ASMR Testing Old vs New Audio Recorder (Zoom H6 vs F3)

In this relaxing ASMR video, I test ye ol' reliable, yet noisy, Zoom H6 audio recorder which requires gain to be set, versus the newly acquired Zoom F3 (released March 2022) which requires no gain adjustment whatsoever! But is it noise-free? We shall find out... 00:00:00 Won't you be, my guinea pig 00:00:35 Zoom F3 closeup look 00:01:15 Call me Mr. Stumble 00:02:12 No gain, no pain! 00:03:11 Noise & ASMR videos 00:05:05 Ye Old Zoom H6 00:05:50 Side by side comparison 00:06:47 How gain works 00:11:03 About the F3 00:11:58 Testing the recorders 00:13:05 H6 & Jar Lid 00:15:17 F3 & Jar Lid 00:18:01 H6 & Sleeve 00:19:03 F3 & Sleeve 00:20:30 H6 & Fishing Reel 00:21:14 F3 & Fishing Reel 00:22:23 H6 & Ribbed Can 00:23:31 F3 & Ribbed Can 00:24:40 H6 & Tuning Fork 00:25:39 F3 & Tuning Fork 00:27:06 H6 & Plastic Wrap 00:28:44 F3 & Plastic Wrap 00:30:21 H6 & Room Tone 00:30:57 F3 & Room Tone 00:31:24 Concluding the test 00:31:56 Reviewing the audio files 00:33:35 How audio files work 00:35:04 Reviewing unprocessed audio samples 00:37:17 Reviewing Room Tone with 26db increase 00:40:40 My initial impression 00:41:57 Reviewing Room Tone with 39db increase 00:42:41 Reviewing audio samples at 26db 00:45:52 Final verdict & conclusion Channel Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/c/EphemeralRift/playlists?view=1&sort=lad&flow=grid Website ► https://ephemeralrift.com Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/ephemeral.rift/ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/ephemeralrift1 Flickr ► https://www.flickr.com/photos/ephemeralrift/ Listen to select audio works outside of YouTube: Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WJUD0ljiIwxmbEzpb4onm iTunes ► https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ephemeral-rift/602599265 Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/ephemeralrift