Zoom H1essential 2-Track 32-Bit Float Portable Audio Recorder
Experience the magic of 32-bit float recording, a feature that eliminates the need for level adjustments. The H1essential meticulously captures every sound detail, ensuring high-quality audio with each recording.
Designed with accessibility in mind, the H1essential is the first handy recorder series to cater to the blind and visually impaired. Its user-friendly menu offers audible descriptions through the built-in speaker or headphones, available in seven languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Italian, and Chinese.
The onboard X/Y microphones are engineered to capture clean audio up to 120 dB SPL, comparable to the sound of a high-performance engine. This makes the H1essential an indispensable tool for creators across various fields.
Musicians can leverage the H1essential to record every rehearsal, utilizing features like overdubbing and playback-speed-adjustment to enhance their practice sessions. Filmmakers can use it to record and send audio directly to their cameras or to capture sound effects, while podcasters can mount it on a tripod for sit-down conversations or use 'mono mode' for mobile interviews.
Despite its compact size, the H1essential is packed with advanced features such as overdubbing, pre-record, auto record, and playback speed adjustment. When connected to a PC, Mac, iOS, or Android device via the USB-C Port, it doubles as a best-in-class USB microphone, simultaneously recording to the SD card.
The H1essential boasts soft touch controls for quiet operation and a built-in speaker for quick reference. It's camera-friendly with a 3.5mm output for easy connection, and lavalier-ready with a 3.5 mm mic/line input for dialogue capture.
The high-contrast OLED screen simplifies navigation through the H1essential's interface, while the dedicated Marker button allows for instant setting of reference points during recording. With support for SDXC cards up to 1TB, you can record hours of audio without worrying about storage capacity.