Re: [Harp-L] Zoom H2 follow-up

[John Kally <jkally3@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Hal,
Here's a thought, now that I have about an hour of "expertise":   it  
comes with an adapter that screws on the bottom so that it fits on a  
mic stand (with a mic holder).  I would use that with a mic stand to  
get it up to a height that seems reasonable, stick with the "limit 2"  
for concert setting, use the foam windscreen .  From that far back,  
maybe use the 90 degree setting (which is on the side where the  
controls are, the 120 degree setup is on the back side, 360 degrees  
would be both), stereo, and try to get somewhere near the middle so  
that your balance is OK.  I used the highest mp3 setting,  which  
still would have given me over 3 hours with the included 512 card and  
it seemed to sound pretty good; you could use the WAV format if you  
have a bigger card since files will be larger, depends on how long  
you're playing.  And use good batteries if you don't have an AC  
source.  Good luck, let me know how it goes.
I imagine that some of the more recording-savvy guys will  have  
better recommendations  but this should at least get you started.   
You can monitor with the headphones, or do a quick playback of a  
soundcheck with the phones, to see if it's going ok.

On Sep 18, 2007, at 7:33 PM, Hal Iwan wrote:

> Hi John
>
> Thank you for your wonderful overview of the Zoom H2. My new group  
> is playing an outdoor union picnic this Sunday. I hope I can  
> understand the directions well enough for a test recording. The pa  
> board will be about 30' from "stage". I have no clue where to place  
> H2. Any ideas? Me and electronics just seem to make sparks.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Hal in MI
>
>
> > Hi guys,
> > Two weeks ago I got my Zoom H2 and mentioned it on the list.  As  
> > promised,  I finally took it out to a jam yesterday in a small  
> > bar   to see how it would do in a live setting with minimal setup  
> > and have  posted the results.  Here's a link to what it sounded  
> > like, basically  with it sitting on a table about 8 feet away from  
> > the "band" (some  folks I know and a couple I didn't. We certainly  
> > had never played  together as a group) .    I used the "limit 2"  
> > setting for concert  recording, set it at the highest mp3 option  
> > available (I could have  done a wav and converted later, once  
> > again maybe next time.  and used  the 120 degree  stereo mic'ing  
> > setup .  No effects on my amp,  incidentally, just an old astatic  
> > and an old Princeton reverb if  anyone cares.  Vocals could have  
> > come into this better if I'd spent  more than about 10 seconds  
> > placing the recorder. I edited this down  a bit, just the intro to  
> > one tune, one more-or-less complete one and  a solo from another  
> > but hope there's enough there to get a feel for   possible results  
> > without really working at it.  And my apologies, the  "singing"  
> > you hear is yours truly.  Anyway, have a listen:
> > http://members.cox.net/lkally/h2firsttake.mp3