Buy one mic and get two free? Seriously sweet deal. We just got these and I tried them out and WOW. Worth the deal. In fact they are just as god if not better than the $80 Sony interview mics we usually buy, and we got THREE for $25. They were recommended by our [...]
Buy one mic and get two free? Seriously sweet deal. We just got these and I tried them out and WOW. Worth the deal. In fact they are just as god if not better than the $80 Sony interview mics we usually buy, and we got THREE for $25. They were recommended by our staffer who is interning at a local radio station, she says they love them and they work great. I would have to agree.
On another note, I just got my hands on one of the above H4 Zoom digital recorders and I have to say, I was not impressed. The interface is way too confusing. The Roland R-09 is still my pick.
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Interesting that you say this about the Zoom. I was at B&H the other day and their pro-audio guy said that they’re selling the Zoom over the other handheld flash recorders. They didn’t have one in the case for me to look at but he raved about it as did another random customer who had recently purchased one. The XLR inputs seem to be a big plus. Can you expand on your experience with it? I was “this close” to buying it but something told me to hold off. I HATED the M-Audio and was considering picking up the Edirol….
I think the ‘new’ factor is why they are selling out, because I can’t seem to find many positive reviews. No doubt the audio quallity is good, but not better than the R-09 as far as my ears go. I base my review on the fact that I need to hand out devices to the staff that are very easy to use and are compact. The R-09 is both. Yes it has a plastic feel, because all the flash recorders are plastic. I LOVE the fact that you can take the R-09 out of the box, NOT read the manual and record straight away. I was so lost with the Zoom interface. I also prefer the R-09 display over the Zoom, large level indicators and time recorded/remaining very visible, not so on the Zoom. I can’t say, cuz I’m no pro sound expert, but the lake of XLR inputs on the R-09 is solved with a $5 XLR to mini jack. It could be that XLR to XLR could sound better, but by the time we compress for the web, it can’t be that big of a difference, but I could be wrong. In a nutshell the zoom was confusing to me, too many buttons and the center button, really bugged me. I hope this helps, maybe not, but
I have to agree with Richard on the Zoom. We bought three of them blind and luckily we also bought some of the PMD660′s. The Zoom interface is certainly not for making changes on the fly. We were hoping it would be a good low-cost multi-channel unit but I can’t even begin to imagine the guidebook I’d have to write for our staff if they wanted to change modes or use anything other than default settings. The sound quality is quite good with the built in speakers and if you don’t mind spending the time with this it is packed with features, but we need units with a five minute learning curve. Look for ours on Ebay soon if you want them.
Wow. That’s pretty daming for the ol’ Zoom. I’m sold, on your reviews that is.
I think the XLR connection is somewhat about quality but also security. I’ve never had an 1/8 plug come out but the XLR is much more secure.
Thanks.