I think of the battery being on the bottom. I lay the recording on its back so the display is facing up and the battery is facing toward me.
-----Original Message----- From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 6:16 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] Zoom F6 Recorder You have to be a little careful too with the battery in place with the recorder on the desk, a simple push can cause the recorder to over balance with the weight of the battery on the back. > On 25 Aug 2020, at 8:02 am, Jerry Berrier <jlbli...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If you link two tracks for stereo, you control them both with one knob. That > way the levels stay equal on both tracks. > I also got the L batteries, although I bought less expensive ones. > I cannot imagine putting the F6 on my belt, unless I wanted to risk my pants > falling down. With the battery, it's kind of heavy. > I mostly use the recorder attached to my tripod that holds the parabola > apparatus. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io <all-audio@groups.io> On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2020 5:30 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Zoom F6 Recorder > > I agree with you regarding the knobs on the H6, absolutely terrible > adjustments if you can’t see what you’re doing, the best adjustments like > this can be found on the F8n. > The knobs on the F8n are pointers and have considerable drag behind them when > adjusting. > The adjustments on the F6 are nearly as bad as the H6 though I suppose one > could argue that with Float-32 then who really gives a damn anyway <smile>. > Because of the small control area one could argue that the controls are > cramped. > The Zoom F6 is a little bigger than your description suggests and I certainly > wouldn’t be too keen on clipping the F6 to a belt given the recorder is > around 2 inches thick. > The F6 lie the H6 can be mounted on a tripod and a DSLR camera mounted on the > top. > The F6 can fit into a hand easily enough, the best position for a F6 is on a > table. > The XLFR connecters are down both sides, 3 on one and 3 on the other. > Another interesting aspect to the Zoom F6 and Zoom F8N is power. > The F6 by default is powered by 4 AA batteries but I suggest you think about > an alternative power source to these as alkaline or rechargeable batteries > won’t last too long with this recorder, rechargeable batteries cannot be > charged from within the recorder. > The F6 has a USB-C connector on the side which can be used to power the > device either with an AC Adapter or a Powerbank. > A power bank is without a doubt a cheap and handy option though for me a > power bank wasn’t even a consideration as that meant more devices to lug > about and more cables to connect. > The F6 can take the L camera series of Sony batteries and that’s what I > settled on to power the recorder, I got over 30 hours of power to the > recorder from one of these battery beasts though I should warn you that these > batteries - if you buy the branded Sony type along with the charger - don’t > come cheap, almost a quarter of the price of the recorder as a matter of fact > for 2 batteries and the charger which I’ll go into detail about some other > time. > Anyway the L series batteries clip onto the back of the recorder. > The powering of the Zoom F8n is intriguing to say the least. > By default the F8N takes 8 AA perlite batteries. > On the rear of the machine is a power socket that can except any voltage > power supply from 9 to 18 volts. > Further to this there is another power socket on the side that can take the > same voltages. > The user can `priorities the power supply so that if one supply is exhausted > then the other supply takes over or if the voltage of one supply drops below > a certain level than another supply kicks in so in short the Zoom F6 and F8N > can perform literally hours upon hours of recording particularly in the case > of the F8N with its dual SD card slots along with the USB connectivity. > > >> On 25 Aug 2020, at 12:05 am, Hamit Campos <hamitcam...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The F controll has nobs and things on it last I heard. Curtis Jud talked >> about it I think on 1 of the few vids he did of the F8 origenal. Well yeah >> the 32 bits thing wasn't like the major major thing of why I wanted 1. >> Actually the 6 XLRs all down the machine was more major and the fact that >> it's small. Supposedly you can clip it to your belt. How small is it >> anyways? Cause that is 1 set back to the H6 you can't be hands free. lol >> Unless you put the thing on a tripod. You can put it in a bag I did with the >> APH bag for the old handy casset recorder but and another draw back to the >> H6 you can too easely move the volume nobs. Which ain't cool as is but >> especially when you're doing stereo recordings and boath mics need to be on >> the same level. I gave this to Zoom as well in my feed back report. So we'll >> see if the H6N will have the bars like the H5. >> >> On 8/24/2020 2:00 AM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> 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 <hamitcam...@gmail.com> 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 >>>>> <grtd...@internode.on.net> >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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