Zoom H6 handheld digital recorder

With a colour LCD display andhighly suitable for live recording orprofessional film/video work or live broadcast, Zoom's H6 handles all of these things with ease.

The Zoom H6 comes with 2 interchangeable microphone capules - X/Y, MS, with an optional shotgun capsule available. It also has Dual XLR/TRS Combi inputs to make the H6 incredibly versatile and advanced pre-amps make it sound great too.

Zoom's H6 is the essential audio recorder for location videography. Its supplied MSH-6 mic capsule and onboard MS decoding, plus the ability to record up to 6 tracks simultaneously, gives you plenty of options in post-production.

Plug in the optional EXH-6 Dual XLR/TRS capsule and your H6 becomes a personal 6-track studio with six discrete line- or mic-level inputs, each with its own volume control and pad. Record and overdub up to 99 takes in high-resolution audio, then mix down to a stereo MP3 for posting to your favorite website.

Effects a-plenty! Compression and limiting compensate for fluctuations in level; in essence, they act like an automatic volume control, reducing the level of louder sounds (that is, the sounds above a threshold point). The main difference between the two is that a limiter reduces louder sounds more severely.

A low-cut filter allows you to remove signal below a certain user-designated frequency (called a cutoff frequency). This is useful for eliminating pops, wind noise, blowing, transmitted resonance from an onstage mic stand and other kinds of low frequency rumble.

In addition, there’s an onboard metronome and chromatic / guitar / bass tuner—both handy tools when recording musical content.

MP3 or WAV file? When MP3 file type is selected, the H6 only records in stereo; if you want to record in multitrack, you must select a WAV file type. The H6’s internal mixdown function allows multitrack WAV projects to be easily reduced down to stereo MP3 (or WAV), with independent control over each track’s level, panning and pitch.

Ideal as an audio interface too! Connect the H6 to your laptop or desktop computer via USB, launch your favorite DAW or use the included Cubase LE software, and start laying down your tracks. You can even connect the H6 to an iPad (camera connection kit required).

Box contents: 

- Operation manual 
- XYH-6 X/Y mic capsule 
- MSH-6 MS mic capsule 
- SD card (2GB) 
- AA size (LR6) battery x 4 
- Cubase LE Software 
- Windscreen USB Cable Case