In response to Mark Nelson’s in-depth review of the new Zoom H2 field recorder, I just had to try one. Now I’m hooked. The sound quality is amazing and it fits in the palm of your hand. Great for recording lessons, concerts, jam sessions, and random thoughts.

The H2 has several different audio fidelity settings, and also allows you to easily switch between mic patterns.

The sound quality is wonderful. Here are a number of clips of my song, “Manoa Morning,” recorded with different mic settings and at different audio fidelity settings.

The recordings were all done by placing the H2 on the table, sitting in front of it, pushing record, and playing. That simple. Enjoy!

Some of these clips are very large, particularly the 96kHz, 24 bit clips, so they will take a long time to load.

192kbps mp3, front and rear mics, mic pre set at High

192kbps mp3, front and rear mics, mic pre set at Mid

192kbps mp3, front mics, mic pre set at Mid

44.1 kHz, 16 bit, Stereo front mics, mic pre set at Mid

44.1 kHz, 16 bit, front and rear mics, mic pre set at Mid

44.1 kHz, 16 bit, front and rear mics, mic pre set at High

96kHz, front and back mics, mic pre set at High

96kHz, front and back mics, mic pre set at Mid

96 kHz, 24 bit, Stereo front mics, mic pre set at Mid

I’ve also posted a clip with some quick editing in Apple’s Logic software and T-Racks Mastering software. Here it is:

96 kHz, 24 bit, Stereo front mics, mic pre set at Mid, edited with Logic software and T-Racks Mastering Software