{"id":1728757,"date":"2017-01-23T20:32:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T20:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1728757"},"modified":"2017-01-23T20:32:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T20:32:22","slug":"how-do-i-adjust-the-recording-level-on-my-zoom-q2n","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-adjust-the-recording-level-on-my-zoom-q2n\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I adjust the recording level on my Zoom Q2n?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Use the dial on the right side of the unit to increase and decrease the levels.<\/p>\n<p>If the Peak indicator at the bottom right of the screen turns red, your levels are too high.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turning the dial clockwise will increase the level.<\/li>\n<li>Turning the dial counter-clockwise will decrease the level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Auto Gain: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Auto Gain settings allow you to choose a preset amount of gain that corresponds to common recording situations.<\/p>\n<p>The four Auto Gain settings and the situations they are optimized for are described on page 13 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoom-na.com\/sites\/default\/files\/products\/downloads\/pdfs\/Q2n_English.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">manual<\/a> and listed below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-23-at-3.28.59-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1728758  alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-23-at-3.28.59-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-01-23 at 3.28.59 PM\" width=\"631\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-23-at-3.28.59-PM.png 653w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-23-at-3.28.59-PM-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[111848,111849,57805,111850,111852,111851,54730,74509,54209,54594],"storecat":[],"itemids":[108031],"manufacturers":[33875],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the How do I adjust the recording level on my Zoom Q2n? page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-adjust-the-recording-level-on-my-zoom-q2n\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How do I adjust the recording level on my Zoom Q2n? - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Use the dial on the right side of the unit to increase and decrease the levels. 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