Zoom MA-2 Tripod-to-Mic-Stand Adapter for Zoom Handy Recorders

Zoom MA-2: Put Your Recorder on a Mic Stand

The Zoom MA-2 is a tripod-to-mic-stand adapter that lets a Zoom Handy recorder mount into a standard microphone clip. It answers a common need: a recorder captures cleaner, more consistent audio when it is fixed on a stand aimed at the source rather than held in a shifting hand. The adapter screws into the recorder's 1/4-inch tripod thread and presents a tapered barrel shaped like a handheld mic, which slips securely into virtually any clip built for a standard vocal microphone. In one small part, a handheld recorder becomes stand-mountable.

Works With the Clips You Already Have

Because the MA-2's body copies the diameter of a standard handheld mic, it does not require a proprietary holder; it fits the same clips already living on your mic and boom stands. That makes it fast to deploy at a gig, a rehearsal, or a lecture where a stand is already in place. Slip the recorder-on-adapter into the clip, aim it, and you have hands-free capture locked to the source. For live-on-stage recording and unattended setups, that simplicity is the point.

Also a Quieter Way to Hold the Recorder

Off the stand, the MA-2 doubles as a handgrip. Bare recorders transmit finger movement and grip shifts as low-frequency handling noise, but the tapered barrel gives you a firm, mic-like hold that keeps hands away from the body and reduces that rumble. For a run-and-gun shooter grabbing quick audio on the move, it is a steadier way to work. The adapter is passive and mechanical, so there is nothing to power or set up.

Confirm Your Zoom Recorder Fits

The MA-2 engages the 1/4-inch tripod-thread socket found on Zoom's Handy and Handy Video recorders, including the H1, H2n, H4n, H6 and Q2HD. If your recorder has that standard tripod socket on the base, the adapter threads right in. Check for the socket before you buy, and the MA-2 will turn any mic-stand clip into a home for your Zoom recorder.