{"id":11881,"date":"2010-11-29T20:23:02","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T20:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philipbloom.net\/?p=11881"},"modified":"2010-11-30T18:51:02","modified_gmt":"2010-11-30T18:51:02","slug":"zoom-h4n-gets-much-needed-firmware-update-for-independent-level-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/zoom-h4n-gets-much-needed-firmware-update-for-independent-level-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom H4N gets much needed firmware update for independent level control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This for me was the biggest issue with the Zoom H4N and why I switched to the Tascam DR100. Independent level control. Having two XLR inputs with one gain control for me was a deal breaker. You would rarely, if ever have both levels correct for two inputs. Now with the new firmware you can, by simply clicking the channel you want to change the level of and then use the side buttons to increase or decrease that channel.<\/p>\n<p>It is shown here by Aaron Stewart&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/17300193?color=942e31\" width=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/17300193\">Zoom H4n &#8211; Independent Audio Controls<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/aaronrstewart\">Aaron R. Stewart<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoom.co.jp\/english\/download\/software\/h4n.php\">Download the software by clicking here or the image below&#8230;<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zoom.co.jp\/english\/download\/software\/h4n.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11882 lazyload\" title=\"Screen shot 2010-11-29 at 20.18.25\" data-src=\"http:\/\/staging.philipbloom.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Screen-shot-2010-11-29-at-20.18.25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"222\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Screen-shot-2010-11-29-at-20.18.25.jpg 556w, https:\/\/philipbloom.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Screen-shot-2010-11-29-at-20.18.25-310x123.png 310w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 556px; 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