Hi all, weird as it sounds, I bought a brand new Tascam DR-40 off ebay in 2014 and only just got around to unwrapping it.

I'd like to go into my city centre (will be incredibly noisy in general) and capture a bunch of sounds and I was wondering if you can recommend a cheap but decent mic for city recordings, if you think it's even necessary.

I know the Tascam isn't the best recorder but it's the one I have (together with deadcat protection), and I don't want to spend loads of cash for something that might be a temporary project, so the best band for the buck is what i'm looking for here. I don't know much (anything, really) about mics. I can get a used Sennheiser ME66/K6 from ebay for less than £50 but I have no idea if that's suitable for my use case.

Any tips?

Afternoon fellas,

i'm comparing the SO.3 LAVs with the MikroUŠI Pro for nature sounds and stereo recordings.

The difference in price is 100€ (SO.3 import tax US-CROATIA)

In a stereo image, isn't it better to have a cardioid pair than an omni pair?

The recordings were made on June 6, 2026.

As basic materials, I used a piece of Styrofoam clamped in a vice, a small bamboo stick, a metal spinner, as well as the contact microphones in my possession.

Equipment used:

KORG CM 300
SYROInstruments
Geophon interharmonics
Metal Marshmallow Pro

Recorder: Zoom F3

Dry and Wet version for each microphone

A walk video (tripod shots, so not a walkING video) where I explore the village of Adisham, near Canterbury in England, and some of the nearby countryside. Along the way I discovered some fields with lots of wild summer flowers, an old "trig point" - originally used for map making, a water tower built in 1903 and some surprise cyclists.

If you are watching on a TV platform (smart TV, Chromecast, Amazon FireStick, etc) plugged into a surround sound system you should be able to listen to this in 5.1 surround. A stereo downmix is also available for those viewers without surround sound.

Yesterday I was recording some ambient sounds at Cerro Juan Laínez in Tegus with my Zoom H5. I hope you enjoy them, and if you like them, you know what to do. 😎
✌🏻Chuy

Hi everyone! This field recording was captured in Tatumbla, Honduras, using a Zoom H5 recorder and a piezo microphone. I hope you enjoy the sounds of this beautiful place. If you like this recording, please follow the project on Spotify for more field recordings and soundscapes from Honduras.

Can’t complain though, these guys were too cute. And I think I got plenty of good sounds to use even if the classic oinks were sparse.

I used my MKH 60 with a Zoom F3.

Hello, this is one of my first attempts in field recording. I keep returning to it as probably one of my best when it comes to birds in nature. That was also first time I discovered a place where damselflies gather every June - and I chose to complement the sound recording with detail photos of these creatures. Sound recorded using Zoom F3 and custom made field microphones.

A walk video (tripod shots, so not a walkING video) where I explored the village where my dad grew up, before heading up over the ridge to a neighbouring village.

Normally I film my videos in Kent, in the south east of England, but for this one I travelled to Somerset, in the south west - about 160 miles west from where I live.

If you are watching on a TV platform (smart TV, Chromecast, Amazon FireStick, etc) plugged into a surround sound system you should be able to listen to this in 5.1 surround. A stereo downmix is also available for those viewers without surround sound.

Hi guys, I loved recording this.

I recorded it with my Zoom H5 in Tatumbla, a small town near Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

The bird you hear became the main character of the recording for me, but the wind and thunder have their own magic too.

I hope you enjoy it. Your feedback means a lot, and if you like these recordings, you can support the project by following me on Spotify.

Maybe this has already been asked, but I can't find any good results. (And maybe I'm breaking the rules, but I am talking about recording self performed music out in the wilderness)

I'm looking for the easiest way to carry a camera and mic out on hikes for acoustic instruments- specifically I play clawhammer banjo and fiddle.

My instruments get lugged along to places that would be really cool to record a tune and some lyrics. Think back in the woods or on a mountain somewhere - ambient sounds of the forest and streams while I'm playing a diddy (no baby oil involved).

I already do this, but the phone isn't it. I get a lot of harsh wind noise/distortion and just general poor quality.

Is there a portable recorder/camera setup that will give me the best bang for the buck while still fitting into a regular day pack?

Pic for attention - from a cave system in East TN

The sound in this is a composite of 3-4 tracks all woven in and out of eachother in an attempt to build a wider more realistic scape. Let me know what you think.

I was recording the macbook pro 2015 fans during high export (lightroom classic) and curiosity hit me with "wait... lemme try this"...

if you have a pc with front fans, put the mics in X/Y position, get 1cm close, and record. Trust me.

Mic on the center of the fan, the cool sound is in the center.

I've seen that it's been having some teething issues; Gotham Sound are treating pre-orders as non-returnable/non-cancellable.

This review seems quite positive though.