Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/04 Folders and Files

• Folder and file structure on the H5

  • Recording creates folders and files on the SD card in a fixed layout.
  • Folders and files on the SD card
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  • Folders

    • The card root holds a MULTI folder for MULTI FILE mode and a STEREO folder for STEREO FILE mode.
    • Each of these holds ten folders, FOLDER01 to FOLDER10. New recordings go to the selected one: Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/07 Save Location.

  • MULTI FILE projects

    • Each recording creates a new project folder, named ZOOM0001 to ZOOM9999.
    • A project folder holds one audio file per recorded track and a project setting file (.hprj). The setting file takes the project's name.
    • Examples:
      • Folder ZOOM0002, Inputs 1/2 recorded as mono, no backup recording
        • ZOOM0002_TrLR.WAV — stereo file from the L/R inputs
        • ZOOM0002_Tr1.WAV — mono file from Input 1
        • ZOOM0002_Tr2.WAV — mono file from Input 2
        • ZOOM0002.hprj — project setting file
      • Folder ZOOM0003, project name DualStereo, Inputs 1/2 stereo-linked, with backup recording
        • ZOOM0003_TrLR.WAV — stereo file from the L/R inputs
        • ZOOM0003_Tr12.WAV — stereo file from the linked Inputs 1/2
        • ZOOM0003_TrLR_BU.WAV — backup of the L/R inputs: Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/12 Backup Rec
        • DualStereo.hprj — setting file named after the project
      • Folder ZOOM0004, project name 140531-163015, with a voice memo
        • ZOOM0004_TrLR.WAV — stereo file from the L/R inputs
        • ZOOM0004_VM.MP3 — voice memo: Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/12 Voice Memos
        • 140531-163015.hprj — the project name when project naming is set to DATE: Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/10 Naming
      • Folder ZOOM0005, project name LongRecording, a recording larger than 2 GB
        • ZOOM0005_TrLR-0001.WAV — first file
        • ZOOM0005_TrLR-0002.WAV — second file, started when the first reached 2 GB
        • LongRecording.hprj
      • Folder ZOOM0006, with an added recording and a mixdown
        • ZOOM0006_TrLR.WAV — first stereo file, recorded to the L/R track
        • ZOOM0006_Tr12-01.WAV — stereo file added later on tracks 1/2: Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/13 Overdubbing
        • ZOOM0006_ST001.WAV — stereo file made by mixdown: Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/04 Mixdown
        • ZOOM0006.hprj

  • STEREO FILE files

    • Each recording is saved as a file directly in the selected folder.
    • Examples:
      • FOLDER01
        • ZOOM0001.WAV — stereo file from the L/R inputs
        • ZOOM0002.WAV — stereo file from Inputs 1/2
      • FOLDER02
        • ZOOM0001.WAV — stereo file from the L/R inputs
        • ZOOM0001_BU.WAV — backup of ZOOM0001.WAV
        • ZOOM0002_MN.WAV — stereo WAV of a mono mix of Inputs 1/2: Zoom H5/UG/12 Tools/07 Mono Mix
      • FOLDER03
        • 140101-120000.MP3 and 140101-120500.MP3 — MP3 files named with file naming set to DATE
      • FOLDER04
        • ZOOM0001.WAV, ZOOM0002.WAV, ZOOM0003.WAV — first, second and third files of one recording that grew past 2 GB