Zoom H2n - A Budget Surround Sound Recorder!

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The Zoom H2n is a capable recorder that provides excellent results with its built in microphones.

For the price, it does a lot more than just record voice or music, it captures surround sound in either four tracks or two. So if you have a surround system at home, you can actually record a soundtrack with this recorder.

Since I haven't got surround sound, I mix it down to stereo on the H2 itself. It gives you the option to mix down or keep as four tracks.

The quality of the microphones is good, as it normally is with Zoom recorders and self noise is pretty low, unless you use the compression on the recorder. Personally, I wouldn't do this, and would add compression if I want it at home in post, where I have more control over it.

Link to Zoom H2n:

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Equipment that I use:

Cameras

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Microphones

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