On Sat, 27 Jul 2013 10:37:53 +0900 michael noble <looplog@xxxxxxxxx> 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 _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
