After much internet reviewing, I chose the Marantz PMD 620 recorder. I am
looking to make
bird song recordings to help identify birds in the field that I cannot see, but
hear only. I have
Thrayer's birding software that provides excellent song recordings for
comparison.
I made my field recorder selection based on 2 sources: oryoki's recent
naturerecordist review
and the transom.org review. Considering what I was looking for it seemed to be
the best
compromise.
I am now looking for an external shotgun microphone in the $50-200 range. This
area is
more troublesome for me to sort out. I have read I should get the best
microphone I can
afford. However, I want to start out with little in it until I understand how
I am using the field
recorder better and know more about what is needed.
Your recommendations are welcome. My understanding is that this recorder does
not have
phantom power so keep this in mind when making your recommendations. My 2
primary
uses for the field recorder will be for birding in the field and doing
podcasts. I am new to
the audio field so bear with me as I get acquainted with what is required.
Plus, I am new to
naturerecordists.
Thanks in advance....
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