Hey all, complete newbie here. I just picked up an H4NPro used that I will be using for ambient sound recording outdoors. I have a couple of very basic questions;
1) What direction should I face the microphones? Vertical or horizontal? LOL I know this is BASIC. I want to get the ambient noises of an outdoors area (hopefully a 360 soundscape) I want to record all night long, and I also want to be as inconspicuous as possible. I will be placing it in the woods. The back of the unit has the screw mount (I presume that it's intention is for a horizontal, close-up recording)
2) As I save up my pennies, should I even spend money on a better microphone that you would suggest that I can pair with the H4nPro (it has 2 XLR inputs on it's base) to better meet my needs? My idea is to camo the mic, and hide the Zoom so the LED's are not seen.
Again, I want to leave it out in the woods, and record for at least 12 hours at a time, but the card will allow about 55 hours of recording time.
I am nowhere near a professional, nor do I want to be. I am simply trying to catch sounds in thickets to see if I can determine what is in them. THANKS!
1) What direction should I face the microphones? Vertical or horizontal? LOL I know this is BASIC. I want to get the ambient noises of an outdoors area (hopefully a 360 soundscape) I want to record all night long, and I also want to be as inconspicuous as possible. I will be placing it in the woods. The back of the unit has the screw mount (I presume that it's intention is for a horizontal, close-up recording)
2) As I save up my pennies, should I even spend money on a better microphone that you would suggest that I can pair with the H4nPro (it has 2 XLR inputs on it's base) to better meet my needs? My idea is to camo the mic, and hide the Zoom so the LED's are not seen.
Again, I want to leave it out in the woods, and record for at least 12 hours at a time, but the card will allow about 55 hours of recording time.
I am nowhere near a professional, nor do I want to be. I am simply trying to catch sounds in thickets to see if I can determine what is in them. THANKS!
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