BoonHogganbeck
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Ok, so I want to get into bird song recording. I've been birding for many years, but now have an interest in recording simply as a way to appreciate a new dimension of birding and to get re-acquainted with very familiar local birds.
My interest is not recording for documentation purposes, but to capture decent quality songs.
I don't want to spend an insane amount of money, but at the same time I don't want to buy equipment I'll soon grow out of.
That being said, I've been doing some reading and I'm pondering the following equipment to get started in this --
Portable recorder: Marantz PMD661
Microphone: Sennheiser ME66 or the ME67.
Can any comment on these or make recommendations? Is the ME67 significantly better than the ME66, or are they different instruments for different purposes?
What about recorders? Thoughts on the above, or other recommendations in the same ballpark in terms of price?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to link any relevant posts or equipment reviews as a way of answering.
My interest is not recording for documentation purposes, but to capture decent quality songs.
I don't want to spend an insane amount of money, but at the same time I don't want to buy equipment I'll soon grow out of.
That being said, I've been doing some reading and I'm pondering the following equipment to get started in this --
Portable recorder: Marantz PMD661
Microphone: Sennheiser ME66 or the ME67.
Can any comment on these or make recommendations? Is the ME67 significantly better than the ME66, or are they different instruments for different purposes?
What about recorders? Thoughts on the above, or other recommendations in the same ballpark in terms of price?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to link any relevant posts or equipment reviews as a way of answering.
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