Description

The H2n Handy Recorder is the only portable Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable device to come with five built-in microphones and four different Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable modes: X/Y, Mid-Side, 2-channel surround and 4-channel surround. Other advanced features include automatic gain control and onboard MS decoding, plus effects like compression, limiting and low cut filtering. You can even use the H2n as a multi-purpose USB microphone!

Using the H2n
With its multiple microphones and Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable modes, the H2n can handle just about every kind of application. Here are just a few ways it can be used:

Live Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable of concerts and rehearsals, in either stereo or surround sound
Location videography—the H2n gives you plenty of options in postproduction
Creating audio for YouTube videos
Generating lasting audio documents of important events
As a USB microphone providing input to Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable software

Five microphones, four ways of Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable
The H2n offers not one, not two, but five built-in microphones. Two of them are arranged as an X/Y pair, while the other three are configured in an MS (“Mid-Side”) pattern. They can be used separately for X/Y or MS stereo Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable, or combined to create stunning 2- or 4-channel surround sound.

Using the H2n as an audio interface
The H2n’s USB port allows it to send and receive digital data and to act as a 2-input / 2-output audio interface (enabling you to use it as a USB microphone). Simply connect the H2n to your laptop or desktop computer via USB, launch your favorite DAW or use the included WaveLab LE software and start laying down your tracks.

Mid-Side for variable stereo width
Mid-Side Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable is an incredible technique that allows you to actually adjust the width of the stereo image after it has been recorded, while maintaining perfect mono compatibility, making it especially useful for film, video and television projects.

X/Y for natural-sounding stereo
The X/Y technique provides a great way to cover a wide area while still capturing sound sources in the center with clarity and definition, making it perfect for all types of live stereo Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable.

The H2n’s built-in X/Y microphone provides two matched unidirectional microphones set at a 90 degree angle relative to one another, optimum for most stereo Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portable applications.

Surround sound for lifelike realism
The H2n allows you to combine the signals from both the X/Y and MS microphones in order to create surround sound Recording | Recording > Recorders | Recording > Recorders > Portables of everything you hear—not just those sounds coming from in front of you, but from all directions.

Use 2ch mode to create a single stereo file of the combined mics, or 4ch mode to record the signal from the H2n’s X/Y mics onto one stereo track and signal from the MS mics onto another. The resulting pair of tracks can then be routed to separate speakers for an immersive listening experience or can be blended into a custom stereo track. In addition, the H2n’s MS decoding feature can be used to independently alter the level of the Side signal in both 2ch and 4ch modes.