Zoom H1n as a USB Microphone

I have a Zoom H1n, which I have used for recording things on the go. But one of the features is to use it as a USB microphone, which I knew about but had not tried. This week, I tried. It was easy and worked really well. I am making a note here for future me and anyone else.

With Computer

• You need a micro USB data cable.
  • USB-C converter if that is required to connect to the computer
• Connect the H1n to computer
• Switch on the H1n
• It will show options to select USB access as
  • Audio I/F
  • File (SD card) access
• Select Audio I/F
• Select Bus Power (powered by the computer).
• Now, on your computer, it should appear as a sound input device.
  • On the computer, select it as a default input device.
  • If you don't want it to be a system-wide default, you can choose it inside specific applications as an audio input device.
• You are good to go.

With Phone

• You need a micro USB data cable
  • OTG cable if your Phone needs it
  • or USB-C converter if that is required to connect to the Phone
• Connect the H1n to the Phone
• Switch on the H1n
• It will show options to select USB access as
  • Audio I/F
  • File (SD card) access
• Select Audio I/F
• Select Bus Power (powered by the Phone).
• It will be the default sound input device on your Phone
  • You can test it by using an audio recorder
  • Tap on the H1n, and the recorder should capture a bigger audio signal
  • Tap on the Phone, and the recorder should capture a noticeably smaller signal
• You are good to go

Since Zoom becomes the default microphone, you can use any app on Android to record. I use FOSS Audio Recorder.

Zoom also has Android apps for recording video - Mobile HandyShare and Audio Mobile HandyRecorder with their recorders, if you like to use them. They have functionalities like normalize, divide functions, compressor, EQ and reverb effects etc