Zoom M4 MicTrak Stereo Microphone and Recorder

The Zoom M4 MicTrak offers a compact and affordable all-in-one audio recording solution for filmmakers, musicians, podcasters, and content creators. It delivers four tracks of crystal-clear, clip-free audio with its high-quality stereo X/Y mic capsule featuring a cardioid pickup pattern, two combo XLR-1/4" TRS inputs with up to +48V phantom power, and sampling rates up to 192 kHz / 32-bit floating point. Supporting four modes of time code input via a 3.5mm stereo jack, the M4 provides precision down to ±0.2 ppm, making it an essential tool for documentary filmmakers and content creators who require accurate audio-video synchronisation.

The M4 sports a 3.5mm headphone output for real-time monitoring, a powerful mono speaker, a 3.5mm stereo line output, and a vibrant full-colour LCD display for adjusting and monitoring your recordings. The M4 can run on four AA batteries for up to 18 hours of continuous operation as well as USB-C bus power and the optional Zoom AD-17 AC adapter (sold separately).

The Best of Both Worlds

The M4 MicTrak is designed to fuse the professional guts and features of the F-Series recorders with the convenience and portable form factor of the Handy Series. This middle road allows the M4 to provide excellent functionality at an attractive price, while remaining easy to carry to any recording scenario.

32-bit floating point recording provides excellent headroom and helps to avoid clipping issues

High max SPL of 135 dB SPL delivers further protection against clipping for loud sound sources, such as performances, crowds, or instruments

Up to 18 hours of battery life for improved operating time and multiple power options, including AA battery, USB bus power, or AC adapter (sold separately)

Dual AD converter circuits, derived from the F-Series, make manual input gain adjustment unnecessary

Support for broadcast- and film-quality BWF wav format as well as iXML for inclusion of location metadata on files or IP audio streams

High-precision time code input support and generation with four modes (Internal Free Run, Internal Record Run, Internal RTC Run, External)

Easy-to-read, full-colour LCD display

Built-in microSD card reader for storage up to 1 TB

Up to four channels of recording (two X/Y mic tracks and two XLR-1/4" input tracks)

3.5mm TRS input for lavalier microphones

Wide Application Range

The M4 MicTrak is ideal for a wide range of portable sound recording applications from audio for video uses like filmmaking, on-site reporting, and video-based content creation, to podcasting, streaming, sound collage, and interviews. With the ability to record up to four simultaneous tracks, the M4 can also be a useful asset for musicians, providing a highly portable recording device that can capture a multi-mic, multi-track recording setup while minimising the number of external microphones required. The USB-C connection makes it easy to both power the device and use it as a nearly pocket-sized audio interface with ultrahigh capture rates up to 192 kHz.