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I am a musician and I want to record pub sessions etc. I am looking at voice recorders on eBay but it appears that all the ones with decent recording quality are very expensive (£100+) and to justify the price they have dozens of features and buttons that I don't want.

I figure it would be more economical to get a simple, cheap voice recorder (the only buttons I want are record and stop!) with a microphone socket, and get a separate microphone.

I don't want a big microphone, but a lapel-size thing. Still, I'm hoping to pick up sounds from ten metres away. I don't know how to choose a microphone, all the reviews seem to be for large studio mics, or pickups with limited spatial range.

Can anyone please reccomend me a microphone and/or a good basic portable sound recorder?

Thanks a lot.

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Shopping recommendations are explicitly offtopic - please read the faq – Dr Mayhem♦ Nov 5 '12 at 11:22
Dr Mayhem is right. Shopping recommendations are a no-go on this site. If you come across specific things that confuse you about microphones or recorders as you're researching, feel free to post another question! Just try to make it specific, and something that you can't find the answer to with a basic "google." – Josh Fields Nov 5 '12 at 11:59

closed as off topic by Dr Mayhem♦, Josh Fields, Luke, NReilingh♦ Nov 5 '12 at 14:47

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