I had this for about a month and use often. My previous laptop a Sharp Mini Disc w / condenser mics had some built in an Otter box,
but this no longer works. The H4n is much easier to assemble because of the microphone stand to use, SD card (expandable to 16 gigabytes) and the USB port.
So far I've used make more complete experience (my own group), jam session recording, etc.
as a reference and evaluation. The sound quality is good with the built-in microphones, grade 90/120 is a useful and model variables.
The display is well designed and are smart enough to read in various lighting conditions and the menus are easy to navigate and can be mastered in a relatively short time.
buy I did not know to do with the illusion of Pro-shots, but he hoped that is good enough that I could loop booklet put together my PC at work.
This seems consistent with the additional inputs for microphones and instruments possible, and this is another reason that I can use this device to others,
and chose to register in 4-track mode. The possibility of using the H4 as audio interface is also a great feature, but I could not work very well on this
(which has tried unsuccessfully for about half an hour). My M-Audio 410, which works fine, so I gave up, but I will be dissapointed frustrated
when I needed to use this skill. I also spent a few minutes of recording multi-track mode. The effects are ok, but still do not have enough with them,
worked to form an opinion. The Stamina Mode is also great (I think I recorded for about 5 hours just on battery power),

but to disable some features.
The disadvantages is that it is a bit large, and the microphones are not protected
when I fell I did two times but now had the good fortune to have the country were soft, but do not seem too difficult and guard : Zoom H4N Review


Zoom H4n XY-microphone
Here, the stereo image opens suddenly. This XY microphone that is integrated into the device, the identification of a collapse very natural stereo sound.
It a very reflective space for you to know that, as the microphone about 15 meters from the sound source.
Zoom H4n Pair AKG 414S
Here we hear the pair of AKG 414 microphone pointing at the piano. Since the microphones are very close to the sound source,
there are far fewer "sound chamber.
This would be more suitable for a recording studio, while the sound might be appropriate in an XY recording or a classical field.
Zoom H4n mix of XY + 414
Is the best of both worlds. We have a signal directly from the 414S and some surround sound mix from the XY-microphone.
I think this is the best choice in most of the global scenarios.
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