At 11:26 PM 8/11/2010 +0000, you wrote:
>I'm finding it really difficult to give it up on this 661 business. This
>thing seems to rock. That thing about the mics being designed for indoor
>use has got me spooked, though. If there's a unit with a mic better suited=
>for ambient wilderness sounds, that's the way I'm gonna have to go. Maybe=
>I'll hit the lottery tonight, then I can buy the 661, the D50 and the D1.=
>Now there's a thought.
My first PCM digital recorder is the Olympus LS-11, its a great little
recorder, perfect for shirt pocket work and the built in mics work very
well...
However I quickly discovered it was just the first step up the ladder in
what I was attempting to do, part of that lay in me, I found that as I
learned about wildlife recording and what I wanted of it, I needed a
recorder with more features such as those I described earlier to you. By
the way Oryoki2000 is correct, I have a mental thing about the B vs D
thing, the correct model number is PMD661 however I guess you figured that=
out...
Oryoki2000 states the PMD661 is a lot bigger and heavier, yes, it is
somewhat bigger and heavier compared to the LS-11 which is really quite
small and compact. However, to put that in perspective, place the PMD661=
beside the Tascam DR680 and the PMD661 really is small and compact and much=
lighter in comparison...
As to the internal mics on the PMD661, I have never used them so have no
idea what they are like. Only recorder I have made nature recordings using=
the built in mics is the Olympus LS-11... Here are a couple of those
recordings:
http://www.4shared.com/audio/vcHc6Ckk/TF_Robin.html
http://www.4shared.com/audio/pSjpfF9S/TreefarmBirds.html
You'll notice a lot of background noise as where I am located is a tourist=
hot spot during the summer and traffic and aircraft noise is impossible to=
escape...
This caused me to start expanding my methods of making nature recordings
and the following recording made on 2nd of August in the tree farm I think=
makes a good argument for using external microphones. This recording was
made with a pair of Sennheiser ME66/K6 microphones mounted on a tripod and=
hooked up to the recorder via 50 ft cables.
http://www.4shared.com/audio/vX2dfvam/CCCoyotes01.html
There is still some background noise however the use of external cardioid
microphones makes a noticeable improvement in managing the noise.
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Thanks,
Mitch & Shadow...
http://www.4shared.com/dir/UTASxktL/wildlife.html
Shadow's area: http://www.4shared.com/dir/ecfWjyZb/Shadow.html
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