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who is using a Zoom H2?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:17 pm
by videojim
Who is using a Zoom H2 for audio, and what is the frame rate? I'm thinking its probably 30fps, but not sure.
Re: who is using a Zoom H2?
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:31 am
by MichaelD
According to Amazon.com;
Records in WAV 96kHz/48kHz/44.1kHz at 16-bit or 24-bit, MP3 to 320kbps and Variable Bit Rate (VBR) data formats
I don't think that fps comes into it as it's an audio recorder.
With past experience on other stand alone (USB) recorders I'd definitely advise that you try before you buy if thinking of using it with a Bogart system.
Re: who is using a Zoom H2?
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:50 am
by videojim
Just talked to the Samson tech support engineer, who advised to record at 48 or 96 khz, preferably 48, to come closest to the fps rate. This will get interesting.
Re: who is using a Zoom H2?
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:10 pm
by CKNewman
Using a high bit rate may help the recordings to stay more in sync, but realize that this is a universal problem when using an MP3 recorder. That's why Singular Software came out with the program on the PC called PluralEyes.
http://www.singularsoftware.com/pluraleyes.html
I haven't tried it but I heard that Sony Vegas (the platinum edition for consumers) has a tool that allows you to sync an MP3 recording with video. The easiest (and cheapest) way to sync it up is to play the audio out of the H2's headphone jack and into your editor
Re: who is using a Zoom H2?
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:36 pm
by videojim
The H2 allows both wav and mp3 recordings. I was recording as a wav, but will have to do it again at the higher bitrate. Am considering putting something like either Premier or Sony Vegas in my design computer, so I can use Plural Eyes. Have heard good things about it, but it won't work in the S6K.