Field Recording

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:36 am

anyone do it?
can you recommend a small portable HD recorder for me too?
also, are there any good websites/forums that cover this?

cheers.

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:39 am

Used to do this on some shitty old tape record

Samson Zoom H4 bit pricy but fucking amazing bit of kit

antics · Post by **antics** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:20 pm

a hpone makes good gritty noises... really low quality though...

tarzan · Post by **tarzan** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:29 pm

I've got a boss micro br, it's pretty good quality for the price

magnetron_sputtering · Post by **magnetron_sputtering** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:59 pm

The_Dza88 wrote:Used to do this on some shitty old tape record

Samson Zoom H4 bit pricy but fucking amazing bit of kit

I'd go for the one that looks like a stun gun, personally.

subdue · Post by **subdue** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:18 pm

I've used an Edirol before, they're quite nice and clear I thought.

Brisance · Post by **Brisance** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:24 pm

doyli wrote:
The_Dza88 wrote: Samson Zoom H4 bit pricy but fucking amazing bit of kit
Yeh I would highly recommend the Zoom Handy Recorders, I picked up a Zoom HD2 for about £130 and I can honestly say it is one of the best pieces of musical hardware I have ever bought, it records in 24bit/96kHz wav and is very simple to use and has enough features/inputs and good enough quality to justify the post 100 mark, I just walk around knockin' objects and making fucked up sounds then build customs drum and fx library's for Kontakt. Beats searching the net for that type of stuff and it's makes your sound palette totally original.

It even does direct recording to mp3, great for live sets where the quality don't have to be super.

http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/

+1 We went sampling with that thing too... I was blown away...

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:21 pm

thanks everyone

looks like the zoom h2, a little more within my budget.

anyone know of any good websites on field recording?

the get down · Post by **the get down** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:24 pm

check out the korg 1bit stuff!

-dubson- · Post by **-dubson-** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:33 pm

posted this before and didnt really get any replies

those zoom ones look good, must invest in one

krease · Post by **krease** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:49 pm

i might possibly have to make myself buy one of those recorders! take it down the pub! laughin.

mickledan · Post by **mickledan** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:10 pm

+1 on the zoom, used my dads and it has fantastic quality - awesome pre-arm to get levels right, mixer built in, the h4 has 2 stereo mics in the top with inputs too. very nice. takes cards (needed as only has something like 32mb of internal) but all in all a very top notch bit of kit. i was looking at the h2 as its a bit sexier and cheeper. get em in a kit with a case and the mic fluff too, dads got some awesome flyover recording, steam trains and lightening.

in terms of field recording, the only times i've done it was using mini disk recorders (2 of, rack mounted) and i set one up direct from the desk, and 2 ambient mic's capturing the crowd on either side, so post gig it could all be mixed together nice like, and having 2 ambient mics you have the option to keep loud mouths out of the recording

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:49 am

loks like i'll hang on a little longer and grab this -
http://www.thomann.de/ie/zoom_h4_n_bundle.htm

i'm looking forward to this

coishii · Post by **coishii** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:34 am

I'm still using minidisc.. have done that for years with either binaural mics or small handheld mic

Field recording sites:
http://www.phonography.org/
http://wanderingear.com/

Check out the Framework show on Resonance FM (Patrick has a podcast too)..

http://murmer.soundtransit.nl/radio.html

gravity · Post by **gravity** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:45 am

another for the zoom. i got one and its really good, nice sound quality, lightweight, and you can use it like a big usb stick too.

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:14 pm

Cheers Coishii!

Websites, also what i was looking for

dynamat · Post by **dynamat** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:22 pm

Ableton live's sampler and loads of random recordings, hours of fun, inspiring to

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:28 pm

if using the zoom for recording gigs(live bands). is monitoring possible or would i just have to trust the in-house sound engineer and just plug into the desk?

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