Zoom H4

[mmmatt]

Here are the two responces I got from the rep

The multi-track capabilities of the Zoom H4 are limited to 16 bit/44.1kHz
and you can record 2 tracks simultaneously and overdub another 2 tracks.
The H4 was designed to be extremely versatile and offers unique advantages
for many different recording applications including Electronic News
Gathering, live performance recording, computer recording and portable
multi-tracking/scratchpad.

Thank You,

Rob Garofala
Samson Product Specialist

1-800-328-2882

rgarofala@samsontech.com

I appreciate your interest in your product.  Since the H4 is still in
production, I cannot provide definite answers to many of your questions, nor
do I have a manual available.  The H4 has a USB port for digital in/out.
The USB port can be used as a mass storage device (for file dump) or an
audio interface (for computer recording), but there is no S/PDIF or optical.
Right now I am being told that the H4 is compatible up to 2GB, but there
will probably be an update later to make the H4 handle bigger cards.  The
file system will probably be proprietary like other Zoom recorders but I am
not definite.  The exact specs are not yet released and will be uploaded to
www.samsontech.com <http://www.samsontech.com/>  as soon as we get them.



Thank You,

Rob Garofala
Samson Product Specialist

1-800-328-2882

rgarofala@samsontech.com

[rowjimmy]

Inneresting. Thanks for doing the legwork...

[lokie]

anyone have any more news?

[vegas06]

anyone have any more news?

What additional news are you looking for?

[lokie]

anyone have any more news?

What additional news are you looking for?

firmer release date?

[vegas06]

anyone have any more news?

What additional news are you looking for?

firmer release date?

Ah, unfortunately the best I got, was sometime early Spetember (for the first shipment) from my rep at Sweetwater.
I will say that you may want to pre order one if you want one, like myself and many did for the Edirol R-09, as these might be hard to find for a while when they first come out.

[lokie]

I will say that you may want to pre order one if you want one, like myself and many did for the Edirol R-09, as these might be hard to find for a while when they first come out.

Thanks, I'll probably do that. Only problem is that I have to have it by October 31st. If i can't get it by then I need to plan to get something else.

Any vendors you recommend i give my business to?

[vegas06]

I will say that you may want to pre order one if you want one, like myself and many did for the Edirol R-09, as these might be hard to find for a while when they first come out.

Thanks, I'll probably do that. Only problem is that I have to have it by October 31st. If i can't get it by then I need to plan to get something else.

Any vendors you recommend i give my business to?

Try contacting sweetwater.com or soundprofessionals.com, as they will get a god early shipment of them in. 
The only thing with sweetwater and soundprofessionals tough is that the first shipment might have already been given out. 
I pre ordered early enough (from sweetwater) that I should be in that first shipment. 
I suggest calling them up, and seeing when they might be getting delivery (as mine could have changed as well).

BTW, Sweetwater assigns a rep to you which is nice.

I have dealt with soundprofessionals in the past and they are fantastic to deal with as well.

Both come highly recommended. 

[lokie]

Try contacting sweetwater.com or soundprofessionals.com, as they will get a god early shipment of them in. 
The only thing with sweetwater and soundprofessionals tough is that the first shipment might have already been given out. 
I pre ordered early enough (from sweetwater) that I should be in that first shipment. 
I suggest calling them up, and seeing when they might be getting delivery (as mine could have changed as well).

BTW, Sweetwater assigns a rep to you which is nice.

I have dealt with soundprofessionals in the past and they are fantastic to deal with as well.

Both come highly recommended. 

thanks vegas06!

[vegas06]

BTW Lokie, I just spoke to Sweetwater today, and was told they expect their first shippment of H4's to be sometime in late September/Early October. 
Since they are one of the larger vendors, they should be one of the first in the country to recieve these.
BTW, my salesman over there is Art Hill.

[spyder9]

Wow!  This is the first I've seen of this thread.     This box looks like a stealther's dream.  Let's hope the Pre/ADC is good on it.   

[vegas06]

Wow!  This is the first I've seen of this thread.     This box looks like a stealther's dream.  Let's hope the Pre/ADC is good on it.   

Yeah it definitely looks very promissing. 
I can't wait to get mine to put it through it's paces and compare it to my Microtrack and R-09.

[spyder9]

I can't take my eyes off of it.  The XLRs, P48V, 24 bit, the size, ........ the whole schnizzle.   

[lokie]

BTW Lokie, I just spoke to Sweetwater today, and was told they expect their first shippment of H4's to be sometime in late September/Early October. 
Since they are one of the larger vendors, they should be one of the first in the country to recieve these.
BTW, my salesman over there is Art Hill.

Pre-ordered one today. If it doesn't look like they'll be shipping by the October 20th or so I'll switch my order to the Edirol.

Thanks again for your help!

[muj]

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