All user reviews for the Zoom H2

I use it for 2 years, mainly to record rehearsals and work the songs.
It's still great practice, one branch, one that cares the middle of the studio and go!

Settings:

* The input gain is easily adjusted according to 3 presets (low / medium / high) and we can refine it in the menus.

* We choose the recording mode: front, rear or both (in a single file or two in order to rebalance the stuff by hand later). But use "repeat" it's hard to balance the front and rear, each transplanting a little sound from the other because we are in a small environment with sounds that turn.

* A lot of other more advanced settings are possible, but the menu navigation is not great and I did not really useful anyway.

* It can serve as an audio interface for recording directly to PC. Never tested but it may be useful for some.

Sound:

* I'm no expert but for me it highly enough. A little behind and treatment was sound about right. We could even use it to put zics on the net. Everything depends on the use to which it wishes to make.

Weaknesses:

* Already, it is plastic and not breathing strength. The SD card door is already broken home (thank you my friend who I lent it ). That said I did not have other worries than this, and it's not very penalizing.

* If you use it plugged in, like me, do not forget to turn it off before unplugging it, otherwise you lose the recording made. Or have to put batteries in to be sure.

* Not at all convenient for listening, the functions of fast forward / reverse is probably the worst I've seen and are on the verge of unusable.
Edit: I am advised that it is possible to update the firmware and it's worth the effort. I may therefore change this (and others?) After upd.

Conclusion:

For the low price, quality is more than adequate for my use. I had not tried other models before so I could not compare, but I probably would do the same choice.

There's already a lot of opinions here, but I saw that in asking others if you have any specific questions feel free to ask.

I use it for a year now.

Negatives:
The autonomy of the H2 is limited to 3 hours.
System folder from a good intention but it quickly mess with the filenames STE001.mp3, STE001.wav, STE002.wav etc. ... There is a possibility to rename files but it is long.
The wide opening angle is both a positive (for surround sound) and negative. For my purposes (recording sounds in the street or at home), it is quite difficiel to obtain a precise sound, especially when there are other noise (I would have liked a cardioid function but ...)

Positives:
Its mobility (requires 2 batteries and saves to SD card), its overall sound quality. This is not very high end but you can get good recordings. For example, I made this video: http://www.myspace.com/video/migoucorporation/improvisation-piano/106723194 I placed the microphone inside the piano, opened the hood (the video is also on youtube but less clear good quality audio).

Just to reiterate very clearly that the converter input line of this gear are of exceptional quality (see articles in Sound Designer for example).
All this is really true! As long as you put a good mic preamp input and microphones that come with it, the results are absolutely remarkable. So of course if you like me more than fifty years, you must buy more glasses to read the instructions on the screen although a bit small, but trust in these recording conditions, it is worth all the top models end ...

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I use it for only 4 months and I'm really pleased.

I used to primarily for recording acoustic music rehearsals and sometimes catches her.
I was using before ambient mics (connected to a mini disc or a mixer), it was often slow to settle or to install a rendering often much less clean.

I find the record really well, the sound is restored, there is little or no interference, the device is lightweight, simple to set and yet it offers many possibilities in terms of settings: sound at 90 °, 120 °, fi, "double" stereo, mono, wav, mp3, can cut a track, change its format, pre-registration, pre-adjustment by type of record ... and more!
Another advantage: it is not bulky

The value for money is really excellent, I purchased 200 € new and I think he will follow me for a while!

I would do this choice without hesitation.

For those who hesitate, who needs to listen before buying, I suggest you listen to a little sound that I simply register with the H2. The mixed tracks have not been retouched or very little, the sound is the one that picked up the microphone, this can give you a taste of what it offers: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v = X_ooQhno5TU

(Originally written by nono_sax/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
- How long have you been using it?

One week.

- Which feature do you like the most / the least?

The most: size.

The least: crosstalk.

- Did you try any other models before buying it?

No

- How would you rate its value for money?

Excellent.

- Based on your experience, would you buy this product again?

Certainly.

The only disadvantage is the front/back crosstalk.

Most of the signal from the back reaches the front mics and vice versa.

I haven't found the right setting.

What good is four channels?

If anyone has information that might help me, I'd be most grateful...

(Originally written by FredDup/translated from Audiofanzine FR)
I bought an H4 almost one year ago and after reading the reviews about the H2 I bought it too.

I liked the difference in size: I was disappointed by the size of the H4 but very satisfied with the sound quality of the recordings I made with it. Considering the price, I hesitated a bit.

The H2 is much smaller and easier to hide for concert recordings.

I had big expectations regarding the mic input, I bought an old Sony mic to record concerts. The sound of the first recordings using the H2 was exciting. It was not the case with the small Sony mic, which worked much better with my Minidisc player (not enough lows with the H2!).

But I'm very happy with it, the sound with the integrated mic is very good.

I like most of all the surround mode. But I've been testing the H2 for only one week.

I've noticed several nice surprises with respect to the H4: files with hour and date. Easy setting of recording levels (which I miss on th H4). The forward and backward buttons (used for almost all settings...) allow you to set everything, even while you're recording.

I haven't compared recordings made with both devices.

I will keep them both: the H2 doesn't allow multitrack recording but its size, configuration (W mode is great for ensembles; 360° is also good), and easy settings are great for mobile recordings.