ZOOM ZH4N Question

dwstout · #1 06-20-2013, 04:47 PM

Can I plug a guitar with a passive pick-up (K&K) into the 1/4" input and record guitar through that and voice through the internal mics at the same time?
Thanks

Doug Young · #2 06-20-2013, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dwstout

Can I plug a guitar with a passive pick-up (K&K) into the 1/4" input and record guitar through that and voice through the internal mics at the same time?
Thanks

Sure. This is a case where a preamp might work better, tho. I believe the input impedance of the Zoom is spec'd at 480K ohms. You probably won't hear any big difference, but that's a bit lower than ideal.

dwstout · #3 06-21-2013, 06:15 AM

Thanks - Impedance matching is almost always an issue - but I think my friend will be OK - he's not using it to make a CD. Any idea what happens if I connect his guitar with only the K&K mini to my Trinity pre-amp (that I use for my K&K mini+mic)? Does it act as a pre-amp for the mini only?

Doug Young · #4 06-21-2013, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dwstout

Thanks - Impedance matching is almost always an issue - but I think my friend will be OK - he's not using it to make a CD. Any idea what happens if I connect his guitar with only the K&K mini to my Trinity pre-amp (that I use for my K&K mini+mic)? Does it act as a pre-amp for the mini only?

If you plug in a mono K&K only guitar, you have 1 channel. It works fine, just nothing to blend from a second channel. Since you have a preamp, try recording with and without and see which you prefer.