27 Jul
2013
27 Jul
'13
7:37 a.m.
On Sat, 27 Jul 2013 10:37:53 +0900
michael noble <looplog(a)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