I mean, if you are just looking for ambient samples, you could save yourself having to go out and buy a tascam, and make sure you take it with you, and maybe break up some of that spontaneity, and just use your phone. You could increase the quality of the audio, by just getting something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/BOYA-Omnidirctional-Condenser-Microphone-Smartphone/dp/B08PNNSH82