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#252155 - 01/06/09 01:27 PM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
Diki Offline


Registered: 04/25/05
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Loc: NW Florida
I think my H2 is my favorite purchase from last year...

After using an H4 extensively, I found I was never using any of the capabilities it has over the H2, and with the H2's form factor, better mikes, lower price and especially the date stamping ability (easy to find a file by searching for the date!), it made better sense for me.

Highly recommended!
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#252156 - 01/06/09 03:15 PM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
Musicman22 Offline
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Registered: 05/20/05
Posts: 298
Loc: Boynton Beach, Fl.
Diki

I use the H2 also. Great unit.
How do you use the data stamping?
Can't figure it out.

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#252157 - 01/06/09 03:41 PM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
Diki Offline


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Posts: 14282
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In the manual....(p.78). You simply set the time and date. From that time onwards, ALL files are automatically stamped with the date of creation.

Easy.

And pretty important, as you end up with a bunch of files from different sessions all called exactly the same thing, like STE_001.wav and you don't have time to label them all. Just figure out what day you recorded them on (or month!) and Bob's yer' uncle!

[This message has been edited by Diki (edited 01-06-2009).]
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#252158 - 01/06/09 05:58 PM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
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Thanks Diki

By the way, when you record, do you record as a wav. file or midi?
I usually use midi.

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#252159 - 01/06/09 06:06 PM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
tony mads usa Offline
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Registered: 01/16/02
Posts: 14376
Loc: East Greenwich RI USA
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Originally posted by captain Russ:

I'll record the trio acoustically (on-board mikes) this week-end, and then record me on arranger-guitar-vocals next week. I'll just line out of the PA, since everything goes thru it.
Man, I LOVE TOYS!
Russ


I hope you're planning to share some of those recordings ...
I played a couple of gigs with my son on bass when he was in high school .. what a thrill ... unfortunately he stopped playing when he went to college ... ...

Do you call the group "Generations" or "3 Gen" or something like that ??? ...
t.
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#252160 - 01/06/09 06:54 PM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
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Originally posted by tony mads usa:
I hope you're planning to share some of those recordings ...
I played a couple of gigs with my son on bass when he was in high school .. what a thrill ... unfortunately he stopped playing when he went to college ... ...

Do you call the group "Generations" or "3 Gen" or something like that ??? ...
t.




Yea Russ now that you have a good way of recordig on the job...I'd love to hear some of them also...should be a breeze to transfer them from the H2.

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#252161 - 01/07/09 10:56 AM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
Diki Offline


Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14282
Loc: NW Florida
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Originally posted by Musicman22:
Thanks Diki

By the way, when you record, do you record as a wav. file or midi?
I usually use midi.


Yikes!

I hope you are talking about just general arranger demos from home... (I posted about this recently). Because the Zoom H2 only records audio

If I record audio, it's usually .wav 24bit 44.1kHz rate, unless I;m trying to record a whole afternoon (got a 4GB card in it)

If I'm working on something at home, whether for a full production OR just for a snippet for the Roland-arranger.com website (all of my arranger demos get posted there), I pretty near always use the built-in Recorder (MIDI only) in the G70. Or Cubase for a full production number. But unless I'm live at a gig, I'll rarely record audio only. I'll track both at the same time (use the sequencer while the Zoom is recording) sometimes for really quick noodles, but it's so easy to simply hit 'Record' on the G70, I usually do it. Now I have an audio ready to go if things work out perfectly (rare! ) and an SMF if I find I need to edit a bit (or a lot ).

But I HOPE you weren't asking whether I use the Zoom to capture MIDI I KNOW you know you can't do that!
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#252162 - 01/07/09 11:02 AM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
Dnj Offline
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What's a Midi?

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#252163 - 01/07/09 11:57 AM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
Diki Offline


Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14282
Loc: NW Florida
Bit less revealing than a Mini, a LOT less revealing than Hot Pants
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#252164 - 01/08/09 03:56 PM Re: Zoom H2 52% off!
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Registered: 01/02/04
Posts: 7305
Loc: Lexington, Ky, USA
Tony, so far, it's just the Russ Lay trio, since I've been doing this for so long, and I have sort of taken up the slack for a friend of mine who booked himself as the "*****" trio for the better part of 30 years.

I was a part of the old trio, and when my friend died, I got all the calls. We specialize in doing parties for horse farm owners. I may change the name, but we're still not where I need the group to be...getting there, but still in the "fine tuning" stage. A 63 year old on guitar and piano, with a 30 year old bass player and an 18 year old drummer? A lot of the material is older than some of the players!


R.



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