I agree with Tom, definitely some add on mics will make a huge amount
of difference to sound quality. If you are handy with a soldering
iron, you can solder up your own pair of EM-172 mics. Or if you want
to go nerdy, solder up pairs of EM-172s for an even better result.
Make some sort of divider for quasi binaural recording, or use a rock
or a tree. I am fond of my home-made SASS head built from closed-cell
foam blocks. (illustrated on my website www.caperteebirder.com).
Other bits of kit I use a lot are the Telinga clip on mics (light to
carry, they are actually pairs of EM-172s). Also I use a Sennheiser
ME66 gun mic with pull on wind cover and hand-grip, which gives a
fabulous signal if you are after a single species (of bird, frog,
insect etc.) Oh yes, and I have an underwater mic, inexpensive, great
for listening in to ponds, streams and oceans. Even with the built in
mics, you can have a go at recording bats, put the settings at the
highest sample rate, and that will record some of the lower-pitched
bats. The other thing I carry is a second LS10 :-) All up, this is
my tool kit for investigating the sounds of nature.
Vicki Powys
Australia
On 27/01/2017, at 2:23 AM, Tom Williams
[naturerecordists] wrote:
>
>
> 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. That 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
> some 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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