Excellent recorder for the blind
As a blind person, I have been using this recorder with ease due to the voice guidance included on the recorder, which includes the ability to set the clock without someone reading the screen. Various updates since my purchase almost a year ago have improved upon the voice guidance, to tell me when inputs are enabled or disabled, for instance.the noise floor of the recorder is low enough that under most circumstances, it’s below the sounds being recorded from the recorder.32 bit files make the need to set any level on the recordings superfluous, but you can get around this by going into the mixer and turning up the volume of the various inputs before recording. However, for someone who doesn’t know about the benefits of 32 bit files or how to deal with them after they’re recorded so as to normalize volume levels, etc, this may not be as useful to some.There are some improvements that I hope can be addressed in future updates.1. At the current moment of writing (January 23, 2025), if you are only recording one track of input, there are two files being made. One file is for the single track you are recording, and the other file is for all tracks combine, which in the instance of creating a recording with only one track, will only be a duplicate of the track being recorded. In my opinion, this wasts space on the MicroSD card, doubling the amount of space a single recording should take while making it.2. While updating, there is no audio prompts at certain points, especially when you know it’s time to restart the unit for the update, unless something undocumented has changed in firmware 2.0.2 that I don’t know about.3. When going through the list of files, no names are provided, but there are already the numbers available for the clock, why not use those to find the files you’d like? For now, you can play each file you’re going through and stop it if it isn’t what you want to review, or simply connect it to your computer and review the files that way.4. There is no limiter available on the line-out. This has been very useful on my Zoom F3, I could see it being quite useful on the Zoom H6 as well.So far, this has been a reliable and excellent recorder for my use cases.

Very good, but with a few minor quibbles
This unit is very good – I’ve only used the built-in Mics so far but the functionality seems fine. My issue with it is the switches and the menu selector knob feels kind of cheap – the click/detents in the scroll knob could be better and feel more premium, and the power switch on the bottom should be moved to one of the sides as should the accessory port. The volume control feels cheap as well – they feel like Radio Shack quality components. Also, considering that the Mic module can be swapped out to plug in XLR jacks, and because the mics may not always be at the center of a performance (think: vlogger or press coverage of a show), having the ability to adjust L/R levels in the mixer for the Mic channels would be much appreciated; yes that can be done in post, but note that XLR 1,2,3,4 can all be independently adjusted in the mixer.

The best portable recording system
I have one of these and I use it for my podcast. It is great when I’m only recording four channels. There is no higher quality product for recording on the go. Battery life is good but I’d hook it up to a power cord, it’s super easy to use, and looks great. As far as value goes it’s a bit pricey for a 4 channel recorder but you won’t get a better one for the price that’s portable and can record straight to an sd card like this, although there aren’t a lot of features like efx. There are some mixing boards that are similar or slightly more in price, that might be better for you if you’re recording music in a single location. If that’s what you’re looking to do then RCF makes great boards.

ZOOM H6 BASIC SOUND RECORDING
The 32-bit floating mode is good, but I prefer to control the gain in manual mode.It does not record in MP3 file formats.It have a micro SD card slot.The USB C is a great improvement.It does not come with a carrying case.THE DESIGN NEEDS IMPROVEMENT. If you use the equipment with any support, you will not be able to replace the battery quickly without removing all the accessories.If you have microphones for the previous version of H6, it does not work on the new H6 Essential.Anyway, it is a good recording equipment and I will keep it as a second recorder.If you are a user of the previous versions of the H6 and you expect to have a sound of equal or better quality, you will not find it in the H6 Essential.

Ich war auf der Suche nach einem Adapter für 2 XLRMikrofone an meine Videokamera 3.5 TRS an zu schließen. Dabei sollte es auch 48V Phantomseisung liefern. Dabei fand ich verschiedene Geräte zwichen 169 bis 450 Euro. DIe gängigsten kompatiblen waren von Taskam. Was auch gute Geräte sind. Ich sah mir auf Youtube einige Testvideos an und bin dabei auf das Zoom H6 essentials gestoßen. Es Hat vier XLR Eingänge einen USB, Kophörer und einen Line out Anschluss. Und es Zeichnet auch jeden Eingang mit 32bit float Technologie auf. Was für mich als Kameramann bedeutet, ich brauche mir keine Gedanken mehr über das Übersteuern des Tons zu machen. Jeder Kammeramann weiß was das für eine Erleichterung ist. Das Zoom H6 essentials ist hier bei Amazon für 279,- Euro zu haben, ich habe mir einen Rückläufer für 248,-Euro gekauft. Das Gerät ist in einem einwandfreien Zustand angekommen. Und funktioniert hervorragend. Das H6 ist in einer sehr guten Qualität gebaut. Für mich ist es die Eier Legende Wollmilchsau, da ich es für mehrere Zwecke verwenden kann wofür ich mehrere Geräte und Adabter bräuchte. Mittlerweile habe ich mir die Erweiterung EXH-6e von Zoom noch dazu gekauft. Damit habe ich noch zwei weitere XLR und einen 3,5 Klinken Eingänge dazu. Das XY Mikrofon das beim H6 Essentials dabei ist hat einen sehr guten Ton und wird von mir oft spontan eingesetzt.Mein Fazit ist eine absolute Kaufempfehlung

Iighter than the h6 also better audio quality