No you're not missing anything . You could use external mics with several zoom H2s and do some surround stuff - but I digress. Read Endas reviews in the link I posted - its probably the most in depth review of the Zoom H2N for ambisonics you're likely to find. There is also Umashankars mod for the zoom H2N which might interest you :
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1569945514/brahma-affordable-ambisonics-microphone Im not sure if he's still doing it.... On 9 April 2018 at 22:06, Oddity Medium <odditymed...@gmail.com> wrote: > why would you use external mics for ambisonics if the h2n already does it > (with the new firmware) ? > because of better quality mics? or am i missing something? > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:57 PM, Augustine Leudar < > augustineleu...@gmail.com > > wrote: > > > I also think there was some signal to noise ratio issues with the mini > jack > > in especially for wildlife recordings - whereas the signal to noise ratio > > was lower with the onboard capsules. BTW this isnt the Zoom h4 with the > > mics on the side its the one with them in the top : > > > > https://www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/field-recording/ > > zoom-h2n-handy-recorder > > > > The Zoom h4 has XLR ins and is by all accounts a better choice for > external > > mics. > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > > attachments/20180409/25ff40cf/attachment.html> > > _______________________________________________ > > Sursound mailing list > > Sursound@music.vt.edu > > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > attachments/20180409/e5ad8706/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > -- Dr. Augustine Leudar Artistic Director Magik Door LTD Company Number : NI635217 Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, Belfast BT88LL www.magikdoor.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20180409/bba8dd07/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.