zoom h4n pro...how to master tracks

[ohsodave]

hey everyone, i recorder 4 tracks in MTR mode, but now what? how do i get them mastered into 1 file that i can share/upload/burn? is it possible to do on this machine or do i need to export them to my PC and use a DAW to mix them down and master them?

 

[Serendipity Records]

You'll have to drop the stems to a computer, produce a track in a DAW, and export a stereo mixdown.

 

[rob aylestone]

I discovered only today by accident that I can 'mixdown' recorded tracks from my H6 - it's in record mode usually but I somehow changed the display and a L/R bus appeared? Maybe the H4 can do this too - in fairness it would be horrible for anything other than just balancing volumes - even free audacity is a thousand times better - but for emergencies ......

 

[ohsodave]

You'll have to drop the stems to a computer, produce a track in a DAW, and export a stereo mixdown.

10-4...that's what i thought...just needed someone to confirm it for me...thanks!!

 

[ohsodave]

I discovered only today by accident that I can 'mixdown' recorded tracks from my H6 - it's in record mode usually but I somehow changed the display and a L/R bus appeared? Maybe the H4 can do this too - in fairness it would be horrible for anything other than just balancing volumes - even free audacity is a thousand times better - but for emergencies ......

True!

 

[Serendipity Records]

I discovered only today by accident that I can 'mixdown' recorded tracks from my H6 - it's in record mode usually but I somehow changed the display and a L/R bus appeared? Maybe the H4 can do this too - in fairness it would be horrible for anything other than just balancing volumes - even free audacity is a thousand times better - but for emergencies ......

Huh! Never knew that would work.
...something new every day!

 

[TalismanRich]

I've never tried to do any type of mixdown on my H4n. The SD card goes straight into the computer and is dumped to my hard drive for editing.

 

[Papanate]

All the files - whether on a Disk Recorder or Computer are the same information - so just dump it to a computer and Master away.d