Olympus Ls10 Recorder

[arabbadot]

I have an Olympus LS10 recorder which everyone tells me is a very good little machine.
But I can only get very faint playback. I can hardly hear what zi have attempted to record.
Is this a known problem?
Any solutions?

[Buenchico]

Did you adjust the recording level before trying to make a recording?

[arabbadot]

Record level at maximum

[Buenchico]

Try switching from 'Auto' to 'Manual' (or vice versa) to see if that makes any difference. Also try switching 'Mic Sense' from 'Low' to 'High'.

Remember that the LS-10 is designed as a voice recorder, and should therefore only be expected to pick up sounds close to the microphones in its 'bare' state. It's also popular with wildlife enthusiasts, for recording the sounds of nature (such as birdsong) but only when used with an external microphone. You shouldn't expect it produce decent quality wildlife recordings (or similar) just using the built-in microphones.

[arabbadot]

Thank you . Switching to manual and Mic sense to high made a huge difference.
Any recommendation for an external microphone?

[Buenchico]

Thanks for your reply.

Your choice of microphone should be dictated by the purpose that you need it for. If, for example, you need an omni-directional microphone for recording from a distance, the Olympus ME33 boundary microphone might be ideal. (See here for info about that model and about other Olympus microphones: https://www.olympus.hr/site/en/a/audio_accessories/accessories_professional_dictation/microphones/index.jsp ).

If you need a highly-directional microphone, the
Audio Technica ATR6550 shotgun microphone is recommended on several websites dealing with wildlife recordings.

[Canary42]

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