Portable Audio Recorder
Equipment Recomendation
[edit | edit source]General audio recording
[edit | edit source]Here is a comprehensive list of recommended recorders for general recording purposes, primarily designed for language learning, survey work, and casual linguistic documentation. These portable audio recorders are typically characterized by their compact size, built-in microphone and speaker, and battery power. This recorder may not feature external XLR microphone inputs, and they often support compressed digital audio formats such as MP3, although some models can also record WAV or PCM files.
- Zoom H2n
- Zoom H2essential Multi-Mic Handy Recorder (32 bit recording)
Field recording
[edit | edit source]Below are the current list of recorder that recommend for field recordings purposes. This is mainly for language documentation, instrumental studies, voice over, oral bible recordings or others.
Field Studio recording
[edit | edit source]Below are the current list of recorder that recommend for field studio recordings purposes. This mainly used in a "Studio" environment, which has a better sound isolation plus the portability of the equipment is not a major concern. This is mainly for critical instrumental studies, ethnomusical recording, voice over, oral bible recordings or others.
Equipment Reviews
[edit | edit source]The following websites provide comprehensive reviews of fieldwork portable audio recorders: