Hey all, first post.
I am currently between the Tascam DR-22WL and the Zoom H2n. Optimizer, I see you own each from reading threads here. Would you try to shed some light on which would be best for my application? I need it to take better than iPhone mic quality recordings of audio like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r9Gng3LKjII'll be going back to the African village shown in the images to celebrate the commissioning of the new solar water system my non-profit engineered and had installed. These people know how to party! I want to capture their fantastic polyrhythmic percussion and dance in better definition to use in future fundraising media. I chose these two mics because they are small, cheap and have seemingly good specs plus great features.
What I want to capture by priority:1) Polyrhythmic dance parties both small (20 people) and large (100+)
2) Small and large group discussions. Ideal for remembering all said while discussing understandings in 3-4 languages
3) I'd also like to capture some southern Louisiana spring and swamp samples for personal compisitions (lower priority)
Concernsa) Noise floor performance.
b) Which is greater: flexible mic orientation the Zoom or Wifi capability of the Tascam.
c) Which has higher quality
I hope this isn't a derail, I'm currently leaning toward DR-22WL. I am not willing to break $150 at this time, most of my pennies are invested in fundraising and travel already. I plan on getting the "dead cat" wind shield. Any insight from anyone would be fantastic.
Thanks!