What do you need to record yourself and how do you put it on

[Mark]

do you feel the h1 will produce the same quality of sound as your h4n?

I don't know; but I suspect you would be happy with the H1. A lot of the extra expense of the H4n is for 4-track recording, built in mixing and processing, etc. If the H1 uses the same mics as the H4n, then it should sound good.