Let's discuss something important: HOW TO MIC YOUR CAR ON TRACK

[D_SheerDrivingPleasure]

Originally Posted by Track/S

Driver407 I put the mic in this area and I don't like the sound at all, too loud and false....

Post a clip.

Some folks prefer the sound next to the intake under the hood. Here is my street test...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MYVfqVJqpgJ342yu5

[Driver407]

Originally Posted by Track/S

Driver407 I put the mic in this area and I don't like the sound at all, too loud and false....

You need to set the mic to -12 gain. It will probably be loud without that.
As long as you turned on 32 bit float audio recording option (which you should). You can always fix the audio peaks in post. 32 float is a huge plus on osmo vs gopro.

I did the mic2 direct to the bumper and the audio quality was better than the panda mic into mic2. In perfect world i would always run direct on bumper.

Prefer to have the panda mic plugged in so I know it is recording and can be controlled from inside the car at arms length. Would annoy me to have to turn on the unit and record before getting into the car/etc. If it rained or was 110 heat out i would have concern for the unit external.

Getting super solid audio and video is a process It takes a few rounds to get everything going smooth.

[Driver407]

Originally Posted by D_SheerDrivingPleasure

Post a clip.

Some folks prefer the sound next to the intake under the hood. Here is my street test...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MYVfqVJqpgJ342yu5

I agree. Post a clip.
Hard to tell what needs to be tweaked without demo.

[Track/S]

Originally Posted by D_SheerDrivingPleasure

Post a clip.

Some folks prefer the sound next to the intake under the hood. Here is my street test...

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MYVfqVJqpgJ342yu5

The video is too heavy to upload as proof

Originally Posted by Driver407

You need to set the mic to -12 gain. It will probably be loud without that.
As long as you turned on 32 bit float audio recording option (which you should). You can always fix the audio peaks in post. 32 float is a huge plus on osmo vs gopro.

I did the mic2 direct to the bumper and the audio quality was better than the panda mic into mic2. In perfect world i would always run direct on bumper.

Prefer to have the panda mic plugged in so I know it is recording and can be controlled from inside the car at arms length. Would annoy me to have to turn on the unit and record before getting into the car/etc. If it rained or was 110 heat out i would have concern for the unit external.

Getting super solid audio and video is a process It takes a few rounds to get everything going smooth.

Where is the sound set to -12? I found the 32-bit floating recording but not the negative volume.

[D_SheerDrivingPleasure]

Originally Posted by Driver407

Prefer to have the panda mic plugged in so I know it is recording and can be controlled from inside the car at arms length. Would annoy me to have to turn on the unit and record before getting into the car/etc. If it rained or was 110 heat out i would have concern for the unit external.

The mic2 has a 14 hour battery life. I left mine powdered on for an entire track day and still had about 40%. The mic2 will auto sync when the camera is powered on.

[Track/S]

I put the mic2 inside the trunk and the sound seems much more real to me:

[D_SheerDrivingPleasure]

Originally Posted by Track/S

I put the mic2 inside the trunk and the sound seems much more real to me:


https://youtu.be/T3cRhB20uoA?si=PHaMtQ620Ioq9F8H

Great diff whine!

[Track/S]

Originally Posted by D_SheerDrivingPleasure

Great diff whine!

The mic seems very sensitive to sounds , I can't hear the wine while driving.

[Mrfurious214]

I didnt read the entire thresd but I’m curious if anyone has used an insta360 x4 for recording with mic on rear bumper? Any thoughts if you did?

I have a GP and I’m throwing it in the trash (FB marketplace lol). It sucks beyond believe and i cant believe they atill exiat as a company.

For audio i have a Tascam but even with input as low as possible it still clips horribly. I do my best to fix post track but i feel like there has to be a better way. I’m using a rode mic with deadcat.

[phoenixR34]

Originally Posted by Track/S

I put the mic2 inside the trunk and the sound seems much more real to me:

the link isn't working for me. is it possible to check and see if the link is still there?

great idea in the trunk. the mic mounted under the license plate has been the best for me so far, but inside the trunk might clean it up a little. i will try that soon

[Track/S]

Originally Posted by phoenixR34

the link isn't working for me. is it possible to check and see if the link is still there?

great idea in the trunk. the mic mounted under the license plate has been the best for me so far, but inside the trunk might clean it up a little. i will try that soon

[sympathydropout]

Got my first semi decent audio which has been a challenge for sure! Never realized how hard it is to capture audio on a car. Still learning as I go

F87 OG M2 Canyon Run ASMR

[Track/S]

Originally Posted by sympathydropout

Got my first semi decent audio which has been a challenge for sure! Never realized how hard it is to mic exhaust. Still learning as I go

You have placed it near the exhaust.
I like it inside the car, it sounds more real and can also hear the engine.

[sympathydropout]

Originally Posted by Track/S

You have placed it near the exhaust.
I like it inside the car, it sounds more real and can also hear the engine.

Will definitely be experimenting capturing engine sounds next time. I think it might be nice to have a mix of inside the engine bay and exhaust. I heard people place a lav in or near the air box for engine sounds. Thanks for the feedback

[Track/S]

Originally Posted by sympathydropout

Will definitely be experimenting capturing engine sounds next time. I think it might be nice to have a mix of inside the engine bay and exhaust. I heard people place a lav in or near the air box for engine sounds. Thanks for the feedback

I'm afraid that in the engine compartment you will hear too much engine sound and nothing the exhaust.

This weekend I will do some tests with the mic placed in various sides inside, I like to be able to hear everything, the gear changes, the sound of the engine/exhaust.

Here without external mic, quite natural:

[drroc]

Originally Posted by Track/S

I'm afraid that in the engine compartment you will hear too much engine sound and nothing the exhaust.

This weekend I will do some tests with the mic placed in various sides inside, I like to be able to hear everything, the gear changes, the sound of the engine/exhaust.

Here without external mic, quite natural:

I have put the purple panda mic by the intake, and then you can hear a lot of turbo noises. I want to experiment with the Dji mic 2 to see how that goes.

[D_SheerDrivingPleasure]

Originally Posted by drroc

I have put the purple panda mic by the intake, and then you can hear a lot of turbo noises. I want to experiment with the Dji mic 2 to see how that goes.

Here is the mic 2 placed on the passenger side next to intake. Is sounds like a sewing machine at low RPM. Afterwards the mic was very warm from heat exposure so be careful not to damage it.

For my next track video I plan to sub in the soundtrack from a Mazda 787B rotary engine.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UAifVQfEzx6fKSi96

[Track/S]

Originally Posted by D_SheerDrivingPleasure

Here is the mic 2 placed on the passenger side next to intake. Is sounds like a sewing machine at low RPM. Afterwards the mic was very warm from heat exposure so be careful not to damage it.

For my next track video I plan to sub in the soundtrack from a Mazda 787B rotary engine.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UAifVQfEzx6fKSi96

The mic2 is too sensitive, it is able to capture all possible sounds...

[drroc]

Originally Posted by D_SheerDrivingPleasure

Here is the mic 2 placed on the passenger side next to intake. Is sounds like a sewing machine at low RPM. Afterwards the mic was very warm from heat exposure so be careful not to damage it.

For my next track video I plan to sub in the soundtrack from a Mazda 787B rotary engine.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/UAifVQfEzx6fKSi96

yes, at low RPMS, it does sound like a sewing machine mainly because of all of the belts.

You can hear the turbo go into full spool at a 43second mark

[Track/S]

For me, this would be the perfect sound, I put the mic2 near the mirror:

[drroc]

I played with mic2 at Laguna on a fairly warm day. I placed mic2 on the trunk lid close to the license plate. After 7~8 minutes, the mic2 shutdown because it became too hot. Probably the M carbon spoiler is not helping by creating too much turbulence that channels some of the exhaust gases back to the trunk. I even tried placing the mic just below the spoiler on the trunk. It still got cooked. The sound is pretty good, but the overheat issues are a deal breaker. A wired mic is the way to go.

[drroc]

I put the mic2 on my shirt and it did a pretty good job of cancelling the wind noise, and actually lasted through the session.