Thanks - it's probably going to turn into a yearly occurrence I think. Helped 3 of them out this year haha

@@hamradioop5777 thank you 🙏 I’m really glad you liked it. I believe they ship them everywhere so you should be in luck there ☺️. Cheers for liking and subscribing too - really appreciated. Hope you get and enjoy the clippys as much as I do.

@@dsdk1524 thank you 🙏 it sounds like we are very similar in that aspect. I can really relate to that, nothing is more immersive to me than sound. I don’t know if you have heard of an app called Insight Timer, but that’s where I post a lot of my nature sounds and recordings. You can listen to them for free on there. there’s loads of these sorts of sounds from me, but also many others posting similar stuff too. I’m on there as “Ryan Garner” if you fancy looking me up there. You can pay a subscription and get access to premium sounds and meditations etc too if you wish, but there’s no pressure to do so - you can enjoy the app and sounds on an entirely free basis if you wish. I’m a big fan of the app as I’ve found some incredible sounds on there. I’d recommend taking a look around on there if you like these kind of sounds ☺️.

@@NicoCowan-hf6cx I tend to pull it onto the recorder itself as it fits really snug and prevents it from falling off.

@@ZDepth_VFX thanks mate. Totally agree, I’ve saved around 4 sheep throughout spring this year. I was considering a career change to a shepherd by the end of it haha.

@@EQAVOX 😄

@@fouryearproductions I tried out a few different ones in this video. Because the recorder was so new at the time - there wasn’t anything designed specifically for it yet. These were just improvised from what I had laying around but none fit particularly well. I now use one by Radius Windshields that’s designed specifically for the H1E and it fits perfectly.

@@lifeandjeevan thank you 🙏 really glad you enjoyed it.

@@hamradioop5777 that’s amazing thank you. Yeah sheep are terrible for it haha. Glad you liked the video.

@@lookingforsounds oh it will definitely be one of my favourite recorders.l haha

@@lookingforsounds thank you 🙏

@@oli77sch you’re welcome mate cheers for watching. The mics were in the XY position for all of these recordings with the internal mics.

@@EQAVOX thanks mate! As I also discovered with my X6, the XY position gives a really nice stereo image. And I always wonder why this isn’t the case with the Rode NT4 stereo mic. As it seems, the polar patterns are a bit different…

@@lookingforsounds thanks 🙏 I’d definitely recommend it when you are able to get it - such amazing sound quality.

@@oli77sch thank you

shame the lsp 2 is quite tricky to find, I'll have to keep an eye out for one:)

@@glhf1 cheers mate. I think I paid like 60 pound for that on reverb a while back and it’s pretty decent - I wanted something cheap that I can be a bit reckless with ahah. The LS-P5 is great though too, with improved functionality over the 2 and mics etc. To be honest, if I was just looking for a small, affordable pocket recorder - I’d probably opt for the Zoom H1 Essential. For the price, it’s totally worth it. Currently there’s no other 32-bit recorder option that is this small with inbuilt microphones (that I know of) for under 100 pounds. It’s a bit of a steal really. The build quality isn’t sensational, but the sound and ease of use more than make up for that I think.

@@EQAVOX i think i actually saw the reverb ad that's still up and 'sold' for that one lol:) thank you for the recommendation, I'll have a look at that for sure:). I was sort of thinking along similar lines of durability and like the metal casing of the lsp2 especailly, and the R05 looks decently built. The search continues:) thanks again

@@glhf1 oh yeah the Roland R05 is great and I love the metal body. There’s also the Sony M10 which is great if you can get your hands on one used. They are all great options - good luck with it 🙏

@@glhf1 hey 👋 glad you enjoyed the video cheers. I think in terms of something you can just have in a pocket or bag and get out quickly to record sounds, the Sony A10 is easily the best. It’s one of the smallest out there, smaller than the om systems LS-P5, and I take it out and about a lot when I don’t want to be messing around with anything. The Roland R07 is a great option too, but it’s a bit larger than the Sony A10. Another one worth considering is Zooms latest offering - the Zoom H1 Essential. It’s small, pocketable, 32-bit float and really easy to use. It’s also considerably cheaper than the Sony A10 and easily competes in terms of sound quality to the A10 (at least to my ear 👂). I think sound quality is totally subjective, some may prefer the sound of the A10 and some may prefer the Zoom H1E, whilst others may prefer the LS-P5 - it totally depends on what you prefer the sound of. Something to note with the A10 tbh ough is that you can change the positioning of the mics which is really cool, that’s a feature the zoom H1E, LS-P5 or Roland R07 don’t offer and it is nice to have sometimes. Hope this helps, I may have just made things worse and added more options into the mix though haha. 😝

@@EQAVOX haha no, this is very helpful. Sadly some of the best options I saw in your other video just aren't available (or astronimical prices). I was thinking about the olympus lsp1 (the 2 is no where to be found really), which seems to be a good cheap option for a pocketable choice and is apparently v similar to the h1e but with less self noise. Cant really find the details of a sound recording range comparison between lsp1 and h1e. But I think I'm into the metal build:) The research rabbit hole continues lol. But on my travels your channel is a nice down to earth approach. I appreciate your help too!

@@glhf1 No problem at all mate. Hope you find the ideal recorder. I've not used the LS-P1 before but I'm sure it's pretty good.

@@ВаняПетров-ч5в this one was just my iPhone 14 Pro mate.

@@dominicstar273 I don’t have a technique I’m afraid mate. I do have difficulty sometimes with it, but I think it’s because I use it on a few other recorders too and it’s warped the size a little.

@@32bitSounds that sounds really interesting mate. Look forward to seeing / hearing that.

@@32bitSounds thanks mate. I’m the same, always love a good nose haha

@@vidworxsfx oh I totally agree. With my clippys the results are also sensational.

@@EQAVOX Yes the A10 is a great little recorder while i also have an older M10. I love the ultra compact A10 using it with the app and LOM or Clippy is a win.

@@lookingforsounds the “one of my favourites” was an ongoing deliberate thing to see who was paying attention haha. 😝 I wanted to see if anybody picked up on it and you did 🙏🙌 it’s good to be a recorder fiend.

@@EQAVOX Ahh OK, in that case I'll let you off. Got to say you had me searching eBay for nice used Sony's after I finished watching the video. Damn you ! ;o)

@@wpkambiancesounds cheers mate. Yeah that’s a good point. I’m sure I’ll end up with more to be honest - I keep eyeing up a Zoom H2N cause I’ve never played around with one.

@@EQAVOX cheers! That seems to be a good recorder.

@@wpkambiancesounds it does seem a good recorder - and I’ve just seen about an hour ago there’s a Zoom H2Essential (newer version with 32-bit) so I think I’ll just bide my time haha

@@EQAVOX lol. I didnt know about that one. Thank you!

@@JWS1968 totally agree mate. It has its place and it’s an amazing recorder for the price.

@@brunobarros5034 hi Bruno. I couldn’t comment on the highest quality and widest stereo image really because there’s so much I haven’t explored yet. Having said that, I use Clippy EM272Z1 microphones on a long stereo microphone bar like the one below: micbooster.com/microphone-holders/285-folding-bar.html These give an extremely wide sound and very high quality. There may be better options out there, but these are my go too and provide an extremely wide and clear sound. Hope this helps. This is the stereo bar I have: micbooster.com/microphone-holders/285-folding-bar.html

@@harryking_ I haven’t done a continuous test just on the batteries alone - I generally always use a powerbank as the battery life can be unreliable / unpredictable with the Aa’s I’ve found. I did manage to record all these clips just in the battery though, but it was looking pretty low on juice by the end of the day and I didn’t do a huge amount of recording overall. I do think it depends on what batteries you are using too. I was using some pretty crappy ones to be honest - if you use some that Tascam recommend on their website, you’ll probably get more mileage than I did.

@@radkej you’re welcome ☺️. Glad it helped

@@Pe11ePDFrom what I can gather, I think the noise floor is around the same with the H1E as it is with the DR-40x. Both of them seem to sit at around -120 EIN. I’m not an expert on the technical side to be honest so I’m likely not the best person to ask - however, this may be helpful to you: www.reddit.com/r/audioengineering/comments/121g6b6/32bit_recording_noise_floor/

@@EQAVOX thanks!

@@Pe11ePD no problem 😌

Good noise isn't bad.

@@AbcAbc-z5m what is a good noise? Mid frequency noise can be unnoticed in many recordings, but high frequency noise (hiss) is very audible in quieter recordings.

Hi mate. Glad I could help. I have the Bubblebee one too and had the same issue. The Radius one is definitely better in this respect of the two. It has foam inside the deadbeat that helps with further wind blockage. I think it's difficult to get recordings with the mics facing outwards in windy conditions because they are near the edge of pretty much all wind protectors. However, I've had better results in that configuration with the Radius windshield - It doesn't touch the mics and there's a fair amount of room there for dead air without the windshield being ridiculously large too. I have the following one. I sent my Tascam X6 off to them to help ensure it was a good fit and I think they've done a brilliant job. Hope this helps. radiuswindshields.com/products/tascam-dr-05x-mini-windcover?variant=48889852625210&currency=GBP&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAqdw845Yr64H8MsDTpL08mHByVB1j&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrKu2BhDkARIsAD7GBotCC-Bv9eWfWUAjV9W3bYwGJN416DuQIZ9Iny3vawVONzlPV7Rm0sMaApImEALw_wcB

@@EQAVOX Thanks mate, that sure helps! I placed my order.

@@pascalhibon7928 How are you finding it? thinking of getting one for the x8

@@NicoCowan-hf6cx It is the better choice. The Radius is very well made, high quality and it works fairly good. It works a lot better than the Bumblebee one. I tried to get in contact with Bubblee twice but never got an answer. So bad customer service from Bumblebee is another reason why to look elsewhere. It is difficult to put the Radius on the X6 but once it is on I just leave it on. It will be very difficult to have a bullet proof wind protection solution for the X6 and X8 but I'm happy with the Radius one.

Hi mate. Glad it helped. This is the little mini tripod I occasionally use - just makes things more portable than a larger tripod haha. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09PG8GZ7J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

@@michellereeves7567 thanks 🙏

@@lookingforsounds thanks bud. These shots are from a reservoir not too far away from me Called Langsett reservoir. It’s beautiful there - for sounds and footage haha

@@EQAVOX Cheers. Stunning place. Looks like an absolutely idyllic place for a day out recording. So so beautiful.

@@EQAVOX Great video of the kind of place I'd visit all the time. And yes, as another person from the US, mental health is typically handled by overworked individual psychologists. At least in my aera, there is not a good support group for men, so you pretty much have to knuckle down and deal with it alone. It isn't fun.

@@Panzer_the_Merganserthat’s really sad to hear. To be honest the mental health services here in the UK are stretched way beyond capacity too. Sadly, there’s only so much that can be done and there’s not enough support to go around. Granted, you can get private therapy - but that’s not always possible or cost effective for people. If you need some help and are relying on our national health service, you will be failed abysmally. This is why these support group charities are so critical, we need something that fills that gap between professional help, professional paid help and just a chat with a friend where people can feel supported in a group setting regardless of their background or financial situation. There needs to be much more of what the offer the world over. Hopefully in time these ideas will expand internationally, but I think it needs to happen sooner rather than later - there’s a global mental health crisis currently and governments in all countries seem to be unwilling to invest in mental health support so I think it’s up to individuals and charities to make that change. It shouldn’t be, but it is the way it is. I’d gladly pay more tax each year if it was going to supporting mental health charities and our national health service and I suspect many would agree too. Things do need to change all over the world and mental health needs to start being prioritised.

@@EQAVOX I agree on all counts, mental health is greatly in decline all over the world, and I think governments either cannot keep up or cannot fathom a solution. It's perhaps too simple an answer, but I think deep down many people are lost or burned out by modern trappings, hence the draw of wild places and the quiet you only get from being outside. I stepped away from a meaningless career to get outside as much as possible and volunteer helping others see the impact they can make on restoring/preserving natural places, and you can see the joy come back in their faces after just a few hours of hard work in the sun, heat, cold, rain. I won't be able to make a job of this, but while I can I'm making every day count. Thank you for the reply and thank you for the channel. All the best.

@@lookingforsounds thanks mate. 😃

@@GuidoBeutler thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it. I’ve rescued a couple of lambs up there recently too - they seem to always get themselves into trouble for some reason ahah

@@EQAVOX yes that't true. Where I live the some wildlife welfare organisation asked people on sosial media to help if there's some sheep in trouble. If you wouldn't have helped the sheep would have died. They can't get up themselves but I think this you know much better than me. Again, nice video, I like tests in the field instead of theoretical measurements in a lab.

@@johnrountree370 you’re really welcome. Thanks for the comment - I’m glad you enjoyed it 😃

@@4ksightandsound thanks mate. Could have stayed there for hours haha very peaceful.

@@The-Sound-Explorer thanks mate. I’d have thought something like that did exist over the pond somewhere as it’s such a vast country. I could be wrong though and if I am it’s disappointing there isn’t a US equivalent. Hopefully there will be some day.

Same here.

@@rarefindssound I think that’s exactly it. Ambience recordings generally stress me out haha - too much going on and unwanted noise outside of your control

@@Riz_ hi mate. I’m a big lover of the sound of water too - I didn’t realise how much until recently to be honest. Really glad you enjoyed the video and sounds. The clippys are excellent microphones but very sensitive which will be why they pick up your clothing movement etc. I’ve had this issue before too and it took a bit of experimenting to get the best from them in this way. I’ve found that clipping them to a bag or rucksack can be good. You just want to make sure that nothing is rattling on it like zippers etc. Ive occasionally clipped them onto my rucksack, had it on my back with the mics clipped on and walked with the microphones facing behind me and a recorder in the bag. It’s a great discrete setup for stealth recording.

@@Riz_ I’m assuming by outwards you mean having one angles slightly to the left and the other angled slightly to the right so they are pointing away from one another? That’s a good positioning if possible - so is straight forward too. Really, it doesn’t matter too much with them being omnidirectional. They are equally sensitive to sound from all directions regardless of where they are facing or their positioning so I’d say either of those options are perfect 👌.

Thank you so much for all of your advice, Ryan. I will certainly be doing some experimenting now

@@Riz_ no problem mate any time. Good luck with it 👌

@@noisebynight119 thanks mate. They are tricky. I’d love to get to a really powerful one someday to get that powerful rumble you often hear with the larger waterfalls. Hopefully someday.

@@sr3d-microphones no probs at all haha. I’m always too close to the water - sometimes you just don’t learn a lesson. Having said that though I had a good firm grip now and wrist straps too so I guess something has been taken away from the m10 disaster haha.

Totally agree. Water is my current obsession.

@@HpBeck_Fieldrecordings thank you 🙏 really glad you enjoyed it. The beach is often a bit of a challenge to do successfully. It’s taken a lot of practice over the years and trial and error haha 😝

@@garethdabell6493 thanks mate. That’s fascinating haha I’ll have to get reading up on that.