record voice to two channels, with one of them at a lower sensitivity level in case of bursts of volume, to avoid overmodulation. I'm not sure if the Zoom can do that; I'm used to Tascam. I will continue my search (it's not in the manual that I have).

@diyfwmb 3 месяца назад

Hi, I don't believe you can set independent input levels for channels on the Zoom. Your input level will apply to both channels.

@AndrewGrey22 Год назад

What you left out was how to listen back to what you just recorded over the top of some background music. I am trying to record vocals over a wav file, being able to hear the background music as I am singing and recording vocals on a seperate track. I will then move the recorded vocal track back to my PC for adding it to the recording.

@johnkernochan2792 Год назад

I was recording of a dj's audio board. he pulled the plug out to turn it off. is there a way to recover these files?

@claudiomolina4994 Год назад

Hi, and thanks for very useful tips. I have a question, I want to record an acoustic guitar at home this set up are ok? 😍

@diyfwmb Год назад

If you are using the built in mics on th Zoom, point them towards the hole in the guitar about 2 feet away / 90 degree PU pattern, and make sure the record levels are high, but not peaking (maxed), and you should get a relatively clean recording.

@claudiomolina4994 Год назад

@@diyfwmb ok thank you very much. Cheers from Barcelona 🤓👍

@flyingstratobanez713 Год назад

I have now a buzzing sound in my H4n. It seems that it INSERTS time in the recording, because if I just delete the glitch, the song almost recovers the natural tempo. Almost… I have to make some calculations to delete the exact time, and then correct the sound. It happens more and more often. Has anyone experienced something like that?

@Webtvstudios Год назад

hi I should record the sound of my bike during all my trips (as in the videos uploaded on my #webtvstudios channel) with zoom h4n pro, I should take it during the week, if you could give me a hand on the configuration, I only speak Italian, I'm giving a hand with a google translator thanks

@ByteMonk 4 месяца назад

I am using my Zoom H4N with an external mic but my audio quality is not so good yet, its probably how I am processing/over processing it in Premiere Pro. Did you record this video using H4N? I would love to collaborate or catch up on audio processing if you are interested. Thank you!

@michaelkuzmin 7 месяцев назад

Great video, best I've seen. However I didn't get the answer to the question I was hoping to hear the answer to. While in STEREO mode (as in not 4CH), the file name still stays as mono-001.wav. And I can see that the levels of the L and R channels are identical. Shouldn't the two integrated mics be writing into two separate tracks, L and R?

@michaelkuzmin 7 месяцев назад

Ah I figured it out, this is just a default setting that needs to be changed Input -> Mono Mix -> Off

@diyfwmb 7 месяцев назад

Beat me to it!@@michaelkuzmin

@KTHKUHNKK 10 месяцев назад

Here is a question I hope you can answer for me. Let's say my recorder is on and I'm waiting for particular sound or perhaps a helicopter to go over. Will the battery usage be less if I keep it in standby And wait for my particular sound in this case a helicopter to go over Will that say battery power thank you

@diyfwmb 10 месяцев назад

I don't think the battery usage will be any less, however you won't have to go through so much footage in the edit, if you try and record just the sound you're looking for.

@joannesatre7381 Год назад

Can someone tell me how to change the date of the recording, please? I looked at the Menu feature, couldn't find it.

@flyingstratobanez713 Год назад

Hi I think you have to change the date in the device.

@misskukkii8399 9 месяцев назад

Hi Merle, the batteries on my H4N are not lasting long. They get drained very fast. Can I do something about it?

@diyfwmb 9 месяцев назад

Make sure you're powering down completely when you're done recording, if you aren't already (you have to hold that power button for a few seconds until it says "Goodbye See You" on the screen...) If it's not that, can you provide more details?

@ApproximatelyCee Месяц назад

What is the quality for recording live music?

@diyfwmb Месяц назад

I would use the highest quality possible.

@jamiepaolinetti5087 Год назад

Thank you. I have a new model and under the record setting there is no option to choose the format. I can't find it anywhere. I need a wav file, but don't where to select that. The menu only shows Auto Rec and File Name??? Have you heard of this change? Thank you!

@thiagocursinomusic Год назад

You have probably figure it out by now, but Zoom H4n pro has a stamina mode. It's a little switch under the cover. It saves power, but disables many features in the settings.

@jamiepaolinetti5087 Год назад

@@thiagocursinomusic Thank you!!!! Yes, that suckers hidden in the battery compartment and no one mentions it. Seems obvious, but not if the device is new to you. Thanks again!

@thiagocursinomusic Год назад

@@jamiepaolinetti5087 I see that you don't like reading manuals 🤣

@jamiepaolinetti5087 Год назад

@@thiagocursinomusic 100%!!!!

@thiagocursinomusic Год назад

@@jamiepaolinetti5087 The four track recording mode is very cool, you should give it a try

@VibeVideoProduction Год назад

I've put a new card in and it's saying format? yes or no? I've tried both and it's saying no card on both. What do I do? I need to record. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

@diyfwmb Год назад

How big is the card? I believe the max is 32(?) gigs.

@andrean8700 Год назад

Hi, can you please tell me why my recorder isn't being recognized on my laptop?? It just doesnt come up! Thanks!

@diyfwmb Год назад

Is it on and in"storage" mode? More here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TBRfL-jia0k.html

@Moranjaccov 10 месяцев назад

Im about to use it for the first time since 7 years that I bought it 😂… any way i gave a standup comedy performance that i need to shot, how should i set it up?

@diyfwmb 10 месяцев назад

See if the audio guy or gal can run a feed from the board for you (he or she will know what this means). If they can't, put the device on a chair in the front row, and make sure the mic level is above 80 or 90. Test your levels with the stage mic before you record. If the seating is really far from the monitors, move the device closer to the speakers, but not too close so the audio is not blown out. Maybe I'll do a video explaining all of this someday, but for now there you go! Good luck with the show (if it hasn't happened already).

@Moranjaccov 10 месяцев назад

its tomorrow... thanks :) @@diyfwmb

@fivestarfitness8267 10 месяцев назад

But the video Is minutes

@jayarmstrong7621 8 месяцев назад

I watched a few of these but no one ever explains how you are supposed to hear the recorder via headphones or speakers no one ever shows that .

@diyfwmb 7 месяцев назад

I'm not in front of mine at the moment, but the headphone jack is typically located on the side of the device, and you can plug in standard 3.5mm headphones for monitoring.

@froglab5779 Год назад

My middle name is Merl, so you get bonus points!

@diyfwmb Год назад

😆

@misskukkii8399 9 месяцев назад

It's not that. I have used it many years and the capacity of the recorder to take its charge is deteriorating.

@seanwebb605 Год назад

Don't record in 16k if you have 32k available. That's just silly.

@diyfwmb Год назад

This is true...

@carnmarth334 10 месяцев назад

My Zoom H4n has worked perfectly for years. That stopped yesterday. Now when I try to record using the built-in mics, nothing but a thin distortion is recorded. Changing file type, 90/120° mic angles, etc. makes no difference. Any idea what has caused this or how to fix it? Thank you.

@diyfwmb 10 месяцев назад

Yikes, sorry to hear it. I don't know what this is specifically, but I bet if you call the folks at Zoom, they might have some info. Or in the very least, have some options to send it in for repair. Good luck! zoomcorp.com/en/us/

@phjr1954 Год назад

Awesome video!

@diyfwmb Год назад

Thank you!