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Equipment for field recording

Independent comparison of recorders by Avisoft

Recommended field recorders

Less than 250€: Second hand Sony and Tascam recorders, second hand Olympus LS-11, LS-12, Roland R-07

250€ – 650€: Sony PCM-D100, Tascam DR-680 MK2, Tascam DR-100

650€+: Sound Devices MixPre-3, 6 and 10 (II), Sound Devices 7-series

Headphones we like (for the field work)

  • Beyerdynamic DT-770
  • Beyerdynamic DT-1350

Sound recorders:

  • Sound Devices MixPre-3, 6
  • Sony PCM-D100
  • Olympus LS-11