#Zoom recordee portable#
#Zoom recordee free#

It actually makes the whole process easier. Everything is captured and you adjust it in post. But with 32bit float audio there is no reason at all to set the audio gain or monitor it.

I may be wrong so this isn't putting your comment down at all as you may be talking about something else that I don't understand.

Nick, I think you missed the whole point of 32-bit audio.

#Zoom recordee portable#

Upon reading the F2 Editor's manual, it looks like Zoom may have plans for an all-white version of the portable recorder in the future.

#Zoom recordee free#

Zoom may have plans for an all white F2 modelĪdditionally, Zoom has added an 80 Hz low cut filter, an internal clock (☐.5ppm) for timecode, and a USB-C connection to sync with its F2 Editor that's free to download for Mac or PC. The F2 Editor isn't a DAW, but it lets you adjust settings, format SD cards, and transfer files, among other things. The bodypack style recorder also has a quick clip on the rear for easy attachment. You can also playback audio recordings on the device which is a nice touch for something of this size. On the front, there are dedicated buttons for power, record, and to lock the settings. There's also a 3.5mm headphone/line output that has a dedicated volume control knob. For inputs, it has a single locking 3.5mm mic/line input with plug-in power up to 2.5 V. The F2 can record 44.1kHz/32-bit float or 48kHz/32-bit float audio files. It instead records audio directly to microSD, microSDHC, or microSDXC cards up to capacities of 512GB. To be clear, the F2 cannot transmit a wireless signal. Right away, we can see the F2 being perfect for car work, long walk-and-talks that are shot out of the reach of traditional wireless, for plant mics, or even for quick ENG work when you don't have time to run a frequency scan at a location. It gives you an extremely large latitude to work with when it comes to audio levels. Thankfully, Zoom is including Steinberg WaveLab Cast software with the F2 which will allow you to edit, mix, and export the audio. You can look at 32-bit float recording as the audio equivalent to uncompressed RAW video. You can literally set the level to whatever you want (besides 0 db) and you'll be able to recover and normalize the audio with compatible DAWs like Adobe Audition, Audacity, or iZotope. The Zoom F2 takes that dope tech and shrinks it down to a pocketable size. With 32-bit float recording, you don't have to worry about the level being too high or too low when it comes to capturing sound.