Zoom H5 4-Track Portable Recorder for Audio for Video, Music, and Podcasting, Stereo Microphones, 2 XLR/TRS Inputs, USB Audio Interface, Battery Powered

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Over the past thirty years, the company has built a reputation for producing innovative yet affordable products based on original microchip designs. The Pre-Record function captures and saves two seconds of audio before you hit RECORD, perfect for unexpected starts. Internal processing allows the user to employ low-cut filtering, compression, limiting or effects to the audio, whilst a chromatic tuner and metronome are handy features for some.

You’ll also find your channel selection buttons, as well as the usual Play/Pause, Record, and Stop options. Optional accessories: PCH-4n protective case, HS-1 hot shoe adapter , AD-14 AC power supply, RC4 wired remote control. The quality of the built-in preamps for microphones is excellent, you can easily record two mics at once, and I like having independent gains for each. The H5's modular design means that you can always use the best microphone for every recording environment.I’ve been using it for months now, and it has been the source of audio in my videos, before being replaced with a Zoom F6, so today’s review will focus on H5, and comparisons between H5, the Rode NTG-2, Rode NTG-3B, and Zoom H2n as general solutions and as far as the sonic performance goes, both from the standpoint of an audiophile, and a content creator.

Each input has its own gain control knob, and the XYH-5 capsule also provides an additional mic/line input through a ⅛" mini phone jack. The optional SGH-6 Shotgun Capsule adds a professional-quality, highly directional microphone to the H6, creating an ideal audio setup for film, video, live theatre, and ENG (electronic news gathering) applications. This means that the subject, if there is one, will be integrated with the background, and that module will pick up Echo, room acoustics and more.

Optional accessories: APH-6 accessory pack, HS-1 hot shoe adapter , PCH-6 protective case, AD-17 power supply, XYH-5/ SSH-6/ SGH-6/ MSH-6/ EXH-6 microphone/input modules, ECM-3, ECM-6. You’ll get great audio from these whether you’re using them for a single voice, multiple voices, or general ambient recordings. When a suitable memory card is inserted, the maximum file size of any one recording is limited to 2GB. A prime example of someone who doesn’t need an H5 would be a podcaster who records solo or online interview episodes directly into their computer with a USB mic.

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