| Author | Message | ||
     Madsx |
Just got some nice video last week but the wind noise is overpowering and drowns out the sound of the exhaust. Does anyone have any suggestions on types of microphones or sound diffusers to reduce this? I am using the mic in the camera right now so I understand that it might not be the best to begin with. Camera is a Sony MiniDV DRV80. By the way the rear peg mount for the camera works like a charm. Better that bar mounted. | ||
| Perry |
Just use any little remote mic (your camera has a mini-jack to plug it into) and then mount the actual mic somewhere out of the wind and placed to get the sound you want... On top of the muffler? No mic is made to work well in howling wind. Just be sure to heat-insulate the mic as they aren't made for high heat. | ||
| Tq_freak |
madsx- when you get thouse pics on your computer let me know i would really like to see them | ||
| Glitch |
If your camera doesn't have the mic jack, or you don't have a mic, try a little piece of tape over the mic. It'll cut the wind noise, and you should be able to hear the muffler. I'm also very interested in seein' your vids. | ||
| Mountainrider |
I keep my mic in the tankbag and it works great. | ||
| Madsx |
Thanks guys. I've got most of the vids in Final Cut now I just need to do a little editing and render them down so they are a manageable size. It just takes a long time to get much done and I'm still learning my way around the software. Wish I had a new G5. That would speed up computer time anyway.  May have seen these already. I was nervous at first but it worked out pretty well.  | ||
| Kowpow225 |
Mad, A few weeks ago I took my digital camera (much smaller than your camcorder) and mounted it on the front brake fluid reservoir/master cylinder area with a bundle of duct tape and made a little video. It was only around 45 seconds long but gave me an idea of how it would work. I, like Glitch, thought a piece of tape would work to cut the wind noise and while it did work to drown some of the wind noise out, it also baffled the muffler. But you could still hear the pulse. Hopefully you can get your vid posted somewhere so we could have a look.  | ||
| Fullpower |
EAR PLUGS | ||
| Madsx |
I've had it in my tailbag before and it sounds pretty good. The mic is actually covered by the lower lip of the bag. Only prob is the video is out the rear. But its an interesting angle. | ||
| Mmelvis |
If your video editing software had band pass filters, you can use a low band pass audio filter and take out a large amount of the wind noise. The nice thing about this option is that you get the exhaust note since it is in the lower hertz range. Then apply some back ground music at a slightly lower level. You know have a video with a great sound track and the exhaust note. | ||
| Madsx |
Yeah it does. I was going to run through those to see what they did. But now I know exactly what to do. Thanks for the tip Melvis. |
