Difference between cheap and expensive recorders?

JamesBe said:
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Do you think it is possible to use these types of units for recording ambient sound or would a parabolic microphone(yes a cheaper one)
work better? Just wondering how multpurpose these little gadgets are.
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First as others have pointed out parabolic's are not good for most (well just about any) things. If your trying to grab a specific bird squawk in a tree you can't get close to maybe. Never for ambience, dialog and almost never for FX.

second a parabolic is not a recorder so it's not "should I use a mic or a recorder" it's should I use this mic. You will always need a recorder.

If you are recording FX and ambiences then a decent cardioid or hyper cardioid microphone is your workhorse. A stereo mic (or stereo pair) is good for ambient recordings and backgrounds and some FX. A shotgun is sometimes helpful but generally less often than you might think.
 
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