Hi Kevin,
I too am mostly a lurker, but I thought I'd speak up with praise for the
Zoom H1. In my opinion, it can't be beat for $99. Small, durable, ext mic
in and great quality audio for the price.
Joey
On Wednesday, October 8, 2014, [naturerecordists] <
> wrote:
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> > It's not strictly Nature recording of course so
> > there's a bit of flexibility, but I thought the collective knowledge here
> > would help me find some good solutions for a cash-strapped teen that will
> > be of reasonably good quality, and not put her off.
>
> Kevin,
>
> Reasonably good quality is easy to come by these days for recording music
> and effects. We get fussy here because wildlife recording is more critical
> and unpredictable.
>
> What is probably more important is sound editing and manipulating. I use
> the
> free Audacity,, but there are all sorts of sound editors. What is more
> important is file storage as once you start multi-tracking, you use up a
> lot
> of file space before you get the final version. This needs a suitable
> computer with probably an external hard drive.
>
> This is not all off-topic as natural sounds can be manipulated and used in
> a
> composition. Birdsong, for instance can be frequency shifted, speeded up
> or
> down and looped.
>
> For sound hunting of any sort, a good pair of headphones is essential so
> that she can judge what she is getting. As for a recorder, for most of us
> low noise is important, so we get fussy, but what she will need is a
> reasonably robust recorder which is easy to use and with fairly good
> built-in mics, and lots are available as in past emails.
>
> David Brinicombe
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