Zoom H2n Handy Digital Audio Recorder Unboxing & Review

[@davidkyle5017]

10 years old and still absolutely relevant, both the review and the product. I'm looking to buy my first digital recorder and despite it's age, the H2n still seems to be held in high regards for value and quality. The improvement in audio was stunning when you switched from the Rode shotgun mic to the Zoom. Thanks

[@geekanoids]

Great to hear this 🤓👍🏻

[@KenTheoriaApophasis]

This recorder is "the cats balls", its incredible, the sound is absolutely unbelievable. Ive spoken with two sound mixers that work with 100,000$ equipment and they have one of these for their home and mobile recording. This is simply put one of the best damn amazing recorders out there, versatile, and sheer awesome with a capital "Amazing"

[@daedalusjones4228]

Zoom products have made me a collector of tech just for the sake of tech. Their hardware (and firmware) is truly inspiring.

[@geekanoids]

🤓👍🏻

[@sportsmusiclover]

Who the hell would dislike this video? The review was complete and to the point. Thanks a lot for the time taken to review mate.

[@benbaker13]

ive watched you since the beginning dave, and you have improved so much its almost unbelievable. the white balance you had on this video was amazing, and i recommend you using this mic in your videos normally if you haven't already thought of that yet haha. good work, keep it up mate

[@orangeoctopusjim]

I've had this mic for years and I'm watching this review on an M1 16 inch MacBook Pro through built-in speakers..... when you switched to using the H2N it was like a breath of fresh air!

[@geekanoids]

Thanks so much Matthew 🤓👍🏻

[@tube4andy]

Really impressed, at both the quality of the H2N and at the down to earth yet informative style of your films. Thanks. I have ordered one of these with the complete accessories bundle.

[@geekanoids]

@jaydubbelu Thanks so much for your awesome comment, I have been developing my videos for years, nice to hear you like it :)

[@geekanoids]

@jankowitts Should be fine because you can adjust the recording level.

[@geekanoids]

@CalenderJuiceSheena Glad you like it.

[@ToolTimeToday]

Dave,That's got to be one of the best videos I have seen for a while demonstraighting such a small recording device. Zoom make some fantastic products,I can't believe that this is setvatvsuch a low price,I was expecting a lot more,say £400. The editing was seamless between switching from the camera to this,the difference between the mic's was defiantly change for the better

[@geekanoids]

@MrPlaystationboy Yes you can, it is also possible to connect to your computer via USB.

[@NikolaiRubanovskii]

this is one of the best recordings i' ve ever heard!

[@BangNong]

No shield plasctic from beginning?

[@geekanoids]

Sorry I no longer have this to check, do you mean was it sealed in the box?

[@BangNong]

@@geekanoids yes. I saw you open it straight away without removing the plastic wrap first

[@geekanoids]

@rioolput123 Yes, you could just adjust the H2n gain accordingly.

[@giuliop7692]

The review, which is good, is made a lot better by the fact that is Elvis Costello speaking and showing the mic

[@geekanoids]

:D thanks so much :D:D:D

[@geekanoids]

@dimbazzo Very similar, though for distance work the Rode with its +20dB setting might perform better.

[@geekanoids]

@pimpyouriphone3g Thanks for your comment buddy, this is one awesome piece of kit.

[@SupperAppleJu]

This device is really good! Your voice really sounds BETTER when you switch to H2n ! Thanks for your great preview ^^ Thumbs up.

[@geekanoids]

@RideoutOfHere Thanks :)

[@geekanoids]

@myroad2thezion Thanks for watching and for the nice comment.

[@geekanoids]

Thanks for the awesome comment :D

[@geekanoids]

@NZappletech Thanks for the feedback.

[@geekanoids]

@SimplyTek Gotta love the spinning desk ;)

[@AGoat1971]

Very good review. I have ordered one. All the reviews for this little unit, are glowing.

[@geekanoids]

Nice choice :D

[@adarkerlight]

4:50 amazing. beautiful. i want one haha, mainly for piano though. Piano-in-living room, sadly, so lots of echo and reverb.

[@arfurlife]

That was a very good video review indeed. You really take pride in doing a good professional job and I am sure many of us out here are truly grateful to you for this. Thankyou.

[@quedecree]

Very nice review. I have the H4 - audio quality is great, the menu system is a bit of a minefield though! How are the H2N's mics in the wind? Is there any built in wind shield or is that something that you need to add...?

[@itheviewer4444]

I have one of these, very pleased with it, I hope the tripod fixing underneath (which is female plastic thread) will last?

[@geekanoids]

@whitessound Vanguard Espod Plus 204AP.

[@aarongardiner3561]

It has been used several times and loved.

[@geekanoids]

Good to hear.

[@samjpullen]

Love the Xoom range, i use a Xoom H1, but i might have to look at the H2 with the updated specs! Cool video Dave :)

[@ToolTimeToday]

Sorry ran out of space, using the camera's mic,then the Zoom,then the rode,just fantastic audio. I also like the options you have when it comes to connecting this device to an external lapel mic,gain control,polar pattern,wow with 5 studio mic's built in,amazing bit of kit Dave,well impressed,something I am going to save up for and get ASAP !!,Thanks for the review :)

[@TylerGreenMusic]

Wow this is really awesome. I oredered it yesterday off Amazon. VERY nice video by the way. Awesome job!

[@geekanoids]

@kaemaril It certainly is :)

[@noahniemi5701]

Wow the sound quality is great

[@geekanoids]

Many thanks :D

[@Gundrs]

can you use the line out to conect it straigth to a camera whit a 3.5mm jack? nice video by the way

[@RyanWright]

4:55 Sounds pretty good, honestly.

[@geekanoids]

Thank you 🤓👍🏻

[@geekanoids]

@stingostechreview Price is in the video, £169.

[@geekanoids]

@CAMer0nxx Good choice to buy this.

[@Iaingbrennan1]

Good little recorder, I had the older H2, postage-stamp size menu screen, fiddly to operate,-but outstanding sound reproduction,bought the Zoom Q3HD recently, making the H2 redundant, ( gave it to a younger Muso), but now I'm thinking of getting this updated H2 also, -but why, oh why, have Zoom stopped supplying the AC adaptor as standard, -making it an accessory?

[@OnyxGold]

I just bought this beauty online. Can't wait till it arrives!

[@corsofrenchie]

The best review !! This video is the best one out on KZbin. U always make professional and instructional videos. 👏🏻 I'm going to buy this audio recorder! Love it

[@geekanoids]

Thank you so much for your kind comment, have an amazing day :D

[@geekanoids]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@geekanoids]

@iPhoneiPadReviews H2n.

[@jojen17]

Top 5 reviews ever seen on youtube, congratulations! Is it possible to use this as a mic on your computer, ex for talking in Skype etc? Cheers!

[@geekanoids]

@benbaker13 Thanks for such an awesome comment.

[@PaulTheillusionist]

Brilliant video!

[@kvtekino]

FINALLY a good video review for this product! Thank you, now I think I have to get one of these recorder.

[@EricCarter12]

Great video Dave as usual. I would love to get something like this but I cannot afford to pay that much for a microphone. Another thumbs up for you as usual. ;) Keep up the awesome job.

[@geekanoids]

@SirYoungBoss Cheers.

[@TheDanGore]

Well done mate, really appreciate the time you took to make such a detailed reveiw! I'm thinking about getting this little guy for portable recording to capture sounds outside and in the city. How do you think it would fair outside? say, with a little wind? I'm trying to avoid those sonic booms. any accessories to help with that? You've already been awfully helpful and I'm very grateful for your time!

[@generaldom]

Exactly what I needed. Thanks.

[@NEKSMEDIA]

Looks like great value for money. Great review, thanks! Like the accessory pack as well.

[@albiesinger895]

Thanks for your review, I found it clear and informative.

[@ashleusM]

Regarding the "Mic Gain" wheel on the side, how many different gain levels are there? because with the old Zoom H2 there were only 3 which didn't give a great deal of flexibility. I would be very grateful if you could reply. Thank you, and great review!

[@rioolput123]

Great review as always Dave ! Would it be possible to record a loud guitar amp in an easy way ? Thanks !

[@DanielHjorthPhoto]

Hi Dave :-) I want to upgrade my microphone (a Azden SMX-10). What would you buy: the Zoom H1 or the Zoom H2n?What gives me the most for the money?

[@ADDONRACER]

Wow your voice sounds so clear with the h2n

[@geekanoids]

Many thanks.

[@jason5276]

Thank you for your review it made me want to buy the H2N. It is what i needed!

[@geekanoids]

+Jason Morin Awesome, glad it helped Jason. Have a great day.

[@qaywsxedc666]

Hey thanks for the review, got myself one, but mine seems to have quite a large noise level. Did you do any digital noise cancelling or what do you do that you can get a low noise level? Thanks for answering!

[@unloveableandre]

Great video. Thanks

[@geekanoids]

Thanks Andrew. Have a great day.

[@brianremington]

thanks! i appreciate the comparisons!

[@SuperDuperUberTuber]

I wonder what levels of pick up are NORMAL. In the manual, most of the illustrations show the audio bars extending for over half of the width of the level meter. As a test, I have set the gain to the maximum 10, and pointed the unit (in MS mode) at a TV set about 2 metres away - the sound that is registering is remaining in the -48 to -32 region only. Is this to be expected, have I made an oversight or may this be a (deaf and) defective H2N ?

[@geekanoids]

@dimbazzo It would work fine and be a very flexible choice.

[@labalbi]

I need a help if you can, please. Today I have the Panasonic GH1 with no audio control. In a few day I ll buy the new GH3 with audio control . I have the Rode Video Mic Pro . I wish to pick the H2n to use it as the main audio recorder sending the audio directly to the camera via 3.5 plug . But I dont know if this will be better than using only the Rode Videomic Pro. What do you think ? The zoom h2n mics are good enough to use directly to the camera ? This way I can avoid post syncing . THanks

[@fossiliitv824]

thank you very much for this review cheers

[@geekanoids]

Cheers, have a great day.

[@fossiliitv824]

you too :)

[@AustinPetDetective]

I know the rode mic was further away but the audio from the H2N is simply amazing !!!.

[@chanceutter4326]

Hello mate! I have been watching your Zoom reviews and I just wanna say you are amazing! Your videos are very straight and accurate. I love them! By the way, I'm finding a microphone to use for recording my acoustic guitar. Which one should I go for between H1 or H2n? Is the Zoom H2n worth the upgrade?

[@krismael]

Great video review

[@geekanoids]

@JesseShotland You should :)

[@kiwnk]

Could the Zoom H2N be used as a voice over mic? Like something you'd use the Blue Yeti for the AT2020 for?

[@Lurker1979]

Your camera has some nice depth of field.

[@maxoutkast]

Very nice review. Thank you.

[@kaemaril]

Nice timing on this review, Dave ... I bought one four days ago :) Shame you didn't cover the MS recording mode, 'cos that seems to be the main 'claim to fame' Zoom are using for this model. Other than that, really nice review of a really nice bit of kit.

[@simon44]

Whats the best voice recorder you can get for €50-60? I dont really want to spend €100 on a H1 because I wont be using it enough for that. Cheers for any advice. I'll be using it for recording voice while on my motorbike and also as a voice over for video recordings. Cheers.

[@CallusDnb]

Excellent review. I never subscribe to people, but you have earned a new subscriber.

[@CAMer0nxx]

I literally just bought this yesterday!

[@miguelcarrasco7530]

Amazing tutorial, well done

[@geekanoids]

Miguel Carrasco Thank you.

[@RJD101]

I want to record my band playing live with an external recorder and a video camera and then sync the two files afterwards. Can I plug the zoom straight into my mixing desk? Is this the best option for that purpose? Thanks in advance.

[@tomil2002]

Good day ,thank you for a good video.

[@geekanoids]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@brokenwingsparanormal]

I would have liked to see the review of how well the playback is on the small speaker built into this device. Great review aside from this...

[@geekanoids]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@jonasverlo]

Thank you for the useful insight! Good unboxing and review.

[@geekanoids]

Many thanks Jonas :D:D:D

[@geekanoids]

@swingking338 Thanks for watching & commenting.

[@geekanoids]

@sedoppio Totally amazed at the quality myself.

[@steveh3483]

Great review, got one on the way

[@geekanoids]

Steve Haresign Great choice, thanks for watching.

[@ds938310]

what kind of tripod are you using? Are all tripods Compatible?

[@tozguitar]

hey great vid. just wondering what video software you use to sync up the audio?

[@geekanoids]

I did that in Final Cut Pro X.

[@JourneyofaSuperScrub]

Good review. Geekanoids, how do you feel about the Zoom H2n as a hand held recorder, or is it best to use as a stationary microphone?

[@geekanoids]

@ecartman12 Thanks for watching.

[@sly_rogue]

Throughout review! I can't wait to use mine. I was blown away by the quality of the audio and am satisfied with my decision to get one.

[@geekanoids]

Awesome choice, thanks so much for watching.

[@joancatala]

It's really cool, I like a lot. I'm thinking to buy one Zoom H2n, so I'll have a look to more reviews. Thanks for your video review, sound was awesome dude!

[@geekanoids]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@jankowitts]

How well will this work with live music? loud..live music.

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

Great review. I need one of the swivel adapters for a microphone stand. I looked but could not find one anywhere.

[@corynardin]

How much processing did you do on the sound recording?

[@geekanoids]

No processing at all on this.

[@Twirlyhead]

Great review.

[@BewareOfTheRabbit]

Great review!

[@njrivetelite]

great review

[@MARTINHARO]

Good video. The best moment is 4.53, showing the different distances.

[@geekanoids]

Many thanks :D

[@geekanoids]

@BewareOfTheRabbit Thank you.