"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
08/26/2015 at 18:14 • Filed to: None
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"Justin Hughes" (justinhughes54)
08/26/2015 at 18:14 • Filed to: None | 1
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I picked up an external mic for my GoPro, and want to figure out a good location to stick it under the hood to get good vroom-vroom sounds to my GoPro mounted to the front tow hook when I go to Track Night next week. I tried a couple of tests, but haven’t found a solution I like yet. The sound quality of the mic itself is quite good, but I need a location under the hood where the engine noises won’t overpower the mic. I’d prefer to avoid as much wind noise as possible, too. Any suggestions?
Sam
> Justin Hughes
08/26/2015 at 18:18 |
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Personally, I think mounting a mic somewhere near the exhaust will produce a better sound than the engine bay. The engine sound will mostly be intake noise. Also, a foam cover (like a clip-on stage mic uses) will work wonders for ambient wind noise.
TheOnelectronic
> Justin Hughes
08/26/2015 at 18:22 |
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For wind noise, a Dead Kitten mic cover is generally the best bet.
Otherwise, make sure to mount it isolated, so it’s not picking up vibrations. If the mic itself doesn’t have rubber bands or bushings or something put a layer of foam between it and whatever you’re mounting it to.
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Justin Hughes
> Sam
08/26/2015 at 18:29 |
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I’ve considered using my everyday dash cam for a front view, and mounting the GoPro rear-facing on the tow hook, and clipping the mic in the trunk, right above my Nameless axleback. My test with the mic in the spare tire well still got too much wind noise, but maybe inside the trunk itself would work, with the liner to get rid of some wind noise. I can also try the mic mounted right next to the tip, just for fun. Thanks!
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Justin Hughes
> TheOnelectronic
08/26/2015 at 18:30 |
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Good to know - thanks!
48 Spoons
> Justin Hughes
08/26/2015 at 20:51 |
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My friend has his mounted in the trunk of his miata and the sound is great.
BoulderZ
> Justin Hughes
08/26/2015 at 23:37 |
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I clipped mine to the rear license plate frame on the Z and got a good bit of wind noise in the first session of the day, but could tell it would better capture the sound. Next run on the track, I wrapped it with a paper towel as a makeshift windscreen and it all but eliminated the wind noise. A proper dead cat cover would perfectly eliminate the wind noise, as TheOneEtc. mentioned. Of course, the area right behind the license plate on early Z’s is known as kind of an eddy/calm/dead area. A car with a lot more air moving about there might be much harder to get good sound; you’ll certainly want a way to test/watch between each outing to see what works for you.
Tareim - V8 powered
> Justin Hughes
08/27/2015 at 07:57 |
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stick it in the sound generator pipe
Tipiak
> Sam
09/01/2015 at 07:01 |
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Intake noise are good, intake noise are life! So, on some cars and mics, putting in the airbox works. Also i did have great success with mine “inside” the front bumper/ it’s tricky to put it there but it’s sheltered from wind noise and not to close to the engine.