4. Re: I'm Lost! Need Field Recorder with Good On-board Mics.

["Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999]

> 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 us=
e has got me spooked, though. If there's a unit with a mic better suited fo=
r ambient wilderness sounds, that's the way I'm gonna have to go. Maybe I'l=
l hit the lottery tonight, then I can buy the 661, the D50 and the D1. Now =
there's a thought.

You're painting yourself into a corner by insisting on using a recorder's b=
uilt-in mics. It's like saying you want to do professional photography with=
 just one lens. If you want to do quiet ambiences, you'll have to use exter=
nal mics.

-Dan