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Gear / Technical Help => Recording Gear => Topic started by: Kevin T on January 17, 2010, 10:28:03 AM
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My Hard hitting rock drummer just bought a new H2 and used it at practice. he put it at head level right next to the kit ( ~3ft away). I told him even on L / 100 /no EFX he would likely get lots of clipping "Overs" . Much to my suprise no LED clipping indication & no flat top at all . I looked at the file in Audacity and it had lots of -1db Fullscale ( snare ) but no higher like a limiter was actually working on the Pre AtoD analog front end. I zoomed in & looked at the highest peaks and they seemed to be rounded as the approched -1dB( Soft Knee) So Has Zoom quietly fixed the over sensitive H2????
KT
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I'm really puzzled about how your recording turned out like that, but I'm sure someone would have responded if that was the case. The H2 is great as a point and shoot recorder for making decent tapes of rehearsals, but that's about it. Even if it were possible, Zoom wouldn't have gone to a lot of trouble to fix the clipping issue.
Obviously I'm biased. I paid top dollar for an H4 when it first came out-the worst taping equipment purchase of my life. I hate Zoom.
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Are you certain the limiter was switched off? Other thing is, a hot snare peak might sound better with a little squarewave distortion on it, so how do ya know? ???