RECORDING
COMMANDMENTS
Thou shalt always use a windbreaker when
recording outdoors. Really, please do, because
even the slightest breeze will sound like a chain-
saw ripping through a Texan front door. Even
better: avoid wind completely.
Thou shalt always wear headphones while
recording. If you don’t, it’s like you’re driving a car
with opaque windows.
Thou shalt never touch the microphone whilst
recording. Same as with wind, even the smallest
ngers will leave you with tinnitus.
Thou shalt not move the recorder whilst
recording. Touching and moving the recorder
itself will be loud as hell so avoid doing that. Best
advice would be to put the H6 on a tripod.
Thou should use markers. A marker is a way
with which you can identify your recorded le
quickly. The Zoom H6 has an option to add
markers in the recorder itself, but the easiest and
most reliable way is to name the subject in the rst
few seconds of recording followed by a number.
For example, say you’re recording the sound of
a running tap, you would hit record, then say
“Running tap 1” and proceed with recording your
subject.
Thou shalt always prepare. This seems some-
what of a no-brainer, but it’s very important and
it rings especially true for recordings in the eld:
bring enough batteries, enough memory, check
the weather forecast and wind speeds, and decide
ahead what type of mic you’re going to use.
Thou shalt always format the SD card before
recording. To avoid any issues with the saving of
les it’s best to format the SD card beforehand.
To do this: Menu > SD CARD > Format
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