Must admit never heard a butterfly pass wind myself.
Phil
--- Keith <> wrote:
> I've been monitoring this forum for years now. I am
> not a
> professional or even an amateur. I would classify
> myself as an
> enthusiast that has been trying to record nature
> ambiance on a very
> low budget for about 30 years now. I've tried
> everything from 10 inch
> reel to reels, 4 tracks, every MD that "was" out,
> DATs and a large
> mix of crumby mics. Most of my recordings are very
> disappointing.
>
> I've had a Zoom H2 for a little over a week now and
> I am very
> impressed with this thing. For $179 at Minidisco
> this is the best
> thing I've recorded with yet. Even with the built in
> mics, mic gain
> set to "M" and level set to stock 100, I'm able to
> get decent, very
> low noise, outdoor recordings. To get the volume up
> I run the
> recording through Sound Forge's normalizer. The
> Roycote Mini
> Windjammer, like the Rode "Dead Kitten" fits it
> perfectly.
>
> However, with a Rode NT4 and the Sound Designs
> Mixpre into the line-
> in jack of the H2=85 amazing. This thing could capture
> a butterfly fart
> at 50 yards! No extra processing needed. Albeit, the
> NT4 and Mixpre
> aren't exactly "budget" items but if you play nice,
> keep taking the
> garbage out, your wife, like mine, just may let you
> spend some of
> your holiday bonus money on these essentials.
>
> The NT4 miniplugged directly into the ext. mic jack
> on the H2 does
> NOT work at all. It is all noise. You have to get
> the gain up with a
> pre-amp like the Mixpre and use the line-in jack.
> Zoom boo-booed
> somewhere when designing the ext. mic jack. Oh well.
>
>
> I've found that by recording at 24/48 then saving in
> Sound Forge at
> 16/44.1 for CD use, the recording seems a bit
> brighter.
>
> Zoom states 4 hour record and 4.5 hour playback time
> on 2 AA
> alkalines, however I think they are a bit off. I've
> recorded a little
> over 5 hours and listened for at least a half an
> hour in headphones
> on one set.
>
> In one of the forums someone stated they had
> problems with drop-outs
> with the Sandisk Ultra II 2 gb SD cards. I have not
> had any.
>
> Just thought I'd let y'all on a budget know that
> this thing is worth
> looking at even if you only use the built in mics.
> I'm sure it
> wouldn't work in a pro environment, but if you like
> to listen to bugs
> and birdys like I do, it may be just the ticket.
>
>
> Keith
>
>
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