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Zoom H4nPro ambient nature sounds help
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<blockquote data-quote="Glenn Norberg" data-source="post: 214383" data-attributes="member: 14337"><p>Hey all, <em>complete newbie</em> 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;</p><p>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)</p><p>2) As I save up my pennies, <em>should I even spend money</em> 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glenn Norberg, post: 214383, member: 14337"] Hey all, [I]complete newbie[/I] 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, [I]should I even spend money[/I] 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! [/QUOTE]
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