At 12:42 AM 2/13/2011 +0000, you wrote:
>I'm new to recording nature sounds, and have a specific use in mind where
>I'd be recording dialog, on location, with (ideally) a deep and rich
>natural soundscape. I want the listener to feel like they are there.
>
>I have a Sony PCM-D50 which I gather from the archives is OK as a recorder.
>
>What I'm not sure about is the optimal microphone or microphones I should
>use to capture both voice and nature sounds at the same time. My
>preference would be to use the PIP on the Sony, instead of carrying a
>separate preamp.
>
>Is there such an "all-in-one" microphone that will do the job?
>
>Am I better off using two recorders, one with quiet mics for the
>soundscape and the other cardioids to capture voice ... and then mix the two?
>
>I'd like to carry as little gear as possible, so an all-in-one solution is
>definitely my hope.
>
>Has anyone done something like this? Any ideas?
Michael,
Welcome to the group... You will get good answers here...
While I have not done specifically what you ask, I can tell you this, You
do not need two recorders to do what you want, one recorder will do it all
nicely.
Its the microphones that will give you the sound that you want, the
microphones are the most important part of the recording scene... While
there are some good PIP microphones available I think you will find a far
wider choice of mic types apropriate to your needs with internal batteries
for power. Mainly the Sennheiser ME/K6 series which are my favorites...
R0DE also makes mics with internal battery powe and I am sure there are
other makers however I find the Sennheiser ME/K6 series suits my needs best
so don't stray far from that brand...
I'm not familiar with the Sony PCM-D50 other than to know it is a popular
model and should work fine for what you want... Based on my own
experience, I would use a pair of either ME62 or ME64 mics for ambient
sound recording and an ME66/K6 for the vocal recording however I would add
one box to the setup, a Sound Devices "302" 3 channel MixPre with three
microphone inputs. One input for each of the ambient sounds, the third
input for the vocal mic... There are other less exotic ways of doing this
however I the SD 302 MixPre is is the best way to go, its my solution to
wanting to use more than two microphones with a two track recorder... One
of my setups is a pair of 302's with a 2channel SD MixPre (they are
designed to be linked) which gives me a total of eight very high
quality/low noise mic inputs into a Marantz PMD-661 with I think is
comparable to your Sony PCM-D50...
The Sound Devices MixPre units are about the same size as the recorder and
have an internal battery pack for AA cells... They are ideal field units...
Hope this helps provide some thought fodder...
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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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