hey guys, i may need some field recording equipment for a summer project. more like interviews w/people and stuff and not so much crickets and blowing wind, but I'm not sure if it makes a difference.
help me IMMers
― i like to fart and i am crazy (gbx), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 15:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Aren't you planning to get an iPhone? If so, there are apps that should work for this. I have "Record" which is too sensitive to record loud music but would probably be good for interviews. You can email the recordings to yourself or transfer them if they're too long.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 15:47 (fourteen years ago) link
h'mmm...i am yes, but i think i might need something a bit more industrial? like, "works in Africa"
― i like to fart and i am crazy (gbx), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 15:53 (fourteen years ago) link
Still vouching for the Zoom stuff - there is a new H4n that adds some features (um and is more expensive)
― AMYL NATHRAKH (jjjusten), Wednesday, 10 June 2009 17:39 (fourteen years ago) link
Just about to release album comprised fully of binaural field recordings from a Zoom H2, so repping for that. Lent it to a friend also who got good results for recording some interviews.
― ambience chaser (S-), Monday, 22 June 2009 05:40 (fourteen years ago) link
still really want one of these
― drink more beer and the doctor is a heghog (gbx), Saturday, 13 March 2010 18:00 (fourteen years ago) link
any updates in the world of portable field recorders, btw?
― drink more beer and the doctor is a heghog (gbx), Saturday, 13 March 2010 18:05 (fourteen years ago) link
zoom still wins price/performance battle hands down imo
― First and Last and Safeways ™ (jjjusten), Saturday, 13 March 2010 21:26 (fourteen years ago) link
which one, h2 or h4?
― am0n, Saturday, 13 March 2010 21:30 (fourteen years ago) link
both really, just depends on what your needs are
― First and Last and Safeways ™ (jjjusten), Saturday, 13 March 2010 22:48 (fourteen years ago) link
H2: Better in built mics, smaller, cheaper, can record surround sound.H4: Works as a four-track recorder.
― Slacker Bilk (S-), Sunday, 14 March 2010 08:18 (fourteen years ago) link
the new edirols are nice. seems like the same thing as the zoom.
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 18 March 2010 11:38 (fourteen years ago) link
except twice as expensive. not heard about quality comparisons. could the edirol really be twice as good?
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 22 March 2010 18:14 (fourteen years ago) link
still interested in H2 vs Edirol
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 26 March 2010 11:54 (fourteen years ago) link
― drink more beer and the doctor is a heghog (gbx), Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:05 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark
so i actually have a film project that will require a field recorder. collaborator has an H1, and we're both shooting video on GF1s (because that's what we've got). it's cheap, it syncs well with video apparently, and i guess maybe there's something to be said for keeping our equipment consistent? basically tell me why i ~shouldn't~ get the H1?
― g++ (gbx), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
H1 is fine for a basic hand held stereo recorder. If you want more features, ability to use powered electret condensors, record in 48/24 (or even 96/24) etc I'll continue to recommend the H2. Mine (mentioned upthread) is still going strong.
― Circlework de Soleil (S-), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
want a h2 so bad :(
but synths need taking to the doctors :(
wahhhhh
― Crackle Box, Friday, 29 July 2011 07:14 (twelve years ago) link
Thread of field recordists doing their thing!!
https://timber.fm/stories/pictures-of-podcast-microphones
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 28 October 2021 09:07 (two years ago) link