Zoom H1N as audio interface - can't change recording format to 48000 hz on windows 10

[pulper111]

Hello - I'm trying to help out someone who has an Zoom H1N, uses it as an audio interface, and when it is connected via usb to the computer using audio i/f, cannot change the recording format either on the computer or the h1n from 44100 hz to 48000 hz. there is no way to change it on the zoom. And in Windows, the drop down in the "default format" on the "advanced" tab of properties for the H1N is 44100 hz and there is no way to select anything else.

She is using Windows 10. The reason it has to be 48000 hz is that she uses Davinci Resolve and when she wants to record voiceovers for her videos using Resolve, it has to be in 48000 hz for it to work with Resolve.

Nothing so far has seemed to work. We've tried disconnecting the H1N from the computer, setting it to 48000 hz, and then reconnecting via USB. Once connected, the H1N goes back to 44100 Hz and again, there is no option to change the settings in Windows.

I have the H4N pro and when that is connected to the computer using audio i/f, the zoom allows you to select either 44.1 or 48. Not with the H1N.

She has the current firmware on the H1N as well as using the most up to date driver from the Zoom website.

Any ideas? Would really appreciate some help here. Thanks.

 

[pulper111]

was able to talk to zoom support. was very impressed and they figured it out. have to go into control panel, then hardware and sound. click on the zoom h&f series async audio, and you can change the recording format there. just in case someone else runs into the same problem.

 

[silkyfox]

Heya! I had this same issue with a Mac in 2024, and figured I'd pop the solution in here for anyone like me who's looking for an answer.

When I plugged the zoom in with usb it would choose 44.1hz sample rate, and I wouldn't be able to change it in the audio program or on the zoom. I tried another mic, and several other audio programs (logic, audacity, audition) and had the same issue with every configuration.

At that point I figured it was a mac issue. Turns out I had to go into the "Audio MIDI setup" app (i used cmd+spacebar to bring up spotlight, and typed midi to get to it) and change the sample rate there. >_< Talk about un-intuitive!

I have to change this pretty often, as the sample rate seems to change back every time I restart the mac. Quite annoying, but fixable at least. Apparently this is a known issue in the audio community that Mac has not fixed in several versions

Reference: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252225094?sortBy=best

Best of luck to anyone out there reading this!!