Zoom iQ6 User guide

Brand: Zoom

Model: iQ6

Type: User guide

Zoom iQ6 is a high-quality stereo microphone designed for use with iOS devices. It features a compact and lightweight design, making it easy to take with you wherever you go. With its two condenser microphones, the iQ6 captures clear and natural audio, making it ideal for recording music, podcasts, and other audio content. The iQ6 also has a built-in headphone jack, so you can monitor your audio in real time. Whether you're a musician, podcaster, or just someone who wants to record high-quality audio, the Zoom iQ6 is a great choice.

Operation Manual

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Contents

Introduction  3

Copyrights  3

Main Screen  4

Landscape mode  5

Recording 6

Pausing recording 6

Adjusting the recording level 7

Setting the recording format 7

Muting the input 8

Adding recordings (landscape mode only) 9

Using mid-side recording (

series MS mic only feature)  11

Setting mid-side monitoring  11

Playback  12

    12

Pausing playback 13

   13

Adjusting the playback level  14

Repeating playback of an interval  14

 15

   15

   16

    18

    19

 20

   22



( series only feature) 23

Setting the AUTO GAIN ( only feature)  24

Adjusting DIGITAL MIC GAIN  25

 26

   27

   27

   28

    29

 30

    30

   31

   32

    33

Changing sharing settings  33

Transferring recordings to a computer  34

Updating

  35

Locking the controls 36

Other options  37

   37

Restoring default settings 37





series stereo mic for iOS de-

vices (hereafter, the

series) for high-quality stereo recording. In addition, you

-

fects to them and to upload them to SoundCloud. This app can also start and stop

recording automatically in response to the input audio level.

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-

tion purposes only and are not intended to infringe on the copyrights of their re-



Copyrights

Introduction

When you start , the Main Screen appears.

Information display

①



stopped or paused.

②



③



→

P8)

④

 series mic is



⑤

 

→

P7)

⑥



the iOS device using the current format.

⑦



or played back.

⑧





⑨





Controls

⑩

Rotate button



⑪

Stop button







⑫

Play button



→

P12)

⑬

Record button

Touch to start recording. (

→

P6)

⑭

FF/REW buttons







⑮

Lock slider

Lock to disable the buttons.

Unlock to enable use of the buttons. (

→

P35)

⑯

Volume adjustment bar

Use to adjust the output volume. (This only appears



series mic is connected.) When it appears,

the iOS device volume buttons are disabled.

Menu buttons

⑰

EFFECT



→

P19)

⑱



email (

→

P29)

⑲

FILE



⑳

Access automatic recording and other settings.

(

→

P23–28)

Main Screen

⑪

⑤

①

⑰

⑨

⑦

⑫

②

⑭

⑱

④

③

⑮

⑯

⑳

⑲

⑥

⑩

⑧

⑬

Stereo width adjuster

This adjusts the ste-





playback. (

→

P11)

Mid-side file playback





right channels, the average value of the







-



Selected interval

ending point

Selected interval

starting point



Slide it to a point to play back from there.

Waveform display

Indicators

①



stopped or paused.

②



③





④



















⑤



⑥

Drag this start locator to set the interval starting point.

⑦

Drag this end locator to set the interval ending point.

⑧





The







starting and ending points of the selected interval.

Buttons

⑨

Stop







⑩

Play



→

P12)

⑪

FF/REW









⑫

Record

Touch to start recording. (

→

P6)

⑬

Recording mode

Touch to change the recording mode. (

→

P9)

⑭

UNDO

Use to undo an additional recording. After a recording is



unlit again. (

→

P9)

⑮

Edit

Divide at the selected position or erase the selected

interval. (

→

P15)

⑯

Rotate button



Landscape mode

Press the rotate button to change to landscape mode.

①

④

⑧

⑤

⑥

⑦

②

⑨ ⑩ ⑪ ⑬ ⑭ ⑮⑫

③

⑯



Touch

During recording, becomes red.

Touch

Recording stops.

NOTE

 

series



 



→

P22)

 





Recording

Pausing recording

Recording

1, 2

Touch during recording

When paused, blinks red.

Touch again

Recording starts again.

Paused

Adjusting the recording level

When using an series mic, use the MIC GAIN control on its side to adjust the

recording level. When using the mic built-in to the iOS device, adjust the DIGITAL MIC

GAIN. (

→

P24)

Select the recording format





Touch

Touch REC FORMAT

NOTE

 







 

Setting the recording format

WAV format 

AAC format 

storage space on the iOS device.

Muting the input



Touch

This mutes the input.

Touch

This unmutes the input.

Adding recordings (landscape mode only) (new





Landscape mode only

Check the recording format



time and the level meters.



time and the level meters. (

→

P11)

Touch



Select a le on the Main Screen or the FILE screen (

→

P12)

Slide to the point where you want to start additional recording

Touch New Rec and set the recording mode to Overdub,

Overwrite or Insert

NOTE

 



 LR-

ready recorded stereo LR

NOTE

 New Rec

Overdub 

Overwrite 

Insert 

567

Touch

Additional recording starts.

Touch



Touch to undo this additional recording



NOTE

 

recording can be undone.

 -





is closed.

  and Overdub functions, you can set the interval of the addition-

al recording. To set this interval, slide the start locator to the starting point and the end

locator to the ending point.

When using 







repeated overdubbing.

 



Setting mid-side monitoring



Using mid-side recording ( series MS mic only feature)

This app can be used for mid-side recording. To use this function, connect an



Touch M-S MONITOR

Touch

Input level meters change



NOTE

 



audio during

playback.

NOTE

 -





Touch STEREO or M-S

When set to M-S, the mid mic can be monitored through the

left channel and the side mic through the right channel.

Touch

Recording starts.

Touch

The Main Screen reopens.

1, 4

M-S appears

series MS mic only feature

On the Main Screen, use / to show the le you want to play

  Selectingandplayingles

Touch

Playback starts. During playback, lights green.

Touch

Playback stops.



Playback

Slide to adjust the output volume







series

mic is connected)



Playing

NOTE

 -

ume control bar is stored in

the

series mic itself and



-

tions.

NOTE

 

 

 



Place this at a point to play back

from there.



Pausing playback

During playback, touch

When paused, blinks green.

Touch again

Playback starts again.

1, 2

Paused

NOTE

 

Touch

Touch the le name on the FILE screen



Touch

During playback, appears green.

Touch

  PlayinglesfromtheFILEscreen

Scrolling up and









the list.

3 4

Repeating playback of an interval



in landscape mode.

Slide the start locator to the starting point



Slide the end locator to the ending point



Select a le from the Main Screen or the FILE screen (

→

P12)

Touch

Repeat playback of the set interval starts.

Touch

Repeat playback stops.

NOTE



Touch



Adjusting the playback level

When using an series mic, slide the volume control.

When not using an

series mic, use the iOS device volume buttons.

Touch



  Dividingles(landscapemodeonly)

-

scape mode.

Select a le from the Main Screen or the FILE screen (

→

P12)

Slide the start or end locator to where you want to divide the le

Touch





their beginnings and ends.

Editinganddeletingles

NOTE

 

Landscape mode only

Touch “Divide at START” or “Divide at END”



3 3

Touch



  Deletinglebeginnings/ends(landscape mode only) (new in ver. 2.0)



be used in landscape mode.

Touch OK

Touch New, Overwrite or Cancel

NOTE

 

. Doing so could

cause loss of data.

 



Select a le from the Main Screen or the FILE screen (

→

P12)

Slide the start locator to the interval starting point





Landscape mode only

New 

Overwrite 

Cancel Cancel division.

3 4

Touch OK

Touch “Trim between START and END”





Touch to trim the le to the selected interval



Slide the start locator to the interval ending point

Touch New, Overwrite or Cancel





New 

Overwrite 

Cancel Cancel trimming.

Touch the names of les that you want to delete



Touch



Touch

  Deletingles



Touch





Touch “Delete”



Touch

The Main Screen reopens.

Touch





Touch on the le deletion selection screen



Touch “Delete”



  Deletingallles(new in ver. 2.0)







Select a le from the Main Screen or the FILE screen (

→

P12)

Touch

Touch EQ, REVERB or MASTERING

Usingeects

Make eect settings



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