Why I love the Zoom H2 digital recorder
Why I love the Zoom H2 digital recorder (review and info)…..
Someone posted today on the Yahoo Podcasters Board:
What do you all think about the Zoom H2?
I replied:
I absolutely love the Zoom h2.
I also own an iRiver (and the Live Oak mic), but the H2 is MUCH better quality, records for longer (I got a 4 gig card also) and records CD-quality WAV. It’s easy to use, comes with a pop filter and two great handles (a “studio on a stick” lollypop holder, and a “H2D2″ table stand.)
Here’s my review, with links to audio samples:
http://tinyurl.com/29t59o
We own some really nice mics (Rode NT1-A and MXL M3), have a decent mixer and a sound-treated room dedicated to recording, and barely use that stuff to record podcasts anymore. We only use that stuff for paid voiceover work. We use the H2 for almost all of our podcasting, because it requires no setup, is much more spontaneous, and sounds almost as good as recording in our home studio.
We’ve put blankets up behind the bed, to cut reflection so we can lie in bed and podcast without much room reflection.
http://www.stinkfight.com/2007/12/21/h2-bedcast-setup/
and we also go outside and record podcasts “in the field” (usually actually a mall or something, but sometimes an actual field, park, or the woods). The H2 is great for getting a good sound close up, and still picking up ambient sounds nicely, in stereo.
The Zoom H2 will extend your life span. I paid 200 bucks and pre-ordered it to arrive the day it came out. For what it does, I consider what I paid to be a bargain. If you can find one new now for
150 bucks, by all means, GET IT. Make it merry Xmas to yourself.
Here’s the settings I use on the Zoom:
http://tinyurl.com/2tw84z
–MWD
“Clone The Homeless”
Michael W. Dean’s podcast that remembers when sex was safe and music
was dangerous. (Free, and no iPod is needed to listen.)
http://www.clonethehomeless.com