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Some great advice so far. But before I followed any of that advice (excep=
t maybe a couple of memory cards), I would sit down and figure out where I =
want to go with this hobby. =0D
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Each of us comes here with slightly different goals in their recording. E=
ach of these specific goals may lead you down a different "gear acquisition=
trajectory". Some of us immediately jump to a shotgun mic or parabola fo=
r isolation of specific species. Others are interested in creating the mos=
t natural sounding "image" of the world we experience. Yet others are inte=
rested in understanding the unheard parts of the natural biophany (infrasou=
nd, ultrasound). They are many wonderful things to enjoy about nature reco=
rding. You need to consider where you want to start to help you decide.=0D
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You have a capable, portable and quiet stereo recording setup already. Ma=
ybe get outside a bit, make some recordings and when you listen to them you=
will find yourself saying "Darn, I wish I had been able to capture /more _=
_____ / less _______ / the sense of _______/ etc. in this recording!" Tha=
t will tell you what your next acquisition should be.=0D
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Lastly, as you progress, never be dependent on a single piece of gear for =
"important" recordings. If you find yourself traveling to new and interest=
ing areas to make those once in a lifetime recordings, you don't want to mi=
ss out because one piece of your gear fails.=0D
I lost my LS-10 recorder in the jungles of Ecuador halfway through my two =
week trip there. It was crushing to lose those recordings and not be able =
to record the rest of the trip. =0D
From another "learning experience", I know own a Sony ICD-PX312 voice reco=
rder that I bought at Walmart (the only store within 100 miles that sold re=
corders) when my LS-11 got soaked and stopped working on a recording trip t=
o another state. It isn't nearly as good as the LS-11, but it will take a =
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Subject: 5mm mic and allowed me to keep enjoying my trip. (The LS-11 was fine
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er a night in a bag with some desiccant).=0D
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Enjoy whatever trajectory this hobby takes you on!=0D
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Chris=0D
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