VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Philip Banks · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject: Ooh a toy!!!

http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h4/

Be interested to know what the techies think. A friend of mine needs a quality portable digi recorder for location interviews so I've just bought her this as a prezzie. Before I send it to her I'll have a play first.

todd ellis · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject:

courvo has one of these ... sez he likes it! i just recommended it to a friend of mine who is the communications director for a hospital chain to collect audio for press releases.
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Deirdre · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:06 pm Post subject:

Watch for plosives!

I've been dealing with some frightening audio (for a website) from an H2.
I'll bet it has a great deal with the attitude of the recoder relative to the speaker, and the fellow collecting the audio knows nothing about collecting audio.
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mcm · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject:

I wonder if you use your own mic with it would you have the same problem with plosivations.

I hope to use one for recording bird song but birds don't seem to have as much trouble with p's and b's as we are prone to have.

LaughterHeals · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject:

Craig · Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:24 pm Post subject: H4

PB,

Here's a link to a podcast review of the H4. They too had some plosive issues. The included pop filter seemed to work well, but I believe they had trouble keeping it from falling off.

http://www.podsqod.com/2006/10/18/samson-zoom-h4-128/

The sound is amazing.

DB, the only criticism I've heard about the H2 is a problem with syncing to video and problems being able to see the small display.

I'm still considering both of these little machines, but I'd like to hear more first.

Craig

Philip Banks · Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:39 am Post subject:

I think blaming the device for plosives is a bit like blaming bad copy on the noise reduction. I'll have a play when it arrives and post some audio in due course.

I listened to the Podcast. The quality of the H4 is great, the Podcast was truly awful. Mindless wittering from two equally ill prepared presenters. A listener tunes in to hear the H4 and after nearly 8 mins not a sound from the device. You have a ready market for quality Podcasts ...go git 'em.