r/fieldrecording
38k members
r/fieldrecording is a subreddit with 38k members. They frequently recommend/review field recorder, audio recorder, and recording equipment, and the most common flair used is question, recording, equipment, review / comparison, and resource post.
For discussion of field recordings, recordings of environments, audio capture, and portable recording.
This sub is for sharing field recordings and discussing them. You are encouraged to post your own field recording audio and discuss this topic non-promotionally. To share anything else of yours, you will need to use the community promo post
Products Discussed in r/fieldrecording
Field Recorder
129 reviews
#1
Zoom
4.3★ from 32 reviews
#2
Tascam
3.5★ from 14 reviews
#3
Zoom F3
4.8★ from 13 reviews
Audio Recorder
19 reviews
#1
Zoom
3.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
Zoom H1n
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Olympus
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Recording Equipment
9 reviews
#1
Zoom
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Lewitt
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Sennheiser MKH 50
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/fieldrecording
#1
Question
: "Don't have money for real equipment, so I spent $15 and used stuff I already had to make my own"
51 posts
#2
Recording
: "When I’m not field recording it’s fun to record old machines"
9 posts
#3
Equipment
: "Finally managed to build a portable kit with Zoom H3 & Sennheiser MKH 8040"
3 posts
#4
Review / Comparison
: "Zoom H5 only stays on while holding power switch - potential fixes?"
1 post
#5
Resource Post
: "What do you do with your recordings?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/fieldrecording
Yearly
+7k members(22.4%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026