Get a standalone recorder (I've looked at the Marantz PMD660, and the m-=

Audio
Microtrack) for use with the ME66.

Other than the obvious advantage of straight to disk storage of option 2 (n=
o capture from
DV tape needed) are there going to be massive quality advantages to a stand=
alone
recorder? Enough to compensate for having an extra device to fiddle with? W=
ill the ME66
still be plagued with motor noise if mounted onboard the GL1?

My goal is to have audio of on-camera speakers & singers (human, avian, etc=
) that is not
only clearly intelligible, but really adds to the experience of watching th=
e video, and would
be high enough quality to stand alone as an audio podcast.

Finally, are there any other mics I should take a look at that would work f=
or both
interviews and bird songs?

My sincere thanks to anyone attempting to tackle even a portion of this.

Best,

Jeff

Jeffrey Gordon
Lewes, DE
USA
www.jeffgyr.com