recorder placement

[kris80]

Hi all,

I've come across many posts here where people say they've put their recording device "near" the door, the wall, the window etc.

It seems like many underestimate the power of structure-borne noise. Ever heard of a contact microphone (aka wall listening devices)? The same principle can be used with any normal microphone or recorder (like a phone).

- remove any casing from the phone/recorder
- put the phone/recorder in direct contact with the door/wall/window or whatever
- the best results you'll get if the phone/recorder exerts minimal pressure towards the object's surface. Thing of a box, a shoe or whatever that either pushes the recording device towards the surface, or creates a gap in which the phone/recorder can be placed at a ~45°angle, so its own weight holds it (with the microphone side) towards it.

If you never tried that before, you'll be surprised how much more you can capture.

[Andalus69+]

That's right, the better contact the better. I recommend recorders that the microphone is completely in contact and thus avoid part of the ambient sound. The ideal is to find a natural hole such as the gap between the door and the floor. the result is spectacular.

[audiogeek]

And what recorder with a microphone do you recommend? Or which microphone you recommend? I'm doubting to buy a Samson CM10b boundary microphone for this use?