Zoom F6 Review | One Year Later

Superb review well done ❤

Subbed. Thanks

Would this recorder be decent for live streaming music, two mics. Thanks a ton!

I’m running 6 wireless dji mis on thef6. I keep getting clicks and pops in my recording. Do you have any idea why?

Would you still recommend this today, or is there a different one you’d go with
I’m struggling to make a choice
Been tryna figure it out for 2 weeks

I'm in the market for an F6 (in fact, I plan on buying one as soon as Thomann get them in stock by the end of the year), so I've been watching a bunch of videos about them. They all seem to say pretty much the same thing, but this video has something others don't; you holding the F6 in your hand and waving it around for the entirety of the video. 520 grams is quite heavy when you consider how little handheld records weigh, so that's something I've been kinda worried about when it comes to portability and stealth. But I guess I'll have buy the K-Tek Stingray bag anyway, so it probably won't matter. Also, do you think the NTGT5 and NT5s are good starter mics for someone who wants to do field recording and foley work, both outdoors and indoors?

do you have any crackling issues with the headphone jack....I use headphones Sennheiser HD 280 pros and while monitoring I hear crackling....doesn't comeout in the recording and I don't hear it when I'm using my H6 and Zoom F3. Any one have same issues?

Have you ever taken a 1/4” feed(s) from a sound board? Since it only has XLR inputs instead of combo inputs like other devices, I’m curious if line level can be sent and received through a male 1/4” to male XLR from the board to the input or if a DI box is required.

The user interface is like something from the 1970's and it needs a touch screen. There is no excuse for this bad a UI from any company in 2022. It is like something engineered by Microsoft. I do not want to be forced to have a fully charged iPhone to be able to use a sound recorder. I have backup gear but that does not include a second smartphone.

Having the SD card under the L battery is done by Sound Devices with the MixPre-3 as well. There is a need for someone like Steve Jobs to direct the product design instead of having engineers working in a backroom with no input from actual users.

Spending more than $800 for a device and then having to buy a Bluetooth adapter is also antiquated. The MixPre-3 includes bluetooth as part of the unit which is what Zoom should have done with the F6. It is not like Bluetooth is something new to the world as it goes back to 1990. Any device that is going to be controlled by a bluetooth app on an iPhone should have bluetooth integrated into it at the onset.

Excuse me Shaun for misspelling your name😕

Thanks Shawn - nice review!

thanks for the short review man!

I am wondering about this recorder. The size and 32 bit float and Sony L battery use is great. I wonder how good the preamps are self noise wise. Sometimes I don't want to have to do much in post or have that much time. Assuming I follow best practices, I wonder how well the F6 does its work there. I am sold on the idea 32 bit float and am glad to see more of that. Very compelling review.

Thanks for the review, Shaun!

Like this followup when almost every review is after a day of use. I'm pumped about the F8n Pro.

It is a lot smaller than it looks in the pics or your hands are huge 😀

I thought I had researched these things before getting my MixPre-3, but somehow I missed that the F6 had a built-in L-series battery sled. Guess what my biggest gripe about the MixPre-3 is? It guzzles eneloop AAs at a fierce rate and replacing them is a faff, especially if you do sometimes bolt the recorder to a camera … which, incidentally, blocks the camera battery door too. Argh.

I’m just a dilettante so it’s not the end of the world, but powering mirrorless cameras and these small audio recorders reliably for a decent duration has been an unexpected headache for me. I have ‘range anxiety’ way too often.

Nice review.

Great video Shaun. It's nice to see another lover of the Zoom F6 making more content about it. Hearing other perspectives definitely helps me learn more about this device as well. Thanks again for the shout out to my channel! I really do appreciate it!

I’m pleased I found the extra cash to get the F6, it’s got more features than I’ll ever need but it’s quite an upgrade for me. I use a power bank and it goes on and on for ages and ages. A very nice recorder. I often use the line out to my camera for an extra recording as it only has one SD card but that also helps me sync in post. I do wish it had a dedicated 3.5mm input but a 3.5 to XLR adapter does the job.
All in all I love using it and it will be good enough for me for years to come…fingers crossed 🤞

Hi, the awesome Shaun

I have the same recorder and love it. One other con was the lack of a dual card sd. Alot of reliance on one sd card when it could glitch out. I run a backup recorder from the line out to a tascam dr 60, just in case. Would recommend you do this. Thanks for the great review.