Description
The Zoom H1 Handy Portable Audio Recorder brings new meaning to the term "portability." Small enough to slip in your pocket, it offers professional-quality stereo recording at an incredibly affordable price This portable recorder fits right in your pocket, providing professional-grade stereo recording ideal for live concerts, band rehearsals, lectures, and meetings. You can also use it to record your musical ideas on the fly, which lets you return to your ideas effortlessly when you have more time to create.
The built-in X/Y microphone combines two unidirectional microphones that record at 90-degree angles, making this Handy recorder the perfect solution for live stereo recording. This ensures you capture a wide sound area with exceptional audio quality and definition. You can also connect two external microphones to the mic/line input when you need some extra recording versatility.
The line/headphones output lets you connect devices with 1/8-inch plug-ins, giving you dedicated volume control of your playback. Use this jack to privately monitor sound, or use the built-in back panel speaker for quick monophonic recorded signal monitoring. The USB port lets you input and adds sounds to your computer while giving you easy connectivity for external microphones. This lets you use the included WaveLab LE software to edit your music to your precise specifications.
Highlights
- Features built-in 90-degree X/Y stereo mic for easy recording
- Includes 2.5-volt plug-in powered 3.175-mm stereo mic/line input mini phone jack
- Has 3.175-mm phones/line output jack with dedicated volume control
- Offers fast monitoring with built-in reference speaker
- Boasts a backlit LCD display for improved control
- Records directly to up to 32GB MicroSD cards
- Supports up to 24-bit/96kHz BWF-compliant WAV and MP3 audio
- Offers automatic input level control with auto level
- Eliminates wind noise and rumble with low-cut filter
- Gives you up to 99 marks per recording
- USB port for seamless data transfers, an audio interface and mic connections
- Includes an SD card reader for extra convenience
- Provides up to 10 hours of use with 1 standard alkaline or NiMH rechargeable AA battery
- Features Steinberg Cubase LE and WaveLab software downloads
Features
Using the Zoom H1 Handy Portable Audio Recorder
- You can count on your H1 to deliver pristine audio wherever you go.
Recording live concerts and rehearsals.
- Capturing audio for video.
- Documenting lectures and meetings—faster and easier than taking notes!
- Conducting interviews in the field.
- Capturing song ideas.
X/Y recording made simple The X/Y technique provides a great way to cover a wide area while still capturing sound sources in the center with clarity and definition, making it perfect for all types of live stereo recording. The H1's built-in X/Y microphone provides two matched unidirectional microphones set at a 90 degree angle relative to one another, optimum for most stereo recording applications. Alternatively, you can connect a pair of external microphones or line level signal to the H1's Mic/Line Input mini phone jack for X/Y or other types of stereo recording.
The Ins and Outs The H1 Mic/Line Input is a stereo ⅛" mini phone jack that can accept two mic- and/or line-level signals. Condenser microphones requiring Plug-In Power (2.5 volts) can be connected to this jack.
The H1 Line/Headphones Output is a stereo ⅛" phone jack with a dedicated volume control. Headphones can be connected here for private monitoring. There's also a built-in speaker on the back panel for fast monophonic monitoring of the recorded signal without the need to make any connection
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