Zoom H6 Handy Recorder - to capture high quality sound on the road

Zoom H6 Handy Recorder
Here at Zoom we ve been building innovative great-sounding products for the past thirty years. But with the revolutionary H6 the most versatile portable recorder ever the bar is raised further still. Four interchangeable input capsules X/Y MS Shotgun and Dual XLR/TRS Combo make the H6 the ultimate chameleon of the audio world and its advanced preamps make it the best-sounding one too. Whatever your application live recording professional film/video work or broadcast ENG (electronic news gathering) etc. the H6 can handle it with ease. The Ins and Outs. INPUTS The H6 offers four main inputs (1-4) plus two additional inputs (L R) that are derived from whichever capsule (X/Y MS Shotgun or Dual XLR/TRS Combo) is plugged into the unit. The supplied XYH-6 X/Y capsule also provides a secondary input for connecting an external mic- or line-level signal via a stereo 1/8 Mic/Line In mini phone jack. When a connection is made to that jack signal from the X/Y microphones is muted. All four main H6 inputs (inputs 1-4) are combo connectors that can accept either XLR or 1/4 balanced or unbalanced phone cables. They can handle both micand line-level signals which means that you can connect either external microphones or line-level devices like mixers portable music players electronic keyboards or electric guitars or basses with active electronics (passive electric guitars or basses can also be connected with the use of a mixer or effects device). Internal switching contacts automatically detect the circuit of choice. On the H6 all connectors use the industry standard Pin 2 hot on XLR connectors and Tip hot on TRS connectors as shown here: Each of the six inputs (that is 1-4 as well a L R) has a dedicated gain control knob. In addition the four main inputs and the EXH-6 capsule feature a -20dB pad allowing you to prevent distortion even when high-level signals are introduced. In fact with the use of the Pad switch the H6 can input a signal 30dB louder and 14dB softer than any othe.