I was looking around and found this FAQ on the Zoom H2.
>The record level control (0 - 127) should always be set to 100. This
>control simply changes the level in the digital domain and you can
>do that in the PC afterwards just as effectively - and at that point
>you'll know what the recorded levels were. Raising the recording
>level in the H2 above 100 risks digital overloads unnecessarily.
>Lowering the level in the H2 below 100 will not prevent analog
>overloads - all you will do will be to reduce the level of the
>already-distorted audio. (If recording very loud amplified music,
>L100 might result in both analog and digital overload - you might
>find that using a setting below 100 in that kind of situation could
>give a better result by at least removing the digital distortion
>component, though you'd still hear quieter analog distortion - I'd
>suggest doing your own tests).
http://www.2090.org/zoom/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=3D9745&start=3D0
This is what I independently said here:
http://richardhess.com/notes/2009/04/13/zoom-h-2-line-input/
The page at 2090.org goes farther and talks about some useful rules
for the mics as well...like don't use the H setting (I have not verified th=
is).
Regards,
Richard
Richard L. Hess
Aurora, Ontario, Canada http://www.richardhess.com/
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