> On Friday 28 December 2007 07:16:22 The Other wrote:
>> thomas fisher wrote:
>>> On Tuesday 25 December 2007 11:04:21 The Other wrote:
>>>> There may have been a thread on this topic a month or so back, but I'm
>>>> not sure what to look for.
>>>>
>>>> It's too noisy in my apartment for any audio recording. I first
>>>> thought about portable DAT recorders, but my googling leads me to
>>>> believe that's old technology.
>>>>
>>>> In American Musical Supply (AMS), I see the Zoom H2 digital recorder.
>>>>
>>>> I'll probably go to my church sanctuary for the vocal recording. The
>>>> church's mixer has RCA L/R outputs I can tie into. Or I could use any
>>>> mics included with the digital recorder. My computer has USB ports
>>>> and is running openSUSE 10.2 with ALSA mixer 1.0.14, and have the
>>>> Audigy2 ZS internal card. I can take a any type of output from the
>>>> recorder (1/8" stereo plug, RCA L/R, XLR, and possibly digital out-- I
>>>> haven't tried that with the Audigy 2 ZS) and get it routed to the ALSA
>>>> mixer for use with Audacity or some other recording software.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to stay under 100USD. The Zoom H2 is listed at 199USD.
>>>>
>>>> Suggestions?
>>>> Stephen.
>>> --------------------------------
>>> I have a Zoom H4 and love it. If I knew then what I know now I would
>>> have done the H2, as I do not need the effects, and the H2 goes beyond
>>> simply stereo. The on board mikes are pretty sensitive, so the levels
>>> will need to be turned down. Overall very pleased.
>>> Tom
>> Thanks for all of the replies. I hadn't considered a Minidisc
>> recorder, but after considering that a Minidisc has moving parts, my
>> old engineering background decided a mechanical failure would occur
>> sometime in the future and I'd have to research this problem again.
>>
>> Next I saw this review of the Zoom H2 recorder:
>>
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2007/09/13/review-zoom-h2-surround-recor...
>> .html
>>
>> That was an impressive review outlining a very intelligently designed
>> recorder.
>>
>> I went to the Zoom website to see if I could download the user's
>> manual.
http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/
>> I could. Any company that will provide the user manual online always
>> has my referral, and most often my purchase.
>>
>> The H2 user manual states the supported Operating Systems are Windows
>> XP, Windows Vista, and MacOSX 10.2 or later.
>>
>> As stated above, I'm running openSUSE 10.2 with a 2.6.x kernel. Is
>> there any chance I'd be able to run the H2 through a USB port into my
>> kernel and have all the functionality mentioned in the user manual?
>>
>> If someone is running another Linux distribution that works directly
>> with the H2, what distribution are you running?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Stephen.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hi Stephen
> I am the guy who posted about being a very contented H4 user. I have used it
> with Debian Sarge { several earlier 2.6 kernels }, Ubuntu Feisty ,
> UbuntuStudio 2.6.20 rt, Ubuntu Gutsy 2.6.22 rt. I believe the H2 will not
> have any problem with a relatively current kernel in that the device
> recognition is in the USB module.
> If you do go with the Zoom:
> --> even though battery performance is better than stated by the mfg., to
> supply yourself with some NiMh and a good quality charger.
> --> Set the internal Mic sensitivity at about 97. And in the computer run it
> through Audacity ->Effect --> Amplify function.
> --> The mikes are like all high quality mikes and are subject to all spurious
> knocks, wind and etc. So proper mike placement and handling will yield very
> nice results.
> Goodluck
> Tom
>