Any feedback on the Zoom H2?

[whiterussian]

Hey,


I caught a video in which Ben Weinman referred the Zoom H4 as great and I got caught up investigating these digital recorders.

Any thoughts on the Zoom H2? For recording rock rehearsals, drums, etc.

[Esrb99]

better off spending a bit more and getting a usb 8 chan interface (can be had for around 2-300 on ebay) and micing up the guitar amps, bass amp, vocals, snare, kick, and two overheads, and record into a laptop. geta patchbay, or if you're cheap like me, y splitters s each instrument can go both to the PA/Monitors, and the interface.

[ericag1]

for the price it's pretty good. but if you have the money i'd go for something a bit more advanced, the h2 is like the intro to recording devices that those trying out for summer camp use..

[Aptribute]

Check these out:
http://www.insidehomerecording.com/?p=445
http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2007/09/13/review-zoom-h2-surround-recorder.html
http://rontech.blogspot.com/2007/07/first-real-zoom-h2-review-on-internet.html
http://www.wingfieldaudio.com/zoom-h2-review.html

[whiterussian]

Thanks for the views.

I've got it, and due to the crappy acoustics of where I have my drums, I get clipping with the lowest mic gain when I play like say Riley Breckenridge ^^. I can sound like Ulrich, at no cost!!!
Hopefully I'll get to exchange it, and if not it might work better in places with better acoustics.