Zoom H2next Handy Recorder

The H2next Handy Recorder is the only portable recording device to come with five built-in microphones and four different recording modes: X/Y, Mid-Side, 2-channel surround and 4-channel surround. Other advanced features include automatic gain control and onboard MS decoding, plus effects like compression, limiting and low cut filtering.  H2next can be used as a multi-purpose USB microphone.

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