Plastic bottle mic holder (looks stupid, but works VERY well)

tarmacjapa

tarmacjapa

Bike Hub Japan
Hi guys,

Thanks to this forum, and SalvageSV I decided to take his advice and make a guard type of thing for my mic.
It's super ghetto, but man it's good. Here's a step by step (in pictures). If you have any questions, please ask. Although I think the photos speak for themselves.
I have a test video, but as I'm still a newbie here I can't upload yet. For now, here's what I did.

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HippoDrone said:
Interesting, does it not worry you if you had an impact on the chin? :)
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Hmmmm, it probably would hurt (a lot). I will have a bit of a re-think, but quality wise it's good. The funnel type holder is pretty good for sound I think. Maybe I will look into making a funnel from something softer.... It's a shame I can't upload a sample, but I'll do that after I've got my post count higher
 
tarmacjapa said:
Hmmmm, it probably would hurt (a lot). I will have a bit of a re-think, but quality wise it's good. The funnel type holder is pretty good for sound I think. Maybe I will look into making a funnel from something softer.... It's a shame I can't upload a sample, but I'll do that after I've got my post count higher
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If you can make a 1min clip of your audio as unlisted on YouTube, then post me a link to it in a pm, I can add it to this thread for you.
 
HippoDrone said:

It is quite clear, although it is clipping a little. What is it like at 70+ mph?
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For now I've only tested upto 100kmh (60mph), so not sure. It's pishing it down today, so again I'll be riding slowly home. This Tueday I have the day off, so plan on going to a nice road by me to do some filming/testing. Clipping I think can be fixed easily. This is all raw audio and video...didn't run it through any software, so I think I can sort it out and make it slightly better...
 
Softer plastic might be a dosing cup used for over the counter meds like cough syrup.

No need to finish the bottle before using. o_O
 
Interesting idea but Lav mics are super sensitive and having it this close to your mouth is not recommended. Some of the clipping most likely comes from this proximity to the sound being recorded. Basically the mic is getting overloaded with sound waves. Turning the gain down on the recording device could help solve it but getting it a little further from your mouth would be better. Having it in contact with the outer shell of the helmet will also cause clipping, and popping and other sounds as the wind is hitting the outside of your helmet. The best luck I have had is inside the cheek pad with nothing touching the shell. I had to modify that though with my current, powered mic because I didn't want it in the cheek pad perminantly because the cord is something like 6 feet long. So now I velco it to the cheek pad wrapped in foam just to the left of my mouth so that direct sound doesn't go into it with it pointed up toward the top of my hemlet so the bike doesn't over power my voice.
 
It sounds very clear, probably too clear! You can put on a little fur to get the 'pop' out of your 'p' :)
Great use of the vent, hopefully that doesn't void the warranty on the helmet ;)
 
Thanks for the ideas guys. This is basically Mk.1 and I will start to improve it from now onwards. I ordered a lav mic dead cat ages ago but still didn't arrive. I want to try that and then a kind of net over the cap itself. So basically dead cat on lav, and studio mic type net/mesh cover over whole setup. I'll test again today with lower gain...
 
To be honest I a bit lost, how is it an orange cap then a white cap? More pics please.. Also maybe painting the caps black to be less noticeable and blend in with your helmet..
 
My thoughts were the same as the other posters about getting vibration and clipping sounds with the proximity of so many hard surfaces.

Also, nice night time footage super clean and noise free looking.

- Wolf
 
scooterwuf said:
My thoughts were the same as the other posters about getting vibration and clipping sounds with the proximity of so many hard surfaces.

Also, nice night time footage super clean and noise free looking.

- Wolf
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Mr Wolf

As soon as I'm allowed I'll post my vlog up here. The footage turned out great. No clipping I think, although welcome to hear your opinions
 
Hey guys,

Sorry I was slow to take pics of the helmet. As you can tell...from the outside you can't see anything. i.e. the bottle top. You can only see it when the helmet isn't being worn. I've not lost any functionality of the helmet either. Front vent still opens and closes, although the airflow is obviously being blocked by that bottle top/cap

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Does the audio clip when you're traveling at high speeds? I know I tend to scream into the mic when going fast haha
 
jasonrides said:
Does the audio clip when you're traveling at high speeds? I know I tend to scream into the mic when going fast haha
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Not really. It's pretty damn good. I will have been a member for a week as of tomorrow so I think I'll be able to post a link to my vlog tomorrow. If you want to check just search for tarmacjapan on YouTube. The Motovlog #1 is with this setup
 
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