<font color='navy' size='2' face='Comic Sans MS, sans-serif'><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">
<div id="AOLMsgPart_1_c3759083-a9e9-473e-acd1-8a098e38c775">
<font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">List</font></font> ---
<font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Here is a post from a recording engineer/friend concerning this recorder and a link where more information can be found. His comments outline the expenses one can expend in the search of excellent recordings.<br>
<br>
<div style="clear:both"><font size="1" color="royalblue"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><font color="black"><font color="mediumblue" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Dale Erwin... RPT</font><br>
</font></font></b></font><font color="darkgreen"><span style="font-style: italic;"><b><font size="1"><font color="black"><font color="blueviolet"><font color="black"> <font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">Mason & Hamlin</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">/Steinway/</font><font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">U.S pianos</font><font face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br>
</font></font></font></font><font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">www.Erwinspiano.com</font><br>
<font color="crimson" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">209-577-8397</font><br>
</font></b></span></font><tt><tt><font color="darkgreen"><br>
<br>
</font></tt></tt>
<div><font color="black">For me
the major advantage of the H4n over the H2 is that you can plug in pro
mics (xlr connectors in the back) if you have them --- or plan to buy
them. Decent mics to record a piano would be something along the lines
of a pair of Neumann KM 184's, which would probably cost around $1,800
for the pair. There are other better mics that are substantially more
in price. It's kind of a never ending thing, if you want to go crazy
and have the dough. And if you're going that route (i.e.
audiophile) with external mics, you'd likely want to buy a nice preamp
as well. Add another $1,200 or so.</font></div>
<div><font color="black"><br>
</font>
</div>
<div><font color="black">However, for $119, the H2 will allow you to very quickly make
reference recordings of pianos --- as I did when I was playing yours.
It's far from a perfect recording "system", but certainly good enough to
help me remember differences between instruments. And extremely
simple and portable. </font></div>
<div><font color="black"><br>
</font>
</div>
<div><font color="black">Either way --- H2 or H4 --- you will certainly get your money's worth. </font><font color="black">The H4-N is $300 ish-</font><font color="black">Dale</font><font color="black">s note<br>
</font>
</div>
<div><font color="black"><br>
</font>
</div>
<div><font color="black">Jon</font></div>
<tt><tt></tt></tt><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><br>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">
<div id="AOLMsgPart_1_01702366-6846-4791-828f-269df5a79f46">
<font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">
<div id="AOLMsgPart_1_16940e36-71f2-48e7-ba57-48d4f540372d">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div><blockquote type="cite"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">
<div id="AOLMsgPart_1_8e96b5a2-0aa4-4eb2-b0ad-2bb7e45b8331">
<div>
<div><blockquote type="cite"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">
<div id="AOLMsgPart_1_77fad5d0-548c-4f8f-ac0b-b8a7cf91933d">
<div>
<div><blockquote type="cite"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Comic Sans MS, sans-serif">
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">
<div id="AOLMsgPart_1_531f60f1-82a4-406d-b8d2-e3d9ef6a02d6">
<div>
<div><blockquote type="cite">
<div><br>
</div>
<div><b><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ns=p_REVIEWS%7C1&ci=14934&N=4248627700&srtclk=sort">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ns=p_REVIEWS%7C1&ci=14934&N=4248627700&srtclk=sort</a></b></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>They're a large and reputable electronics dealer out of New York.
(There are plenty of other places to buy online. But you might want to
start here to figure out which recorder you like, then Google search it
to find a cheaper price, if there is one).</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>As you can see, there are tons of choices for hand held digital
recorders. The one I have, the Zoom H2, which is now a couple of years
old, has come down in price quite a bit. Given the importance of the
recording you want to do, it might be worth it for you to buy something a
little more high end with a few more features. (For example, the
ability to plug in a pair of high end external microphones which could
be individually placed in the sweet spot of the piano or elsewhere in a
nice auditorium) But the simplicity of this thing can't be beat. And
for about $100, it might not be a bad introduction to the technology.
I'm happy to talk with you further about recorders, microphones and
recording techniques for piano if you need or want my help. As
mentioned, you can spend thousands of dollars in that pursuit.......</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>To be continued.......</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thanks again.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Best,</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Jon </div>
<div><br>
</div>
</blockquote></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</font></font></blockquote></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</font></font></blockquote></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</font></font></blockquote></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</font></font></div>
</div>
</font></font><br>
</div>
<br>
<br>
<div style="font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:10pt;color:black">
<div id="AOLMsgPart_1_35d50a2f-fe34-41ed-96b6-486692b6af91">
<div><br>
</div>
<br>
<div><br>
</div>
<br>
<div>
<div><br>
<font color="crimson"></font><br>
</div>
<br>
</div>
</div>
<!-- end of AOLMsgPart_1_35d50a2f-fe34-41ed-96b6-486692b6af91 -->
</div>
</font></font>
</div>
<!-- end of AOLMsgPart_1_c3759083-a9e9-473e-acd1-8a098e38c775 -->
</div>
</font></font>