Zoom H3-VR - Table of Contents; Contents

Notes about this Operation Manual ......................................................................................................................2
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................3
Contents ..................................................................................................................................................................4
What is 3D sound? ..................................................................................................................................................7
3D sound overview .............................................................................................................................................7
Ambisonics formats ..........................................................................................................................................7
Features ...........................................................................................................................................................7
Recording formats ..........................................................................................................................................8
Binaural format ................................................................................................................................................ 10
Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 10
Recording examples ....................................................................................................................................... 11
Example 1: studio recording ........................................................................................................................ 11
Example 2: live recording ............................................................................................................................. 11
Example 3: eld recording ........................................................................................................................... 12
Names of parts .................................................................................................................................................... 13
Preparations ......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Supplying power .............................................................................................................................................. 17
Using batteries ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Using an AC adapter .................................................................................................................................... 19
Inserting microSD cards ................................................................................................................................. 20
Turning the power on/off ................................................................................................................................ 22
Turning the power on ................................................................................................................................... 22
Turning the power off ................................................................................................................................... 22
Preventing misoperation (HOLD function) .................................................................................................... 23
Activating the HOLD function ...................................................................................................................... 23
Deactivating the HOLD function .................................................................................................................. 23
Setting the language shown (rst time starting up) ..................................................................................... 24
Setting the date and time (rst time starting up) .......................................................................................... 25
Recording ............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Home Screen (in recording standby) ............................................................................................................. 26
Preparing to record ......................................................................................................................................... 27
Setting the mic position ............................................................................................................................... 27
Setting the recording mode ......................................................................................................................... 30
Setting the recording format ....................................................................................................................... 32
Monitoring the input sound ......................................................................................................................... 34
Setting Ambisonic monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 35
Adjusting input levels ................................................................................................................................... 37
Setting low-frequency cutoff lter ............................................................................................................... 38
Setting the limiter ......................................................................................................................................... 40
Setting le names ........................................................................................................................................ 45
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