There is a way to sync your Zoom H4N audio recorder with Audio Timecode by any Tentacle SYNC E or ORIGINAL timecode generator, TIMEBAR timecode display & TRACK E audio recorder. For more information about Tentacle syncing workflow with the Setup App, click here.
Proceed as follows:
- Set your audio recorder and Tentacle device to the same frame rate
- Sync your Tentacle device and set the Output Volume in the app to MIC or AUTO
- Connect the Tentacle device to the Zoom H4N to the Ext. Mic input
- Switch Zoom H4N to 4CH-Mode and adjust incoming timecode signal, so that it's not clipping
- Go to Menu > Mixer > Mic > Mute (now you can record both stereo tracks, but only monitor the track with the wanted signal)
Recommended cable
C07 Tentacle to DSLR-Timecode Cable
Unfortunately, the Zoom H4N does not show the level of the track anymore on the Level-Meter (during recording) when muted in the monitoring mixer. Although it will still be recorded.
Make sure to start new files for every take. This is done by pressing the 'Stop' Button after recording. Pressing 'Pause' would result in losing sync.
Note:
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