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zoom h2 review on Transom

Subject: zoom h2 review on Transom
From: "Paul Jacobson" thebrunswicktwitcher
Date: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:03 pm ((PST))
hi all,

Transom Tool have published an extensive review of the zoom h2 on
their website, which includes a number of example recordings.

http://www.transom.org/tools/recording_interviewing/200711_zoom_h2/


their conclusion was:
"The Zoom H2 is a very convenient small recorder, and can give
remarkably good sound when using its internal microphones. It's
especially good at picking up musical performances or collecting
stereo ambiences of events that are at least moderately loud.
Internal noise resulting from turning the input gains all the way up
make it ill-suited for recording very quiet, delicate events. And
using external microphones, as would be preferable for most
interviews, gives poor results overall. So this machine can be a
valuable tool in the recordist's kit, but won't be suitable for all
circumstances. But its price, size and flexibility make it attractive
as a recorder to carry at all times, in order to capture spontaneous
moments, or to dedicate it to specific tasks, such as recording
ambiences, demos and musical performances."

cheers
Paul






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