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Thread #118564   Message #2565255
Posted By: Don Firth
12-Feb-09 - 03:46 PM
Thread Name: Field Recording Equipment
Subject: RE: Field Recording Equipment
Good goin', Rosie!

I was seriously considering getting the H4, mainly because of the professional XLR mic inputs, but I read a bunch of reviews that didn't sound all that great, so I decided to go a whole different route. I got a couple of professional studio mics and an analog-to-digital interface for my computer. Then, after what I spent on that, I decided that the Zoom H2 would be a neat little addition for general goofin' around and for recording song sessions and such. But it's turned out to be quite a neat little working tool. Among other things, I use it as a sort of "sketch pad" for CDs I might want to do, and to record practice session and play them back. The sound quality is surprisingly good.

I wish I could find some specifications on the in-built mics. Whenever I google about them, all I turn up is stuff on the versatility of the various pattern settings you can set up. What I want is specifications:    frequency response, that sort of thing. The mics seem to be pretty good, but I would like to see the numbers.

Don Firth