Mic for recording ambient/outdoor sounds

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Ok, so I am looking to record nature/outdoor/ambient sounds (running water, cars passing, airplanes passing over me, etc).

What kind of mic am I needing for these situations? Any brand suggestions in the mid-price range would be nice.

(Also, if anyone can advise me what other basic equipment I would need to do a remote recording of sounds, that would be useful too). Are DATs battery powered??

Micro
 
I would recommend a binaural mic.

Do a search on binaural micing. Very popular for the type of thing you're doing.

Here's an example:

http://www.theaudio.com/bs-3d.html

If you're so mechanically inclined, you might also try saving some money and whipping up your own homemade binaural setup using the capsules from a couple of Behringer ecm8000 reference mics.
 
I've used the Behringer ECM8000s in a stereo pair to record a thunderstorm. Very excellent. Just hung the pair in an open window. You can hear everything for miles around. dogs, birds, bugs, neighbors talking in their kitchens.....
 
I have an audix uem-81 that works well for that. It was about $160.
 
And a Marantz CDR300 Portable CD Field Recorder should work well for what you want to do.
 
You all have given me some info to get started on and I thank you all for your input.

-Micro
 
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