In this episode we have a look at and listen to ZOOM’s newest handy recorder, the H4essential. This new iteration of the 4track handy recorder adds 32bit float recording capability to the classic userfriendly 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/folder...

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 4Track Handy Recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/Nqcmdr
ZOOM H1essential SingleTrack Handy Recorder — B&H, Sweetwater, Amazon https://geni.us/Cc6r9dM
ZOOM H6essential 6Track 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 TurtleBase CStands — 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 SinglePoint 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 2470 f/2.8 lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/qwsEs
Panasonic GH5 camera — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/InspOl
Panasonic 1235mm f/2.8 II lens — B&H, Amazon https://geni.us/gr47

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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 32bit float workflow
03:10 Similar products
03:32 Cons
05:31 Use a highpass filter!
05:50 My take
06:55 Audio samples
07:15 Please buy my courses
07:25 Summary