[Hidden-tech] audio recording software for Mac

[Will Loving]

While I occasionally struggle with the small screen on the H4 (the newer H4n
has a larger screen), I've not had difficulty getting great recordings with
it. The main issue is making sure that the "Input" setting is set properly
to either "MIC" or "IN1&2", depending on whether you are using the built-in
mikes or the external inputs (though if you are recording in 4-channel mode
it uses both mikes and both inputs).

The only time we have gotten blank recordings is when we 1) neglected to
check the Input setting and it was set to "IN1&2" when we were trying to do
a mike recording; 2) neglected to click the Record button a second time
after putting it in standby mode (flashing red).

>From my own experience and the experience of other Zoom users that I know,
it is most definitely the best recording device by far in it's price range.
If you don't want spend more, it's a very versatile recorder that will
produce excellent recordings. Like anything thing involved in sound
recording you have to learn the options, such as the various input levels
and how to turn on the built-in limiter, but I'm very please with what I've
been able to do with my H4 during the nearly 3 years that I've had it.

Will

Will Loving, President
Dedication Technologies, Inc.





on 6/11/10 9:41 PM, Adam Bauer at adam at dharmaboutique.com wrote:

> Hi Fern et al,
> My $0.02 is that I personally found the Zoom H2/H4 to be maddeningly un-easy
> to use, sometimes stumping several of us at once, all musicians and folks
> used to working with small machines, and yielding no recording of whatever
> event we all were attending/playing at. I love my Sony D-50, bought new a
> couple years ago for around $500 (Sony D1 also great but 4x cost)--easy UI,
> great sound, built solid (unlike the cheap-feeling H2/H4.
> 
> The Zoom unit seemed to sound decent, but using it drove me nuts enough to
> return it within a month.
> 
> Editing afterwards, sadly, I can offer no help with--but my ears are tuned
> to the responses here!
> 
> Good luck and happy recording,
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> on 6/11/10 4:35 PM, Will Loving at will at dedicationtechnologies.com wrote:
> 
>>    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
>> 
>> 
>> Hi Fern,
>> 
>> The simplest thing to do is buy a Zoom H2 or H4 recorder and do the
>> recording to that. The Zoom recorders are a great deal for the money and are
>> easy to use (except for the too small screen). Then you can edit in Fission,
>> Audacity, GarageBand, ProTools, etc, etc...
>> 
>> Fission is an inexpensive tool that contains no filters or compressor, but
>> does is excellent for basic editing including: splits, fade in/out,
>> normalize, +/- gain on selections, etc. It's BIG advantage is that it is
>> lossless. It works directly in the original file format and saves to the
>> original format; no proprietary intermediary formats to deal with. MP3 in,
>> MP3 out; WAV in, WAV out, etc. Of course you can use QuickTime to save in
>> alternate formats if you want to. It will also open a 2GB file very quickly,
>> because it's not doing any transcoding.
>> 
>> Will
>> 
>> Will Loving, President
>> Dedication Technologies, Inc.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> on 6/11/10 2:42 PM, fern at radiodjfern at yahoo.com wrote:
>> 
>>>    ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>>>    ** If you did, we all thank you.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I have a client who wants me to record his wedding ceremony.
>>> any suggestions on inexpensive audio recording software for Mac?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Fern
>>> 
>>> 
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