{"id":532,"date":"2019-11-04T07:48:17","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T06:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slackfire.net\/?p=532"},"modified":"2019-11-04T07:58:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T06:58:57","slug":"zoom-h6-the-hidden-overdubbing-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slackfire.net\/?p=532","title":{"rendered":"Zoom H6: the hidden overdubbing feature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoom.co.jp\/products\/field-video-recording\/field-recording\/h6-handy-recorder\">Zoom H6<\/a><\/strong> is a very capable multi-track recorder, but its  interface is not exactly friendly one and the user manual doesn&#8217;t always explain how to handle a specific feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Overdubbing<\/strong> is one of these cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J5uVW0bKWeo\">In this video from Zoom SoundLabs<\/a><\/strong>, the procedure looks pretty straightforward: firstly record a track, secondly enable the overdub mode (an option of the main Project menu), thirdly arm the second track and hit the red &#8220;record&#8221; button. Problem is, it doesn&#8217;t work at all because when you arm the track to be played along with the one that has already been recorded, the microphone gets no sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After having wasted a whole recording session trying to figure out what might have been the problem, finally the solution came from this video published in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClD3RAU3f8lxD8qJsxTTntA\">homebrewmusic Youtube channel:<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zoom H6 Overdub Mixer\" width=\"990\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AEHok1o4Fb0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short: once the &#8220;overdub&#8221; feature is active, the screen shows a mixer. At the top of the mixer, under the digits, there is a &#8220;banner&#8221; with two arrows at the extreme left and right. By moving the small leverage on the side of the H6, close to the &#8220;menu&#8221; button, is it possible to switch on phantom power and have the microphone work again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes: the problem was that in the Overdub mode, phantom power is automatically shut down and must be manually taken back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not a big deal if you know what to do, a pain in the neck if nobody, even the &#8220;F&#8221; manual, tell you so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zoom H6 is a very capable multi-track recorder, but its interface is not exactly friendly one and the user manual doesn&#8217;t always explain how to handle a specific feature. 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