A Small Mod for a Slightly Weird (and Very Good) Recorder

The Zoom M4 is a strange recorder.

And I mean that in a good way.

It sits in this interesting space between something like the Zoom F3, which is almost aggressively minimal, and a more traditional handheld recorder with built-in microphones and an almost forced way of using it. The M4 tries to do both. It gives you the flexibility of onboard mics, but also the capability of a serious conventional recorder using (the same as the F3) XLR preamps and decent (but a bit low voltage) PiP capability.… Keep reading