Zoom H6 Black 6-Track Handy Recorder

Get Crystal Clear Audio With Limitless Flexibility Using The Interchangeable Capsules With Zoom H6 Black 6-Track Handy Portable Audio Recorder

The folks at Zoom have been building innovative products for the past thirty years. But with the revolutionary H6 six-track recorder, 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, live broadcast or electronic news gathering - the H6 can handle it with ease.

• Interchangeable input capsules that can be swapped out as easily as the lens of a camera
• Six-track simultaneous recording
• Four mic/line inputs with XLR/TRS combo connectors
• Gain controls (real knobs!) and -20dB pads for each input
• Phantom power for all main inputs: +12/+24/+48V
• Large full-color LCD display, angled so it's easy to read in all environments
• Records directly to SD, SDHC and SDXC cards up to 128GB
• Up to 24-bit /96kHz audio in BWF-compliant WAV or a variety of MP3 formats
• Auto-record, Pre-record and Backup-record functions mean that you'll never miss that perfect take
• Multitrack to stereo internal mixdown
• Independent monitor and playback mixes
• Virtual VU meters
• Voice memo and up to 99 marks per recording
• Overdubbing, up to 99 takes
• Built-in effects, including low-cut filtering, compression and limiting
• Onboard MS decoding
• Normalize, Divide and Trim editing
• Chromatic tuner and metronome
• A/B loop playback
• Variable playback speed, from 50% to 150%
• Variable pitch per track without affecting playback speed
• USB port for data exchange to and from computer
• Multichannel and stereo USB audio interface for PC/Mac/iPad
• Camera strap mounts
• Mountable directly to DSLR or camcorder with optional HS-01 Hot Shoe Mount adapter
• Accepts standard AA alkaline or NiMH rechargeable batteries
• Over 20 hours of operation with 4 AA alkaline batteries

SPECIFICATIONS

Recording Media

• SD card: 16MB to 2GB
• SDHC card: 4GB to 32GB
• SDXC card: 64GB to 128GB

Inputs - Capsules

• XYH-6 X/Y mic
• Mic type: Unidirectional
• Sensitivity: -41 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa
• Input gain: - Infinity to 46.5 dB
• Max sound pressure input: 136 dB SPL

XYH-6 Mic/Line In

• Connector: 1/8" stereo mini jack
• Input level: -Infinity to 46.5 dB
• Input impedance: 2k ohms
• Plug-in power: 2.5V supported

MSH-6 MS mic

• Mic types: Unidirectional and bi-directional
• Sensitivity: -37 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa (unidirectional), -39 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa (bi-directional)
• Input gain: - Infinity to 42.5 dB
• Max sound pressure input: 120 dB SPL (unidirectional), 122 dB SPL (bi-directional)

Shotgun mic (SGH-6)

• Mic Type: Unidirectional (mic unit x3)
• Polar Pattern: Super-cardioid
• Sensitivity: -39 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa (each mic unit)
• Input Gain: -Infinity to 50 dB
• Maximum Sound Pressure Input: 122 dB SPL

Inputs 1 to 4

• Mic Connectors: XLR / TRS combo jacks (XLR: Pin 2 hot / TRS: Tip hot)
• Mic Input gain: (PAD OFF): -Infinity to 55.5 dB
• Mic Input gain: (PAD ON): -Infinity to 35.5 dB
• Mic Input impedance: 1.8k ohms or more
• Mic Max input level: +22 dBu (PAD ON)
• Mic Phantom power: +12V /+24V /+48V (Phantom power can be turned on/off independently for Inputs 1 - 4)
• Mic Equivalent Input Noise (EIN): -120 dBu or less

Line Out

• Jack type: 1/8" stereo mini jack
• Rated Output Level: -10 dBu when output load impedance is 10k ohms or more

Phone Out

• Jack type: 1/8" stereo mini jack
• Output Level:20 W +20 W into 32 ohm load
• Built-in speaker: 400mw 8 ohm mono speaker

WAV Recording

• Sampling frequency: 44.1/48/96 kHz
• Bit rate: 16/24 (Mono/Stereo, BWF-compliant)
• Maximum simultaneous recording tracks:8 (L/R + INPUT 1 to 4 + L/R backup) (Backup recording: -12dB lower than set L/R input gain)

MP3 Recording

• Sampling frequency: 44.1kHz
• Bit Rate:48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320kbps
• Maximum simultaneous recording tracks: 2

Recording Time (With 2GB Card)

• 03:08:00 (44.1 kHz / 16-bit WAV)
• 34:43:00 (128kbps MP3)

Display

• 2.0-inch full color LCD (320 x 240 pixels)

USB

• Mass Storage Class operation
• Class: USB2.0 High Speed

Audio Interface operation: Multi-track mode

• Class: USB2.0 High Speed
• Inputs / Outputs: 6 / 2
• Sampling frequency: 44.1/48kHz/96kHz
• Bit rate: 16/24 bit
• USB bus powered operation possible

Audio Interface operation: Stereo mode

• Class: USB2.0 Full Speed
• Inputs / Outputs: 2 / 2
• Sampling frequency: 44.1/48kHz
• Bit rate: 16 bit USB
• USB bus powered operation possible (iPad operation supported in stereo mode only)

Power Requirements

• AA size (LR6) battery x 4
• Alkaline or NiMH type
• AC adapter: AD-17 (DC5V/1A/USB-type) (optional)
• USB bus power

Battery Life

• Battery life (with alkaline battery, continuous recording) Over 20 hours

Dimensions and Weight

• H6: 77.8mm (W) x 152.8mm (D) x 47.8mm (H), 280g
• XYH-6: 78.9mm (W) x 60.2mm (D) x 45.2mm (H), 130g
• MSH-6: 58.0mm (W) x 67.6mm (D) x 42.1mm (H), 85g

In The Box

• Operation manual
• XYH-6 X/Y mic capsule
• MSH-6 MS mic capsule
• AA size (LR6) battery x 4
• Cubase LE Software
• WaveLab LE Software
• Windscreen
• USB Cable
• Case