Any recommandations of good microphones for field recordings?

[mdoudin]

I own a Zoom H2 and i would like to add a good field recording microphone to it to get some clean recordings on the zoom. Anyone could help? Thank you!

[mac]

What is your budget? i got couple of options for you i think.

with the H2's in-built amp you won't get really clean recordings, no matter how good mic you'll purchase. it's a budget recorder so don't expect miracles. you would need to buy an external mic amp anyway. like such - http://www.sounddevices.com/products/mp1master.htm

here a nice stereo mic option. very decent sound quality for the price. bulky though.
http://www.rodemic.com/microphone.php?product=NT4

[kristofferlislegaard]

wow that mic preamp looks tasty. guess that will lower the noisefloor on any cheap interface/preamp/recorder.
like my yamaha pocketrak 2g first generation.
maybe also on my soundcard: Presonus Firebox.

I think a lot of people don't think that it is so easy to get cleaner fieldrecordings.

[StephenVitiello]

this looks promising at a mid-price level:
http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/wired_mics/a2c67abf775c91bf/index.html

Similar to the Rode NT-4 in looks and price

[mdoudin]

Sorry for the very late answer. Thanks for the advices.
Well my budget is about 1500 dollar including both the mic and a recorder (since the H2 wouldn't get me those clean recordings)
Marc

[StephenVitiello]

Sorry for the very late answer. Thanks for the advices.
Well my budget is about 1500 dollar including both the mic and a recorder (since the H2 wouldn't get me those clean recordings)
Marc

In that case, my advice would be to get the
Sony PCM-D50
and the DPA-based high-end binaurals from Core Sound. Or just a matched pair of DPA 4061 mics.
That would be just about exactly $1500 and could be really nice and clean. Be sure to get the little Rycote covers for the DPAs too

[mdoudin]

Thank you very much Stephen.
This recommandation is very useful to me.

By the way - I love your album with Molly Berg
so this advice is from the right person.
Thanks

[mdoudin]

How do you guys think about combining the Sony recorder recommended by Stephen with the Rode NT4? both look brilliant to me. Thanks

[billygomberg]

How do you guys think about combining the Sony recorder recommended by Stephen with the Rode NT4? both look brilliant to me. Thanks

that might be a very good choice.  the Rode has 1/8" stereo minijack, so you won't need to buy the $500 XLR adapter box thang for the Sony D50 (which I think is pretty excellent on it's own).

[mdoudin]

Ok! Thanks.
I'll order both a.s.a.p

[mdoudin]

A BIG THANK YOU GUYS

I bought those two things and I'm terribly happy with it Love the field recordings from 'em.

Thank you once again