At 5:21 PM -0700 7/1/08, Aaron Ximm wrote:
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>I *still* regularly reach for two kits 90% of
>the time: my (by nature recording standards) quite noisy Sonic Studios
>DSM mics into minidisc -- half the time, not even HiMD, since I forget
>to charge the internal battery; so I still record with c. 1998 era
>minidisc! -- and more recently, the Zoom H2.
Hi Aaron--
Are you taking your H2 out to use primarily with the built-in mics?
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>Anyway. YMMV. But I just wanted to interject a counter-voice lest new
>members get the idea that the cheaper prosumer entry level gear serves
>no purpose!
I don't think anyone is calling the "point and shoot" recorders
useless. Good advice requires understanding a newcomers goal's and
interests. Mic choice and array is typically where I start but this
is clearly not as applicable to these new recorders. Maybe there's
an even better phrase than "point and shoot?" Clearer distinctions
would be very useful. Rob D.
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