Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? very well made, looking forward to a long relationship Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? if you use recorders, you got it made Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? very easy, even the deeper menus are simple Sound How is the tone? great capture, even the onboard speaker sounded okay Reliability How has it stood up over time? good so far General Your general opinion of this product. if you want to capture with options and portability, this is it

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Very well made. Again, it could use a little more protection around the plastic mics. And a better carrying case... the compromise ok by me for a great sound, and reachable price. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Definitely the 4 track simul-recording! The only feature I would add is a metal bar over the built-in mics. I had one pop off on me when taking a light blow from a tri-pod. Fortunately it didn't require an expensive repair. Also, the plastic cases with [both, I have 2!] of my H4n's are not good protectors, and the latches spring open unexpectedly from time-to-time. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? I agree with most that say it's a bit complicated getting started...but if you use it frequently you'll zip through the settings and controls. Sound How is the tone? As stated by me and others who own this product, it's just great compared to anything in the price range! I shoot video and use (2)H4's on mic stands in corners of the rooms, and just let them run all night in stamina mode. I get a feed from the board, and use my camera mic. I then striped them all down in a my editing software, and have fun getting an incredible sound that rivals some of the best concert footage I've ever listened to! I also have a few originals bands that I play guitar with, and we record EVERYTHING!! I've made pro-sounding, finished CD's from casual jam sessions using the H4n, and my editing/mastering sw! Just an awesome tool to have! Don't hesitate to buy one for work or play. You'll LOVE IT! Reliability How has it stood up over time? FIRST OFF....WHY are people writing a review here that haven't used the product but for a week??!! That's just ludicris. I've owned my first H4Nn for a year, I picked up a second H4n a few months ago. Except for the bump I had mentioned earlier, both units have performed perfectly ...and indeed have survived falls on "concrete" to the bodies only. The built-in plastic mics will break with a direct hit. I tape the windscreens on [needed or not] for added physical protection. General Your general opinion of this product. For the dough?! There's NOTHING that can compete with the sound quailty and versatility of these units! My only complaint is with the over-ladden, feature fest. Most users will never use the effects, or tuner... and metronome?!

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? It wont survive mant drops on concrete, but its ok Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Has all the features a musician or film producer will need. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Very easy to use Reliability How has it stood up over time? Always gets the job done General Your general opinion of this product. This is a great product

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Very easy to use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Very easy Sound How is the tone? great Reliability How has it stood up over time? very well How has it stood up over time? Just got it. General Your general opinion of this product. Excellent Your general opinion of this product. I love it

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Yes. I just wish for a flexible pouch to clip on my belt. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? The best is that it is a 4 channel recorder so I have many options. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? This is an easy product. I used it with a ntg-2 and I really liked the recording. Sound How is the tone? Good, just lower the volume and put the wind cover on and its cool. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Haven't had it that long. So I don't know but will let you know someday. General Your general opinion of this product. This is a very good product. I like it.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Good, would love to see a bit more protection over the elements and a easier to fit foam cover. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Manual requires a bit of study as it has A lot of functionality, also update the firmware as the company seems responsive to glitches via updates. would love to see the next model be about 30 percent smaller and lighter to be useful as capture device for a lav mic capture device, or a shoe mount for a SLR/video camera mount (see H-1 for that). A wireless remote would be awesome as well, though the wired is nice for most applications. Has a mono mode for "shotgun" quality. Love the adjustable 90/120 degree heads! Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? I have had this fine contraption for just over 2 years and have recorded hundreds of hours of audio with it, mostly as a sermon recorder for pro videos, works wonderfully as a very live stereo capture, and very good for small acoustic bands/vocals. Sound How is the tone? Luscious live sweetness. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Solid performer General Your general opinion of this product. Good value, Bought it from AMS, great customer service! Great product!

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Seems to be very well made and has been very dependable regarding recording setup and off loads. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Recording is a snap and to create/off load MP3's to a PC is done in a blink of an eye. Very, very simple to use. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? The H4N is intuitive and simple to use and one of the best purchases I've been in regard to recording devices. Sound How is the tone? The resulting wave or MP3 sound quality is outstanding! Reliability How has it stood up over time? So far so good. I have only had the product for a few weeks. However, as a musican, turning on the H4N and hooking up mics in a snap gives me the freedom to work on my songs, not spend creative time figuring out how to hookup mics or get the recorder to function! General Your general opinion of this product. Zoom H4N rocks! Wow, GREAT sound quality of the generated Wave and MP3's. Play back sound quality on the device itself is ok, but is to be expected due to the speaker size. The H4N easily allows external mic hookup giving the recorder the ability to have a terrific overhead type recording. The internal mics pick up every little detail. With the addition of two external mics, you've got an excellent sound quality recording! And to then move the recording to a PC as either a wave or MP3...oh my....so easy and extremely quick!

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Yes. 1/4" are tight maybe too tight. Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Display, controls, and menu. What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? portable four track Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Very easy How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Very easy to use Sound How is the tone? great Reliability How has it stood up over time? very well How has it stood up over time? Just got it. General Your general opinion of this product. I love it Your general opinion of this product. Excellent

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? No complaints whatesoever with the build quality, dependability, or features of this product and highly recommend it. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? It's really hard to pick this unit's "best feature" because it does so many thing well. If I'm forced to pick one, I'll go with the sound quality from the built in mics. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? The manual is well written for this product and once you start playing around in the setting, you learn where to find things pretty quickly. Sound How is the tone? Recordings come out crystal clear and I can count on it for professional use when filming commercials. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I have had no trouble at all with the build quality and it seems very solid. General Your general opinion of this product. I give this produc t the highest marks because I have used it in all sorts of environments and it has come through for me every time. I originally bought this as a location audio recorder for capturing voice with a shotgun mic and boom pole for TV and short film projects. It's great to be able to pop out the card and let the director just dump the files onto his/her laptop when the shoot is done. I've also used this as a 24bit audio interface when I've needed to do work outside the studio. I ran my Neumann TLm-49 into a Focusrite ISA One mic preamp and into the H4n which was the audio interface for my computer running Cubase 5. It worked perfectly and the commercial we were shooting came out sounding fantastic. It is also the best little recorder for capturing song ideas as my band is in the practice studio. It's so easy to set this up on a microphone stand and set the input level. The recordings come out clear as day! I can't think of anything I would like it to do better.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Its pretty solid. Haven't had it that long so time will tell. I keep it in a hard SKB case when it's not in use and when Im transporting it. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Love the Multi track recording. As well as the ability to record a line in from an external analog device. Very clean recordings using 24 bit wave files. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? After the initial setup for your job. It is very easy to use. I wish that the menu button was on the front of the device along with the control wheel. It would make using the device much easier. Works very well with the wired remote control. Sound How is the tone? Very natural sounding from the line-in. The pre-amp for the mics are very good. The onboard mics are crisp but just are just a tad bass heavy. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Only had it a month and it has worked every time I have needed it to. General Your general opinion of this product. Very nice recorder. I love the remote control and the sound quality. Love that you can plug this into your computer via USB and use it as an interface.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Quality seem pretty solid.. It feels pretty sturdy. I would only worry about dropping it and having one of the mics break off, but it looks like if you take care of it, it'll last for years. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Too many features to list just one. I like that you can record 4 tracks simultaneously. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? It's easy to point and record straight away. Looks kind of complicated if you want to use all of the features. Sound How is the tone? Sound quality is good using the onboard mics. My husband recorded himself playing an upright bass and you could hear all the notes and clicks very clearly. I haven't tried to mic anything or use a d.i. yet, but if the onboards are a clue, it should sound stellar. Reliability How has it stood up over time? I've only had it a month. Time will tell, but I own the Zoom H4 and it's lasted for about five years. This one looks to be built even better than the H4. General Your general opinion of this product. Looks cooler and sturdier than the original Zoom 4. Comes with Cubase software and a little plastic case to hold the Zoom H4n which I thought was pretty cool (the H4 didn't).

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? I don't think it'll survive a drop onto concrete. Build quality meet or exceeds price. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? I love the 4-Ch mode. I take vocal only and instrument only sub group outs from the mixer to the line inputs and align in a DAW with the mic tracks to make excellent live board recordings. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Use is pretty straight forward. Sound How is the tone? Excellent sound quality. Mic pres can be a little noisy if cranked. Reliability How has it stood up over time? So far, so good. General Your general opinion of this product. Excellent value.