<p>Has anyone experience with these for use by singers who need to record themselves? In addition, looking for people who have used the Zoom handy recorders with their Macbooks.</p>
<p>NMR, I think I told you at some point that my daughter has one of these and it is fantastic. She uses it a real lot not just as a singer, but as a composer. She is also on a Mac computer and uses it with that.</p>
<p>Thanks, soozievt, yes, I recalled your telling me about your D’s using this, and was hoping other people could post their experiences, too.</p>
<p>My son just bought one a Zoom recorder–so far so good. Only complaint is that the the manual was translated from Martian.</p>
<p>WHAT??? Do you mean to say it was somehow incomprehensible?</p>
<p>We got one for DD last Christmas. She has not used it too much yet so I don’t have any feedback on how it performs.</p>
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Let’s just say that the ordering of words for comprehending of English reader more clear could be.</p>
<p>Hunt,</p>
<p>There are instructions on YouTube:</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - ZOOM H2 Handy Recorder](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWtTLJYkntg]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWtTLJYkntg)</p>
<p>Are we allowed to post websites? If not, just put in a search for Zoom handy H2 recorders and find the YouTube link.</p>
<p>I did not know about this product and am in the process of buying a recording device for my daughter. Thank you NotMamaRose for bringing up the subject. And I am sure the sales people at the store will be grateful. I would have asked all sorts of annoying and uninformed questions.</p>
<p>I bought one of these for my D, a VP major, on the reccomendation of a young man who, in order to help pay for his education, makes pre-screening recordings. He has used several different brands and said that the Zoom H2 had the best features and made the best recordings, outstripping more expensive models. So far, so good, and we’ve not had any trouble getting it to work- it’s pretty intuitive, one button to ready it for recording and a second push to begin. If I am allowed to say this, have a look on E-Bay, becuase there are a couple of dealers who sell these with packages including “extras” such as MicroSD cards and cases.</p>
<p>See the similar thread in the Music Major Forum:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/759912-recommend-digital-tape-recorder-lessons.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/759912-recommend-digital-tape-recorder-lessons.html</a></p>
<p>A close friend is a professional sound engineer for major news networks and HE even uses the Zoom H2 for a lot of things. Another musician friend of mine who works for Apple uses it for his live recordings and streams it into Garage Band to synch the audio with video. It sounds professional and he has done dozens of popular YouTube videos using this settup. </p>
<p>We just bought one for our son’s BD in a couple of weeks. He’s already been using a 2 channel Olympus but the housing wasn’t made for the rigors of abusive teens, and the H2 Carotid Mic is vastly superior to other simple business style voice recorders. </p>
<p>Using the digital recorders during voice and drama lessons is invaluable. Often he will record just the accompaniment so he can practice at home all week before the next lesson. Really a great tool for any Voice or MT majors.</p>
<p>Well, we bought one for my D, but I don’t think she has even taken it out of the box yet, because she has been so busy getting back into the swing at school and is now sick. 
I will report back on what she has to say about it once she uses it.</p>
<p>I have read some reviews indicating that the Zoom H2 is built of fragile plastic which breaks easily. Also, does anyone have actual real world experience with downloading the music files to ITunes or other Mac OS software. Is it really compatible with Mac? (I’ve been burned by other devices that tout themselves as both Windows and Mac compatible but which are real kludges when used with the Mac OS) My daughter is currently using an IPod Classic with a microphone attachment which works ok but I know the IPod will eventually self destruct (as they seem to do every 2 or 3 years) and the Zoom H2 seems to be a much more reasonably priced replacement. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>MichaelNKat, you might want to tack on to the post here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/756355-macbook-prescreening-recordings.html?highlight=zoom[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/music-major/756355-macbook-prescreening-recordings.html?highlight=zoom</a> from the music major forum. We tend to beat the recording device/what’s best horse about every six months. Plenty of folks very knowledgeable (JutaDadinOhio, ImperialZeppelin, BassDad) to name a few. Most of the music students are Mac people. I’m sure you’ll get a range of opinions.</p>
<p>Michael, my D is on a Mac and she has the Zoom H2 recorder.</p>
<p>And yes, the IPods my girls have seem to self destruct every year or two. But that aside, the Zoom recorder is just more sophisticated than the little thing you attach to an IPod which my D had as a freshmen in college.</p>
<p>Thanks violadad and soozie!</p>
<p>Picked one up for my daughter based on the recommendations on this tread and in the music major forum. Very sophisticated little piece of equipment with capabilities far beyond simply recording voice lessons and accompaniments for practicing. A bit of a learning curve to learn how to use it but my daughter started using it the day she got it and is very pleased with it. Stuck a 4 gig SDHC card in it and set it for mp3 mode which results in a capacity that will cover a year’s worth of of recording or better. The door for the memory card slot does have hinges that are a bit fragile but with care should be fine. With the use of a memory card as opposed to an on-board mini hard drive, it should last far longer than the IPod my daughter has used in the past and the built-in microphones are vastly superior to the external one which attaches to the IPod. The price is very reasonable too, ranging from $145 on the internet to $179 at Best Buys plus $15 for a 4 gig card.</p>
<p>Picked one up for D last year when she was a Sr in HS, she used it to record voice lessons and to hear what she sounds like. I can assert that its easy to use and works great. of course, if you have never really listened to recordings of your own voice, it can be difficult at first, as what you hear from the recorder isn’t quite what you hear in your head. She took the recorder off to college (Wright State MT), and I miss not having it around, it works great making MP3s from old LPs, just buy a cable from your Radio Shack, plug it in to your stereo system, and record away.</p>
<p>The only complaint that I have is that battery life is not that long, I usually only get about an hour from a pair of AA batteries, so you’ll need to get rechargeables and a charger.</p>