Thanks Grant and Gene, your knowledge is priceless.
I went out yesterday and picked up a sony MZNH900 and am now looking
at microphones and windshields.
I think the Rode microphone you are referring to is the NT4.
Regarding a fluffy cover from rycote, would you suggest that I get
a "Softie Windshield System" or a "Full Windshield System"? if I was
to buy the rode NT4?
Apparently the NT4 comes with a WS4 twin-head Wind Shield. Would
this suffice?
saw it here: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/NT4/
Is it true that I should get an extra 20ft of cable to distance the
microphone from the mini disc?
thanks!
--- In Grant Finlay
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> Ryan,
> forget about the vp88.
> It's a great stereo mic for in the city but it's self noise is too
high to
> use in the country to record quiet ambiences.
> The rode single point stereo mic has a great following,sorry can't
remember
> the model number at the moment. Don't forget about a windshield
system,
> rycote make a slip on fluffy cover for the rode that works ok.
> Sorry can't coment on the minidisk as i use a sony tcd d8 dat.....
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ryan
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:04 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: [Nature Recordists] Wish to record nature sounds - need
advice
> > please
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
> > I'm excited to get rid of the digital camcorder and focus on
> > recording the sounds of nature (jungle, waterfalls, ocean waves
> > etc.) when I go on my holidays. I'm new to this area so please
> > forgive my basic and naive questions.
> >
> > I've been doing some research on microphones and digital
recording
> > devices to buy and thought I should go with the following unless
> > someone could recommend a better solution.
> >
> > RECORDING DEVICE --------------
> > - Sony MZ-NH1 or Sony MZNH900 (both are mini disc recorders that
> > have the ability to record in a linear PCM (un-compressed data)
> > format. (I like this option for both it's price and it's small
> > size.)
> >
> > MICROPHONE --------------------
> > - Shure VP88 - Cardioid Stereo Condenser Microphone (to get the
> > true stereo effect, should I look at a different option i.e.
> > seperated left and right microphone?)
> >
> > I would like to be able to capture sounds with a quality commonly
> > heard on nature CD's that are bought in the store.
> >
> > Thanks again!
> >
> >
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> >
> > "Microphones are not ears,
> > Loudspeakers are not birds,
> > A listening room is not nature."
> > Klas Strandberg
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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