I'd probably suggest a stereo pair of EM-172 based microphones - lower
self-noise than the LS-10's built in mics and will allow the recordist to
experiment with more creative mic placement and a variety of different
stereo techniques. You can get a decent pair in the UK for around =A370. Th=
at
leaves you with =A390 in pocket... with that I'd either suggest looking at =
a
mid-range headphone upgrade such as the Sennheiser HD280s or put it towards
travelling to somewhere nice to record!
All the best,
Tom
On 26 January 2017 at 13:34, Jim Mooney
[naturerecordists] <> wrote:
>
>
> Rainy Thursday here in the eastern US and I thought it would be
> interesting to see everyone=92s thoughts on this and it might generate so=
me
> good tips for someone like me who is fairly new to recording (this may or
> may not be somewhat autobiographical :-) ):
>
> Our recordist has a kit consisting of:
>
> -Olympus LS-10
> -Windjammer for the built in mics
> -Decent enough headphones
> -A sturdy little tripod to put the recorder on to avoid handling noise
> -A computer with Audacity or Garageband to edit
>
> If this budding recordist had 200 USD/187 Euros/160 Pounds to spend on
> kit=85What would you advise them to buy?
>
> Hope this finds you all well!
>
> Jim
>
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