User Guide

4-Track Mode
ZOOM H4
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NOTE
The items shown on the main menu are different
for stereo mode and 4-track mode.
2.
Move the jog dial up/down to bring
the cursor to "MODE". Then press
the jog dial.
The MODE SELECT screen appears.
3.
Move the jog dial up/down to bring
the cursor to "4TRACK RECORDER".
4.
Press the jog dial.
The H4 switches to 4-track mode and the
[MODE] indicator goes out.
The display automatically changes to the 4-track
mode top screen.
Selecting the recording
mode
This section describes how to select one of the
two recording modes available in 4-track mode.
About the recording mode
In 4-track mode, there are basically two basic
recording modes, namely the "Overwrite" mode
and the "Always New" mode. These modes are
characterized as follows.
●
Overwrite mode (default)
In this mode, you record on a track that
already has material on it, and you overwrite
the existing material. This mode allows
starting a recording also partway through a
track, and a function called punch-in/out (
→
p. 43) that overwrites only a specified section
is also supported.
●
Always New mode
In this mode, a new file is created for every
recording operation, as in stereo mode.
Recording always starts from the beginning
of a file (song). Recorded files are saved in a
dedicated folder on the SD card with the
name "PROJxxx" (where xxx is a number
from 000 to 999). The file to play for each
track can be selected later.
This is useful to record multiple takes of a vocal
or guitar passage and then later compare the
takes and select the best one.
Later material overwrites
existing material
First recording pass
Second recording pass
A new file is created the second time
and becomes the playback target
A new file is created the third time
and becomes the playback target
Other files can later be
selected for playback
First recording pass
Second recording pass
Third recording pass
The first file is no longer
the playback target
First recording pass
Second recording pass
Third recording pass
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