Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Zoom H4n Handy Recorder Review 1

Holy crap,

This may never be read (as my blog has no traffic whatsoever) but after spending weeks trying to purchase a portable recorder and obsessing over every review on the web, I have finally made a purchase that I can recommend to other poor saps like me. The Zoom H4n handy recorder may be the best multi-functional audio recording tool for a freelance video-sound-designer/part-time musician ever!

While I agree with most reviews that the H4n isn't pro quality material (mediocre preamp, high usb ai latency, and clumsy big for a handheld), since I've gotten it I have: Collected a handful of useful sound effects, recorded band practice successfully without clipping, composed a tune using the built in multitrack function with a guitar and the built in mics and then, using the device as an USB audio interface, recording the songs to Logic Pro and using the finished product for a film festival trailer that played in front of hundreds of people. Now that's productive.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Disorient 2010!!!!

Stressful but fun in hindsight.

This is the trailer. Me edit. Me music.