Hi everyone!
Newbie here and I would really appreciate your knowledge and experience with the following.
I am a classical clarinetist often traveling to perform. I am looking for a recording set up for recording my own classical chamber music concerts (normally between 2 and 8 acoustic instruments in medium-sized venues with widely different acoustics).
The equipment should be:
- light, small and as portable as possible
- easy to set up and operate (I will be playing in the concerts, so I don't have lots of time to set up and cannot rely on another person to operate the recording machine, check levels etc).
- as high quality as possible for my 300-500 euro budget (natural sound but rather on the warm side).
The final purpose of these recordings is to have archival audio which can be shared on social media, soundcloud etc. and sometimes sync'ed to concert footage.
I have done some research online and right now I am thinking of a ZOOM H4N pro or a Zoom H5.
I am wondering if it would be worth investing in external microphones?
I read great things about Aston Origin cardioid microphones, but I would only be able to afford one, resulting in a mono recording, so I don't know if it is worth it?
Also, would I get the best results by setting the mics on or close to the stage, or rather by setting them up in the back of the venue?
Thank you in advance for your inputs!
Newbie here and I would really appreciate your knowledge and experience with the following.
I am a classical clarinetist often traveling to perform. I am looking for a recording set up for recording my own classical chamber music concerts (normally between 2 and 8 acoustic instruments in medium-sized venues with widely different acoustics).
The equipment should be:
- light, small and as portable as possible
- easy to set up and operate (I will be playing in the concerts, so I don't have lots of time to set up and cannot rely on another person to operate the recording machine, check levels etc).
- as high quality as possible for my 300-500 euro budget (natural sound but rather on the warm side).
The final purpose of these recordings is to have archival audio which can be shared on social media, soundcloud etc. and sometimes sync'ed to concert footage.
I have done some research online and right now I am thinking of a ZOOM H4N pro or a Zoom H5.
I am wondering if it would be worth investing in external microphones?
I read great things about Aston Origin cardioid microphones, but I would only be able to afford one, resulting in a mono recording, so I don't know if it is worth it?
Also, would I get the best results by setting the mics on or close to the stage, or rather by setting them up in the back of the venue?
Thank you in advance for your inputs!