Highlights
Quality
The sound quality is excellent both using the built in xy stereo condensers and the xlr inputs
Sound quality is great and can be recorded in a range of formats
Sound quality from the builtin microphones was secondary as id not intended them for critical work anyhow
Technically you shouldnt record voice directly with the builtin mics because of phasing issues and the fact that purists will t... Read More
Packaging/appearance
I am delighted with this great recorder which worked straight out of the box
For my purposes the remote control might be a useful accessory and i can see myself using the threaded hole on the back to moun... Read More
I was torn between buying the h4 or the h4n so i searched the internet for reviews
Competitiveness
Ive been using it to record audio whilst filming with a canon 500d dslr
The zoom h4n portable recorder is great
Oh and i have managed to record my own voice and a kareoke track and mix the two together using audacity
However you can still experiment with 4channel simultaneous recording and that can be useful if you want to try out for example... Read More
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- This product had a total of 757 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 20 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Sound quality from the builtin microphones was secondary as id not intended them for critical work anyhow
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Though the microphones on this are perfectly useable they are of course not amazing and recordings done with them tend to have quite a bit of noise included
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This recorder comes with a steep learning curve
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If left to its own devices it will be very bass biased however this may be filtered out
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This is not for the novice unless professionalism is sought
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you record using battery power it wont necessarily play back when powered from the mains
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You must understand that everything must match precisely as when making the recording
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Thats when it starts to get complicated