Zoom H1 Recorder

Zoom H1 Handy Recorder is Article description::a mobile sound recording device. When connected via USB and then turned on, the user can choose between:


 * USB card reader
 * USB audio card

Press the big red record button to select the mode. Both modes work well with Gentoo, even with a deblobbed kernel.

USB card reader
This modes gives access to the inserted memory micro SD card, or built-in memory when card is not present.

USB audio card
In this mode, the device functions as an external sound card, and works well with ALSA.

Input comes from H1's built-in high quality stereo microphone. Recording volume can be adjusted with +/- INPUT LEVEL buttons.

Output is sent to H1's LINE OUT mini-jack. Playback volume can be adjusted with +/- VOLUME buttons.

The following kernel option is enough: CONFIG_SND_USB_AUDIO=y

lsusb should show: Bus 001 Device 024: ID 1686:0045 ZOOM Corporation H4 Digital Recorder

aplay --list-devices gives: card 2: H1 [H1], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Then you can select H1 as the recording device in most programs. If your audio program lacks a drop-down selection and requires specifying the device, you can write: iec958:CARD=H1,DEV=0