Features of the H2n
- Five built-in microphones and four recording modes: Mid-Side (MS) stereo, 90° X/Y stereo, and both 2-channel and 4-channel surround
- Analog-type input gain control
- Auto Gain provides three preset recording levels
- Stereo ⅛” Mic/Line In mini phone jack with Plug-in power (2.5V)
- Stereo ⅛” Phone/Line Output jack with dedicated volume control
- Built-in reference speaker for fast monitoring
- Large 1.8 inch backlit LCD display
- Records directly to SD and SDHC cards up to 32 GB
- Supports up to 24-bit/96 kHz audio in BWF-compliant WAV or a variety of MP3 formats
- Auto-record and Pre-record features
- WAV to MP3 conversion
- Internal mixdown: four-track surround to stereo
- Up to 99 marks per recording
- Built-in effects, including compression/limiting and low-cut filtering
- Onboard MS decoding
- Normalize and Divide functions
- Chromatic tuner and metronome
- Loop playback with user-defined start and stop points
- Variable playback speed, from 50% to 150% for phrase training
- Variable pitch without affecting playback speed
- USB port for data exchange to and from computer and use as a USB microphone
- 4-in/2-out USB audio interface for PC/Mac computers
- SD card reader function
- Data recovery function automatically saves data if power fails or card is removed
- Mounts directly to tripod or DSLR
- Runs on only 2 standard AA alkaline or NiMH rechargeable batteries, or AC adapter (AD-17, USB to AC type)
- Over 20 hours of operation with 2 AA alkaline batteries
Specs
GENERAL
| Recording media: | 16MB–2GB SD cards, 4GB–32GB SDHC cards |
| Built-in memory: | Up to 1 minute in 96kbps MP3 format |
| (Recording overwrites any previous recording in memory) | |
| Mic arrangements: | 90˚ X/Y stereo, MS stereo with adjustable side mic level |
| Recording modes: | MS, XY, MS+XY (2ch), MS+XY (4ch) |
| Microphone types: | Directional (XY, MS mid mics) |
| Bidirectional (MS side mic) | |
| Maximum sound pressure input: | 120 dB spl (directional) |
| 122 dB spl (bi-directional) |
FILE FORMATS
| Stereo uncompressed PCM: | 44.1 / 48 / 96kHz, 16 / 24bit WAV (BWF) |
| Compressed MP3 (recording): | 44.1kHz, 48kHz |
| 56 /64/80/96/112/128/160/192/ 224/256/320kbps | |
| (Not compatible with MS-RAW recording) | |
| Compressed MP3 (playback): | 44.1kHz, 48kHz |
| 32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320kbps | |
| 4ch uncompressed PCM: | 44.1 / 48 / 96kHz, 16 / 24bit WAV (BWF) |
| (Two stereo files for each recording) |
DIGITAL PROCESSING
| A/D conversion: | 24-bit 128× oversampling |
| D/A conversion: | 24-bit 128× oversampling |
| Signal processing: | 32-bit |
| Recording time (2GB card): | 3:08:00 (44.1kHz/16bit WAV), 34:43:00 (128kbps MP3) |
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
| Lo cut: | 80Hz high-pass filter |
| Comp/Limiter: | 3 types of compressors and 3 types of limiters |
| Auto gain: | Automatic input gain adjustment (3 levels) |
| Pre rec: | 2 seconds of pre-recording |
| Auto rec: | Automatic recording start/stop, continuous standby |
| Tuner: | Chromatic, guitar, bass and alternate (A/E/G/D/DADGAD) tunings with automatic string detection |
| Metronome: | 40–250 BPM range, five tones, pre-count |
| Speed: | Playback speed adjustable between 50–150% |
| Key control: | Playback pitch adjustable ±6 semitones |
| (Cannot be used with 96kHz files) | |
| AB repeat: | Repeats playback between selected points in a file |
| File divide: | Divides a file into two |
| File normalize: | Maximizes file volume |
| (Cannot be used with MP3s) | |
| File MP3 encode: | Converts WAV files to MP3 formats at fixed bit rates |
| Mark: | Up to 99 marks |
| (WAV files only) | |
| Surround mixer: | Adjusts mix balance when playing back 4ch surround recordings |
| OTHER | |
| Display graphic: | 128×64 pixels backlit LCD |
| Input gain: | 0 to +39 dB |
| Input jack: | Line/mic stereo mini jack with plug-in power |
| 2 kΩ impedance at input levels of 0 to –39 dBm | |
| Output jack: | Line/headphone stereo mini jack |
| Rated output level: | −10 dBm (output impedance 10 kΩ or more) |
| Headphones: | 20 mW + 20 mW (into 32 Ω load) |
| Built-in speaker: | 400mW, 8Ω, mono |
| USB: | Mini-B type |
| Card reader operation | |
| USB 2.0 high speed: | Audio interface operation |
| USB 1.0 full speed: | Supports 44.1 / 48kHz sampling rates and 16-bit rate |
| USB bus power operation supported | |
| Power: | Two AA batteries, AD-17 USB to AC adapter (DC 5V 1A) |
| Continuous operation of 20 or more hours when recording 44.1kHz/16-bit WAV files using alkaline batteries | |
| Physical features: | Tripod mounting socket, strap attachment |
| Dimensions: | 67.6mm (W) × 113.85mm (H) × 42.7mm (D) |
| Weight: | 130 g (without batteries) |
