Zoom Announces First Mid-Side Portable Recorder – H2n

July 14th, 2011 by Gabriel Lamorie

Zoom is responsible for many gadgets out there in the audio world today. Some of their most popular products range from portable recorders like the H4n, H2, and Q3 to guitar pedals including the G2Nu and G3. All of the Zoom products are unique in their own way and have a professional, artistic approach to their function and design.

Available in September, the Zoom H2n allows M-S recording in a portable recorder.

Zoom continues their promise with the new H2n. This portable audio recorder is the first of its kind in that it has a total of 5 built in mics to record in M-S (a first), X/Y and more. It will ship in September for an expected street price of $199. For more details about the new recorder, read on:

“…From film and broadcast, to journalism, podcasting, musical performance, songwriting and rehearsal, the H2n provides amazing recording quality.

New mics, new sound
The H2n features our best microphones yet and is the only portable recorder with five mic capsules onboard. This design enables the H2n to offer four unique recording modes: Mid-Side (MS) stereo, 90° X/Y stereo 2-channel and 4-channel surround sound.

The first portable Mid-Side recorder
The H2n is the first handheld recorder to offer Mid-Side stereo recording, a technique used for many years in film and broadcast, where ambiance and surrounding noise are crucial. Mid-Side recording combines a uni-directional Mid mic that captures sound directly in front of you and a bi-directional Side mic that captures sound from your left and right. By increasing or decreasing the level of the Side mic, you can control the width of the stereo field, which gives you incredible flexibility over your recordings. If you record in RAW mode, you can even adjust the stereo width after recording. Mid-Side (MS) mics provide continuously variable stereo width control.

We’ve got you covered
Never again will you have to worry about losing recorded data to unexpected errors. The H2n has you covered with its new data recovery function. Whether you experience battery loss or an accidental power-down, this feature will automatically restore your data the next time the H2n is powered on.

FEATURES
Five built-in mic capsules provide Mid-Side (MS) stereo, 90° X/Y stereo,
2-channel and 4-channel recording modes Records in WAV up to 24-bit/96kHz and MP3 up to 320kbps
Newly designed user interface Additional functions include Lo-cut Filter, Compressor/Limiter, Auto Gain, Pre-Rec, Auto-Rec, Tuner, Metronome, Variable Speed Playback, Key Control, A-B Repeat, File Dividing, Normalize, MP3 Post-Encode, Marker and Surround Mixer
Data recovery function protects against unexpected recording errors
Over 20 hours of operation using two standard AA batteries
Operates on battery, AC or USB bus power
1.8-inch backlit LCD display with 128 x 64 resolution
Analog-type Mic Gain wheel
Built-in reference speaker
High-speed USB 2.0 card reader function
1/8-inch Mic/Line Input and Phones/Line Output stereo phone jacks
Accommodates up to 32GB SDHC memory cards
Includes Steinberg WaveLab LE 7 editing software, 2GB SD memory card and
two AA batteries
Optional accessory package (APH-2n) includes remote control with extension
cable, windscreen, AC adapter (USB type), USB cable, adjustable tripod
stand, padded-shell case and a mic clip adapter.”

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