On Aug 3, 7:14 am, ventolin wrote:
I read in several reviews that the built-in mics aren't really that
good when it comes to noise if you're recording quiet stuff. But let
me know if you disagree.
The way to get better performance when recording quiet stuff is either
with a shotgun mic (which will always muck with the fidelity, and good
ones are very expensive) or to get the mic closer to the source.
If you're trying to record birds in their nest, you could put an
external mic close to the nest, connect it to the recorder down on the
ground, and then wait for the birds to start chirping. That will give
you better results than if you just held the recorder under the tree
as high as you could get it. If this is what you're after, any
reasonable stereo mic that you can find in your price range will
probably be an improvement over the built-in mics, not because of
lower noise or better frequency response, but just because you can
position it better.
On the other hand, if you want to record the sound of traffic noise or
low flying aircraft, the built-in mics will do fine, but you should
get the new wind screen.
Audio-Technica has a stereo mic, the Pro24, that's in your price range
and will work fine with the R-09. It has a fixed 6 foot cable so you
might want to consider adding an extension cable for getting it close
to the wildlife.
http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wi...6b3/index.html
I can tell you that capturing "environmental" sounds isn't something
that just happens. You need to learn how the microphone hears things.
So start out with the basics. See what the built-in mics will and
won't do, and then when you understand what your problems are (if you
indeed have problems) then you can search out the right solution.