Description
FEATURES OF THE H2N
- Five built-in microphones and four recording modes: Mid-Side (MS) stereo, 90° X/Y stereo, and both 2-channel and 4-channel surround
- Analog-type input gain control
- Auto Gain provides three preset recording levels
- Stereo ⅛” Mic/Line In mini phone jack with Plug-in power (2.5V)
- Stereo ⅛” Phone/Line Output jack with dedicated volume control
- Built-in reference speaker for fast monitoring
- Large 1.8 inch backlit LCD display
- Records directly to SD and SDHC cards up to 32 GB
- Supports up to 24-bit/96 kHz audio in BWF-compliant WAV or a variety of MP3 formats
- Auto-record and Pre-record features
- WAV to MP3 conversion
- Internal mixdown: four-track surround to stereo
- Up to 99 marks per recording
- Built-in effects, including compression/limiting and low-cut filtering
- Onboard MS decoding
- Normalize and Divide functions
- Chromatic tuner and metronome
- Loop playback with user-defined start and stop points
- Variable playback speed, from 50% to 150% for phrase training
- Variable pitch without affecting playback speed
- USB port for data exchange to and from computer and use as a USB microphone
- 4-in/2-out USB audio interface for PC/Mac computers
- SD card reader function
- Data recovery function automatically saves data if power fails or card is removed
- Mounts directly to tripod or DSLR
- Runs on only 2 standard AA alkaline or NiMH rechargeable batteries, or AC adapter (AD-17, USB to AC type)
- Over 20 hours of operation with 2 AA alkaline batteries
SPECS
GENERAL
RECORDING MEDIA: | 16MB–2GB SD cards, 4GB–32GB SDHC cards |
BUILT-IN MEMORY: | Up to 1 minute in 96kbps MP3 format |
(Recording overwrites any previous recording in memory) | |
MIC ARRANGEMENTS: | 90˚ X/Y stereo, MS stereo with adjustable side mic level |
RECORDING MODES: | MS, XY, MS+XY (2ch), MS+XY (4ch) |
MICROPHONE TYPES: | Directional (XY, MS mid mics) |
Bidirectional (MS side mic) | |
MAXIMUM SOUND PRESSURE INPUT: | 120 dB spl (directional) |
122 dB spl (bi-directional) |
FILE FORMATS
STEREO UNCOMPRESSED PCM: | 44.1 / 48 / 96kHz, 16 / 24bit WAV (BWF) |
COMPRESSED MP3 (RECORDING): | 44.1kHz, 48kHz |
56 /64/80/96/112/128/160/192/ 224/256/320kbps | |
(Not compatible with MS-RAW recording) | |
COMPRESSED MP3 (PLAYBACK): | 44.1kHz, 48kHz |
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320kbps | |
4CH UNCOMPRESSED PCM: | 44.1 / 48 / 96kHz, 16 / 24bit WAV (BWF) |
(Two stereo files for each recording) |
DIGITAL PROCESSING
A/D CONVERSION: | 24-bit 128× oversampling |
D/A CONVERSION: | 24-bit 128× oversampling |
SIGNAL PROCESSING: | 32-bit |
RECORDING TIME (2GB CARD): | 3:08:00 (44.1kHz/16bit WAV), 34:43:00 (128kbps MP3) |
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
LO CUT: | 80Hz high-pass filter |
COMP/LIMITER: | 3 types of compressors and 3 types of limiters |
AUTO GAIN: | Automatic input gain adjustment (3 levels) |
PRE REC: | 2 seconds of pre-recording |
AUTO REC: | Automatic recording start/stop, continuous standby |
TUNER: | Chromatic, guitar, bass and alternate (A/E/G/D/DADGAD) tunings with automatic string detection |
METRONOME: | 40–250 BPM range, five tones, pre-count |
SPEED: | Playback speed adjustable between 50–150% |
KEY CONTROL: | Playback pitch adjustable ±6 semitones |
(Cannot be used with 96kHz files) | |
AB REPEAT: | Repeats playback between selected points in a file |
FILE DIVIDE: | Divides a file into two |
FILE NORMALIZE: | Maximizes file volume |
(Cannot be used with MP3s) | |
FILE MP3 ENCODE: | Converts WAV files to MP3 formats at fixed bit rates |
MARK: | Up to 99 marks |
(WAV files only) | |
SURROUND MIXER: | Adjusts mix balance when playing back 4ch surround recordings |
OTHER | |
DISPLAY GRAPHIC: | 128×64 pixels backlit LCD |
INPUT GAIN: | 0 to +39 dB |
INPUT JACK: | Line/mic stereo mini jack with plug-in power |
2 kΩ impedance at input levels of 0 to –39 dBm | |
OUTPUT JACK: | Line/headphone stereo mini jack |
RATED OUTPUT LEVEL: | −10 dBm (output impedance 10 kΩ or more) |
HEADPHONES: | 20 mW + 20 mW (into 32 Ω load) |
BUILT-IN SPEAKER: | 400mW, 8Ω, mono |
USB: | Mini-B type |
Card reader operation | |
USB 2.0 HIGH SPEED: | Audio interface operation |
USB 1.0 FULL SPEED: | Supports 44.1 / 48kHz sampling rates and 16-bit rate |
USB bus power operation supported | |
POWER: | Two AA batteries, AD-17 USB to AC adapter (DC 5V 1A) |
Continuous operation of 20 or more hours when recording 44.1kHz/16-bit WAV files using alkaline batteries | |
PHYSICAL FEATURES: | Tripod mounting socket, strap attachment |
DIMENSIONS: | 67.6mm (W) × 113.85mm (H) × 42.7mm (D) |
WEIGHT: | 130 g (without batteries) |