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Taylor

Taylor
November 13, 2012

Zoom Q2HD Review

Coming off its predecessor the Zoom Q3HD, Samson Technologies (the company that owns Zoom) has released another portable audio/video recorder with the Zoom Q2HD. Zoom has kept much of the same functionality from the Q3HD intact but has also added some new and useful features that a lot of Q3HD users felt were missing. For an overview of the features on the Q3HD that are also available on the Q2HD, check our our review of the Zoom Q3HD. So what’s new on the Q3HD?

Mid-Side Recording

Zoom introduced the mid side recording feature on their portable digital audio recorder the Zoom H2n. Be sure to check out our review of the Zoom H2n if you want to know more. For those of you not familiar with mid side recording this is a recording technique that is especially useful for film and broadcast media where recording ambient noise …

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UniqueSquared

UniqueSquared
October 1, 2012

Record Anything on Mac, Free: WavTap Now Has Installer, 20s Buffer, More

We know that IK Multimedia has your iPad or iPod covered when it comes to recording from outside sources and directing them into your iOS driven device, but what about recording directly from your iOS device, without an external piece of hardware or secondary application running in the background?

Patrick Ellis has been tackling this dilemma head on, and has come up with WavTap – a simple but ingenious program that records system audio in the same way that your “print screen” button captures images of your desktop.  In his latest update, it even has the option to capture that last 20 second of audio, somewhat like  a DVR for your laptop.…

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Taylor

Taylor
January 7, 2011

Zoom Q3HD Review

Do you remember when handheld recorders were great for capturing your buddy doing ridiculous things at the club but you couldn’t hear anything? Did you ever go to a concert and try to record the show with your your phone and then pine over the abysmal audio quality. Well the Zoom Q3 HD is for those of you who want to film those same antics and provide you with unrivaled audio quality.

When I go to concerts I love to record the bands I am watching so I can show my friends how great the show was. While the video usually looks good, the sound is almost always awful and my friends are left wondering why I thought this band was so great. With the Zoom Q3 HD I can rest assured that my audio will sound just as good as my video looks and I can keep the comments …