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Title: Zoom H2 Question?
Post by: vegeta_ban on February 16, 2008, 10:34:19 PM

I was testing my H2 at a Kimock concert last night. At around an hour the recording goes to static. Any ideas why this might have happened? The firmware is what came with it in box. i was taping 44.1 wav 24 bit.
Jeremy
P.S: I did get the show with my jukebox, glad i always bring that gettup.

Title: Re: Zoom H2 Question?
Post by: colorado_bob on February 16, 2008, 11:08:47 PM

Questions I'd ask to identify the problem (apologies if they seem too obvious):

• Does the recording "go to static" for a short time, or for the rest of the show?
• Does the H2 record properly or exhibit the problem now?
• Were you recording with internal mics, or external?
• What was the physical location/status of the rig when then problem showed up (any chance it was bumped, jostled)?
• Was there any likely source of RF (cell phones) around?
• Does the file have any dropout errors (see p 62 of manual)?

Title: Re: Zoom H2 Question?
Post by: vegeta_ban on February 16, 2008, 11:17:09 PM

• Does the recording "go to static" for a short time, or for the rest of the show?

rest of show

• Does the H2 record properly or exhibit the problem now?

records properly now

• Were you recording with internal mics, or external?

internal

• What was the physical location/status of the rig when then problem showed up (any chance it was bumped, jostled)?

on table next to other tapers, my dad was watching that no one bumped the h2

• Was there any likely source of RF (cell phones) around?

don't know, i don't think there was

• Does the file have any dropout errors (see p 62 of manual)?

the h2 did not show "data write error"

thanks for your thoughts