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The Zoom H4n is a
digital
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recording
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device manufactured by
Zoom
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. It is the successor of the
Zoom H4 recorder. Both models have two built-in
condenser mics arranged in X/Y stereo position and two XLR microphone inputs that double as 1/4 inch phono jacks for musical instruments. Musical applications for the H4N include the ability to use the device as a multi-track (four-channel) recorder; the device also includes tools like a built-in tuner, metronome and effects processor for line-level instruments like guitars.
The H4n has a rubberized casing, a larger screen and buttons that differ from the H4. The H4n (with firmware version 1.01) was released in February 2009. A firmware update to version 1.9 was released in October, 2015.
The recorder has become very popular as an audio add on to
DSLR
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video cameras, as well as with podcasters.
In 2015, the Zoom H4n Pro, the successor to the H4n, was introduced. It features improved
preamp
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s and a new rubberized case design.
Gallery
File:Handy recorder H4N.jpg, The recorder's front side
File:Zoom H4n Digital Recorder-back PNr°0429.jpg, The recorder's back side
File:Zoom H4n audio recording levels.jpg, A closeup of the Zoom H4n with its interface
File:ZOOM H4 and H4n.jpg, The Zoom H4n on the left and the older Zoom H4 on the right
File:The Impact Of Wikipedia.webm, thumbtime=3:52, A video for the Wikimedia Foundation
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, audio recorded using the Zoom H4n (visible at 1:34)
File:Ecoacoustics recording in Rural Illinois, USA.jpg, Two individuals recording. The one on the left is using a Zoom H4n with an external mic (and windscreen) plugged into one of the XLR inputs. The one on the right is using a Zoom H4.
See also
*
Zoom H2n
The Zoom H2n is a portable digital sound recording device manufactured by Zoom and was introduced in 2011. It is the successor of the Zoom H2 recorder. The Zoom H2n has four microphone capsules (including one bidirectional) built inside it. Musica ...
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Zoom H5
Zoom H5 Handy Recorder is a handheld digital audio recorder from Zoom Corporation, introduced in January 2014. A successor to the Zoom H4n, the new model features interchangeable input capsules with microphones (as does the Zoom H6), allowing ...
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Zoom H2 Handy Recorder
References
External links
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Technical specification3rd party software websiteZoom H4N and Drum Recordings (German)
Zoom Corporation
Digital audio recording
Articles containing video clips
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