Chords for The Zoom H2n XY vs Mid Side microphone configurations.
Tempo:
73.15 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
Fm
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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In 2007, the Samson Corporation introduced the Zoom H2 Handy Recorder.
It, like most other handheld field recorders,
utilize the XY microphone configuration for stereo recording.
In the XY microphone configuration,
two cardioid microphones are positioned at intersecting angles to each other.
If sound is directed at the intersection of both microphones,
they will record evenly and simultaneously.
This is called recording in phase with each other.
The Zoom H2 has two pairs of condenser microphones
arranged in two XY patterns.
The front pair in a 90 degree XY pattern,
and the rear pair in a 120 degree XY pattern.
With all four microphones recording,
this gave the Zoom H2 a 360 degree pickup pattern.
In 2011, Samson introduced the Zoom H2n, or Next Handy Recorder.
It, like its predecessor, on the front side of the unit,
incorporates a pair of condenser microphones in a 90 degree XY pattern.
The rear side of the Zoom H2n has three more condenser microphones
in what is called the mid-side configuration.
In the mid-side arrangement, one microphone is facing forward,
with two microphones facing the sides at 90 degrees to the middle microphone.
The middle microphone is dedicated to the source,
while the side microphones pick up ambient or surrounding sounds.
The sensitivity on the side microphones can be lowered on the H2n
to record more from the middle and less from the side microphones.
And with all five microphones recording,
this also gives the Zoom H2n a 360 degree pickup pattern.
My name is Trace, and in this video [Fm] I'm going to do [G#] a sound comparison
[G] between the Zoom H2n's mid-side and XY microphone pickup patterns.
Let's get to it.
I'm going to make these recordings in the stairwell of my building.
The Zoom H2n will be in the center of the stairwell [A] on a mic stand.
I will make the recordings with the [N] microphones facing outward.
This is a test of the Zoom H2n's XY microphone pickup patterns.
I am speaking approximately 18 inches from the microphones.
This is a test of the Zoom H2n's mid-side microphone pickup pattern.
I'm speaking approximately 18 inches from the center microphone.
These recordings were made later that night with rain in the background.
This [B] is a test of the Zoom H2n's XY [N] microphone configuration.
This is a test of the Zoom H2n's mid-side microphone configuration.
[G]
[Bm] [C#] [D]
[N]
[E] [G]
[A] [D] [C]
[N]
Okay, that was the H2n's mid-side and XY microphone pickup patterns.
In the XY pattern, both microphones were recording myself
and the ambient sounds directly behind me through the opening in the stairwell.
In the mid-side configuration, the center microphone was recording myself
and the side microphones were recording the sounds that were being reflected
off the walls on the sides of the stairwell.
I hope this helps, and we'll see you next time.
It, like most other handheld field recorders,
utilize the XY microphone configuration for stereo recording.
In the XY microphone configuration,
two cardioid microphones are positioned at intersecting angles to each other.
If sound is directed at the intersection of both microphones,
they will record evenly and simultaneously.
This is called recording in phase with each other.
The Zoom H2 has two pairs of condenser microphones
arranged in two XY patterns.
The front pair in a 90 degree XY pattern,
and the rear pair in a 120 degree XY pattern.
With all four microphones recording,
this gave the Zoom H2 a 360 degree pickup pattern.
In 2011, Samson introduced the Zoom H2n, or Next Handy Recorder.
It, like its predecessor, on the front side of the unit,
incorporates a pair of condenser microphones in a 90 degree XY pattern.
The rear side of the Zoom H2n has three more condenser microphones
in what is called the mid-side configuration.
In the mid-side arrangement, one microphone is facing forward,
with two microphones facing the sides at 90 degrees to the middle microphone.
The middle microphone is dedicated to the source,
while the side microphones pick up ambient or surrounding sounds.
The sensitivity on the side microphones can be lowered on the H2n
to record more from the middle and less from the side microphones.
And with all five microphones recording,
this also gives the Zoom H2n a 360 degree pickup pattern.
My name is Trace, and in this video [Fm] I'm going to do [G#] a sound comparison
[G] between the Zoom H2n's mid-side and XY microphone pickup patterns.
Let's get to it.
I'm going to make these recordings in the stairwell of my building.
The Zoom H2n will be in the center of the stairwell [A] on a mic stand.
I will make the recordings with the [N] microphones facing outward.
This is a test of the Zoom H2n's XY microphone pickup patterns.
I am speaking approximately 18 inches from the microphones.
This is a test of the Zoom H2n's mid-side microphone pickup pattern.
I'm speaking approximately 18 inches from the center microphone.
These recordings were made later that night with rain in the background.
This [B] is a test of the Zoom H2n's XY [N] microphone configuration.
This is a test of the Zoom H2n's mid-side microphone configuration.
[G]
[Bm] [C#] [D]
[N]
[E] [G]
[A] [D] [C]
[N]
Okay, that was the H2n's mid-side and XY microphone pickup patterns.
In the XY pattern, both microphones were recording myself
and the ambient sounds directly behind me through the opening in the stairwell.
In the mid-side configuration, the center microphone was recording myself
and the side microphones were recording the sounds that were being reflected
off the walls on the sides of the stairwell.
I hope this helps, and we'll see you next time.
Key:
G
A
D
Fm
G#
G
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ In 2007, the Samson Corporation introduced the Zoom H2 Handy Recorder.
It, like most other handheld field recorders,
utilize the XY microphone configuration for stereo recording.
In the XY microphone configuration,
two cardioid microphones are positioned at intersecting angles to each other.
If sound is directed at the intersection of both microphones,
they will record evenly and simultaneously.
This is called recording in phase with each other.
The Zoom H2 has two pairs of condenser microphones
arranged in two XY patterns.
The front pair in a 90 degree XY pattern,
and the rear pair in a 120 degree XY pattern.
With all four microphones recording,
this gave the Zoom H2 a 360 degree pickup pattern.
_ In 2011, Samson introduced the Zoom H2n, or Next Handy Recorder.
_ _ It, like its predecessor, on the front side of the unit,
incorporates a pair of condenser microphones in a 90 degree XY pattern.
The rear side of the Zoom H2n has three more condenser microphones
in what is called the mid-side configuration.
In the mid-side arrangement, one microphone is facing forward,
with two microphones facing the sides at 90 degrees to the middle microphone.
The middle microphone is dedicated to the source,
while the side microphones pick up ambient or surrounding sounds.
The sensitivity on the side microphones can be lowered on the H2n
to record more from the middle and less from the side microphones.
And with all five microphones recording,
this also gives the Zoom H2n a 360 degree pickup pattern. _ _
My name is Trace, and in this video [Fm] I'm going to do [G#] a sound comparison
[G] between the Zoom H2n's mid-side and XY microphone pickup patterns.
Let's get to it.
_ I'm going to make these recordings in the stairwell of my building.
The Zoom H2n will be in the center of the stairwell [A] on a mic stand.
I will make the recordings with the [N] microphones facing outward. _
_ _ _ _ This is a test of the Zoom H2n's XY microphone pickup patterns.
I am speaking approximately 18 inches from the microphones. _ _ _ _
_ This is a test of the Zoom H2n's mid-side microphone pickup pattern.
I'm speaking approximately 18 inches from the center microphone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ These recordings were made later that night with rain in the background.
_ This [B] is a test of the Zoom H2n's XY [N] microphone configuration. _ _ _
This is a test of the Zoom H2n's mid-side microphone configuration.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, that was the H2n's mid-side and XY microphone pickup patterns.
_ In the XY pattern, both microphones were recording myself
and the ambient sounds directly behind me through the opening in the stairwell. _
_ _ In the mid-side configuration, the center microphone was recording myself
and the side microphones were recording the sounds that were being reflected
off the walls on the sides of the stairwell.
_ _ I hope this helps, and we'll see you next time. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ In 2007, the Samson Corporation introduced the Zoom H2 Handy Recorder.
It, like most other handheld field recorders,
utilize the XY microphone configuration for stereo recording.
In the XY microphone configuration,
two cardioid microphones are positioned at intersecting angles to each other.
If sound is directed at the intersection of both microphones,
they will record evenly and simultaneously.
This is called recording in phase with each other.
The Zoom H2 has two pairs of condenser microphones
arranged in two XY patterns.
The front pair in a 90 degree XY pattern,
and the rear pair in a 120 degree XY pattern.
With all four microphones recording,
this gave the Zoom H2 a 360 degree pickup pattern.
_ In 2011, Samson introduced the Zoom H2n, or Next Handy Recorder.
_ _ It, like its predecessor, on the front side of the unit,
incorporates a pair of condenser microphones in a 90 degree XY pattern.
The rear side of the Zoom H2n has three more condenser microphones
in what is called the mid-side configuration.
In the mid-side arrangement, one microphone is facing forward,
with two microphones facing the sides at 90 degrees to the middle microphone.
The middle microphone is dedicated to the source,
while the side microphones pick up ambient or surrounding sounds.
The sensitivity on the side microphones can be lowered on the H2n
to record more from the middle and less from the side microphones.
And with all five microphones recording,
this also gives the Zoom H2n a 360 degree pickup pattern. _ _
My name is Trace, and in this video [Fm] I'm going to do [G#] a sound comparison
[G] between the Zoom H2n's mid-side and XY microphone pickup patterns.
Let's get to it.
_ I'm going to make these recordings in the stairwell of my building.
The Zoom H2n will be in the center of the stairwell [A] on a mic stand.
I will make the recordings with the [N] microphones facing outward. _
_ _ _ _ This is a test of the Zoom H2n's XY microphone pickup patterns.
I am speaking approximately 18 inches from the microphones. _ _ _ _
_ This is a test of the Zoom H2n's mid-side microphone pickup pattern.
I'm speaking approximately 18 inches from the center microphone. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ These recordings were made later that night with rain in the background.
_ This [B] is a test of the Zoom H2n's XY [N] microphone configuration. _ _ _
This is a test of the Zoom H2n's mid-side microphone configuration.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C#] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, that was the H2n's mid-side and XY microphone pickup patterns.
_ In the XY pattern, both microphones were recording myself
and the ambient sounds directly behind me through the opening in the stairwell. _
_ _ In the mid-side configuration, the center microphone was recording myself
and the side microphones were recording the sounds that were being reflected
off the walls on the sides of the stairwell.
_ _ I hope this helps, and we'll see you next time. _ _ _ _ _