Zoom H6 manual

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Usage and saf ety precautions 02 Usag e and saf ety pr ecautions SAFETY PREC A UTIONS In this operation manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and cautions that you must re ad to p reve nt a cc ide nt s. Th e mea ni ngs of these symbols are as follows. Warning Something that could cause serious injury or death Caution Something that could c[...]

Introduction 03 H6 Handy Recorder Intr oduction Thank you very muc h for purc hasing a ZOOM Handy Recorder . The has the following features.  Ster eo mics can be changed accor ding to use An XY mic that can record sound images with depth and an MS mic that allows the stere o width to be adjusted freely are included. Y ou can switc h mics accordi[...]

Contents 04 Cont ents Usage and safety precautions ............................... 02 Introduction ............................................................ 03 Contents .................................................................. 04 Included items ........................................................ 05 Names of parts ..................[...]

Included items 05 H6 Handy Recorder Included it ems The pac k age should contain the following items. Please confirm that they have all been included. 4 AA batteries (for unit testing) Main unit case SD card USB cable main unit MS mic XY mic Cubase LE installation DVD Wind screen (sponge) © 2013 ZOOM CORPORATION 本マニュアルの一部また?[...]

Names of parts 06 Names of par ts Left Front Input 1 Input volume L/R Input volume 1 Input 2 SD card slot VOLUME button PHONE jack POWER/HOLD switch Input volume 2 Track buttons and indicators (L, R, 1–4) Input volume 3 XY mic (Swappable) MS mic PAD switches (1–4) Input volume 4 Stop button Display Play/pause button & indicator Back button [...]

Names of parts 07 H6 Handy Recorder Right (back) XLR TRS Bottom Input 3 MIC/LINE input jack (supports plug-in power) Input 4 Battery cover (back) Speaker (back) Scroll button Up and down Select menu items Press: Confirm menu selection LINE OUT jack Strap holes (can also be used with camera straps) REMOTE jack (remote control sold separately) MENU b[...]

Mic ov erview 08 Mic o v erview This has two crossing directional mics. By rotating the mics, you can switc h the width of the record- ing field between 90° and 120°. L R 90° L R 120° Features: Newly-developed large diaphragm mics enable low and high frequencies to be recorded with good stereo placement while sounds in the center are captured [...]

Connecting and disconnecting mics 09 H6 Handy Recorder Connecting and disconnecting mics Mic connection 1. Rem ove the pr ote c tive c ap s fr om the main uni t and t he mic . 2. Whil e pre s sing th e bu t tons o n the si des o f the mi c, co nne c t it to th e main uni t, ins er t ing the co nne c tor co mple te ly . Mic disconnection 1. Whil e p[...]

Connecting mics/other devices to Inputs 1–4 10 Connecting mics/other devices t o Inputs 1–4 Connecting mics Connect dynamic mics and condenser mics to the Input 1–4 XLR jac ks. Phantom power (+12V/+24V/+48V) can be supplied to con- denser mics. (  P .87) Connecting instr uments/other devices Connect keyboards and mixer s directly to the[...]

Connecting mics/other devices to Inputs 1–4 11 H6 Handy Recorder Connecting mics/other devices t o Inputs 1–4 Connection examples The allows you to record in a variety of configurations. While filming • L/R input mic: Main subject • Shotgun/lapel mics connected to Inputs 1 / 2 : P erformer • Mics connected to Inputs 3 / 4 : Ambient soun[...]

Optional accessor ies 12 Optional accessor ies The following optional accessories are available for use with the . Shotgun mic attac hment (SGH-6) This highly-directional mic is great for capturing mono- phonic sound from a specific location. Use it in place of an stereo mic. • This mic records to the L/R trac k in mono. Exter nal XLR/TRS input [...]

Optional accessor ies 13 H6 Handy Recorder Accessory pac k (APH-6) This accessory pac k includes the following 3 items: a remote control, a hairy windscreen and an AC adapter . Remote contr ol (RCH-6) This is a wired remote control for use with the . Connect it to the REMO TE jack. Hairy windscr een This windscreen can be used with both the XY and [...]

Display o verview 14 Displa y o v erview SD card icon and remaining recording time Phantom power voltage (  P.87) L/R track (Name of connected mic unit shown) Low cut indicator (  P.78) Compressor/limiter indicator (  P.79) Phantom power indicator (  P.87) Folder name Recording format (When using as an audio interface, compu[...]

Display o verview 15 H6 Handy Recorder Playing back Playback time Name of project playing back Level meter (playback level) Tracks 1–4 Playback speed (  P.41) Playback format Battery charge indicator Status icon Pitch control L/R track (Name of connected mic unit shown) Playback volume Pan sliders Folder name Paused A-B repeat (  P.42) (Sho[...]

Preparations Supplying pow er 16 Supplying po w er Using bat ter ies 1. T urn th e pow er of f a nd the n rem ove the b at t er y cov er . 2. Ins t all the b at t erie s . 3. Re pla ce t he ba t ter y c over . Open while pushing up NO TE • Use alkaline batteries or nic k el- metal hydride bat teries. • If the battery indicator becomes empty , t[...]

Preparations Supplying pow er 17 H6 Handy Recorder Using an AC adapt er (sold separat ely) 1. Co nne ct a U SB ca ble to t he USB ja ck . 2. Plug t he ada pte r into an ou tle t.[...]

Preparations Loading an SD card 18 1. T urn th e pow er of f a nd the n ope n the SD c ar d slot cov er . 2. Ins er t t he c ard in th e slot . T o eject an SD card: Push the card fur ther into the slot and then pull it out. Loading an SD car d NO TE • Always turn the power of f before inserting or removing an SD card. Inserting or remo ving a ca[...]

Preparations T urning the pow er on and off 19 H6 Handy Recorder T ur ning the pow er on and of f T ur ning the po wer on  Slid e to th e righ t. NO TE • The first time you turn the power on after purc hase, you must set the language (  P .21) and date/time (  P .22). Y ou can also c hange these settings later . • If “No SD Ca[...]

Preparations Using the hold function 20 Activ ating the hold function  Slid e to th e lef t . NO TE The hold function does not affect the remote control (sold separately). Even when hold is active, the remote can still be used. Deactiv ating the hold function  Slid e to th e ce nter. The has a hold function that can be used to disable the but[...]

Preparations Setting the languag e 21 H6 Handy Recorder Set ting the language 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to se lec t “L A NGUAGE ” , and p res s . 3. Us e to sel ec t the l angua ge, and p res s . The language shown on the display can be set to English or Japanese. *The first time you turn the power on after purc hase, you must set the language and d[...]

Preparations Setting the dat e and time 22 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “SYST EM” , and p res s . 3. Use to s ele c t “Da te/Tim e” , and p res s . Set ting the date and time 4. Set t he da te and t ime.  Changing settings Move cursor: Move up/down Select item: Press then mo ve up/down Confirm c hange: Press 5. Pr es s to c ompl et [...]

Preparations Setting the type of bat tery used 23 H6 Handy Recorder 3. Us e to se lec t “Ba t te r y” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t th e t yp e, and p re ss . Set ting the type of batt ery used 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “SYST EM” , and pr es s . Set the type of bat tery used so that the amount of remaining battery c harge can b[...]

Recording Recording pr ocess 24 Recor ding pr ocess Connect Turn power on (  P.19) Prepare to record Record (  P.24) Playback and check (  P.38) Overdub and edit • Connect the XY or MS mic unit. (  P.09) • Connect mics, instruments and other equipment to Inputs 1–4 . (  P.10) • Start recording: • Stop recording: • Y[...]

Recording Folder and file str ucture 25 H6 Handy Recorder ZOOM0005.MP3 ZOOM0005 ZOOM0005.hprj A folder named ZOOM0001 – ZOOM9999 is created for each project. ZOOM0003_VM.MP3 Recorded voice memo file (  P.63) ZOOM0004_LR.WAV ZOOM0004 130410-163015.hprj First stereo file recorded on the L/R tracks JazzLive.hprj ZOOM0004_Tr12_01.WAV Additional[...]

Recording Basic recor ding 26 1. Pr es s the b ut ton o f the t rac k tha t you wan t to re co rd. HINT • The indicator of the selected trac k button lights red. • If yo u p re ss trac k bu t ton 2 w hil e pr ess in g and h ol din g trac k bu t ton 1 , trac ks 1/2 wi ll be co me a st er eo trac k (s te reo link). T racks 3 /4 ca n be ma de int [...]

Recording Basic recor ding 27 H6 Handy Recorder 2. T urn for t he se lec t ed inpu t to ad jus t the inp ut level. HINT • Adjust so that the peak level stays around − 12dB. • Y ou can change the recording format. (  P .83) • Y ou can cut noise from wind and other sources during recording. (  P .78) 3. P res s to s ta r t re co r[...]

Recording Selecting the folder wher e projects are sa ved 28 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to se lec t “PR OJEC T LI ST” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t the fol der w her e you wan t to sav e new pr oje c ts, and p res s . Selecting the f older wher e projects ar e sa v ed Choose one of ten folders as the folder where new recorded projects will be s[...]

Recording Recording aut omatically 29 H6 Handy Recorder Recor ding aut omatically 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “REC” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “ Au to Re c” , and p re ss . 4. Use t o sel ec t “On / O f f ” , an d pre ss . NEXT Recording can be star ted and stopped automatically in response to the input level.[...]

Recording Recording aut omatically 30 5. Use to s ele c t “ On” , and p res s . NO TE For details, see “Changing automatic recording function settings” . (  P .84) 6. Retur n to the H ome Sc re en, and p re ss to pu t the r ec ord er in to s tan dby . HINT When the input exceeds the set level (shown on the level meters), recording sta[...]

Recording Pre-r ecording 31 H6 Handy Recorder 4. Use t o sel ec t “On” , and p res s . NO TE The Auto Rec and Pre Count functions cannot be used at the same time as this function. Pr e-r ecor ding 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “REC” , and p res s . 3. Us e to se lec t “Pr e Re c” , and p res s . By setting the recorder to constantly [...]

Recording Counting in befor e recording 32 4. Use t o sel ec t “Pre C oun t” , and pr es s . 5. Use to s ele c t the c oun t numb er , and p res s . NO TE The Auto Rec and Pre R ec functions cannot be used at the same time as this function. Counting in bef or e r ecor ding 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s elect “TOOL ” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s [...]

Recording Adjusting the side mic lev el 33 H6 Handy Recorder  Move u p and do wn to a djus t. A djusting the side mic lev el Wide RAW mode Icon changes with the value Narrow Before using the MS mic to record, you can adjust the side mic level (stereo width). Do this when the Home Screen is open. NO TE • Set to Of f, − 24 to +6 dB, or RA W . [...]

Recording Backup r ecording 34 4. Use t o sel ec t “On” , and p res s . HINT • If the name of the original file is, for example, “ZOOM0 0 0 1_LR.wav” , the name of the bac kup file will be “ZOOM0 0 0 1_BU.w av” . • Y ou can play backup file s. (  P .64) Bac kup r ecording 1 . Pre ss . 2. Use to s ele c t “REC” , and p r[...]

Recording Over dubbing 35 H6 Handy Recorder Ov er dubbing 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Over dub” , and p res s . 4. Pre ss th e tra ck b ut t on until t he ind ica tor lig ht s re d for th e tra ck t o be overd ubb ed. 5. T urn to ad jus t the inp ut le vel. HINT Y ou can also adjus[...]

Recording Over dubbing 36 7. Pr es s to st ar t r ec ord ing. 8. Pr es s to s top re c ordin g. HINT • Y ou can change the stereo link set ting even during overdubbing. • Overdub files and volume, pan and stereo link set tings are saved in units called “tak es” . Y ou can change set tings and record multiple takes. Then, when stopped you c[...]

Recording Over dubbing 37 H6 Handy Recorder[...]

Playbac k Basic playbac k 38 Basic pla ybac k 1 2 1 1. Pr es s t o st ar t playback.  Controls during playbac k Select project/mo ve to mark: Use and Searc h forward/bac kward: Press and hold / Pause/resume playbac k: Press Adjust volume: Press (+/ − ) Add marks: Press Change side mic level: Move up and down (RA W mode only) HINT • The longe[...]

Playbac k Basic playbac k 39 H6 Handy Recorder 2. Pr es s or to return to the Home Screen .[...]

Playbac k Select the playbac k project fr om the list 40 Select the pla ybac k pr oject from the list 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT L IST” , and pr es s . 3. Us e to s ele c t the fol der , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t th e pro jec t you w ant to p lay ba ck , and p res s . The selected project will start playing bac k. NO TE [...]

Playbac k Changing the playbac k speed 41 H6 Handy Recorder Changing the pla ybac k speed 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Play bac k Sp eed ” , and p res s . 4. Use t o adjus t th e play ba ck s pe ed, and p res s . Playbac k will occur at the adjusted speed. NO TE This setting is save[...]

Playbac k Repeat playbac k of a set interv al (AB repeat) 42 5. Use an d t o find the s t ar tin g poin t for re pe at pla yba ck . Y ou c an als o pr es s t o se arc h whil e play ing ba ck . 6. Use to s ele c t the B poin t ic on. T hen, s et t he re pe at pla yba ck e nding poin t. Repeat pla ybac k of a set int erv al (AB r epeat) 1. Pr es s .[...]

Playbac k Repeat playbac k of a set interv al (AB repeat) 43 H6 Handy Recorder 7. Pr es s to ope n the play ba ck s cr een . Repeat playbac k will start between the set points. NO TE • T o end AB repeat playback, follow the instructions on P .42 to select “ AB Repeat” and then press . • During repeat playbac k, AB repeat will end if you pre[...]

Playbac k Changing the playbac k mode 44 Changing the pla ybac k mode 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to selec t “ PL A Y” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Pl ay mo d e” , and p re ss . 4. Use t o sel ec t th e mod e, and p re ss . NO TE Play All: Play all the projects in the current folder . Play One: Play only the selected project. Repeat One: P[...]

Playbac k Changing the playbac k pitch (k ey) 45 H6 Handy Recorder Changing the playba c k pitch (k ey) 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Proj ec t Mixe r” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t th e tra ck f or whi ch you w ant to c hange t he pi tch (key), and p res s . 5. Use to s et th [...]

Playbac k Mixing 46 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Proj ec t Mixe r” , and p res s . 4. Chang e para met er s as de sir ed.  Mixing controls Move cursor/c hange value: Move up/down Select parameter to c hange: Press P aramet er Setting r ange Explanation V olume Mute, − 48.0 – [...]

Playbac k Mixing 47 H6 Handy Recorder 5. Pr es s to lis ten to the p roje c t wi thou t mixer adju st men ts . Pressing this but ton turns the mixer settings on and of f. NO TE • Mix settings are saved with eac h project separately and applied during playbac k. • Use the Monitor Mixer to adjust the balance when moni- toring inputs. (  P .[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Checking pr oject infor mation 48 Chec king pr oject infor mation 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Info rma tion” , and p res s to vi ew inf orma tion ab ou t the pr oje ct . Use to s cro ll dow n to s ee inf orma tion hi dde n be low th e bot tom o f t[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Checking tr ack mar ks 49 H6 Handy Recorder 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Mark L is t” , and p res s to op en the m ark lis t . Chec king tr ac k mar ks A list of marks in the recorded project can be shown. Mark user added Mark added when a gap occur[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Changing project names 50 Changing pr oj e ct names 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to se lec t “Edi t” , and p res s . 4. Use t o se lec t “R e na m e” , and p res s . 5. Chan ge the n ame .  Controls when c hanging names Move cursor/c hange character: Move [...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Changing project names 51 H6 Handy Recorder[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Mixing down a pr oject 52 4. Whe n mixin g dow n a pro jec t you c an c hang e the f orma t s by usin g to s ele c t“Se le ct F orm at ” , and p res s . 5. Use to s ele c t the for mat , and pr es s . NO TE Y ou can only select W AV formats that have the same sam- pling frequency and bit rate as the selected pr[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Mixing down a pr oject 53 H6 Handy Recorder 6. Use to s ele c t “E xec ut e” , and pre s s to s ta r t the mi xdow n. NO TE • The mixdown file will be created in the same folder . • If the SD card does not have enough open capacity , the recorder will return to the Mixdown screen. • The file created by [...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Nor malizing trac ks 54 Nor malizing tr ac ks 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Edit ” , and p res s . 4. Use t o se lec t “Nor maliz e” , and p res s . 5. Use to s ele c t the tra ck t hat yo u want to normali ze. NO TE • Y ou cannot select a trac[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Nor malizing trac ks 55 H6 Handy Recorder 6. Use to s ele c t “Y es” , and p res s to s ta r t normali zation. NO TE When normalized, the level of the entire file will be increased by the same amount so that the peak level is 0 dB[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Dividing projects 56 4. Use t o sel ec t “Div ide” , a nd pr es s . 5. Se t the d ivis ion p oint .  Controls when di viding Move point: Use and PLA Y/pause: Press Confirm point: Press 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Edit ” , and p res s . Divi[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Dividing projects 57 H6 Handy Recorder 6. Use to s ele c t “Y es” , and p res s . NO TE • After dividing a project, the part before the division point will be given the same name as the original project with “ A ” added to the end. The part after the point will have “B” added to the end of its name. ?[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files T rimming pr oject beginnings and ends 58 1 . Pre ss . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Edit ” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t “T r im ” , and p res s . 5. Use to s ele c t the s t ar tin g poin t ic on. 6. Use and to find the s t ar tin g poin t. Y ou c an[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files T rimming pr oject beginnings and ends 59 H6 Handy Recorder 8. Pr es s . 9. Us e to s ele c t “Y e s” , and p res s to tr im the projec t. NO TE If you have made additional recordings and the project has multiple takes, the current take will be trimmed.[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Deleting one project 60 Deleting one pr oject 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to se lec t “ T r as h ” , and p res s . 4. Use t o se lec t “D ele te” , and p res s . 5. Use to se lec t “ Y es” , and p res s . NO TE Deleting projects cannot be undone. Y ou ca[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Deleting all projects in a f older 61 H6 Handy Recorder Deleting all pr ojects in a folder 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to se lec t “ T r as h ” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t “De let e All Pr oje ct s” , and p res s . 5. Use to se lec t “ Y es” , an[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Rebuilding a project 62 4. Use t o se lec t “ Y e s ” , an d pr es s to r ebuil d the projec t. HINT A project will not play bac k if, for example, you accidentally disconnect the adapter while recording or use a computer to delete a setting file that is necessary for the project. In suc h cases, rebuilding th[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Recording a pr oject voice memo 63 H6 Handy Recorder Recor ding a pr oject voice memo 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Voice M emo” , and p res s . 4. Rec ord th e mem o. Start recording: P ress Stop recording: Press 5. Play t he me mo. Start playbac k:[...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Playing bac kup files 64 Pla ying bac k up files 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “PRO JECT M ENU” , and p res s . 3. Us e to se lec t “B a c k up F i le ” , and p res s . If you have made a bac kup recording, you can play the bac kup file instead of the normal file. 4. Use t o se lec t “O n” , and [...]

Chec king/editing projects/files Playing bac kup files 65 H6 Handy Recorder[...]

USB functions Data ex chang e with computers (car d reader) 66 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “USB” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “SD Ca rd Rea der ” , and p res s . 4. Conn ec t th e to the c omp uter u sing a U SB ca ble . NO TE • If you want to power the unit using the computer’ s USB bus, connect the cable while the power i[...]

USB functions Data ex chang e with computers (car d reader) 67 H6 Handy Recorder 5. Foll ow the p roc e dure s for you r com put er wh en you wan t to dis co nne ct . Windows: Use “Safely Remo ve Hardware ” to select the . Macintosh: Drag-and-drop the icon into the trash. NO TE • Always follow these procedures before disconnecting the USB cab[...]

USB functions Using as an audio interf ace 68 Using as an audio int erf ace Y ou can send signals input through the directly to a computer or iPad as well as output signals from that device through the . 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “USB” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “ Au dio Int er f ac e” , and p res s . 4. Use to s ele ct “[...]

USB functions Using as an audio interf ace 69 H6 Handy Recorder 6. Conne c t the to t he c ompu ter or i Pad us ing a USB cab le . NO TE An iPad Camera Connection Kit is necessary to connect an iPad. HINT See “ Audio interface settings” . (  P .70) 7. Pr es s to di sc onne c t. 8. Us e to s ele c t “EX IT” , and p res s . 9. Us e to s[...]

USB functions A udio interface set tings 70 A udio interf ace set tings When using the as an audio interface, you can make the following settings. R efer to eac h section for details. Making dir ect monitor ing set tings Sound that is input to the can be output directly before it passes through the connected computer or iP ad. This enables monitori[...]

USB functions A udio interface set tings 71 H6 Handy Recorder Using Loop Back (in st ereo mix mode) When in stereo mix mode, you can mix the sound from the computer or iP ad with the sound input in the and send it bac k to the computer or iPad ag ain (loop bac k). This can be used, for exam ple to add nar ration to a musical b ac king trac k playin[...]

USB functions A udio interface set tings 72 A udio interf ace set tings (continued) Mixing the inputs Y ou can adjust the mix of the inputs. The results of this mix are input to a computer or iP ad. When in stereo mix mode, the resulting stereo mix is sent. 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “INPU T&OUT PU T” , and p res s . 3. Us e to se lec[...]

USB functions A udio interface set tings 73 H6 Handy Recorder[...]

T ools Using the tuner 74 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to se lec t “ TOOL ” , and p res s . 3. Us e to se lec t “ T uner ” , and p res s . Using the tuner The input signal can be used to tune an instrument. 4. Use t o sel ec t th e tunin g t yp e, and p res s . 5. Use to c hang e the s tan dard p itc h. HINT The standard pitc h can be set in a range[...]

T ools Using the tuner 75 H6 Handy Recorder 6. For all tun er t y pe s exce pt c hroma tic , you c an us e and to c hang e the pi tc h ( dro p tuning). HINT Y ou can drop the tuning by up to three semitones. 7. Pr es s a track but ton to se le ct t he inp ut to us e. 8. Us e the t uner a cc or ding to t he t yp e as f ollow s  Chromatic tuner Th[...]

T ools Using the metronome 76 4. Use t o sel ec t a men u ite m, and p res s .  Select “Clic k” Use to set when the metronome is active, and press .  Select “Pre Count” (  P .32)  Select “T empo” Use to set the speed, and press . Using the metr onome 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to se lec t “ TOOL ” , and p res s . 3. Us e to [...]

T ools Using the metronome 77 H6 Handy Recorder  Select “Sound” Use to set the sound, and press .  Select “Pat tern” Use to set the pattern, and press .  Select “Level” Use to set the metronome volume, and press .[...]

Other settings Reducing noise (low cut filt er) 78 4. Use t o sel ec t th e tra ck yo u want t o app ly the l ow cu t filte r to, and p res s . 5. Use to s ele c t the cu tof f fr eq uenc y of t he low c ut fil ter , and p res s . Reducing noise (lo w cut filt er) 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “INPU T&OUT PU T” , and p res s . 3. Us [...]

Other settings Using the input compressor/limit er 79 H6 Handy Recorder Using the input compr essor/limiter 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “INPU T&OUT PU T” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Comp /L imit er” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t th e tra ck yo u want t o af f ec t , and p res s . Use the compressor/limiter to raise [...]

Other settings Adjusting the input signal monit or ing mix 80 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “INPU T&OUT PU T” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Moni tor Mixe r” , and p res s . Y ou can adjust the level and panning of eac h input signal for the monitoring mix. 4. Chang e para met er s as de sir ed.  Mixing controls Move cursor[...]

Other settings Adjusting the input signal monit or ing mix 81 H6 Handy Recorder 5. Pr es s t o lis ten to the p roje c t wi thou t mixer adju st men ts . Pressing this but ton turns the mixer settings on and of f. NO TE These mix settings are saved with eac h recorded project separately . Mix settings can also be applied during play - bac k. ( ?[...]

Other settings Monitor ing MS-RA W signals 82 Monit or ing MS-RA W signals 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “INPU T&OUT PU T” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “MS -R AW Moni tor” , and p res s . When recording in MS-RA W mode, you can monitor the mid mic input through the left c hannel and the side mic input through the right c hann[...]

Other settings Setting the r ecording for mat 83 H6 Handy Recorder Set ting the recor ding for mat 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “REC ” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Rec F orma t ” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t th e de sir ed for mat , and p res s . Set the format according to the desired audio quality and file siz e. WAV9[...]

Other settings Changing automatic r ecording settings 84 Changing aut omatic r ecording set tings 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “REC ” , and p res s . 3. Us e to se lec t “ Aut o Rec” , and p res s . 4. T o s et t he re cor ding s t ar t- ing le vel, us e to se lec t “Se t St ar t & S top Lev el” , an d pre ss . Y ou can set the [...]

Other settings Changing automatic r ecording settings 85 H6 Handy Recorder Enabling automatic st opping 1. T o se t the au tom atic s to p - ping t ime, us e to se lec t “ Aut o Stop” , and p res s . 2. Use to s et the s to p time, and p res s . 3. S et th e st op leve l in the s ame ma nner a s the s t ar t leve l. (  P . 8 4) When the inpu[...]

Other settings Setting ho w projects ar e named 86 Set ting how p r ojects ar e named 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “REC” , a nd pr es s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Proj ec t Nam e” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t the t y pe , and p res s . Y ou can c hange the type of name that is automatically gi ven to a project. NO TE • Project nam[...]

Other settings Changing the phantom po wer set ting 87 H6 Handy Recorder Changing the phant om po w er set ting 1 . Pre ss . 2. Use to s ele c t “INPU T&OUT PU T” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Phan tom” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t a men u ite m, and p res s .  Select “ ON/OFF” Use to select the input you want to s[...]

Other settings Using plug-in pow er 88 Using plug-in po w er 1 . Pre ss . 2. Use to s ele c t “INPU T&OUT PU T” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Plugin Pow er” , and p res s . 4. Use t o se lec t “On” , and p res s . When using a mic that uses plug-in power , mak e the following set ting before connecting it to the MIC/LINE inp[...]

Other settings Using VU meters to c heck input levels 89 H6 Handy Recorder Using VU meters t o chec k input levels 1 . Pre ss . 2. Use to s ele c t “INPU T&OUT PU T” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “V U Met er” , and p res s . 4. Use to adju s t input leve ls and c he ck t hem here. 5. Use to ad jus t the r ef ere nc e that i s use[...]

Other settings Setting the displa y to sa ve po wer 90 Set ting the display t o sav e po w er 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “SYST EM” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Bac kli ght ” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t “Power S aving” , and p res s . Y ou can set the display bac klight to dim or turn off when no operation is condu[...]

Other settings Adjusting the displa y br ightness 91 H6 Handy Recorder A djusting the displa y br ightness 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “SYST EM” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Bac kli ght ” , and p res s . 4. Use t o sel ec t “Brigh tne ss” , and p res s . 5. Use to s ele c t the d es ired b righ tne ss , and p res s .[...]

Other settings Checking the fir mware v ersions 92 Chec king the fir mw ar e versions 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “SYST EM” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Sof t war e V er sion” , and p res s to op en a sc re en wh ere yo u can vie w the fir mware ver sion s. Y ou can c heck the sof tware versions used by the .[...]

Other settings Restor ing the default set tings 93 H6 Handy Recorder Rest or ing the def ault set tings 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “SYST EM” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Fac tor y Re se t” , and p res s . Y ou can restore the unit to its factory default settings. 4. Use t o se lec t “ Y es” , and p res s to r es tor e the[...]

Other functions Checking SD car d open space 94 Chec king SD car d open space 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “SD CA RD” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “SD Ca rd Rem ain” , and p res s to s ee th e amo unt of r emainin g op en sp ac e on the c ard .[...]

Other functions For matting SD cards 95 H6 Handy Recorder F or mat ting SD cards 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “SD CA RD” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Form at ” , and p res s . 4. Use t o se lec t “ Y es” and p res s to fo rma t the S D car d. SD cards must be formatted by the for use with it. NO TE • If you use an SD card[...]

Other functions T esting SD card perfor mance 96 T esting SD card perf or mance Y ou can test SD cards to confirm that they can be used with the . 1. Pr es s . 2. Use to s ele c t “SD CA RD” , and p res s . 3. Us e to s ele c t “Per f orman ce T e s t” , and p res s . 4. Pre ss to s t ar t the pe r for manc e te s t. 5. Wh en the t es t c [...]

Other functions T esting SD card perfor mance 97 H6 Handy Recorder[...]

Other functions Updating the fir mwar e 98 Updating the fir mw ar e The can be updated to the latest firmware versions. 1. Co py the ve rs ion up dat e file to th e roo t dire c tor y of the S D car d. 2. Ins er t t he SD c ard in to the . Th en, tur n the p ower o n while p re ss ing . 3. Us e to se lec t “ Y es” , and pr es s to up dat e [...]

Other functions Using SD cards fr om older H ser ies r ecorders 99 H6 Handy Recorder Using SD car ds fr om older H ser ies recor ders 1. Ins er t t he SD c ard, a nd the n turn t he po wer on . 2. Use to s ele c t “Y e s” , and p res s to move the fil es . NO TE • If a file with the same name already exists in a destination location, moveme[...]

Other functions Using a remot e control (sold separately) 10 0 Using a r emote contr ol (sold separat ely) By using a remote control (sold separately), you can operate the from a distance.  Co nne ct t he re mot e con tro l to the RE MO TE jack . The buttons on the remote control cor respond to the buttons on the main unit. HINT The remote contr[...]

Other functions T roubleshooting 101 H6 Handy Recorder T roubleshooting Recording/pla yback trouble  Ther e is no sound or output is very quiet • Chec k the connections to your monitoring system and its volume setting. • Confirm that the volume of the is not too low.  The recorded sound cannot be hear d or is very quiet • If you are[...]

Other functions Specifications 10 2 Specifications Recording media 16MB–2GB SD cards, 4GB–32GB SDHC cards, 64GB–128GB SDXC cards Inputs L/R inputs XY mic (XYH-6) Mic type Directional Sensitivity –41 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa Input gain –∞ to 46.5 dB Maximum sound pressure input 136 dB SPL MIC/LINE IN stereo mini jac k Input gain: –∞ to 46[...]

Other functions Specifications 10 3 H6 Handy Recorder Specifications USB Mass stor age class oper ation Class: USB 2.0 High Speed A udio interface oper ation: multi t rack mode (Note: Use with Windows r equires a dr iver , but Macintosh does not) Class: USB 2.0 High Speed Specifications: 6 in/2 out, 44.1/48kHz/96kHz sampling rate, 16/24-bit bit [...]

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