Zoom (company)
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legal form | Kabushiki kaisha (joint stock company) |
ISIN | JP3411820008 |
founding | 1983 |
Seat | Chiyoda , Tokyo , Japan |
management | Masahiro Iijima |
Branch | Audio recorder , digital sound engineering |
Website | www.zoom.co.jp |
KK Zoom ( Japanese 株式会社 ズ ー ム , Kabushiki kaisha Zūmu , Eng. Zoom Corporation ) is a Japanese manufacturer of audio equipment for musicians.
The company was founded in 1983 and is mainly known for its semi-professional mobile audio recorders beyond the musician sector. For this purpose, Zoom developed its own microphones for XY sterophony .
Zoom also produces effect pedals for guitars and electric basses , recording equipment and drum machines . The company developed its own integrated circuits and processors for their devices. Zoom sells its devices in different markets under different names: Zoom North America , Zoom UK Distribution Limited and in Germany through Sound Service GmbH .
The cheaper digital mobile audio recorders, such as the H2 , which was already available in 2007 for around 200 euros, or its successor, the H2n (2011), are characterized by good sound quality and easy handling.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b About Zoom , accessed September 17, 2015
- ↑ Memory card recorder: Small all-round recorder , test.de from December 18, 2007, accessed on September 17, 2015
- ↑ Zoom H2n , test.de of December 29, 2011, accessed on September 17, 2015
Web links
- Company website (Japanese, English)
- Zoom - Sound Service GmbH