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Post by herb on Sept 22, 2020 10:02:25 GMT
I am hoping someone has come across a problem I have found with the Zoom H2n. It is new although purchased last year. Version 3.
When using AUTO RECORD the song recording when listened on PLAYBACK is split into many files. eg File 1 to File 100 depending on number of verses or length of recording. Each file is about 1 second in length of time, at which point it stops. Pressing the PLAY button produces another 1 second, and so on.
MANUAL RECORD does not produce this problem but I cannot find if the recorder is faulty in some way or there is a setting that is causing the problem.
A further but smaller problem is a TREMOLO effect produced when a PLAYBACK speed is increased from 100% to say 125%.
Any advice would be welcome but I should say I have tried customer support in the USA without much guidance.
Hoping everyone and loved ones are safe and well, Herb.
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Post by Martin on Sept 23, 2020 20:38:12 GMT
I am hoping someone has come across a problem I have found with the Zoom H2n. It is new although purchased last year. Version 3. When using AUTO RECORD the song recording when listened on PLAYBACK is split into many files. eg File 1 to File 100 depending on number of verses or length of recording. Each file is about 1 second in length of time, at which point it stops. Pressing the PLAY button produces another 1 second, and so on. MANUAL RECORD does not produce this problem but I cannot find if the recorder is faulty in some way or there is a setting that is causing the problem. A further but smaller problem is a TREMOLO effect produced when a PLAYBACK speed is increased from 100% to say 125%. Any advice would be welcome but I should say I have tried customer support in the USA without much guidance. Hoping everyone and loved ones are safe and well, Herb. Hi herb it's great to hear from you! I'll just move this to another section and ask ocarolan his opinion, as he's the resident Zoom H2* Expert * and everything else really
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Post by ocarolan on Sept 23, 2020 22:09:34 GMT
Thanks Martin - hadn't spotted this as I guess from your post that it was somewhere else! I do indeed use a Zoom H2n, but I wouldn't say I was an expert on them - I use only a fraction of the possible functions. Which brings me to your problems, herb! I have never used the autorecord function that you describe - is that when recordings start when the machine detects an input? If so, that could mean that once recording has started, it may stop if the sound it receives drops below a certain level, and restarts as it gets louder. Each restart will produce a separate file. Is there a way of adjusting the level at which the machine stops/starts recording? If so, then set it to as low as possible which should prevent recording stopping in the quieter bits. Your 1 sec files makes all that sound unlikely though! Hmm - some time later ...... I have dug out the manual for my device and found all sorts of pages I'd not looked at before. Yes, there is a way of changing the threshold at which record stops/starts when using auto.You'll find it on p74-75. Give it a try and you you be able to set the Start and Stop threshold levels separately. That should tell you if the machine is faulty or not. If you can't find your manual let me know and I'll copy you the relevant pages, though you may be able to find a manual on line somewhere. Is there any particular reason why you want to use auto recording? Esp as it seems to work fine for you on manual? As to the other problem; again, I've never changed the playback speed, in fact I've never played back files on the device anyway as I don't record onto SD car, I plug it into PC and record straight into my audio software. However, I've found the relevant pages in the book, and they aren't much help. It says it will go from 50% to 150% speed of the original recording, so your 125%, although it seemd extreme to me, ought to be within the device's capability. Does it work OK on smaller speed changes, eg 5% either way? I have found that altering the speed of soundfiles in my audio software can produce weird results if you want the pitch to remain constant! Sorry, can't help you much on that. But why do you want to change the speed, esp so drastically? Not sure I've been much help, really - but let me know how you get on! Keith
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Post by andyhowell on Sept 24, 2020 7:17:49 GMT
I experimented with this once and gave up. I simply pres record settle down and play and then cut the intro rubbish in my computer.
A great little machine IMHO.
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Post by herb on Sept 24, 2020 10:57:07 GMT
Martin, Thank you for redirecting my query on the H2n recorder. I guessed I may have placed it in the wrong section.
Keith, Many thanks for your investigation into the intricacies of the functions of the recorder and your suggestions.
I am basically an elderly virgin when it comes to any of this kind of equipment and have not yet got to the computer plugin and Garageband etc.
The USB cable for the Zoom does not fit the ipad and my alternative laptop is a Chromebook which I think has no facility for such recordings.
Also, from my searches, once the correct Apple ipad cable is obtained for the Zoom I believe there is a problem regarding "power drain" or some similar expression, which requires a further adapter.
Perhaps Keith you can confirm if this is the case.
With regard to changing the speed of playback. I assumed this perhaps was a commonly used tool for experimentation with songwriters. For me it was just curiosity. Increasing speed did however add a small but noticeable tremolo effect on longer held notes.
My attempts to use the Auto Record setting was simply to not have to reach out to press the Start Button. Pitching my voice at the first note is a bit hit and miss and I thought Auto would be less of a distraction.
As you rightly said Keith in "Auto REC" the mic detects the input of voice or instrument and the point of ending or silence. After much Manual page turning I found and set the the Start and Stop settings to -24dB just as illustrated in the Manual. That may be the key to solving the "jumping files". I will try changing the dB settings and report back. Herb.
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Post by andyhowell on Sept 26, 2020 10:17:43 GMT
You will need a connection kit to connect to the iPad - this might vary depending on the age and model of the iPad. Amazon should help!
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Post by herb on Sept 26, 2020 10:54:27 GMT
Hi Andy, Thanks for the iPad to Zoom connection Amazon suggestion. I shall take a look. With regard to my Auto Record problem, I know you have said you are content using the Manual setting, which is fine for me too. However as a new machine it should work on Auto and I was trying to establish whether it was faulty or was it just my failure to make the right settings. Messaging Customer Support in USA only referred me to distributors in Germany from which I got no reply. So time to abandon ship and use Manual.
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Post by ocarolan on Sept 26, 2020 10:57:42 GMT
herb - ...if it's new, then the vendor should exchange if it is faulty - and it may well be... Keith
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Post by andyhowell on Sept 28, 2020 10:13:33 GMT
herb Have you worked out whether it is fault yet? I've been away but back home now — I could have an explore tomorrow.
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