I have a tascam portastudio x6. I have been using less for field recording and more for recording without turning my computer on.
I tried doing some field stuff, and it wasn't coming out as good as what I found on freesound.
I did find a emf like detector thing with 3.5mm out that is really fun though.
there is a certain magic about getting your own sounds, obviously there's loads of stuff on freesound you couldn't possibly get due to eg geography and probably not in the quality it is there.
But it's also quite a fun thing to do :) imo lol
Oh yes for sure. I'm just not that good at capturing the sound bit. Like the editing and cleanup is a big part of it.
I tried it a few times and I have sounds of cars with occasional sounds I wanted.
Oh, unless you can stage things somewhere in the desert on a calm cold day with no insects, it's always a thing of chance and looking for a cleanish window in the environmental noise. Record more, choose the best, salvage and retouch what you have to.
If you don't like what you're getting, you should work on your mic placement. Some objects may emmit sounds from spots/angles that are not really intuitive.
The distance could be also the major factor. The closer you get to an object, the smaller part of the sound you get. Which can be good/interesting or just wrong sounding. The proximity effect with cardiod patterns also plays a role, it gets boomier as you get closer.
If you're too far you get more noise, less definition (esp with cheap mics) and the more room/reverb if inside. Small reflective rooms make recordings sound much further than you think and you can't make the reflections to go away "completely", you'd need a dead room or outdoor enviro for that.
I'm using my field recordings for game sound design and all the weird different sounds I captured in the past without any real reason are now suddenly very useful.
Great tips, thank you!
Amazing tips:)
I am in this buyer's limbo I often get with researching almost anything nowadays:
Great, durable products which were once at reasonable prices brand new are discontinued and are rare, collectibles, at stupid 2nd hand prices or impossible to find (eg lots of the Sony's).
I'm only just learning about 32 bit float, which is totally new to me. It seems like the zoom H2 essential offers a good, very cheap option. Probably good enough for me and readily available. Or the Olympus ls-p1, which is actually the device in the original post is also probably good enough for me.
Sony should just undiscontinue their stuff:)
And don't let me start on sony heaphones. MDR7520 got banned by the EU (yes, no kidding) so Sony discontinued them. One of my favourite closed cans.
Olympus recorders are probably just as good as sonys, at least they had that reputation back then when a I bought my d50. No point in spending a lot of money on old D50, it's a good machine, but that's about it.
I paid like $250 for 2nd hand one in early 2010s. Should have bought some bitcoin instead 🤓
Oohhh yeah I have tons of stuff from across the globe. Amazing memories...time captured in sounds.
It also gets pretty personal..choices...situations..time.
I have far fewer audio recordings on my phone than photos, but they are far more precious and personal as captures/recordings.
I think I am looking at your Olympus model and I feel like it might actually be a very good choice for me. Certainly better than my phone lol.
