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Recording sounds/environments

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  • 19-04-2011 9:14pm
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    red dave
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    I'm going travelling after my exams to Vietnam and Thailand. I want to record sounds and environments with some sort of handheld thing for editing and sampling sounds with hopefully for using in later productions.

    Do any of you have any recommendations of the type of thing to use for recording? It has to record digitally and be small. I was thinking a digital dictaphone but then the sound quality might not be great?

    Anyone have any experience or suggestions?


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    Clanket
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    Future Music magazine do a bit towards the end of each mag rating all the different types of equipment. They have a section on field recorders. I haven't looked at them in a while but there was some highly rated digital field recorders that were no bigger than an old style dictaphone last time I looked.

    I can have a look at the latest mag later tonight if you want. Should be able to scan and post it up here for you.


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    Clanket
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    Good idea by the way. You'll definately hear some sounds you've never heard before.


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    jiltloop
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    http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h1/

    I picked up one of these a few months ago for €95 in K'n'B music in Maynooth. Sound quality is great and it's very small and handy to use. The fault I'd have with it is that it is very noisy when handling.


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    red dave
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    Nice1 Clanket, I'd really appreciate if you could scan it up here if you find anything like it there. Yeah I'm hoping to capture some intersting sounds/phrases etc. Hopefully it comes off ok


    Cool Jiltloop yeah that would be the very thing I'd look for. I'll keep in mind the noise that you've mentioned with that model you have. Will do some research and check reviews of other makes etc. Maybe these might be mentioned in some FM reviews and the like etc.


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    seannash
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    Oldgregg does alot of this for his music,Maybe pm him


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    red dave
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    seannash wrote: »
    Oldgregg does alot of this for his music,Maybe pm him

    Cool thanks Sean


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    Clanket
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    Here you go Red Dave. I'll have to invest in one myself at some stage.

    Sorry about the delay.

    156210.jpg


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    red dave
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    Excellent!!

    Thanks so much for that :D


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