Zoom H2n
"Audio Empire" wrote in message
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On Sat, 3 Mar 2012 09:17:40 -0800, Gary Eickmeier wrote
(in article ):
I have investigated the matter and found that yes, it will still
record in 4 channel surround mode with an external source plugged in.
OK. How do you plug 4 external microphones into one 2-channel stereo
mini-jack?
If I may answer and complete this thread -
The Zoom H2n has two internal stereo microphones, one pointing forward
and one back, for a 4 channel recorder all in one. When you use it in
its native (internal mikes) mode, the MS set points forward and
records the front channels. The XY mikes point aft and record the
surround sound. When in this mode the XY channelization is reversed
by design, for the reasons I pointed out in my previous post.
There is one stereo mini jack for external microphone. When you plug a
stereo mike in, it subs for the XY channels rather than the MS
channels, but the MS channels are still active and recording sound,
so you can still record surround sound with an external mike plugged
in. The trick as explained so carefully is that the channelization is
messed up, so you need a couple of workarounds. You will want the
external mikes to record the more important sound, the frontal
soundstage, so you simply turn the recorder around and let the MS
internals record the rear surround sound. A curious channelization
problem ensues, as previously explained.
I believe that all of this belongs in this group because it opens a
door to the capability of recording surround sound easily with the
Zoom and then encoding that into a playable CD with the software I
told you about. It belongs in Rec Audio High End because without
recordings there is no High End Audio. Surround sound recordings are
one step closer to the real thing. It is very exciting to me, and I
just wanted to share it.
Gary Eickmeier
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