Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing

• Checking/editing projects/files

  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/01 Info

    • Checking project/file information

      • Show details about a recorded project or file.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT (MULTI FILE mode) or FILE LIST (STEREO FILE mode).
      • 2. Select the project or file to check, then select INFORMATION.
        • The information screen opens. Move the scroll button up or down to see items that do not fit on the screen.

      • Information items

        • NAME — project name (MULTI FILE mode only)
        • PATH — where the project or file is saved
        • DATE — creation date and time (Y/M/D H:M:S)
        • FORMAT — recording format
        • SIZE — total size of the project or file
        • TIME — length as HHH:MM:SS, up to 999:59:59
        • MS MIC — the side mic level set in Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/11 Side Mic Level, or RAW; shows — when no MS capsule was used
        • FILES — information about the tracks or files
  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/02 Track Marks

    • Checking track marks

      • WAV format only. List the marks in a recorded project or file.
      • Marks are added while recording or playing back. See Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/06 Recording and Zoom H5/UG/09 Playback/01 Basic Playback.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT (MULTI FILE mode) or FILE LIST (STEREO FILE mode).
      • 2. Select the project or file to check, then select OPTION > MARK LIST.
        • Mark list
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        • Each row shows a mark number and its time.
        • A flag icon is a mark added by the user.
        • An E icon is an error mark, added where sound skipped during recording.

      • Note/Info Select a mark and press the scroll button to start playback from that mark.
        

  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/03 Names

    • Changing project/file names

      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT (MULTI FILE mode) or FILE LIST (STEREO FILE mode).
      • 2. Select the project or file to rename, then select EDIT > RENAME.
      • 3. Change the name.
        • Rename screen
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        • Move the scroll button up or down to move the cursor.
        • Press the scroll button to select a character, move it up or down to change the character, then press it again to accept the change.

        • Note/Info Names can use spaces, the letters A–Z and a–z, the digits 0–9, the backtick, and these symbols: ! # $ % & ' ( ) + , - ; = @ [ ] ^ _ { } ~
          

        • Note/Info A name cannot be only spaces.
          

        • Note/Info In MULTI FILE mode, only the project name can be changed. The names of the files inside it cannot.
          

      • 4. Press REC to save the new name. MENU cancels.
  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/04 Mixdown

    • Mixing down a project

      • MULTI FILE mode only. Mix a project recorded in MULTI FILE mode down to a stereo WAV file.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT.
      • 2. Select a project, then select MIXER/OVERDUB > MIX DOWN.
      • 3. To change where the mixdown file is saved, select SAVE TO, then select MULTI or STEREO.
      • 4. Select the project (MULTI) or folder (STEREO) to save it in.
        • Save destination screens
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        • MULTI opens PROJECT SELECT, a list of projects. STEREO opens FOLDER SELECT, a list of folders.
      • 5. To change the file name, select NAME, then edit the name as in Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/03 Names.
      • 6. Select EXECUTE to start the mixdown.

      • Note/Info The volume and pan settings made on the MIXER/OVERDUB screen shape the sound of the mixdown. See Zoom H5/UG/09 Playback/07 Mixing Projects.
        

      • Note/Info The mixdown file has the same sampling frequency and bit rate as the project.
        

  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/05 WAV to MP3

    • Converting WAV files to MP3 files

      • STEREO FILE mode only. Encode a WAV file recorded in STEREO FILE mode as an MP3 file.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select FILE LIST.
      • 2. Select a file, then select OPTION > MP3 ENCODE.

        • Note/Info Files recorded in MS-RAW mode cannot be converted. See Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/11 Side Mic Level.
          

      • 3. To change the encoding format, select SELECT FORMAT, then select a bit rate.
        • MP3 format list
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        • The MP3 ENCODE screen shows the chosen format at the bottom, such as MP3 128kbps.
      • 4. Select EXECUTE to start encoding.

      • Note/Info If the SD card does not have enough free space, encoding does not start and the MP3 ENCODE screen returns.
        

      • Note/Info The MP3 file is created in the same folder as the WAV file.
        

      • Note/Info If the MP3 file's name would match an existing file, the rename screen opens. Change the name before encoding.
        

  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/06 Normalize

    • Normalizing

      • WAV format only. Raise the overall level of a WAV project or file that was recorded too quietly.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT (MULTI FILE mode) or FILE LIST (STEREO FILE mode).
      • 2. Select the project or file to normalize, then select EDIT > NORMALIZE.
        • In STEREO FILE mode, skip to step 4.
      • 3. In MULTI FILE mode, select the track to normalize: TRACK L/R, TRACK 1, TRACK 2 or ALL.
        • Track select screen
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        • Note/Info A track with no recorded file cannot be selected.
          

        • Note/Info ALL normalizes every track that has a file. Each file is raised to its own maximum level.
          

        • Note/Info If a track holds several recordings, including overdubs, only the file currently selected for that track is normalized. See Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/13 Overdubbing.
          

      • 4. Select YES.

      • Note/Info Normalizing raises the level of the whole file by the same amount, so that its peak reaches 0 dBFS.
        

  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/07 Divide

    • Dividing projects/files

      • Split a project or file into two parts at any point.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT (MULTI FILE mode) or FILE LIST (STEREO FILE mode).
      • 2. Select the project or file to divide, then select EDIT > DIVIDE.
      • 3. Set the division point.
        • Divide screen
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        • Use Back and Forward to move the point. The time under the bar shows where the point sits.
        • Press PLAY/PAUSE to play or pause while searching.
        • Press REC to set the point.
      • 4. Select YES.

      • Note/Info The part before the division point keeps the original name with A added to the end. The part after it gets B.
        

      • Note/Info If a track holds several recordings, including overdubs, only the file currently selected for that track is divided. All other files stay with the part before the division point.
        

  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/08 Trim

    • Trimming project beginnings and ends

      • Cut unwanted material from the start and end of a recording. Set the starting and ending points of the part to keep.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT (MULTI FILE mode) or FILE LIST (STEREO FILE mode).
      • 2. Select the project or file to trim, then select EDIT > TRIM.
      • 3. Use the scroll button to select the starting point icon.
        • Trim screen
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        • The line under the bar shows the starting time and ending time of the part to keep.
      • 4. Use Back and Forward to find the starting point.

        • Note/Info Press PLAY/PAUSE to search while the recording plays.
          

      • 5. Use the scroll button to select the ending point icon, then set the ending point the same way.
      • 6. Press REC.
      • 7. Select YES.

      • Note/Info If a track holds several recordings, including overdubs, only the file currently selected for that track is trimmed.
        

  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/09 Delete Files

    • Deleting multiple files

      • Delete files that are no longer needed.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT (MULTI FILE mode) or FILE LIST (STEREO FILE mode).
      • 2. Open the list of files to delete.
        • MULTI FILE mode: select a project, then select FILE DELETE.
        • STEREO FILE mode: press REC.
      • 3. Select each file to delete. A checked box marks each selected file.
        • File delete list
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        • Press PLAY/PAUSE to select or clear all files.
        • Press MENU to cancel file deletion.
      • 4. Press REC.
      • 5. Select YES.
  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/10 Delete Projects

    • Deleting multiple projects

      • MULTI FILE mode only. Delete several projects in the selected folder at once. The folder is chosen in Zoom H5/UG/08 Recording/07 Save Location.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT.
      • 2. Press REC.
      • 3. Select each project to delete. A checked box marks each selected project.
        • Project delete list
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        • Press PLAY/PAUSE to select or clear all projects.
        • Press MENU to cancel project deletion.
      • 4. Press REC.
      • 5. Select YES.
  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/11 Rebuild Project

    • Rebuilding a project

      • MULTI FILE mode only. Rebuild a project that is damaged or missing files it needs.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT.
      • 2. Select the project to rebuild, then select REBUILD.
      • 3. Select YES.

      • Note/Info A project will not play back if the adapter is disconnected or the SD card is removed during recording, or if a computer deletes a settings file the project needs. Rebuilding the project might repair it.
        

  • Zoom H5/UG/10 Project and File Editing/12 Voice Memos

    • Adding voice memos

      • MULTI FILE mode only. Record a spoken memo and attach it to a project.
      • 1. Press MENU, then use the scroll button to select PROJECT.
      • 2. Select the project for the memo, then select OPTION > VOICE MEMO.
      • 3. Record the memo.
        • Voice memo screen
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        • Press REC to start recording.
        • Press STOP or REC to stop recording.
      • 4. Play the memo.
        • Press PLAY/PAUSE to start playback.
        • Press STOP to stop playback.

      • Note/Info Each new recording with REC overwrites the voice memo.
        

      • Note/Info Voice memos record from the stereo mic connected to the L/R inputs. They cannot be recorded from Inputs 1/2.
        

      • Note/Info The memo file is named in the form ZOOM0001_VM and recorded as 128 kbps MP3.