Experimenting with Marantz

Today we experimented with a recorder called a Marantz, it lets you record either mono or stereo sound into many different sound formats. First we had to plug it into the mains then we attached an external microphone called a gun mike. The gun mike is a microphone encased in foam which only record the sound in the direction you point it in. The other mike is a normal mike where it picks up sound from all directions. We also learnt how to format it and how to change the levels so its not too loud or too quiet.