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Key Features
- Flagship Handheld Audio Recorder
- Filmmakers, Musicians & Content Creators
- 32-Bit Float: No Level Adjustment Needed
- Removable X/Y Mics Handle up to 135 dB
Presented as Zoom's flagship handheld recorder, the H6essential Portable Recorder offers six tracks of pristine, distortion-free audio without the need to set levels. With 32-bit float recording and hot-swappable X/Y mics that can handle 135 dB with ease, the H6essential offers a versatile pain-free audio solution.
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Will there be a 360° ambisonic capsule released ...
Will there be a 360° ambisonic capsule released for this?
Zoom has not provided any information on additional capsules planned for the H6essential 6-Track 32-Bit Float Portable Audio Recorder.
Date published: 2024-05-08
Does Zoom sell an extension cable for attaching ...
Does Zoom sell an extension cable for attaching the microphone capsules separate from the recorder with this next gen recorder?
The microphone modules previously available for the Zoom H4n, H5, H6, and H8 recorders are not compatible with the Zoom H6essential 6-Track 32-Bit Float Portable Audio Recorder or other recorders in the new essential series.
Date published: 2024-08-29
What's the Equivalent Input Noise (EIN) ? Is it ...
What's the Equivalent Input Noise (EIN) ? Is it still the same -120 dBu, like on the old Zoom H5/H6 recorders? Thx
It's rated at 120 dBU, but when I measured it using a 150 ohm test plug and A-weighting (which is how EIN is specified) it came in about 3.5 dB worse than a Sound Devices MixPre 10 II. That suggests to me that its actual performance is more like -124 to -125 dBU. That would also make it a few dB better than the real-world performance of the original H6 IIRC.
It doesn't surprise me that Zoom underspecified it: I imagine that they would prefer that anybody who cares that much upgrade to the F6 (which is in reality about 1 dB worse than the MixPre, and therefore ~2.5 dB worse than this unit).
Date published: 2024-09-05
Is this compatible with the capsules from the ...
Is this compatible with the capsules from the original H6 handy recorder?
The Zoom H6essential 6-Track 32-Bit Float Portable Audio Recorder is not compatible with the microphone capsules for the original Zoom H6 Recorder.
Date published: 2024-06-07
Can I disable recording of the Stereo Mix and ...
Can I disable recording of the Stereo Mix and record ONLY the iso tracks? (The 4 track version will NOT do this.)
According to the user manual for the Zoom H6essential 6-Track 32-Bit Float Portable Audio Recorder, files that are stereo mixes of all tracks will only be created when the sample rate is set to 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
Date published: 2024-11-06
You feature SD cards as accessories but the ...
You feature SD cards as accessories but the photos indicate the recorder uses Micro SD. Can you clarify this discrepancy?
The accessory shown is a micro SD card that comes with a full size SD adapter that you slide the micro SD card into so you can easily transfer files to a computer or card reader that supports a full size SD card
Date published: 2024-11-28
What are the best memory cards to use in the Zoom ...
What are the best memory cards to use in the Zoom H6essential?
The Zoom H6essential 6-Track 32-Bit Float Portable Audio Recorder is compatible with microSDXC cards, such as B&H # SA512GBEMSD.
Date published: 2024-06-22
SMPTE in and/or out? Will this work with The ...
SMPTE in and/or out? Will this work with The Tentacle Devices?
I bought Zoom H6 Essential recently and liked all its features and ease of use, but I am having trouble with the time code. I connected my Tentacle sync E ii to Zoom H6 XlR channel 1 ( you can use any of four) with a male XLR to 3.5mm adapter. The camera I am using is GH6, pc terminal to 3.5mm jack connected to Tentacle Sync E ii. I Jam synced and the timecode reading in both Sync Es showed identical but when I imported it to my DaVinci Resolve 19 the timecode is almost 1 minute off. I don't know what I did wrong. I pushed the record buttons on both at nearly the same time.
Date published: 2024-12-01