Thanks Keith, one of the reasons is that I like to record mandolin outside and sometimes it’s using a wide angle lens, for example as in intro shot. Then move to a close shot for the tune. If I can have two microphones then I can change the sound balance from distance to intimate as the visuals change.
Another is that I like the feeling of presence in the audio when adding a small amount of close mic. It depends on how much other sound it about, wind in the trees, aircraft, birdsong. It’s nice to have options here.
And it would be good to be able to record someone else singing but as you say, it’s probably much easier to attach the Boya mic to and old out-of-date iPhone and use that. Good also to be able to transfer audio files quickly from one device to another.
It’s true, I could just buy my way out of these issues but that could become an issue too.
Anyway it’s a good mental exercise.
And the Zoom H6 is basically a recording studio, it could actually record four people playing: electric bass, bodhram, banjo and a big accordion on different tracks all at the same time.
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