Surround Sound Mic

[Muddy_Wizard]

Hello,

I was looking into some different equipment and came across the surround sound mic. Is this necessary for recording ambients? Usually I would throw up a stereo pair but this sound pretty awesome. Are there any decent mics for the budget audio recorders?

Also I thought I would throw in I am looking for a field recorder around $1000.00. I was thinking the tascam DR-680. Any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[Alcove Audio]

Ambience/BGs are constructed, not recorded. Unless you are a working audio professional there really isn't much need for a surround mic in your kit.

Any reason you need eight (8) tracks in the field? Plus the fact that you really should use a mixer when working with the DR-680. You may want to consider the Marantz PMD-661, Tascam HD-P2 or Fostex FR-2LE (two tracks - under $800) or the Edirol/Roland R-44 ($1k). You should also look at the rest of your sound kit to see what else you need. You should look at the Oade Brothers mods, too.

 

[Muddy_Wizard]

Ok so stereo ambience it is.

I'm actually just upgrading the recorder from the DR-100. I use a SD302 mixer. Just wanted a better sounding recorder and more options then the DR-100. No need at all for the 8 tracks I just suggested since I like tascam as a company.