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Equipment for field recording
Independent comparison of recorders by Avisoft
Recommended field recorders
Less than 250€
- second hand Sony (PCM-M10, PCM-D50)
- second hand Tascam recorders (DR-100)
- second hand Olympus recorders (LS-11, LS-12)
- Roland R-07
- Sony PCM-A10
Don't expect great sound with the on-board mics with these devices. We recommend using external LOM microphones with all of the above for best performance.
250€ – 800€
- Sony PCM-D100
- Tascam DR-680 MK2
- Tascam DR-100
- second hand Sound Devices recorder
800€+
- Sound Devices MixPre-3, 6 and 10 (II)
- Sound Devices 7-series
- Sonosax
We recommend borrowing your first recorder and skipping the cheapest range. It is better to find out if field recording is for you and save for a more professional and reliable device.
Headphones
- Beyerdynamic DT-770
- Beyerdynamic DT-1350
- Etymotic ER4SR
Accessories
- Rycote Stereo WS AE ORTF Kit
- K&M 23550 Microphone Stereo Bar
- K&M 236 4 Microphone bar
Hydrophones
- Aquarian H2a-XLR
- Ambient ASF-1 MK2
- Ambient ASF-2