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Post by andyhowell on May 5, 2015 19:25:16 GMT
Just off to walk coast to coast across the Scottish Highlands (about 2 weeks). I will be recording podcast material as I go. Last night I discovered my Edirol recorder was bust so,I went in search of a replacement. The cheapest model I could find locally was a Zoom 2. Playing around with it this evening I was very impressed. Good stereo recording option.
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Post by ocarolan on May 5, 2015 22:14:04 GMT
All my recording for the past few years has been done on an early Zoom H2 . When at home I mostly use it as a USB mic. Excellent vfm!
Have fun with it Andy.
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Post by alig on May 6, 2015 6:22:52 GMT
Where are you leaving from/arriving, Andy?
The weather's due to improve towards the end of the week - at least on the west coast!
Hope you win a coconut and have splendid weather coast to coast!
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Post by andyhowell on May 6, 2015 7:28:41 GMT
Keith. I have Zoom 6 but rarely use it. I suspect the H2 is going to be more accessible.
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Post by andyhowell on May 6, 2015 7:29:47 GMT
Where are you leaving from/arriving, Andy? The weather's due to improve towards the end of the week - at least on the west coast! Hope you win a coconut and have splendid weather coast to coast! Starting at Lochaillort. The weather? It will be Scottish. Up to Glasgow later today.
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Post by ocarolan on May 6, 2015 8:11:51 GMT
Keith. I have Zoom 6 but rarely use it. I suspect the H2 is going to be more accessible. It will be. Simple is good. I've used mine when out and about and the ease of use is remarkable once the unfathomable menu system has been fathomed. The silly little screen doesn't help either, but you can't have everything! Have a good trip! Keith
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Post by alig on May 6, 2015 8:55:01 GMT
Where are you leaving from/arriving, Andy? The weather's due to improve towards the end of the week - at least on the west coast! Hope you win a coconut and have splendid weather coast to coast! Starting at Lochaillort. The weather? It will be Scottish. Up to Glasgow later today. Excellent! You'll have a ball.
Are you walking?
Have a good time in the Dear Green Place - it's been too long since I was there.
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Post by missclarktree on May 6, 2015 15:47:53 GMT
Sounds like a fantastic walk, andyhowell. The good thing about rain in Scotland is that it seems usually to come in showers rather than constant drizzle, and the changing skies can add to the interest. Hope you have a great time.
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Post by Martin on May 6, 2015 16:33:40 GMT
Have a good one, Andy!
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Post by leoroberts on May 6, 2015 16:38:10 GMT
I walked the coast to coast this morning. Coast of Walney Island to coast of Barrow-in-Furness. No biggie
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Post by vikingblues on May 6, 2015 22:01:19 GMT
Have fun Andy and enjoy the wonderful land - hope the Zoom 2 does a good job! Give my love to the damn midges if they're out and about yet. Mark
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Post by andyhowell on May 7, 2015 5:56:38 GMT
Have fun Andy and enjoy the wonderful land - hope the Zoom 2 does a good job! Give my love to the damn midges if they're out and about yet. Mark Bit early for midges but weather forecast talks about 25 degrees as we go into next week!
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Post by alig on May 7, 2015 7:43:19 GMT
No. No midges yet.
Just a fresh drop of snow on the tops...
Nice tomorrow though.
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Post by slasher on May 7, 2015 14:29:09 GMT
Sounds like a great walk, hope there are some friendly hostelries. A pal of mine did Scotland coast to coast some years ago stopping in bothies overnight with the occasional nice hotel.
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Post by whaleblue on May 7, 2015 23:22:40 GMT
Could I just ask - are the Zoom 2/H2/H2n all the same thing?
I suspect not, looking on Amazon, and quite fancy the H2n if it's simple enough to use to record my practise so I can monitor my progress.
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