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Originally Posted by iharpyou
Yes exactly. I did not read the description so you are using Zoom
I want to have the freedom to move around too so do you recommend zoom?
Can you please recommend all equipment I need . Money not that much issue as I am going to set aside and invest in this
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I've used Zoom recorders for a number of years but it's important to understand that there are many different Zoom devices with different levels of performance. The unit with the highest quality is F6, which provides 32 bit floating point recording and low noise wide bandwidth preamps. This recorder provides recording quality close to a high end studio level.
But that does nothing to address the issues with wind noise, environmental noise, and audio imaging that are part of recording outside. These issues are related to the microphone choice, wind protection, mic positioning, and location noise.
Mic choice: omni-directional mics are less susceptible to wind noise, especially if they are arranged in the same direction as the wind. Unfortunately omni mics are more susceptible to environmental noise, so it's important to have a quiet location.
Wind protection: Fluffy "dead cat" style wind protection can do an amazing job. Rycote is probably the best known supplier:
https://rycote.com/ but there are many others. These were recommended to me:
https://www.mikrofon-windschutz-gutm...n-microphones/ The wind screen needs to be matched to the microphone to get the best result. Here's an article that compares a number of different wind screen systems:
https://transom.org/2018/putting-wind-screens-test/
Mic position: If you can accept having the mic visible in the shot you can improve the signal to noise ratio by positioning the mic close to the source. A body-worn lavalier might do the job although they can have issues with frequency response and self noise.
Finally, if there's significant noise at your location your efforts are probably doomed. And in today's world it can be hard to find a quiet spot.
Hopefully this blurb will give you some ideas. There are just too many variables and options for me to give a list of items that you should choose. I'm happy to try to answer your questions if I can but I'm certainly no expert.
Fran