Mid-Side and Blumlein recording with the Zoom H4n

March 21st, 2009

The Zoom H4n includes a Mid-Side decoder. I connected a pair of figure 8 mics to the H4n and compared Mid-Side recording to a Blumlein array.

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And more on the Zoom H4n

March 15th, 2009

The H4n has made quite a splash, with its terrific feature set and dramatic appearance. Brad Linder has posted some clips at his blog comparing the H4n to the Sony PCM-D50. He seems to think the Zoom is disappointing, but I’m not sure I’m hearing the same problems he describes.
I got a long and interesting [...]

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First look at the Zoom H4n

March 7th, 2009

The previews of the Zoom H4n have generated a lot of excitement so I added a few airline miles to the family account and ordered one of these new hand held recorders.

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Building a broadband absorber (on the cheap)

March 6th, 2009

When I talk about room treatment I only discuss the simple broadband absorber. I’ve read discussions of tuned membrane bass traps, tube traps, and diffusors, but my approach so far has been guided by the slogan, “You can never have too many broadband absorbers in a small room.”
As I mentioned in a previous post, my [...]

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