Topic: Zoom H2 line in 831' samples (ReGGae)

[Ray4PA]

I don't post too much here but am reading a lot and it surprises me everytime how much knowledge is around here! Big up for yaselves! Love this place! So...I wanted to share my piece as well.

Recently I picked up a H2 as backup rig for festivals. What I needed was something less bulky (as the AD20/JB3 combo) for places I know they do a stripsearch.

First fieldtest was july 4th and have some samples for you guys as I keep on reading that this thingy doesn't work well with externals...well.. here is to prove you otherwise 

I used none of the internal functions of the H2 (rec level 100), lineage is below and I recorded it at 24/48
Position was around the right stacks 3-5m away, mics just below my ears in the top of my jacket.

3 samples:

First the opener Lady K-Wida & Poor Man Friend
http://ray4pa.2freedom.com/sample%20K-Wida%20&%20PMF%2020080704-000.mp3

2nd

Basque Dub Foundation
http://ray4pa.2freedom.com/sample%20BDF%2020080704-001.mp3

3rd

The Heptones backed by the B.D.F.
http://ray4pa.2freedom.com/sample%20Heptones%20&%20BDF%2020080704-002.mp3

and a pic of the set...



enjoy Ray

*edit spelling 

[Ray4PA]

o yeah....no edit after the fact other then amped it up to -1 dB ...

[Kevin T]

Sounds good! Any Bat box or low filter used or just staight to line in?

WRT poor external results, thats just the external MIC in but if you got a hot enuf signal for LINE in  most have good results.

[Ray4PA]

Sounds good! Any Bat box or low filter used or just staight to line in?

WRT poor external results, thats just the external MIC in but if you got a hot enuf signal for LINE in  most have good results.

Tnx

and yes running a HPF for sure. Running -3dB at 88Hz and a 10 dB pad before line in. Would never use mic on it indeed 

[cybergaloot]

Its the external mic jack that people complain about being noisy, not the line-in. I run Church-Audio CA-11s (card or omni, depending)>CA9000>H2(line-in) fairly often with good results. I did the same with Chris Church's CA-14 and CAFS mics that he has out on loan, also with good results. I've never tried the external mic in myself.