wolfgang wiehe wrote: > hi all, > if someone is interested. i got the ZOOM 2H today and did my first > recording (work in progress :-). it is easy to handle. look at: > http://www.esnips.com/web/lautenklang/ > greetings > w.
Hello Wolfgang, I've also recently received the Zoom H2 Handy Recorder and am very pleased with the recorder. So far I've been discovering its features and making the connections with my computer. Someone asked if the Zoom H2 has mics. Yes, it has 2 pairs of stereo mics. A front pair with 90 degree separation, and a rear pair with 120 degree separation. The H2 also has a mic-in (1/8" stereo connection) and line-in (1/8" stereo connection) If you use the mic-in or line-in, then the 2 mic stereo pairs built into the H2 or disabled. You can set the H2 to use both front and rear stereo pairs at the same time, for a surround type of recording. I'm still reading through the manual on that topic. As I posted recently, a very detailed review of the Zoom H2 can be found at: http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2007/09/13/review-zoom-h2-surround-recorder.html And the Owner's manual can be downloaded in PDF format directly from Zoom at: http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/ The H2 works with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and MacOSX 10.2 or later. There is an update to the H2's system file for Mac 10.5 (Leopard) at the Zoom site. I'm running a linux distribution, openSUSE 10.2 with a 2.6.x kernel. I am now happy to report that the H2 will recognize the H2 when it is plugged into a USB port. I was able to copy files from the H2 to computer and from computer to H2. I used Midnight Commander for the transfers. I'm using ALSA for the sound system/control on openSUSE 10.2. When I set the H2 to be a USB mic to the computer, my 'alsamixer' screen did not recognize the H2. But when I used 'arecord' from the command line with standard CD/wav settings, I was able to directly record to the computer. I hope to do some vocal recording soon. Regards, "The Other" Stephen Stubbs To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
