Using the Zoom H4n as a multitrack recorder

Brucey wonderful video .... keep it going upload more

The Pro version is a big improvement on levels.

Great video, and great guitar work! I've got an H4n that I'm still trying to get the hang of; and this video has been quite useful! Thanks for putting it out there... :)

My Zoom H4n has worked perfectly for years. That stopped yesterday. Now when I try to record using the built-in mics, nothing but a thin distortion is recorded. Changing file type, 90/120° mic angles, etc. makes no difference. Any idea what has caused this or how to fix it? Thank you.

Love this thing! We booked a studio session to lay down some original tracks and were not too happy with the recording and mixing from the sound engineer. I busted out my Zoom H4n a few days later, mic'd up my buddies one by one in the garage, and it came out better than the studio! I mic'd the drums just like you described. It sounded crisp as heck and I was able to level it out to my heart's content in post. Great video! Loved the demonstration.

Thanks, I use all the information I find. Thanks Bruce🖖

Thank you for being straight forward, letting us know with narration, and video description, how to use the 4 track function. Thanks and God Bless

Is it possible to use effects while recording with the two mics on top? I can't find any videos that show how to apply effects to vocals on the H4n.

How do I put a .wav file onto a track?

Here's a question even studio engineers can't answer..but I'm sure u can.
If you couldn't get to a studio for access reasons,would recording the vocal on this be good enough to send to the studio,and if so which mode would you recommend please..awaiting your reply in a state of fevered anticipation !!

Thank you for the nice demo. Can you mix down inside the H4n the multi-track recording and be able to create one stereo mix-track , before you trnasfer it to a pc?

how would you put an instrumental in to sing/ rap over and how do you balance left and right channels

does that record in mono or stereo??

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What’s the highest quality/bit rate you can have in 4track mode, please?
Also can songs be exported, via SD card, as four separate WAV files into a computer..?

What’s the highest WAV rate in MTR mode, please?

Only 16/44.100

Hi!
I am looking for a recorder ...and I have a question.
I am a beginner bass guitar player and I would like to find a recorder, which can record a "line in" signal from a smartphone, or laptop or an audio player throught jack connector (to record a track from an audio player) ...and in the same time I want to record the voice of my bass's speaker with the recorder's external microphone. Is that possible with this zoom or any recorder? :)
Thank you!

How did you hook up the cables before you started recording?

Hi please can you tell me what lead your using to connect it to the stomp
And where do you plug each end into ?

what is the jack connected to the headphones or remote?

How do you control the volume of the individual 4 tracks? Thanks

VERY coo! Little thing! Is 4 THe only amount of tracks you can keep or can you rec. 1 2+3 then bounce those to 4 then re and repeat the process?do 1 2+3 with new material?

How do you get your song out when your done. Can you just pull out the SD card without having to do any mixing? I bought the Tascam do-008 and it was too confusing for this old guy.

good

i have not figured out how to unlink track XLR 1and 2 input levels for individual adjustment while recording 2 different instruments same time?
On H4n Pro it has an unlink input 1and 2 menu, so that makes it easy

Hey there. Is it possible to multitrack to a pre existing track on the SD?

Nice review. But why is it that when I plug something into line 1, the sound seems broken or not full. Seems like there's hiss and the bass gone. I am new to this recording and cables and lines things. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks.

Lovely tutorial, I heard you could also bounce your 4 tracks together and get an additional 4 tracks for overdubbing. Have you been able to do that?

Can everything be recorded in stereo mode 1 track at a time ( acoustic, electric, bass, vocal, ect. ) with the built in mics and then imported into the tracks in multi track mode or do you just record in multi track mode with the built in mics? I just got mine today.

waths the difrence this one and Zoom H4N Pro

Such a useful straightforward guide - with cool jams! I have a terrible squealing when I plug my guitar/amp into my zoom, trying to find some help tracking that down. Thanks for the great guide!

Throwing that song together like that was way past cool, man the possibility potential is mind boggling. Well done!

What's the best way to set up the H4N outdoors? I am having a small speaking event (one person at a time) and was thinking of propping this up in front of them on a tripod with a windscreen to record their speeches. Would that work?

If you have stereo pedals at the end of your chain, could you put both outputs into both jacks, and record on tracks 1 and 2 at the same time?

Would be great if there's a LOOP option. Just play like 4 or 8 bars and have it continuously play it. I bought 1 of these like 2 years ago for this exact same reason in video. And haven't even used it yet lol. Looking forward to it now.
When you were playing back the tracks, what were they going through? A guitar cab or a monitor or something? I to have a Stomp next to my pedal board also

So on my zoom h4n i dont have that mode im confused please help!!

I would like to see the mix down process.

I've run into an issue on mine; in MTR mode, I've recorded 4 separate tracks, and want to go back and re-record guitar on one of the tracks, so I'm in the project, but I hit play to playback and hear NOTHING on any of the 4 tracks! I thought I may have inadvertently erased them, but no, they are still there when I took the SD card out and looked and listened to the tracks on my laptop. Help!

Can I have an effect on just 1 track in MTR mode? At the moment I'm getting 1 effect across all the tracks, which is pretty poor as I don't want a distorted guitar effect on my clean backing track!

good way to record your own version of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells

engaging and informative. But how do I mix? So far I have 4 separate files on my sound card.

Is overdub possible in zoom h1n?

Hey man can I plug 3 mics in all the 3 ports ( 2 XLR and 1 3.5mm ) and use the on board mic simultaneously for something like a podcast?
Btw loved the video!!!!

Does this save the multitracks as separate files if I wanted to mix it in a daw?

i liked that u actually made a 4 trk recording live!!! that really cemented the process down and of coarse i had to write all the steps down i still have a old school brain😃aslo i liked that u tried to answer every ones questions u have a new fan and subscriber

Just wanted to say that I admire your comprehensive answers to the questions here in the comments

Dude would love to jam with you haha