One thing I did notice with the screen was that when using AA batteries, the backlight turned off after a short period. There’s also a nice “Goodbye” when powering the unit down lol. Record Time, each channel level, master level, battery level and a black dot signifying Record. The most important info during recording is displayed here. Below the pads is another 0-10 knob to control the Gain of the sound pads.To the right of the sound pads is the backlit, monochrome LCD screen.
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Don’t quote me, however I feel Zoom has some free downloadable sounds.
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The user also has the ability to install there own custom clips. To the left are four light-able buttons labeled A-D. Each are lined up with the four inputs and each has a dial labeled 0-10 for setting headphone volume.I’m the middle of the recorder is the “complicated” part.
As I hope you’re seeing, this unit is so easy even a trained badger could use it.On the very bottom of the unit are four 1/4 inch jacks for headphones. The buttons even light up red when activated. Wow… wonder what that could be for?Under the switches are four single buttons with icons featuring a speaker symbol with a slash over it representing… Mute. The first two are again the same as the other three inputs, while the third position has a USB icon above it. The fourth input has three selections as well. No guess what the third selection is for. This unit has something called a mix-minus built into it with the ability to interview people on a cell phone. The first two are the same, however the third is an icon of a cell phone. If you don’t know, there are two basic types of mics… powered and unpowered. First is the icon of a mic and second is mic with a lighting bolt. The first to inputs have two switchable positions. This actually happened once when a cord hit the dial.Below the Gain knobs are switches with icons. If I had a subtle gripe, it may be that the Gain knobs had a little more tension or a raised piece of plastic next to them to prevent accidental adjustment. The knobs are labeled 0-10 and are smooth turning (no click stops). Four XLR mic ins on the top and right below each is a corresponding Gain knob. Enough rant.Right out of the box I figured this recorder out. “I can’t believe this piece of trash isn’t on par with the latest $8k recorder from company X” said no one ever (or someone totally clueless). Let’s not get tangled up in the weeds talking about dB, signal to noise, etc over a $200 piece of consumer gear (unless the recordings are totally unusable… which they are not). What works for one person may not for another. Also, my feeling is many opinions in the AV field are just subjective thoughts based on the reviewers needs, prejudices and biases. Plus, there’re YouTube videos and scores of reviews online concerning all the stats. I feel enough reviewers have already done that. In fact, I’ve had no need to even read a manual.I’ll not get into all the technical side of things. And this little recorder is just about as intuitive and easy to figure out and operate as anything I’ve ever used.
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When it comes to many things in life, I’m of the “simple/easy is usually better.” I’ve paid a premium for some professional location sound recorders based mainly on how intuitive and easy they’ve been to use. If Only Everything In Life Was This EZI’ve done some professional sound for movies and what not.
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