Zoom H2n Stereo/Surround-Sound Portable Recorder, 5 Built-In Microphones, X/Y, Mid-Side, Surround Sound, Ambisonics Mode, Records to SD Card, For Recording Music, Audio for Video, and Interviews

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It comes with 5 built-in condenser microphones, two front ones for the X/Y config and three on the back, which are stacked on top of each other. On the front panel, you’ve got all the navigation controls and menus: this is where all settings are adjusted. When this parameter is activated, no personal information is sent to Google and the IP addresses are anonymized. It’s fairly simple to use, only two faders, one for the Mid microphone’s volume and one for the side ones.

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The next extract was recorded in the same conditions, but this time 4-channel mode was activated (actually both stereo mics together). You can also choose 4-channel mode which records both MS and XY simultaneously to two separate stereo tracks (albeit with a shared preamp gain).

The record Button, a recording indicator which turns red if the device is recording and the black and white screen that shows the volume indicators, the recording format we are using, battery level, the selected recording pattern, etc. Using “Spatial Audio” mode, you can create a single four-channel, multi-track WAV file that includes Omni, Left/Right, and Forward/Backward tracks. It has an SD/SDHC card slot that can hold up to 32GB of audio files, and can connect to a computer via USB for easy transfer.

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This is useful if you are recording a meeting or a podcast and you want to mark certain parts of the recording, allowing you to jump to those parts easily. There's an equivalent Auto-record Stop function, too; as soon as incoming signal drops below the Stop Level you've set, recording ends. The only downsides I've found are that it could do with an input pad as it's too sensitive for loud environments; I'd prefer the record light on the top; and the internal clock is poor, so you may have to spend a bit of time stretching and syncing if you are using it to record audio for a video or to be used in a multitrack mix with other audio.I’m not looking to record to publish, or share, but, rather, to check whether I am playing something correctly.