Consul
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I decided to forgo DIYing my own field recorder, and just took delivery of a Zoom H4. I haven't had much of a chance to play with it yet, but so far, it seems like a pretty solid piece of technology. Troels Fohlmann (I'm sure I'm spelling his name wrong), a top-notch sound designer and sampler who also composes music for Hollywood movie trailers, does a great deal of his sampling with this exact unit, using the built-in mics.
So today, I went out and bought every cheap toy I could find that makes sound. Plastic harmonicas, a little xylophone thing, a slide flute, a plastic recorder, party horns, you name it. I also have some nice metal kazoos that will be getting the piezo treatment before too long. These, along with some clever editing and post-processing, should make for some interesting sounds.
So today, I went out and bought every cheap toy I could find that makes sound. Plastic harmonicas, a little xylophone thing, a slide flute, a plastic recorder, party horns, you name it. I also have some nice metal kazoos that will be getting the piezo treatment before too long. These, along with some clever editing and post-processing, should make for some interesting sounds.