Zoom H4n Pro Portable Handy Recorder

Record shows, interviews and more with this battery-powered 4-track recorder's built-in XY stereo mics and XLR/TRS inputs, then transfer audio files via USB.

Overall User Ratings (based on 5 ratings)
  • Overall:
    2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    2 out of 5 stars
Overall: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted August 21, 2022 by a customer from att.net

"Impressive"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The recorder does a great job of capturing quality audio for the money. I'm using it to record ambient nature sounds for backgrounds on music tracks. I found it to be fairly straightforward, simple to operate and was able to make great recordings after a few attempts. Set the input audio level and you're good to go. It comes with a printed manual, which I really appreciate. I wish more companies would get back to supplying them. The results sound great when imported into my recording interface and played through studio monitors and headphones. I don't hear any noise from the recorder and the built-in microphones work well. The cons: The built in speaker isn't very good and it doesn't come with an AC adapter, batteries or SD card.
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Submitted August 24, 2023 by Andrew H

"Re-Review"

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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After some more use, I kinda felt bad about my last review and Ive been wanting to redo it.
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Once you figure out what is going on with it, it does as advertised. You have to understand what the projects and folders are, and how to move files around on it, and some other strange things. I find the scroll wheel a bit of a pain, but I guess someone thought it was a good idea. It takes patience. The worst part is naming the folders. It takes a while. The sound is pretty good, whether using an external mic or the built-in ones. It does have a playback speaker, but it's not very good. The quality of this thing feels good, it is heavier than expected to hold. I like the XLR inputs and the 4-track. It's pretty good for recording my band at practice the other day. Overall I would say I'm glad I didn't throw it out of car onto the highway. I'll have some good use for it in the future. And it is only a couple hundred bucks, so the value is good. Just takes patience learning how to use it, something I don't normally have much of.
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Submitted August 12, 2023 by Andrew Hogue in Battle Creek, MI

"I Hate It"

Overall: 1 out of 5 stars
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Been trying to use this thing since I bought it. I put eight wave files on here so that I can go drive over to another city and sit in the cemetery and do my vocals into it, because I'm stuck living in an apartment. I take the recorded vocal .wav files and put them on to Studio One over my recorded album.Problem is I put 12 songs into the folder and then when I go to retrieve them, they are no longer there. Or there are only four of 12 songs there. This menu back and forth and the spinning the dial with your thumb absolutely sucks. Trying to spell out the name of a song/project manually takes you about 35 minutes.But this is about the 10th time I've thought I fixed it and everything's working fine and then I come over here to do vocals and all of a sudden I have files missing. I can't tell if there are projects in folders or folders in projects. I've checked every folder and every project and I can't find a bunch of songs that I put into the folder on my PC. I don't know what's up with this thing but I hate it. I wish I would have never bought it. I'm so upset right now with this device I'm about ready to bounce it off a concrete road on the way home. If that tells you anything. I'll just have to find another way to record vocals.

Musical Background:

40+yrs

Musical Style:

Metal
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Submitted August 18, 2020 by a customer from gmail.com

"Trash"

Overall: 0.5 out of 5 stars
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Imagine two ok mics attached to something like a cell phone cerca 1994. If you buy this I guarantee you will have a whole new appreciation for your smart phone. Honestly, I don’t know how the people who work at this company sell this stuff and maintain a clear conscience. Maybe they have no clue electronics have changed since 2007. Definitely buy this product if you love looking at a manual to figure out which combination of buttons to press to do basic functions, or if you love SD cards, and buying said cards and chargers that these scumbags can’t include w/ your product that is worthless without them.
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Submitted August 18, 2020 by a customer from gmail.com

"Trash"

Overall: 0.5 out of 5 stars
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Imagine two ok mics attached to something like a cell phone cerca 1994. If you buy this I guarantee you will have a whole new appreciation for your smart phone. Honestly, I don’t know how the people who work at this company sell this stuff and maintain a clear conscience. Maybe they have no clue electronics have changed since 2007. Definitely buy this product if you love looking at a manual to figure out which combination of buttons to press to do basic functions, or if you love SD cards, and buying said cards and chargers that these scumbags can’t include w/ your product that is worthless without them.
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