fantastic. Many thanks.
On 8/28/07, oryoki2000 <> wrote:
>
> "Eric Tchepannou" wrote:
> >...there is an upgrade model, the H4...
>
> The Zoom H4 has
>
> The Zoom H4 was introduced about a year ago. With a price of $300 and
> support for professional mics through XLR jacks and 48V phantom power,
> the H4 looked like a great alternative.
>
> Unfortunately, several flaws were found in the H4. These include
>
> 1. Complicated User interface. Preamp gain must be set one channel
> at a time using a screen that is buried in the recording menu
>
> 2. Monaural recording requires using "multi-track" mode, which is
> limited to 16/44.1
>
> 3. internal mics have high self-noise
>
> 4. Phantom power, but no plug-in power
>
> and, most important:
>
> 5. intermittent high-pitched tone added when recording. Caused by RF
> noise generated when the recorder periodically draws power to write
> data to the flash memory card. This can be avoided by using an
> external power source of 6V or greater.
>
> The H4 has a decent quality preamp, but that's not enough to recommend
> it because of these shortcomings.
>
> --oryoki
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