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Special Features
DESKTOP USB AND HANDHELD RECORDING KIT — H1ESSENTIAL, 6-FT USB-C CABLE, 32GB MICROSDHC, AND 10 AAA CELLS: The retail H1essential ships with a battery cover and two AAA cells but needs a USB-C cable, a memory card, and spare batteries before the first full session. This bundle includes the Zoom H1essential, a 6-foot USB-C to USB-C cable, a 32GB Class 10 microSDHC card with SD adapter, and 10 AAA cells. Podcasters, voice-over artists, students, and journalists — drop in the card, start recording today.
32-BIT FLOAT HANDHELD RECORDER FOR PODCASTING, MUSIC DEMOS, AND FIELD WORK: Built for podcasters, songwriters, journalists, and content creators who want broadcast-grade audio without learning gain staging, the H1essential records 32-bit float WAV to microSD at 44.1, 48, or 96 kHz through a built-in stereo X/Y condenser pair. Set the Mic Gain once and forget it. Press record.
32-BIT FLOAT WAV TO MICROSD FOR PODCASTING, VOICE-OVER WORK, AND MUSIC DEMOS: 32-bit float means there is no clipping at the top of the dynamic range and no noise floor problem at the bottom. A whispered intro and a screamed phrase in the same take both come out usable. Post-production tools bring quiet sections up and loud sections down without artifacts. Take after take, recoverable.
CLASS-COMPLIANT USB-C MICROPHONE MODE FOR DESKTOP RECORDING AND STREAMING: Plug the included 6-foot USB-C to USB-C cable from the H1essential into a USB-C laptop or tablet and the recorder appears as a 24-bit stereo USB microphone — no driver install, no proprietary app. Works as the input device in any DAW, conferencing app, or screen recorder. USB-C bus power runs the unit without batteries.
CALRAD 72-156-6 6-FOOT USB-C TO USB-C CABLE — USB 3.0 DATA AND BUS POWER FOR DESKTOP MODE: The included cable is a USB 3.0 Type-C male-to-male data and power cable, 6 ft long, shielded against EMI. Long enough to put the H1essential on a desk with a laptop set comfortably back. Carries up to 5 Gbps data and up to 2.4 A bus power — enough to run the recorder indefinitely without AAA cells while it sits on a desk.
32GB MICROSDHC MEMORY CARD AND 10 AAA ALKALINE CELLS — READY TO RECORD FROM POWER-ON: The 32GB Class 10 UHS-I microSDHC card with full-size SD adapter drops into the H1essential's side slot for roughly 5 hours of 32-bit float WAV at 48 kHz. The 10 AAA alkaline cells (5 pairs of 1.5 V) deliver about 50 hours of total field runtime — a year of weekly podcast sessions before resupply.
COMPATIBLE WITH MAC, WINDOWS, CHROME OS, AND USB-C TABLETS — PLUG-AND-PLAY: The H1essential is a class-compliant stereo USB-C microphone, so any modern computer or USB-C tablet sees it as an audio input device without drivers. The 1/4-inch tripod thread on the back accepts standard stands, tripods, and shoe-mount adapters for filming. One recorder, every desk-and-field workflow.
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