According to Dane they are even more so now. I mean they always were but I guess the price has gone down. I just never got 1 because of the pausing the recording thing.
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 12:42 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Zoom H6 Handy Recorder with Interchangeable Microphone System H6 Hi! Is the zoom h1 still affordable? /A > 18 okt. 2015 kl. 16:01 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>: > > The fact is that the Olympus recorders - DM Series I’m thinking of in > particular here - are in a different league to this recorder. > > The H6 obviously doesn’t have Voice guidance so you’d have to learn how to > navigate though - given my experience with Zoom products - I doubt whether > this would be too difficult a task. > > It should be remembered that the voice guidance on Olympus products is far > from perfect anyway, this has been pointed out to the list many times. > > The price is another factor when thinking about the H6, its a recorder really > designed for production purposes, what I appreciate of course but for some it > may be total overkill. > > I kept the Zoom H1 for 2 very good reasons, quick start - starts recording at > the press of a button - and ease of use - just not much to the recorder at > all -. > > The H1 lacks a fancy feature set but if you’re just recording and want a damn > good recording a low price then its a very good choice well worth considering > in my view, I know of people who use the H1 for all sorts of bits and pieces, > from live recording to logging to plain old dictation. > > >> On 19 Oct 2015, at 12:54 AM, john riehl <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This recorder sounds good – the question I have is, how accessible >> are all these features? The DM family of Olympus recorders have >> talking voice guidance which makes most of their features easily >> accessible and programmable. Having all of these features on the Zoom >> H6 >> >> Is worthless if you can’t access them as a blind user. >> >> >> >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 9:49 AM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Zoom H6 Handy Recorder with Interchangeable Microphone >> System H6 >> >> >> >> I think the review I just sent to the list pretty well sums it up, any >> higher sampling frequency’s etc then may as well cary a battery pack about >> with you <smile>. >> >> >>> On 19 Oct 2015, at 12:27 AM, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Ah then yeah you're right. But then again they aren't really processing >>> much after all. They don't really run fully loaded software like an OS or >>> something like Sound Forge. All though 1 has to wander what they could be >>> made to do even with a CPU like that of an IOS device. I can't think of >>> nothing, but I'm sure the companies would. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>> Dane Trethowan >>> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2015 12:28 AM >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Zoom H6 Handy Recorder with Interchangeable Microphone >>> System H6 >>> >>> Yep, I was talking about CPU power, for what they are - audio wise - all >>> those little recorders are beauties. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 10/18/2015 3:23 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: >>>> True that. If you mean CPU power. How ever, audio wise? Well the Zoom H6 >>>> and the older H4N sound to me as good and sadly along with this as hissy >>>> as the realtech audio on my old Enspireon 530 S desktop. Now you are >>>> correct about the DMs. But the LS the higher you go the better. The 14 >>>> sounds as cool as the 100. Very pro. No flor noise. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>>> Dane Trethowan >>>> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 11:22 PM >>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: Zoom H6 Handy Recorder with Interchangeable Microphone >>>> System H6 >>>> >>>> We have to remind ourselves that Zoom and Olympus recorders don't have the >>>> processing power of a Personal Computer or even an iPhone <smile>. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/18/2015 2:18 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: >>>>> True that. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>>>> Dane Trethowan >>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 10:56 PM >>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: Zoom H6 Handy Recorder with Interchangeable >>>>> Microphone System H6 >>>>> >>>>> Still, plenty enough flexibility for most situations. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 10/18/2015 1:28 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: >>>>>> Yeah no the H6 is back to 96 KHZ. >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>>>> Of Dane Trethowan >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 8:40 PM >>>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: Zoom H6 Handy Recorder with Interchangeable >>>>>> Microphone System H6 >>>>>> >>>>>> Yeah, I don't think the Zoom H6 goes up to 192KHZ sampling frequency, >>>>>> interesting as the Zoom H1 does however the H1 only supports 2 channel >>>>>> recording so that may account for something. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10/18/2015 11:37 AM, Hamit Campos wrote: >>>>>>> Isn't this thing epic? You can hook 6 mikes to it. I guess you can do 6 >>>>>>> different tracks. Yeah you know where I'm going, I'd then make them 5.1 >>>>>>> surround. There's a new 1 called the F8 that will take 8 mikes. Which >>>>>>> means 7.1. Oh and what makes that 1 even more epic, is that's the first >>>>>>> I've heard of anyways from Zoom that will do 192 thousand KHZ. Way too >>>>>>> epic dude. Too bad that 1 is $1200 US. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>>>>> Of Dane Trethowan >>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 5:07 PM >>>>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Subject: Zoom H6 Handy Recorder with Interchangeable Microphone >>>>>>> System >>>>>>> H6 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My Birthday isn’t all that far away, always an excuse - if you’re able >>>>>>> - to treat yourself so thought that the Zoom Handy recorder linked to >>>>>>> below might be just the thing. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have the Olympus recorders here along with my original Zoom H1, the >>>>>>> Olympus recorders are fine but I do like the Zoom’s way of doing things >>>>>>> a little better some times. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In any case, the H6 will certainly take the audio experience I’ve had >>>>>>> from the Zoom H1 a lot further. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/967366-REG/zoom_h6_handy_ >>>>>>>> audio >>>>>>>> _ >>>>>>>> recorder.html >>>>>>>> <http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/967366-REG/zoom_h6_handy >>>>>>>> _audi >>>>>>>> o >>>>>>>> _recorder.html> >>>>>>> ********** >>>>>>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of >>>>>>> the halfwits in this world behind. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ********** >>> Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> ********** >> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the >> halfwits in this world behind. >> >> >> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 12426 (20151018) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> > > ********** > Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the > halfwits in this world behind. > > >
