Can I ask you why is there a need for you to record in stereo? Isit for music making or isit a matter of preference? Cos from what you wrote, the situations you are trying to record aren't really a "need to be stereo recording" type situation.
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Originally Posted by smith6079
The Edirol R-09 is a couple hundred more expensive than the Zoom H2 but, it'd be the maximum of what I'd be willing to pay...
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If you are willing to fork out that amount, I seriously think that H4 is a better choice cos an 1/8" inch binaural mic is gonna sound really thin, no matter what you record with. The wide soundscape you want may not be as good as you like it to be.
Think of it this way: you can have a water tank made of gold, with its own automatic filtering system and all the high tech gear you can think of, but if the pipe you wanna pour the water in is as thin as your little finger, it's still not gonna justify the cost of that tank.
As AC mentioned, the H4 has phantom power capabilities, which means it can power up a condensor. However, that maybe too much cost for you, so I suggest that, if you wanna get that stereo effect, use 2 dynamic mics (one for each xlr - 1/4 in put), assign a track for each mic (H4 got 4 tracks to play with) and record. That way, your stereowould be even WIDER, since the left and right channel are recording 2 mics at a larger distance than the binaural.
This is, of course, just a suggestion. If you are REALLY dead set on just those two, then H2 would be my choice, cos I personally think that getting the more expensive Edirol won't make much difference if you are relying on the binaural.
Field recording and occasional gig recording - the Samson Zoom H2 or the Edirol R-09?
