Thanks for some interesting observations of the recorder. Starting and stopping? I had never given any thought to that and interesting to hear your perspective, I just press “Record” and when I’m finished I just press “Stop without monitoring with headphones, the way I’ve always done things for 40 years with Cassette Recorders <smile> but seriously yes, I do agree that the beep signals through the headphones are dead handy along with the excellent headphone amplifier the F6 and F8N recorders both have. I’m not a fan of built-in speakers for recorders of this type and that’s probably because they usually sound so bad you wonder why the manufacturer bother with them anyway so a good headphone amp coupled with your favourite headphones seems to be a great compromise for a professional recorder. There’s a lot I need to learn about this recorder too I can assure you. Thanks for your mention of the microphones and I see you like recording bird calls as well. I have a backyard full of quite a few different birds which I’ve captured over time. On a different subject I recently purchased a Blue Yeti Pro, what a wonderful little microphone that is.
> On 24 Aug 2020, at 6:53 pm, Jerry Berrier <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I have had the F6 for a couple of months and have really enjoyed trying out > some of its features. > It's very easy to link two tracks for stereo recording, but only if you have > the iOS app. > Without the app, the recorder is quite inaccessible. > I use a Wildtronics amplified parabolic system for recording birds. It has a > set of stereo mics in it, along with a focal mic. It's nice to be able to > record with all three mics simultaneously. > There's a lot I don't understand about the recorder. For example, each > channel can be panned anywhere from full right to full left. Is that for > making wide-angle stereo recordings? I don't know. The default for each > track is Center, so that's where I leave it. > The F6 has no built-in speaker, so you have to either use the app to start > and stop recording or listen with headphones to hear the record beep when you > press the record button on the device. Some people are probably asking why > would you ever record without monitoring with headphones? Good questions. > > I look forward to trying out the auto-mix feature some day when I can be in a > face to face meeting room with lots of people again. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 2:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [all-audio] Zoom F6 Recorder > > Hi. > Apologies if the subject line was referring to the wrong recorder unit, the > recorder we’re discussing here is the Zoom F6 and not the Zoom H6 which are 2 > completely different recorders. > Yes, I have a Zoom F6 and Yes, I have read other reviews and opinions on this > recorder. > Like every Zoom or every other recorder the Zoom F6 to me has its advantages > and disadvantages over some of the other Zoom recorders I have here - > actually I have quite a collection of the brutes - but all-in-all my > favourite Zoom recorder is still the Zoom F8n for far too many reasons to > enumerate here and even the H6 still punches above its own weight in a lot of > areas so I guess people are going to have to do a little more homework before > you but. > Don’t just take notice of reviews and information that dished out to you and > don’t be afraid to ask questions of those who have these recorders so we may > arm you with the facts and the knowledge before you go out and invest your > hard money in one of these recorders. > Whatever the recorder there is a little learning kerb to be had. > Some recorders have a better layout than others, this can make a real > difference in operation. > Okay so I’ve not done all that much work with the F6 yet and have only had > the machine for a few weeks so some notes to begin with through observations > I’ve made. > The menu system wraps around on the F6 where on the F8N the menu system has > fixed starting and ending points. > The menu navigation is performed by small buttons not much bigger than match > heads, not my ideal way of doing things but there we are, I much prefer the > jog-dial of the F8N or even the spring rocker of the H6 or H2n. > 32-bit floating point is an exciting development and the main reason why I > bought the recorder but think carefully before you go out and spend your > money. > Digital Recorders do have quite a bit of head room but like everything else > they have there limitations so unless you really know that you’re going to be > recording sounds from extreme soft to extreme loud then you might look at > another recorder. > The absence of 6.25MM jacks is a bit annoying but not the end of the world of > course, I guess it’s something that I’m used to. > And now for the real cruncher to be aware of if you’re thinking of using the > Zoom F6 with an IOS device. > Yes this can be done and is aptly demonstrated on Mosen At Large but By Gee, > it takes a bit of organisation to do and then you have to reconnect the > Bluetooth and the iPhone every time you wish to start a session, sorry chums > but that’s just not acceptable in my view when the Zoom F8n will connect via > Bluetooth right out of the box if you have the latest firmware update > installed. > Accessibility for the IOS App is about the same so if you’ve heard the Zoom > F6 demo then you can pretty much sum up the F8N’s functionality with the F8 > Controller App. > I’m yet to try one of the optional mixing surfaces available and I don’t know > whether they consist of a touch screen or buttons, faders etc so perhaps > someone can enlighten me here. > Think that’s all for the moment <smile> > > >> On 24 Aug 2020, at 11:14 am, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Dain. On the RWP list there are like 3 or 4 guys including Neal >> Ewers and Jonathan Mozen that have 1. Do you have 1? What do you not >> like about the buttons and menus? I wanted 1 for the PCM 192 KHZ 32 >> bits floating point WAV. Also it’s an F recorder so I assume it’s got >> the epic quality sound of the F4 F8 and now before it the F8N. Also >> the fact it’s got 6 XLRs would make using 6 mics with it for 5.1 surround >> sound easier than with the H6. >> Because with the H6 1 would need the EX H6 for starters than a power >> box to spit phantom at those other 2 mics. If you do have 1 how have >> you found pairing channals on it? Is it harder than the H6? >>> On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:22 PM, Dane Trethowan >>> <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi. >>> Was wondering if anyone on list had a Zoom f6 recorder and if so what >>> do you think? >>> I still have my Zoom F8N and H6 recorders and I have to admit there >>> are in my opinion a few things that put the F8N and H6 recorders >>> respectively above the Zoom F6, the main being layout of menus and controls. >>> I’m not at all knocking the F6 as its a beaut little compact recorder >>> with heaps of punch but like everything else the F6 has its flaws so >>> buy carefully if you’re looking at one of these recorders. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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