new Zoom H2 demo

[Quadcam79]

just wanted to share this. I just bought a Samson Zoom H2 digital recorder
and decided to try it out. I recorded this with the recorded placed about 4ft directly in front of my drums. the H2 has 4 built in condenser mic and you can select the front mics which cover a 90 degree field in front of the recorder or the rear mic which cover 120 field behind the recorder. or you can choose to use all 4 mics.

I chose to use just the front 2 mics and record directly to mp3 format at 192 kbs, you can select up to 320 kbs (cd quality)

I played a drumless track through the pa system, using the floor monitors for sound output. I'm using an old low end kit with cheap cymbals and no other mics. recorded in a 12' x 24' garage with hardwood floors.

http://bipolarbarbierocks.com/media/...eakerdrums.mp3

[campbellj25]

I just got a Zoom H2 today! Wow that sounds great, I can't wait to try mine out!

[Northern Redneck]

The Zoom products are great.

[Larrysperf]

Your wife has a great voice. Very nice man

[Cuban]

Thanks for that, I have been looking to hear some sound samples of the H2,
so perfect timing, thanks again!

[LonnieC24]

Originally Posted by Larrysperf

Your wife has a great voice. Very nice man

I'm confused about this lol.

But anyways, yes, sounds good!

[Quadcam79]

Originally Posted by Larrysperf

Your wife has a great voice. Very nice man

Lol, thanks Lar, she does have a great voice but that was a drumless backing track of the actual song and not my wifes vocals. I'll have some demos up soon now that we have the H2

[Cuban]

I am going to take the plunge and get the H2.

Can I ask which mic settings do you each record using?

Front 90°
or
Rear 120°
or
Full 360°

Also, which format do you use?
24bit/96kHz linear PCM WAV files or do you just use 128kbps for MP3s or even perhaps something in-between?

Can anyone also tell me the recording times in these formats on a 1GB SD memory card?

Finally, is the advertised 4 hours of battery life accurate?

Thanks in advance.

[Quadcam79]

Originally Posted by Cuban

I am going to take the plunge and get the H2.

Can I ask which mic settings do you each record using?

Front 90°
or
Rear 120°
or
Full 360°

so far I have only used the front mic pairing for recording drums and the rear mics for a full band.

Originally Posted by Cuban

Also, which format do you use?
24bit/96kHz linear PCM WAV files or do you just use 128kbps for MP3s or even perhaps something in-between?

generally I set it for 192kbs MP3 or 256kbs MP3

Originally Posted by Cuban

Can anyone also tell me the recording times in these formats on a 1GB SD memory card?

mine said it came with a 512mb Sd card but when it arrived it actually had a 1 gb card. It will record 694 mins at 192kbps of MP3 with a 1 GB card

4 track mode will greatly reduce recording time, about 45 mins on a 1gb card

so when I thought I was only getting a 512mb card with the unit I went ahead and bought a 4gb SDHC card and reader, I can record 2777 mins of 192Kbps Mp3 on a 4 gb card.....thats more than enough for band rehearsals
[/quote]

Originally Posted by Cuban

Finally, is the advertised 4 hours of battery life accurate?

Thanks in advance.

I'm not sure on battery life, It came with an AC adapter and I usually use that, however I did record about an hour of my drum teachers jazz jam the other night and the battery still showed a full charge.

I'm going to start recording my drum lesson with this thing, again the H2 is the best $150 I ever spent

[Catfish]

I just picked up one of these this week. I'll second the "Best $150 I ever spent".