Review on Portable recorder ZOOM H6 black by Mateusz Grzesiak  (M ᠌

In summary, a pretty decent piece of equipment, and the cost is reasonable considering the possibilities. Has pros: 1. A one-of-a-kind piece of hardware in its category (a compact box that generates its own power and is capable of recording without the use of a computer, in addition to having six inputs and two outputs), none of the competing manufacturers offer anything similar. 2. A good set of preamps. 3. Since the inputs for the XLR + TSR combo are balanced, it is possible to connect microphones using lengthy cables without running the danger of interference and interference. 4. You have the option of turning on Phantom power (any: 12, 24, or 48 volts) at any one of the inputs or all of them simultaneously. 5. Power supply for electret microphones and other similar devices, such as lavaliers. 6. The availability of hardware compressors and a low-cut filter are both present. Each channel has its own unique set of configuration options. 7. Handy color display. 8. Extended battery life, including support for up to 20 hours of use. Batteries, in my opinion, are a far better option than the built-in battery that cannot be removed. When you have a backup set, you can face any challenge with self-assurance, and you can find them just about everywhere. You are able to make use of NI-Mh batteries. 9. microphones that are of a satisfactory quality. There are two different kinds of microphones in the package. 10. Option to connect a microphone or a linear stereo source in place of a conventional stereo microphone if this option is available. 11. The device supports use as a 6+2 sound card and comes equipped with an ASIO driver. 12. Buttons that make it incredibly easy to select the active channel for recording and playback, respectively. 13. Good looking Having this drawback: 1. Even microphones with an excellent sound quality that are considered to be regular microphones can have issues. The most important issue is that the vibration is not well decoupled from the body. Any contact with the housing while the recording is being done may result in noise on the recording, and occasionally cutting as well. This issue is especially problematic with the XY microphone. The company that developed the microphone packaged it in a bulky container that weighed as much as 130 grams, yet this did not in any way improve its performance. It's strange, because the m-audio recorder comes with a stereo microphone that's both inexpensive and lightweight, and it doesn't have this problem at all. 2. The sensitivity of microphones is not particularly high. We receive a level of -12 dB on the indicator when the recording level is turned all the way up, and the voice of a person who is speaking normally while they are two meters away. The dynamic range headroom is absolutely enormous, despite the fact that recording at 24 bits naturally renders the issue largely irrelevant. 3. There is not a microphone that picks up sound from all directions included. This is far stranger than we thought! How would one go about recording, say, a meeting at a round table? It is not possible to use the MS microphone because it has a "deaf" zone behind it. I really want to be able to switch the microphone that comes packed with the MS to one that is mono and omnidirectional. 4. The ASIO driver has an output latency that is evident to some degree. 5. On the ASIO panel, the only two controls that may be adjusted are the buffer and the frequency. Because of this, utilizing the device as a sound card is not exactly the most comfortable option. It is quite clear that there are insufficient controls, specifically for the headphone level, output level, and direct monitoring level. From the ASIO panel, it would be convenient to have the ability to regulate input effects as well as phantom power. All of these functionalities are implemented in the firmware, and there is zero need for any modifications to the hardware. 6. The headphone amplifier has a quality that is only slightly above average. The power supplied to high-impedance headphones is insufficient. 7. The menu rocker is an absolute disgrace. 8. Even while it would make perfect sense for the gadget to power on whenever it was attached to a computer or a power source, it does not do so automatically. For example, you're correct. As soon as I connected the device to the power supply, it began operating in the mode of a voice recorder. After successfully connecting it to the PC, I activated the sound card mode. Working with the card using a USB-3 card reader is far more convenient than using the USB media mode, so skip that step if you can.