10.20The Giant Squid Speaks at the Festival
Listen in as we field test the “Giant Squid” mic with the Zoom H2 recorder
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What do Ice wine, Pot Stickers, Bobotie, Starship, baked Ziti, Big Fish and a Zoom H2 with a Giant Squid Mic have in common?
Normally, not much.
However, the 2008 Epcot Food and Wine Festival is here. As usual, Laura and I couldn’t resist, so we packed up the old Buick Station Wagon and headed for outdoor audio fun; Food and Wine Festival style. The H2 recorder was a magnet for the little (Giant Squid) microphone. I was curious to try out the Giant Squid stereo mic, hand crafted by Giant Squid Audio Labs.
The H2 internal mics are some of the most versatile compact internal mics I have used. They are no substitute for professional broadcast microphones, but considering the whole recorder (with 4 internal mics) fits in a shirt pocket and costs less than a few tanks of fuel, it’s a great little tool when you don’t want to be weighed down.
I chatted (via email), with Darren at Giant Squid Audio Labs. The mic we test here is actually not the Podcast mic. The Podcast version is a little hotter with an omni-directional pickup. On our stereo cardiod Squid, the H2 plug-in power worked perfectly.
Laura tried on the stereo cardiod mics. The quality is very similar, but you may prefer omnis for interviewing. I found the cardiod pickup worked very well even in a noisy environment.
Stop by and listen in as we make our way around a virtual world.
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Street Price as tested $65.00, mono omnis were on sale for $25 when recorded. Check the site for current pricing
Street Price for the Zoom H2 Recorder is $199 at record time.
Best,
MarkJensen and Laura
