The Zoom H2n is a portable digital sound recording device manufactured by

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. It is the successor of the

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recorder. The Zoom H2n has four microphone capsules (including one bidirectional) built inside it. Musical applications for the H2n include the ability to use the device as a stereo or multi-track (four-channel) recorder; the device also includes built-in editor for some minor editing works with in the device.

Operation

The Zoom H2n is capable of more than 20 hours of operation using two standard

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. The device weighs 130g without batteries and has a reference speaker for listening to the recordings.

Key features

It can record in

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format up to 24-bit/96 kHz and MP3 up to 320kbit/s. It has additional functions like Lo-cut Filter, Compressor/Limiter, Auto Gain, Pre-Rec, Auto-Rec, Tuner, Metronome, Variable Speed Playback built into it.

Recording modes

The device can record in MS (mid-side), XY, MS+XY (two-channel) and MS+XY (four-channel) modes. If the 2.00 firmware update has been applied, it can also record in the 360-degree ambisonic format, along a horizontal plane. The 3.00 firmware update also added support for four-channel input multitrack mode when connected as a USB audio interface, and the function that accepts input in spatial audio format when used in multitrack mode. The device can record in Directional (XY, MS mid mics) and

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(MS side mic) modes.

References

External links

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Zoom Gear & Home Recording Forum
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