Just watched the first H4n video and was impressed by your attention to detail in your description of how to use the H4n. This video went above and beyond. Thank you!
Wow! I really appreciate your videos. I got mine at the beginning of the year and my eyes glazed over looking at the small book that came with it. Your videos are so clear and concise that I had mine up and running in no time now that I really need to start using it. Thank you for the excellent instructions!
Excellent Mike... just received my new H4nPro. Your tutorials were exactly what I needed to get started... better than the actual manual! From El Bailarin Del Mambo on WPKN 89.5FM
Thanks Mike ! I really appreciate people who at first blush actually understand technology but even more so , share it with others for the sake of just sharing with others . Thank you !
Hi Mike - not sure if you check these comments particularly on your older videos but I have found them really helpful. I recently encountered a problem and hope you may be able to help: Question relating to recording podcasts using Zoom H4N Pro. I recently recorded a podcast using 2 x XLR mics and the built in mic in 4Channel mode. The recording seemed to be fine - levels good, timecode progressing normally - but half way through recording stopped due to full (32 gig) soundcard which I had cleared before the recording to maximise space. I wasn't surprised as I had read that 4 channel recording does use a lot of memory and I had a spare card to switch to, but I was surprised and alarmed to find the original card had wiped clean when I tried to download the files from it. There were wav files in the 4channel folder - but none contained any data whatsoever as if the fact of filling the card had caused it to auto-delete. Using Disk Drill enabled me to recover several older recordings but the new ones could not be recovered. Any advice would be much appreciated. Adam
Hi Mike; On your recommendation I went ahead and purchased the H4N Pro. Received it yesterday and looking forward to trying it out. Thanks for your videos. They were very helpful. David
Thanks for the video. It really helped me out. I want to ask the following: How to get rid of echoes? I get an echo when I try to record my saxophone with a backing track. Is there a fix for this? I know a lot of musicians use this device for recording, but I need to get up to date on how to do it correctly.
It was a wonderful video ...it took me 2 hours to search about some features of h4n pro.. the 1/2 link ,using Lav mics..look forward to more such informative videos..Thanks
great stuff about 1/2 link and the renaming of the file's i'v got the zoom h4n pro but i rarely pull it out b/c of the anxiety it brings from not understanding how to navigate and trouble shoot but your tutorial video's take away a lot of the stress, thanks keep em coming and i'll keep watching
Mike, I read someone took an audio cable, hooked it his computer and I think he downloaded his music onto his H4n...please tell me what audio cable I need to do like downloading my songs or podcasts you want to listen to onto the H4n...a video would be awesome! Thx for your wonderful explanations, like watching a movie but much more important!!
Very impressive presentation with excellent production levels. I look forward to learning more about my new Hn4Pro from watching your lessons. Thanks for what you do.
@@mikesytes MIke, I would like to see a presentation about how to connect the H4nPro to the control room out on my Behringer mixing board (or any mixer, obviously). I am experimenting and trying to learn how to use the unit to record my mix, but am a ways off from getting the levels right. Thanks.
Excellent and very helpful video Mike. I just bought one of these off ebay. The H4N Pro (like yours) Do you know if the Black finish one is any different to this or is it identical with just different front color?
Great video!!! Is there a way to use this to supply (over-ride) the bad audio in a Samsung smartphone video, while I have it connected to the Line Outs of my digital piano? Or, if not that option, connect to one of the headphone jacks of the piano ? I'm desperately trying to make a video of myself playing the piano with good sound quality WITHOUT having to use software to sync audio and video.
I did a LOT of research on a really EASY and quality multi track recorder and ALL the reviews of this were almost 5 star amazing reviews. Very HAPPY people!! So I ordered it. I'm OLD SCHOOL, but trying to find such super EASY machines now days is almost impossible ( turn on machine, select and adjust track, record and playback. DONE! I Adjusting each track and mixing to final is just that. Ready to burn.) My old favorite model is still out there but only used and who knows how badly they were used and how much more before it would die completely, leaving me looking again. So reluctantly, I'm trying to find a new machine. I tried the TASCAM OO6 and after calling the tech and writing down 28 STEPS just to record track 1, the playback stunk and I was about to toss it out in the trash!! I'm sorry, but THAT IS NOT USER FRIENDLY!! Understand, I'm using g the SAME INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS as before on the old Sony MDR with great results that absolutely was trash on the Tascam. Really?? This Zoom is highly recommended and I've followed up on its user friendliness and decided to finally order it. It should be here in 7 days. But meanwhile I plan to get as much info on using it as I can so when it arrives, I'll be ready to go to work. Question is, can I hook it up to any CD BURNER or is there a specific brand I should use? I did use the burner on my old computer but that has since died as well. So I'm looking for a new burner, too. Thanks for your video!!
Mike what’s the best way to record my band practise… connect from a mixing board or from a powered speaker out.. does the XLR has to be changed to line level…. Leon
Hi, this is a helpful video! I just have a question regarding to it being used as an audio interface to any DAW (although I plan to use it in Pro Tools)... Can I use the built-in microphone of this to record on any DAW?
I have a couple questions! Your videos were helpful so far so hopefully you can answer this for me. I use the phantom power with the mics at the bottom but if I only have one mic plugged in it only gives me levels on the left side. Is that because I only have 1 mic plugged. My second question is The mic picks up so much background sound. It picks up cars driving by. Is there a way to fix that??? Thank you!!
Great tutorial! I wonder how I can use the stereo mics and one Bass Drum Mic (XLR) at the same time. Stereo mics work great. But I hear the bass drum sound only on one channel. Why ? and what can I do to fix this problem?
I've been watching several tutorials on the use of the H4n Pro. None of them show how to position the recorder, using the built in mics, to record, for instance, me reading some text. Is it best to have the built in mics pointed towards you, (then you can't see the digital screen to monitor what is going on,) or can you just position it in front of you so you can see/monitor the screen information while recording? Also, how far away from the subject being recorded should the mics be? BTW, I got a gorilla tripod, so I can position it any orientation as needed. Thanks for your help. :)
Hi, how did you get those 64g SD cards to work? I have two 64gig cards that give an error when trying to format. Also won't work when formated on pc/laptop.
I found out that you CAN use an external lav mic that has a 3.5mm TRRS plug (3 bars), as long as it has its own battery power. For some reason the H4n Pro's Plugin Power feature doesn't work with it, but if the lav mic has its own battery power, switching it on will allow it to work on the external mic connection without the need for an adaptor.
First of all - great video... You explained almost everything. I need some help around 4CH recording and MTR ... Especially effects :) . I would be very greatful if you give some examples for MTR with some effects :) Thanks
Quick Question. Regarding the 1/2 link question. Yesterday I connected ONE MICROPHONE and then chose #1. However. After hearing the sound on my headphones. The sound was much higher on my left speaker than my right speaker. What did I do wrong? Should I have LINKED and put the setting to on? Or should I have adjusted the recording level for both?
Excellent video Mike. I have a couple of questions: why does it not record in MP3 format by default? What's the difference between WAV and MP3 audio files? Is one superior to the other in terms of quality, etc? Many thanks.
Thanks for this! I have a rather complicated question. My good friend and I collaborate on beats using Logic Pro X and 2 separate Macbooks. Could we listen to both together if i hook his up into the 3.5 mm input in the back and hook up mine in the XLR (3.5 mm to XLR cable) with input in the front? Let me know when you have time. This is the deciding factor between me getting it or not.
One flaw in this field recorder that I own. You can't rename folders. And you only get 10 pre made folders. Also as a device overall it's a lot of buttons to press and menus to navigate to do simple things. Not a fan. A couple of simple software changes could make it a winner.
Sir can i record use inbuilt mic & 1 external microphone using xlr(48v) simultaneously. Or Inbuilt mic & Sir can i record use inbuilt mic & 1 external microphone using xlr(48v) simultaneously. Or Inbuilt mic & leveler mic simultaneously.
Great video!! Yeah, PDF File owner's manuel is way too technical to understand. It's like they think your already a veteran of music production. Basically, they don't really care if your a newbie. They are going to purposely overwhelm you with technical language.
Just watched the first H4n video and was impressed by your attention to detail in your description of how to use the H4n. This video went above and beyond. Thank you!
This video was great. Exactly the information I was looking for.
Wow! I really appreciate your videos. I got mine at the beginning of the year and my eyes glazed over looking at the small book that came with it. Your videos are so clear and concise that I had mine up and running in no time now that I really need to start using it.
Thank you for the excellent instructions!
Excellent Mike... just received my new H4nPro. Your tutorials were exactly what I needed to get started... better than the actual manual! From El Bailarin Del Mambo on WPKN 89.5FM
Thanks Mike !
I really appreciate people who at first blush actually understand technology but even more so , share it with others for the sake of just sharing with others .
Thank you !
Great tips, thank you so much. I'm totally new to this recorder.
This video was SOOOOO good thank you so much
Thank you so much for doing it in the way you did it. All the best from Frankfurt/Germany.
Daniel
Great video Mike! I liked and subscribed. Keep up the good work brother! God bless you!
Thank you! You’re instructions are so easy to follow!
Hi Mike - not sure if you check these comments particularly on your older videos but I have found them really helpful. I recently encountered a problem and hope you may be able to help: Question relating to recording podcasts using Zoom H4N Pro. I recently recorded a podcast using 2 x XLR mics and the built in mic in 4Channel mode. The recording seemed to be fine - levels good, timecode progressing normally - but half way through recording stopped due to full (32 gig) soundcard which I had cleared before the recording to maximise space. I wasn't surprised as I had read that 4 channel recording does use a lot of memory and I had a spare card to switch to, but I was surprised and alarmed to find the original card had wiped clean when I tried to download the files from it. There were wav files in the 4channel folder - but none contained any data whatsoever as if the fact of filling the card had caused it to auto-delete. Using Disk Drill enabled me to recover several older recordings but the new ones could not be recovered. Any advice would be much appreciated. Adam
Hi Mike; On your recommendation I went ahead and purchased the H4N Pro. Received it yesterday and looking forward to trying it out. Thanks for your videos. They were very helpful.
David
@@mikesytes Thanks! Appreciate your time.
Fantastic tutorial. You are a wonderful teacher. Thank you very much.
Very clear, straightforward explanation and demonstration.
Getting this soon. Good video Getting two condenser mics. I'll be using this for sound healing videos
Awesome,!, I am working on some more H4n Pro videos! Stay tuned 👍
Thanks for the video. I just ordered an H4n Pro to replace my H2. I had that thing for years and I never knew how to rename the files!
Thanks for the video. It really helped me out. I want to ask the following: How to get rid of echoes? I get an echo when I try to record my saxophone with a backing track. Is there a fix for this? I know a lot of musicians use this device for recording, but I need to get up to date on how to do it correctly.
It was a wonderful video ...it took me 2 hours to search about some features of h4n pro.. the 1/2 link ,using Lav mics..look forward to more such informative videos..Thanks
good stuff on that 1/2 link and the way the 1/8 input jack can be turned off
great stuff about 1/2 link and the renaming of the file's i'v got the zoom h4n pro but i rarely pull it out b/c of the anxiety it brings from not understanding how to navigate and trouble shoot but your tutorial video's take away a lot of the stress, thanks keep em coming and i'll keep watching
Mike, I read someone took an audio cable, hooked it his computer and I think he downloaded his music onto his H4n...please tell me what audio cable I need to do like downloading my songs or podcasts you want to listen to onto the H4n...a video would be awesome! Thx for your wonderful explanations, like watching a movie but much more important!!
Another awesome video. Very informative and pleasant to watch. Excellent teacher.
hey love your video. what happens if the power is pulled before its shut down,
Another nice video! Well done human
Thank you for explaining things so throughly.. I was wondering why my lav mic wasn't picking up:) you rock!:)
Your work saved me so much time
great teaching
Very impressive presentation with excellent production levels. I look forward to learning more about my new Hn4Pro from watching your lessons. Thanks for what you do.
@@mikesytes MIke, I would like to see a presentation about how to connect the H4nPro to the control room out on my Behringer mixing board (or any mixer, obviously). I am experimenting and trying to learn how to use the unit to record my mix, but am a ways off from getting the levels right. Thanks.
Thanks, your video is full of details and interesting.
@@mikesytes Hi, as a beginner, hope you can share experience about Cubase, etc, or your workflow etc....
Excellent and informative tutorial, as usual. I'll be coming back to this , I'm sure..Thank you for posting !
Great job - you have a very good way of communicating what needs to be shown... Thank you I have subscribed and look forward to more vids
Thanks!🎉
Excellent and very helpful video Mike. I just bought one of these off ebay. The H4N Pro (like yours) Do you know if the Black finish one is any different to this or is it identical with just different front color?
Nice video. Very helpful.
Great information, Thanks a lot
Excellent video.. my H4n will arrive today.. can’t wait to try it out..👍
Great video!!! Is there a way to use this to supply (over-ride) the bad audio in a Samsung smartphone video, while I have it connected to the Line Outs of my digital piano? Or, if not that option, connect to one of the headphone jacks of the piano ? I'm desperately trying to make a video of myself playing the piano with good sound quality WITHOUT having to use software to sync audio and video.
I did a LOT of research on a really EASY and quality multi track recorder and ALL the reviews of this were almost 5 star amazing reviews. Very HAPPY people!! So I ordered it. I'm OLD SCHOOL, but trying to find such super EASY machines now days is almost impossible ( turn on machine, select and adjust track, record and playback. DONE! I Adjusting each track and mixing to final is just that. Ready to burn.) My old favorite model is still out there but only used and who knows how badly they were used and how much more before it would die completely, leaving me looking again. So reluctantly, I'm trying to find a new machine. I tried the TASCAM OO6 and after calling the tech and writing down 28 STEPS just to record track 1, the playback stunk and I was about to toss it out in the trash!! I'm sorry, but THAT IS NOT USER FRIENDLY!! Understand, I'm using g the SAME INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS as before on the old Sony MDR with great results that absolutely was trash on the Tascam. Really?? This Zoom is highly recommended and I've followed up on its user friendliness and decided to finally order it. It should be here in 7 days. But meanwhile I plan to get as much info on using it as I can so when it arrives, I'll be ready to go to work. Question is, can I hook it up to any CD BURNER or is there a specific brand I should use? I did use the burner on my old computer but that has since died as well. So I'm looking for a new burner, too. Thanks for your video!!
Mike what’s the best way to record my band practise… connect from a mixing board or from a powered speaker out.. does the XLR has to be changed to line level…. Leon
Great tutorial. Clear and detailed. Thank you!
Hi, this is a helpful video!
I just have a question regarding to it being used as an audio interface to any DAW (although I plan to use it in Pro Tools)... Can I use the built-in microphone of this to record on any DAW?
Excellent stuff Mike
When you got to the point where it said rename file.
How do you type in the letters m i k e ?
Very helpful, thank you
Glad this was helpful! Stay tuned for more on this channel!😎
Could you add effects to the play track in stereo
You can also use a tripod to support the recorder and any connection at the back
Yep I own one of those and hopefully will also have H6
Awesome! Thank you.
I have a couple questions! Your videos were helpful so far so hopefully you can answer this for me.
I use the phantom power with the mics at the bottom but if I only have one mic plugged in it only gives me levels on the left side. Is that because I only have 1 mic plugged.
My second question is The mic picks up so much background sound. It picks up cars driving by. Is there a way to fix that???
Thank you!!
Thank you!
Great tutorial! I wonder how I can use the stereo mics and one Bass Drum Mic (XLR) at the same time. Stereo mics work great. But I hear the bass drum sound only on one channel. Why ? and what can I do to fix this problem?
@@mikesytes Thanx for your quick answer. I'm in 4 Channel mode. If I switch the BD Mike to Mike 2, it switches to the other side.
Great product!!!!
Thank man this is awesome
How do I get the two 4 channel files: I & M, to become one file I can output to my tablet and onto a CD or Flash drive
Thanks mike!
I've been watching several tutorials on the use of the H4n Pro. None of them show how to position the recorder, using the built in mics, to record, for instance, me reading some text. Is it best to have the built in mics pointed towards you, (then you can't see the digital screen to monitor what is going on,) or can you just position it in front of you so you can see/monitor the screen information while recording? Also, how far away from the subject being recorded should the mics be? BTW, I got a gorilla tripod, so I can position it any orientation as needed.
Thanks for your help. :)
real nice review
What usb connector does it take I can't seem to find one, maybe micro usb
How many Mics can you have set up at once for a recording
Please suggest settings for recording guitar and vocals in a room without noise!!
Does this recorder have talking menus?
Sir, Can you please tell me the settings for clear audio recording for voice overs..
Good job.
Super helpful! Thank you!!!
Hi, how did you get those 64g SD cards to work? I have two 64gig cards that give an error when trying to format. Also won't work when formated on pc/laptop.
I found out that you CAN use an external lav mic that has a 3.5mm TRRS plug (3 bars), as long as it has its own battery power. For some reason the H4n Pro's Plugin Power feature doesn't work with it, but if the lav mic has its own battery power, switching it on will allow it to work on the external mic connection without the need for an adaptor.
@@mikesytes My specific lav mic is the Maono Lavalier Microphone 7 Basic.
Great+clear video. Cool balance between attention span and good taste comments. Subscribed! __Thank you.
@@mikesytes Thank you for your words: well, I have so much curiosity to learn what exactly is the "phantom" concept...
Can it be powered simply with usb bus power?
First of all - great video... You explained almost everything. I need some help around 4CH recording and MTR ... Especially effects :) . I would be very greatful if you give some examples for MTR with some effects :) Thanks
I forgot to mantion. I'm trying to record Tuba, I also have AKG D409... if you can help with some settings it would be great :)
Thanks for the reply and I look forward to hearing from you. Best regards
Quick Question. Regarding the 1/2 link question. Yesterday I connected ONE MICROPHONE and then chose #1. However. After hearing the sound on my headphones. The sound was much higher on my left speaker than my right speaker. What did I do wrong? Should I have LINKED and put the setting to on? Or should I have adjusted the recording level for both?
Hi, can I record separate files; one from xlr1 an other from xlr2 or lav mic?
Excellent video Mike. I have a couple of questions: why does it not record in MP3 format by default? What's the difference between WAV and MP3 audio files? Is one superior to the other in terms of quality, etc? Many thanks.
@@mikesytes Thank you so much for clarifying this for me Mike. Much appreciated. Best wishes.
And sir can we say its audio interface comparable to Scarlett solo audio interface .
any way to isolate each built in mic to make it feel like binaural on this?
Is it possible to port the output into an iPhone and use the graphic equaliser in GarageBand and live stream the edited sound.
How long the batteries last? Thanks
Thanks for this! I have a rather complicated question. My good friend and I collaborate on beats using Logic Pro X and 2 separate Macbooks. Could we listen to both together if i hook his up into the 3.5 mm input in the back and hook up mine in the XLR (3.5 mm to XLR cable) with input in the front? Let me know when you have time. This is the deciding factor between me getting it or not.
Mike Sytes thanks for this explanation! I’ll be patiently waiting on the video. Thanks for all you do 💯
My recorder started saying SD errors on the card I tried formatting it I tried using another SD card so now I want when I record I got a hope it works
One flaw in this field recorder that I own. You can't rename folders. And you only get 10 pre made folders. Also as a device overall it's a lot of buttons to press and menus to navigate to do simple things. Not a fan. A couple of simple software changes could make it a winner.
Sir can i record use inbuilt mic & 1 external microphone using xlr(48v) simultaneously.
Or
Inbuilt mic & Sir can i record use inbuilt mic & 1 external microphone using xlr(48v) simultaneously.
Or
Inbuilt mic & leveler mic simultaneously.
@@mikesytes can you suggest zoom h4npro or any other condenser mic home setup under 244$. Appx
Which setup will give best result for vocal & music
subscribed.
vince vaughn vibes
Excellent info, but you might want to show more and explain less.
Great video!! Yeah, PDF File owner's manuel is way too technical to understand. It's like they think your already a veteran of music production. Basically, they don't really care if your a newbie. They are going to purposely overwhelm you with technical language.