Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) I know some fellow BCers have an H4, so this is a heads-up for those that still have v1 of the firmware on theirs. I recently upgraded the obviously 5 believers mobile recording studio (aka, the wax cylinder) to the latest version, v2.30, of the firmware. It now works with an 8gb SDHC card I got for £10 from amazon. Now with a set of 2700mAh NiMH batteries I can leave the H4 running for over five hours (when the batteries give up) and record everything at 24bit - even longer if running off the PSU. Before the upgrade, the largest cards we had that worked with the H4 were 2GB SD - We'd have to change cards between sets to be sure of not losing anything. Another new feature is a battery capacity/ recording time indicator on the stereo mode recording screen. If you have an H4 with the original v1 firmware, I'd definitely recommend this free upgrade. [url="http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/download/software/h4.php"]http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/download/software/h4.php[/url] Edited March 24, 2009 by Jean-Luc Pickguard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Cool I've been fancying one of them, more so now Nice stuff on your band site by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Cheers Subaudio I've just uploaded some stuff recorded on the H4 at last night's rehearsal with another band I recently joined. As I now have the 8gb card, I recorded it at 96k/24bit and left it running for the whole session. The sound quality came out quite well I think. even if the bass playing is a bit ragged in places. [url="http://www.buffaloblues.co.uk/rehearsal-23-march-2009/"]MP3s of The Buffalo Bill Blues Band[/url] Mostly blues standards, but a few were made up as we went along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) The upgrades (v2.2 onward) also allow connection to a Mac and give a bolder font on the display making the whole thing look a bit more substantial. Great gadget, we use it loads at rehearsal and gigs. I'd also recommend getting a tripod for it so you can position it to get the best sound. Edited March 25, 2009 by Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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