The teacher asked the student to go on a soundwalk and record it using a Zoom H2 recorder, which has stereo microphones to capture sounds from the left and right as well as the distance from the microphone. The student needs to adjust the gain setting based on how loud or quiet sounds are and check the manual to adjust recording levels. A foam sleeve and spare batteries are also brought to avoid wind noise and ensure enough power for the recording.

1. My teacher told me to go on a
soundwalk and record it. So
let’s go to the studio and fetch
what we need...

2. Here we are. Our
equipment should be light
and easy to carry...

3. So, let’s take the Zoom
H2 recorder.

4. The Zoom H2 has got an
inbuilt stereo microphone.
So we can capture left and
right positions of a sound...

5. It also allows us to
capture the distance, so how
close the sound is to the
microphone.

6. We need to make sure we set the
gain (switch right hand side) to low
for very loud sounds, to medium
for medium sounds and to high for
quiet sounds.

7. We also need to adjust the levels
for recording. Look into the
manual for more information.

8. To avoid the wind blowing into
our microphone we will also take
the black foam sleeve for the
Zoom.

9. Can you take a spare
set of AA batteries?
Thank you.

10. Let’s go!