chrismedr Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 new recorder from zoom: https://www.newsshooter.com/2020/07/03/zoom-h8-eight-track-recorder/ Not terribly good looking in my opinion (to put it gently), but they also announced an ambisonic capsule, so could be an affordable compact way to play around with ambisonic sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 49 minutes ago, chrismedr said: but they also announced an ambisonic capsule, so could be an affordable compact way to play around with ambisonic sound. The price isn't announced yet? Am certain the Zoom H3-VR would still be a cheaper way to getting into dabbling with ambisonics, and I wouldn't surprise me if they're using the same capsules in both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismedr Posted July 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 the price mentioned in the article is 400USD. I didn't know about the Zoom H3-VR, that capsule looks very similar indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 I received an email from Location Sound Corp yesterday about the H8. The stated price there was $400.00 USD as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tourtelot Posted July 3, 2020 Report Share Posted July 3, 2020 Looks like an alien space craft from a cheap sci-fi movie. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBoisseau Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Definitely the ugliest recorder I have ever seen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Immoral Mr Teas Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Had the (X1) Cantar been around in the 1970s we'd all (in England anyway) be making copies out of toilet rolls following Blue Peter instructions ... that was my first thought. (Got to say I was/am impressed by the build quality and design of the F8 however and the F6 looks good for many applications. The ambisonics thing, if everything else works well, could well be a winner for them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Reineke Posted July 4, 2020 Report Share Posted July 4, 2020 Zoom's 'F' series is a different animal. The 'H' series in general has a 'POS' reputation. Otherwise, I do not care what a device looks like, reliability, features, sound and the UI is what does for me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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