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Field recordings

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:48 pm
by lorez
Anyone got recommendations for devices for field recordings? Not got much budget really but would like to start recording shit to mess about with in the granulator synth I got for max4live http://monolake.de/technology/granulator.html

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:26 pm
by benecol
My printmaking'n'synths chum at work does this a lot - will ask him tomorrow. Think he uses one of those Zoom things that look like a knife sharpener...

Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:51 pm
by Fran
Disappointed. I thought this thread may be for the twitchers amongst us and about recording bird song.

Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:19 am
by lorez
Thanks Tim
Fran wrote:Disappointed. I thought this thread may be for the twitchers amongst us and about recording bird song.
that might end up happening. since the house move we have loads of birds in the garden and I'm waken every morning by the dawn chorus

Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:10 pm
by lorez
benecol wrote:My printmaking'n'synths chum at work does this a lot - will ask him tomorrow. Think he uses one of those Zoom things that look like a knife sharpener...
Tim, did you get to ask you work mate?

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:12 pm
by Gabriel
Most of my friends have the Zoom H2n, it does really good live recordings.

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:38 pm
by benecol
Printmaking chum uses the H4N - forgive the delay old thing x

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 10:22 pm
by lorez
Do they use the standard mics or use additional? Sorry for additional questions.

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:09 am
by benecol
Standard for him - why he went for the H4N, apparently.

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:37 pm
by lorez
benecol wrote:Standard for him - why he went for the H4N, apparently.
thanks I will check them out :D

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:58 pm
by ultratwin
The H4N is a fantastic little guy, would definitely recommend.

I've felt the mic preamps are a tad meh with a bit of noticeable hissy noise at quieter volumes, but for typical daily use and louder recordings in general you'll be just fine if the input volume threshold is carefully adjusted first. Mine gets huge amounts of use, including pretty much all the sounds I've uploaded to Free Sound. CLICKEY DEH LINKO

And so that I don't disappoint Fran...It goes without saying, but the majority of ambience on the Galaxy S3 ads from 2012 was done on my HN4 as well, including the noisy male mockingbirds heard at the wedding party scene; They were actually recorded in the front yard of my parents' place.
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