The Zoom H1essential is a compact, easy-to-use handheld recorder designed for musicians, podcasters, filmmakers, and content creators. With 32-bit float recording, it captures pristine audio without the need to set gain levels—ensuring every take is clear and distortion-free. Its onboard X/Y stereo microphones handle sound pressure levels up to 120 dB SPL, making it ideal for everything from quiet dialogue to loud performances.
Designed with accessibility in mind, the H1essential features audible menu navigation in multiple languages, making it inclusive for blind and visually impaired users. It offers advanced features like overdubbing, pre-record, auto-record, playback speed adjustment, and a dedicated marker button for quick reference points.
The H1essential doubles as a best-in-class USB microphone when connected via USB-C to a PC, Mac, iOS, or Android device, while simultaneously recording to an SD card. Additional highlights include soft-touch controls for silent operation, a vivid OLED screen, built-in speaker, lavalier-ready 3.5 mm mic/line input, and support for SDXC cards up to 1TB.
Whether you're capturing rehearsals, interviews, sound effects, or voiceovers, the H1essential delivers professional-grade audio in a sleek, portable design.
Features
- 32-bit float recording for high-quality sound without level adjustments
- Onboard X/Y stereo microphones capturing up to 120 dB SPL
- Accessible design with audible menu navigation
- Features overdubbing, pre-record, auto record, and playback speed adjustment
- Can be used as a USB microphone with PC, Mac, iOS, or Android devices
- Built-in speaker for quick reference listening
- Supports SDXC cards up to 1TB for extensive recording
