The H2n Handy Recorder is the only portable recording device to come with five built-in microphones and four different recording modes: X/Y, Mid-Side, 2-channel surround and 4-channel surround. Other advanced features include automatic gain control and onboard MS decoding, plus effects like compression, limiting, and low-cut filtering. You can even use the H2n as a multi-purpose USB microphone!  

Catalog Number: H2n

Barcode: 0024241

• Five built-in microphones and four recording modes: Mid-Side (MS) stereo, 90° X/Y stereo, and both 2-channel and 4-channel surround

• Analog-type input gain control  

• Auto Gain provides three preset recording levels

• Stereo ⅛" Mic/Line In mini phone jack with Plug-in power (2.5V)

• Stereo ⅛" Phone/Line Output jack with dedicated volume control

• Built-in reference speaker for fast monitoring

• Large 1.8 inch backlit LCD display

• Records directly to SD and SDHC cards up to 32 GB

• Supports up to 24-bit/96 kHz audio in BWF-compliant WAV or a variety of MP3 formats

GENERAL

RECORDING MEDIA:        16MB–2GB SD cards, 4GB–32GB SDHC cards

BUILT-IN MEMORY:        Up to 1 minute in 96kbps MP3 format

(Recording overwrites any previous recording in memory)

MIC ARRANGEMENTS:        90˚ X/Y stereo, MS stereo with adjustable side mic level

RECORDING MODES:        MS, XY, MS+XY (2ch), MS+XY (4ch)

MICROPHONE TYPES:        Directional (XY, MS mid mics)

Bidirectional (MS side mic)

MAXIMUM SOUND PRESSURE INPUT:        120 dB spl (directional)

122 dB spl (bi-directional)

FILE FORMATS

STEREO UNCOMPRESSED PCM:        44.1 / 48 / 96kHz, 16 / 24bit WAV (BWF)

COMPRESSED MP3 (RECORDING):        44.1kHz, 48kHz

56 /64/80/96/112/128/160/192/ 224/256/320kbps

(Not compatible with MS-RAW recording)

COMPRESSED MP3 (PLAYBACK):        44.1kHz, 48kHz

32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/224/256/320kbps

4CH UNCOMPRESSED PCM:        44.1 / 48 / 96kHz, 16 / 24bit WAV (BWF)

(Two stereo files for each recording)

DIGITAL PROCESSING

A/D CONVERSION:        24-bit 128× oversampling

D/A CONVERSION:        24-bit 128× oversampling

SIGNAL PROCESSING:        32-bit

RECORDING TIME (2GB CARD):        3:08:00 (44.1kHz/16bit WAV), 34:43:00 (128kbps MP3)

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

LO CUT:        80Hz high-pass filter

COMP/LIMITER:        3 types of compressors and 3 types of limiters

AUTO GAIN:        Automatic input gain adjustment (3 levels)

PRE REC:        2 seconds of pre-recording

AUTO REC:        Automatic recording start/stop, continuous standby

TUNER:        Chromatic, guitar, bass and alternate (A/E/G/D/DADGAD) tunings with automatic string detection

METRONOME:        40–250 BPM range, five tones, pre-count

SPEED:        Playback speed adjustable between 50–150%

KEY CONTROL:        Playback pitch adjustable ±6 semitones

(Cannot be used with 96kHz files)

AB REPEAT:        Repeats playback between selected points in a file

FILE DIVIDE:        Divides a file into two

FILE NORMALIZE:        Maximizes file volume

(Cannot be used with MP3s)

FILE MP3 ENCODE:        Converts WAV files to MP3 formats at fixed bit rates

MARK:        Up to 99 marks

(WAV files only)

SURROUND MIXER:        Adjusts mix balance when playing back 4ch surround recordings

OTHER       

DISPLAY GRAPHIC:        128×64 pixels backlit LCD

INPUT GAIN:        0 to +39 dB

INPUT JACK:        Line/mic stereo mini jack with plug-in power

2 kΩ impedance at input levels of 0 to –39 dBm

OUTPUT JACK:        Line/headphone stereo mini jack

RATED OUTPUT LEVEL:        −10 dBm (output impedance 10 kΩ or more)

HEADPHONES:        20 mW + 20 mW (into 32 Ω load)

BUILT-IN SPEAKER:        400mW, 8Ω, mono

USB:        Mini-B type

Card reader operation

USB 2.0 HIGH SPEED:        Audio interface operation

USB 1.0 FULL SPEED:        Supports 44.1 / 48kHz sampling rates and 16-bit rate

USB bus power operation supported

POWER:        Two AA batteries, AD-17 USB to AC adapter (DC 5V 1A)

Continuous operation of 20 or more hours when recording 44.1kHz/16-bit WAV files using alkaline batteries

PHYSICAL FEATURES:        Tripod mounting socket, strap attachment

DIMENSIONS:        67.6mm (W) × 113.85mm (H) × 42.7mm (D)

WEIGHT:        130 g (without batteries)

• Auto-record and Pre-record features

• WAV to MP3 conversion

• Internal mixdown: four-track surround to stereo 

• Up to 99 marks per recording

• Built-in effects, including compression/limiting and low-cut filtering

• Onboard MS decoding

• Normalize and Divide functions

• Chromatic tuner and metronome

• Loop playback with user-defined start and stop points

• Variable playback speed, from 50% to 150% for phrase training

• Variable pitch without affecting playback speed

• USB port for data exchange to and from computer and use as a USB microphone

• 4-in/2-out USB audio interface for PC/Mac computers

SD card reader function

• Data recovery function automatically saves data if power fails or card is removed

Mounts directly to tripod or DSLR

• Runs on only 2 standard AA alkaline or NiMH rechargeable batteries, or AC adapter (AD-17, USB to AC type)

• Over 20 hours of operation with 2 AA alkaline batteries