hi mike，I just found the "allocation unit size "gonna effect the boosting time. I got a 16g sd card whose speed can reach 90mb/s , but it takes more than 40 seconds to boost. When I try to format it on windows pc， I found the "allocation unit size " is 8192 bytes. So I try change the size and test, and it turns out that the best set of the"allocation unit size " is 32 KB, which gonna bring a high speed and it takes almost 22 seconds to boost. I also try to set it to 64 kb but when I boost the H4n pro just says that the SD card need to bo formated, then it will set the"allocation unit size " to 32kb, I guess it's the best set for sd card.
Wow, pretty awesome. Thank for doing these tests. I clocked in at 27.7 seconds boot time with a SanDisk Ultra (80mb/s Class 10) 16GB SDHC card on my H4n Pro.
Very good video! Thanks for saving me from the frustration of buying the 64GB SD Extreme PRO and thinking I couldn't use it on the H4N. Greetings from Argentina.
@@mikesytes Thank you so much for your answer. You are welcome to Argentina whenever you want. It is a very beautiful country, although now unfortunately we are suffering a fairly large social and economic crisis. But let's hope to get out soon. Greetings again and thank you.
@@Anacrogames hola cómo vas? tu me recomiendas usar la memoria de 64gb con esta zoom? aparte del tiempo de carga lo único diferente que veo, es que la de 64 no se deja formatear desde la grabadora.
Good question! The H4N Pro is basically an older device which uses 16bit file systems. So anything over 32GB would no long be accommodating the recorders file type, but there is a way to format larger SD Cards by using your computer, then the card will work. Thanks!😎
Thanks, man! I've got an older-version H4, & would like to restart using it. I'll give it a try with 64+gb Fat 32 cards. (On the other hand, a 32GB card already provides a BOATload of recording time....) Request: please, if/when you have time: how about a multitrack recording tutorial for the H4n? (Here's hoping that such a step-by-step video might perhaps apply to the H4, too.) Kudos; keep up the good work...and if you start a Patreon account, some viewers can try to pay ya back,
Im using a 32gb ultra card. Saying no card and when i click format says no card. Wtf is going on. This was the card that came in the amazon bundle for it.
Hey Mike. So I tried to format like you said. Put it in the zoom. Scroll up to format SD card and what I got was " card format error". Hmmmmmmm could it be because you are bold. Hahaha. Had to but foreal. That's what I got .. I'ma gonna try and format it in my computer. See what happens. Thanks anyway. Keep up the good videos 👍👍👍
@@mikesytes thanks my brother.... But now I gotta figure how the heck to get it into fat32. I mean I guess that's what I need to do. Right ?? The card when out in my computer. Says efat or something like that. But it won't do fat 32. So doing some homework now on it mike. If you have any ideas it would be much appreciated.. thanks
Hey Mike. Thought I give you an update on my formating issue. Found this sweet site on Google. Called GUIFORMAT.COM. And good to go... So who ever reads this thread. You to can solve your FAT32 issues. ... Thanks again Mike. And keep shinning that big head of yours. 😂😂😂😂😂✌️✌️
@@mikesytes man. My computer was only given me two options. And fat32 wasn't in those options. Until I did some research and found this site that I mentioned earlier. But now I'm good. It just takes a min due to the card being 64G. Witch by the way. I forgot to mention earlier. Lol. And I'm bald to. Lol. Brain freeze. Lmao
Hello, nice video 😊. I have a question. Would be very nice if you answer me. I bought Zoom H4n pro new, honestly I have no idea 🙃, maybe you can give me a setting tip? For motorcycle. thank you in advance
Please Help. When I put my new card in the H4N pro, it says that I only have 45 minutes time to record???? Whyyyy? I formated and it won't change nothing! What should I do?
@MikeSytes Have you posted an update? I understand 32 GB is the maximum size for my Zoom H4 and I also have concerns of other formats like SDHC UHS-I Memory Cards. I have an older H4 not a pro and get the “data write error” sometimes when I end a recording but the recording still works. I tried formatting a 128GB card and it did not work. If I need to stay with a 32 GB card it would be nice to have a faster speed if possible but I have concerns that faster cards will not be compatible and just waste more money on a card that won’t work? Thanks!
Mike! I wasn't sure if the 64GB sd card was able to work or not. I only have 64GB and rented the H4N Pro for a wedding this weekend. Do I need to get a 32gb or am i good?
Great video Mike I have a question is that for the first boot of a newly formatted card or does it take that long on every boot up? Heres why I asked I like the idea of not formatting my card till the end of a project so if Im doing a documentary I wont format the card till I have done all the interviews. I would only take the daily recordings and save them to my pc but keep the other recordings on the card as sort of an unofficial back up I use 32gb cards. Is that bad to do doing bad?
Formatting the card will erase everything. I suggest only formatting the card once. After that it should work flawlessly for the rest of the life of that card, as long as it is only being used in the H4N.
Hey Mike I have the H4n Pro, even if formatting in FAT 32, my recorder still does not recognize any card. I tried with Sandisk 16GB class 10 48mb / s, 32 GB 90mb / s and it continues with the message "no card". has this happened to anyone? And since no card is recognized, I can't update the firmwere either.
@@mikesytes I just checked out your MTR mode video and I have to say the intro alone puts many sitcoms to shame. I really appreciate your style. And yeah, the video was very helpful, too. Just bought a H4N Pro and I am taking the first steps.
Just got out my H4n (not Pro) out yesterday after a lengthy hiatus. It was purchased in 2011. The card that came with it is an "inx" 1 GB. I would like to get a new card since I've read that the SD cards are only good for about 10 years usually, but the speed is not indicated anywhere on the card. Could you advise please? I assume I shouldn't go over 32 GB then with this particular model. Also, after deleting old files, there was still only about 50% of the memory remaining, so I formatted it again to clear all. This took about 10 seconds (from the "Off" position as you suggested) yielding 959MB and a total time of 1:35:02. Any idea of what was taking up that 50% since I deleted all in my folders? Thanks for the in-depth video and any additional information. Cheers!
No apologies needed. There was no rush. Greatly appreciate you taking the time. I suspected as much about there being some space taken up by other data. With more GBs, it won't be an issued. Thank you for the SD card recommendation and sharing your expertise. All the best to you, Mike!
@@mikesytes To close the loop, picked up the SanDisk Extreme PLUS SDHC UHS-I Card, 32GB. No formatting needed. Got a 33:29:18 record time. All is well. Thanks again, Mike!
It won´t work with the 64Gb card. I tried it. Impossible =) It says only "card error", when trying to format it =) Or did I understand something wrong? =D
@@mikesytes thanks man! =D Yes, i formatted it to Fat32 (works only with different tools, not directly in the Explorer using Windows 10) - but even formatted as Fat32, it doesn´t accept the card :/ It just doesn´t work :/
@@mikesytes Oh my, Fat16 though! I didn´t try this one yet =D It´s not urgent, but I stumbled over your Video and was surprised bigger cards as 32GB could work! =D Thanks a lot for your help!! =D
hi mike，I just found the "allocation unit size "gonna effect the boosting time. I got a 16g sd card whose speed can reach 90mb/s , but it takes more than 40 seconds to boost. When I try to format it on windows pc， I found the "allocation unit size " is 8192 bytes. So I try change the size and test, and it turns out that the best set of the"allocation unit size " is 32 KB, which gonna bring a high speed and it takes almost 22 seconds to boost. I also try to set it to 64 kb but when I boost the H4n pro just says that the SD card need to bo formated, then it will set the"allocation unit size " to 32kb, I guess it's the best set for sd card.
Wow, pretty awesome. Thank for doing these tests. I clocked in at 27.7 seconds boot time with a SanDisk Ultra (80mb/s Class 10) 16GB SDHC card on my H4n Pro.
My 16gb Sandisk loads in 18 secs.. I think I will stick with this size. Awesome video.👍🏾
Wow, how many MB/sec is your SanDisk? I got 27.7 seconds boot time with a SanDisk Ultra (80mb/s) 16GB SDHC.
Very good video! Thanks for saving me from the frustration of buying the 64GB SD Extreme PRO and thinking I couldn't use it on the H4N.
Greetings from Argentina.
@@mikesytes Thank you so much for your answer. You are welcome to Argentina whenever you want. It is a very beautiful country, although now unfortunately we are suffering a fairly large social and economic crisis.
But let's hope to get out soon. Greetings again and thank you.
@@Anacrogames hola cómo vas? tu me recomiendas usar la memoria de 64gb con esta zoom? aparte del tiempo de carga lo único diferente que veo, es que la de 64 no se deja formatear desde la grabadora.
@@andrewmorenola yo vengo usando la SanDisk Extreme PRO de 64 GB sin ningún tipo de problemas.
So glad I've come across this video and there was me about to get another SD card, thinking that my other one was faulty! Thanks :)
I just purchased the H4n Pro. I found your video very helpful. Thank you.
amazing video, this is how reviews should be done. No lies or half truths. With actual tests results.
this was really insightful and helpful Mike. thanks very much for the help.
Great vid Mike! You are too funny mate!
Thanks for sharing!
man you have been a blessing helping me figure out the 4hn. Sub'd :)
YOUR PERSONALITY IS AMAZING THANK YOU! :)
I don’t understand why the manufacturer says it only works on up to 32GB and here’s this guy using higher capacity cards
Good question! The H4N Pro is basically an older device which uses 16bit file systems. So anything over 32GB would no long be accommodating the recorders file type, but there is a way to format larger SD Cards by using your computer, then the card will work. Thanks!😎
Can you explain the formatting process? I'm about to get that 128gb, but I need to make sure it actually works @@mikesytes
Love your style dude! Great vid many many thanks. Helped me trouble shoot my biZ :)
Excellent video
Let’s go mike your so underated
Another great video! Very useful review, especially when prepping for a shoot!
hey Mike, with a 2GB Sandisk SD card, it took 10 seconds for my Zoom H4NPro to load with over 3 hours of recording
great video my man.
Much appreciated! Thanks for posting!
Thanks, man! I've got an older-version H4, & would like to restart using it. I'll give it a try with 64+gb Fat 32 cards. (On the other hand, a 32GB card already provides a BOATload of recording time....)
Request: please, if/when you have time: how about a multitrack recording tutorial for the H4n? (Here's hoping that such a step-by-step video might perhaps apply to the H4, too.)
Kudos; keep up the good work...and if you start a Patreon account, some viewers can try to pay ya back,
Nice video. Hilarious commentary!
Im using a 32gb ultra card. Saying no card and when i click format says no card. Wtf is going on. This was the card that came in the amazon bundle for it.
Everything I have seen so far says that only 32 gb sd cards can be used for the h4n, how are you getting a 128gb sd card to work?
Yes wtf?🤔
Hey Mike. So I tried to format like you said. Put it in the zoom. Scroll up to format SD card and what I got was " card format error". Hmmmmmmm could it be because you are bold. Hahaha. Had to but foreal. That's what I got .. I'ma gonna try and format it in my computer. See what happens. Thanks anyway. Keep up the good videos 👍👍👍
@@mikesytes thanks my brother.... But now I gotta figure how the heck to get it into fat32. I mean I guess that's what I need to do. Right ?? The card when out in my computer. Says efat or something like that. But it won't do fat 32. So doing some homework now on it mike. If you have any ideas it would be much appreciated.. thanks
Hey Mike. Thought I give you an update on my formating issue. Found this sweet site on Google. Called GUIFORMAT.COM. And good to go... So who ever reads this thread. You to can solve your FAT32 issues. ... Thanks again Mike. And keep shinning that big head of yours. 😂😂😂😂😂✌️✌️
@@mikesytes man. My computer was only given me two options. And fat32 wasn't in those options. Until I did some research and found this site that I mentioned earlier. But now I'm good. It just takes a min due to the card being 64G. Witch by the way. I forgot to mention earlier. Lol. And I'm bald to. Lol. Brain freeze. Lmao
Enjoyed this! Thanks, bro.
Just got the Zoom H4N , what is a good SD card for live music ?
Hello, nice video 😊. I have a question. Would be very nice if you answer me. I bought Zoom H4n pro new, honestly I have no idea 🙃, maybe you can give me a setting tip? For motorcycle. thank you in advance
Great video Mike. Thanks.
I read that this recorder accepts only up to 32gb cards... I guess that is not the truth.
Please Help. When I put my new card in the H4N pro, it says that I only have 45 minutes time to record???? Whyyyy? I formated and it won't change nothing! What should I do?
@@mikesytes Thank you very much for your answear!
Was so sad when I tried formatting my 64g in the Zoom only to get format error. I’m just going to get a smaller size anyways
@MikeSytes Have you posted an update? I understand 32 GB is the maximum size for my Zoom H4 and I also have concerns of other formats like SDHC UHS-I Memory Cards. I have an older H4 not a pro and get the “data write error” sometimes when I end a recording but the recording still works. I tried formatting a 128GB card and it did not work. If I need to stay with a 32 GB card it would be nice to have a faster speed if possible but I have concerns that faster cards will not be compatible and just waste more money on a card that won’t work? Thanks!
Mike, you've helped me so much! I'm struggling with the MTR mode. Can you give some guidance on that topic? Thanks again.
Only 16/44.100 💩
Thanks Mike 👍🏽
great content. just subbed.
MikeSytes, would you know why Zoom H4n would Mark "invalid File" while you Recorded something and IT got in, but fewdays later, nothing ?
Excellent Mike absolutely excellent
@@mikesytes
I will definitely stay tuned.
I love the two h4n Zoom I have.
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Mike! Help! How do I use the H4n Pro to record audio from a mini cassette player?
Thank you!
Mike! I wasn't sure if the 64GB sd card was able to work or not. I only have 64GB and rented the H4N Pro for a wedding this weekend. Do I need to get a 32gb or am i good?
Hi Mike! I have a kingston 128GB and the card reader says "no card". Can this card be used?
when i put the sd card appear card format error i format the sd card to ntfs but still giving erro can you help me?
thank you very much
Great video Mike I have a question is that for the first boot of a newly formatted card or does it take that long on every boot up? Heres why I asked I like the idea of not formatting my card till the end of a project so if Im doing a documentary I wont format the card till I have done all the interviews. I would only take the daily recordings and save them to my pc but keep the other recordings on the card as sort of an unofficial back up I use 32gb cards. Is that bad to do doing bad?
Formatting the card will erase everything. I suggest only formatting the card once. After that it should work flawlessly for the rest of the life of that card, as long as it is only being used in the H4N.
Hey Mike
I have the H4n Pro, even if formatting in FAT 32, my recorder still does not recognize any card. I tried with Sandisk 16GB class 10 48mb / s, 32 GB 90mb / s and it continues with the message "no card".
has this happened to anyone?
And since no card is recognized, I can't update the firmwere either.
@@mikesytes Yes thank you that must be my issue. I just watched the video again carefully and that is exactly what you said in the beginning 😂
max support size is 32gb but how did u use 64 gb and 128 gb ?
@@mikesytes thank you so much i tried and its work 🙏
@@DeepakBhat what are the format settings for 128gb?
In MTR mode record only in 16/44.100
Can't format a 64gb card in my recorder. I also tried update my firmware from 1.10 to the recently released 1.9 and it keeps giving me an error.
@@mikesytes Actually I made the mistake of selecting the wrong recorder to update. The recorder actually came with latest firmware.
Very entertaining!
@@mikesytes I just checked out your MTR mode video and I have to say the intro alone puts many sitcoms to shame. I really appreciate your style. And yeah, the video was very helpful, too. Just bought a H4N Pro and I am taking the first steps.
Just got out my H4n (not Pro) out yesterday after a lengthy hiatus. It was purchased in 2011. The card that came with it is an "inx" 1 GB. I would like to get a new card since I've read that the SD cards are only good for about 10 years usually, but the speed is not indicated anywhere on the card. Could you advise please? I assume I shouldn't go over 32 GB then with this particular model. Also, after deleting old files, there was still only about 50% of the memory remaining, so I formatted it again to clear all. This took about 10 seconds (from the "Off" position as you suggested) yielding 959MB and a total time of 1:35:02. Any idea of what was taking up that 50% since I deleted all in my folders? Thanks for the in-depth video and any additional information. Cheers!
No apologies needed. There was no rush. Greatly appreciate you taking the time. I suspected as much about there being some space taken up by other data. With more GBs, it won't be an issued. Thank you for the SD card recommendation and sharing your expertise. All the best to you, Mike!
@@mikesytes To close the loop, picked up the SanDisk Extreme PLUS SDHC UHS-I Card, 32GB. No formatting needed. Got a 33:29:18 record time. All is well. Thanks again, Mike!
Im having problems with my SanDisk Extreme Plus 150 mb 64 GB. Still saying card error
@@mikesytes You rock sir. I salute you.
how did you format the 64gb? @@ShawnMichaelLord
It won´t work with the 64Gb card. I tried it. Impossible =) It says only "card error", when trying to format it =)
Or did I understand something wrong? =D
@@mikesytes thanks man! =D Yes, i formatted it to Fat32 (works only with different tools, not directly in the Explorer using Windows 10) - but even formatted as Fat32, it doesn´t accept the card :/ It just doesn´t work :/
@@mikesytes Oh my, Fat16 though! I didn´t try this one yet =D
It´s not urgent, but I stumbled over your Video and was surprised bigger cards as 32GB could work! =D Thanks a lot for your help!! =D
By the way, I can´t find anything to format in this Fat16, only 32 showing up :D Using Aomei Partition Assistant =D
Did you find a way to format it so that it works? @@rossobosso
Dope
Card format error
@@mikesytes I accidentally purchased a 64G SD card...... oops.
Mike Sytes apparently Zoom H4N isn’t compatible with anything over 32G! 🤔
Mike Sytes actually... it is the pro ?
Mike Sytes oh fantastic! I will give it a go and report back !!
dumb question, it accepts micro sd with adapters?
must format in Fat32 to use cards larger than 32gb? kinda like nintendo switch.