Zoom H4essential: I'm Ambivalent... | Curtis Judd

In this episode we have a look at and listen to ZOOM’s newest handy recorder, the H4essential. This new iteration of the 4-track handy recorder adds 32-bit float recording capability to the classic user-friendly design so you don’t have to worry about clipping. In this episode we do a quick overview of the H4e’s features and discuss whether or not this is the recorder for you. Let’s take a closer look and listen!

Have a listen to our raw audio samples and unprocessed tests here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1D-vCv3xc22jhZUEVzf7i_X9mc309r8Gw?usp=sharing

If you’d like to learn how to make great dialogue audio for your film and video projects, please have a look at my courses including processing dialogue audio in Adobe Audition and DaVinci Resolve/Fairlight, recording sound, how to use the Zoom F4, F6, F8, and F8n, and how to get the most from the Sound Devices MixPre series of recorders. Our latest courses cover Sound for Live Streaming with the ATEM Mini and an Intro to Izotope RX. See https://school.learnlightandsound.com for more info!

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Gear used or mentioned in this episode. The links below are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, Sweetwater, or other affiliate links. As an affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases:

• ZOOM H4essential 4-Track Handy Recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/Nqcmdr
• ZOOM H1essential Single-Track Handy Recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/Cc6r9dM
• ZOOM H6essential 6-Track Handy Recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/IQuRT

Some of my other studio gear:

• Sennheiser MKH50 microphone —  B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/iYb065
• Sound Devices MixPre audio recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/O8e0
• Impact Turtle-Base C-Stands — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/8a8tt
• Aputure LS 600x Pro Bicolor LED Light — Aputure, B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/EreRQa
• Aputure Light Dome III Softbox — Aputure, B&H https://geni.us/AVHU1p
• Amaran 300c RGBWW Single-Point LED Light — https://geni.us/uGkDX
• Amaran Spotlight SE —  Aputure, B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/4DuyTz
• Rosco Prismatic Glass Gobo in Cool Lavender — B&H https://geni.us/GWKt
• Canon C70 Cinema Camera — B&H https://geni.us/ABYB
• Canon RF 24-70 f/2.8 lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/qwsEs
• Panasonic GH5 camera — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
• Panasonic 12-35mm f/2.8 II lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/gr47

The intro and outro music for this episode is from Musicbed - “Dynamo” by Virgil Arles. Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://geni.us/G7by

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Index 00:00 Intro 00:16 Not sponsored by ZOOM! 00:37 Context: product development 01:34 Noisy preamps! 01:53 Target audience 02:45 32-bit float workflow 03:10 Similar products 03:32 Cons 05:31 Use a high-pass filter! 05:50 My take 06:55 Audio samples 07:15 Please buy my courses 07:25 Summary ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MsmGfaQeaQ