Portable Recording Device
Often when Im walking around the city or anywhere I hear a nice sound I want to sample from street musicians or anything basically and I tend to use my iphone but im looking for a better device to record sounds with. Can anyone recommend me a good one?
How much do you want to spend?
This is what I use - fairly inexpensive (Mine was $200 but that was a few years ago so it’s probably even cheaper now), perfectly compact, and does a fantastic job with minimal fuss.
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more or less around the $300 range
I dont see any link or picture? deff wanna know what you use though
thanks! Ill deff check it out now
I have a Tascam DR-40 and it is awesome.
Check out the new Mikeys for iPhone 4/4S.
Oh crap! Don’t know what happened to the link, I probably forgot to paste lol… here it is http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1623 … mine is the LS-10, but it looks like they made improvements and call it the LS-10S now, and I see MSRP is $199 so you can probably get it for $150. Apparently they have an LS-20 that does video too for 249 now. And an LS-7 for a more stripped down version at 159 MSRP. Even the LS-7 looks more capable than my older LS-10 (mine has only 2G internal memory, tho the SD slot makes that irrelevant). And if you want to go all out, their LS-100 looks great at 399 suggested; it gives you XLR inputs so you can use it for more than just field recordings. For your purpose tho I’d say stick to the LS-10 or -7.
–Actually on closer inspection I’d probably go for the LS-7 now. It looks more capable than the LS-10 (more internal memory and an extra microphone for lower frequencies) at a cheaper price. (Am I missing something?)
you should def check out the zoom recorders, for example zoom h4n. used that device with great sucess.
I definitely recommend the Zoom H4N- many more features, for not that much of a price difference (compared to the DR 40). Also, for sample recording, the Zoom’s sound quality is a little more full. If you want a comparison to the DR-40, here’s a comparison video:
Something like the Tascam DR05 along with a couple of good mic’s for different situations would be good for a budget. Don’t forget wind protection.
I have an H4n and love it.
+100 h4n
I love mine