[QLab] Zoom H2 surround mode & QLab

[Philip Barrett]

Yep - I bought the 2 channel version a couple of weeks before the 4  
came out!

PB


On Oct 1, 2007, at 4:18 PM, John Leonard wrote:

> Hello folks,
>
> I've just picked up the Zoom H2 Handy Recorder to see how well it  
> performs
> and I'm pleasantly surprised. What's really neat about it is the  
> ability to
> record in four channel surround and the ease with which these files  
> can be
> imported into Audacity and then exported as multi-channel wavex  
> files for
> direct use in QLab. The quality is not on a par with the high-end  
> stuff that
> I'm used to, but the spatialisation isn't half bad, considering  
> this is a
> $200 unit.
>
> There's really no reason not to start experimenting with surround  
> sound
> effects at this price - I recorded the pile-driver that's shaking the
> theatre here in Dublin and the resulting effect is definitely  
> usable. Think
> of the H2 as surround with stabilizer wheels and once you've  
> mastered that,
> you can graduate to Ambisonics (plug-ins, please Chris) and really  
> get your
> audience involved.
>
> Oh, and Metric Halo MIO users, or potential Metric Halo MIO users,  
> should
> look out for some very interesting announcements at AES this week.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> -- 
> John Leonard
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