"Kanaric" (Kanaric1)
08/21/2015 at 10:44 • Filed to: None
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"Kanaric" (Kanaric1)
08/21/2015 at 10:44 • Filed to: None | 1
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Can anyone recommend a microphone that I can mount somewhere on a car to properly record engine noises?
I’m looking for something with a long cable or maybe wireless.
I’m doing some upgrades to the Skyline GTS-T I have and soon i’ll being doing motorsport again. People at Autocross compliment the car for how good it sounds and I figured i’ll start recording runs and try to record audio properly. Trying to avoid wind noise and need to find a proper place to mount something like that as well.
edit: work internet doesn’t play well with Kinja picture uploads.,..
Patrick Nichols
> Kanaric
08/21/2015 at 10:49 |
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I believe you actually want to change where your exhaust exits...
Though exit into the cabin may not be a great idea.
SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> Kanaric
08/21/2015 at 10:50 |
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I use the Audio Technica atr3350. It’s a great powered one.
I’ve had mine for 3 years. It’s tits!
Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
08/21/2015 at 10:54 |
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Do you just mount the mic to the back of the GoPro to reduce the wind noise? I’ve really been wanting to get an external mic for my GoPro too. I’m sick of wind noise in my videos! haha
EmbraceTheRasp
> Kanaric
08/21/2015 at 10:54 |
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GoPro audio is uniformly lousy. Most pros I know use something like a zoom recorder with a lavalier mic taped up under the hood. Sync can be a pain unless you can generate a clap near enough to both sources, but most editing programs have pretty good plugins included or available.
Make sure you get a muffler (looks like Trump’s toupee) to minimize wind noise if you are putting it near the pipes or otherwise in airflow
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SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
08/21/2015 at 11:01 |
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Fuck no. That’s just silly when you have a long lead and can put the mic anywhere on the car
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Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
08/21/2015 at 11:06 |
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Ah okay. I couldn’t find any specs that stated how long the lead was.
michael bleggi
> Kanaric
08/21/2015 at 11:08 |
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i bought an smith-vector CM1 and with an extension lead worked great with my dslr in my car. even came with a fuzzy wind thing lol
Justin Hughes
> Kanaric
08/21/2015 at 11:09 |
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I just ordered one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00…
The reviews seemed pretty good. Best of all it costs only $2.95 more than the overpriced GoPro mini-USB to 1/8” plug adapter. A 20’ cable should be long enough.
At my last track event I mounted my GoPro to the tow hook, which I could screw into either the front or back of my car.
The video quality was awesome and really showed off the speed, but as expected the sound was pretty bad. I also ordered a skeleton case so that I don’t have to drill up the waterproof one the GoPro came with. I’ll have to experiment with mic locations under the hood. For a rear view I’ll just secure the mic in the trunk. My Nameless axleback sits right below it, so that sound should be great. Though with a 20’ cord I could probably put the mic in the trunk even with the camera up front!
I haven’t actually received this mic yet, so I’ll have to follow up once I use it.
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SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
08/21/2015 at 11:11 |
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It’s over 10ft, going by my memory
bob and john
> Kanaric
08/21/2015 at 11:23 |
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if you want to avoid wind noise, get a wind blocker for mcs. one of those little fuzzy things.
citizennick
> Kanaric
08/21/2015 at 11:38 |
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DO NOT GET A POLARPRO.
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citizennick
> Justin Hughes
08/21/2015 at 11:41 |
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Skeleton case is a huge upgrade for audio alone if you keep the GoPro in the cabin. The waterproof case is just ridiculous. I made the mistake of getting a PolarPro mic that never worked.
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citizennick
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
08/21/2015 at 11:42 |
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When you say powered does that mean it works off the GoPro Battery or not?
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Justin Hughes
> citizennick
08/21/2015 at 11:44 |
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Has its own battery (as does the one I just ordered). It’s supposed to improve the audio quality somehow, I think.
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citizennick
> Justin Hughes
08/21/2015 at 11:57 |
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Ahhh alright. definitely need to get an upgraded mic. The skeleton case improved audio quality but it's just not quite there yet.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Kanaric
08/21/2015 at 12:46 |
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Look for a nois cancelling “directional” mic. They only pick up noise from within a cone around whatever they’re pointed at, so it’ll work to eliminate wind noises.