[LAU] Looking for advice on a field recording device

[Moshe Werner]

Hi Phillip,
one very good device that wasn't mentioned here is the Sound Devices
recorder. I used several of their recorders on film sets and had very good
experiences. Also used zoom h2n on several occasions and have to say its
not bad and gets a lot of things done for a reasonable price. But as
mentioned it's not top notch sound quality.
Hope that helps a bit.
Moshe
On 27 בJul 2013 10:37, "Philipp Überbacher" <hollunder at lavabit.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 27 Jul 2013 10:37:53 +0900
> michael noble <looplog at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If mic self-noise is truly a concern for you, then look beyond Zoom.
> > This page provides a good comparison:
> >
> > http://www.avisoft.com/recordertests.htm
> >
> > I have the Sony PCM-M10 and a Tascam DR-680 for different purposes,
> > and both are solid units for there price. Keep in mind that most
> > portable recorders will not give pleasing results for "far away
> > sources" unless you mean general ambient recording. For distant
> > sources you would need a specialized microphone. For most
> > versatility, I personally would recommend choosing a recorder with
> > XLR inputs such that you can buy additional mics in the future. The
> > Olympus LS-100 seems to be a favorite among recordists on a budget
> > for this reason.
> >
> > If you want the advice of people far more experienced with these
> > recorders and techniques than myself, I'd also suggest signing up the
> > for the nature recordists mailing list. It's a very useful resource
> > in general.
> >
> > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists/
>
>
> Thanks everyone,
> I spent quite some time sifting through reviews on the thomann
> homepage, but I simply can't trust those, your advice is much
> appreciated.
>
> Julien, I especially enjoyed the 'Toilet visit' :)
> I think the noise in the recordings there is mostly environmental, so
> it's not as bad as I thought. In the rather quiet toilet visit recording
> I think I hear some amount of self-noise. However, the vorbis
> compression might have something to do with that, I'm not sure.
>
> Thanks a lot Michael, this group/list looks like a treasure trove for
> my purposes.
>
> Regards,
> Philipp
>
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