Helmet Mic Without Adapter

Motospiker

Motospiker

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Hi Peeps,

My cam has a 2.55mm audio input, just wondered if any of you can suggest a decent mic to use with it?
I've been using these cheap adapters to convert a 3.5mm mic to use, but they break so easily, I've gone through 4 in a month! They only cost about £1 so I'm not too fussed. But would be better if I had a decent mic that was 2.5 so could just plug it straight in.

Anyone got anything to recommend/suggest?
Thanks in advance!
 
Just shows there's loads available and you wouldn't need an adapter.

Mine is a really cheap £2 clip-on foam mic (chucked away the clip) and I've added a home made dead cat, squashed inbetween my cheek pads. Works great. It's no different from an expensive Drift mic - they just add their brand name and hike the price.

Wouldn't suggest getting a "hard mic" - I used to use one of those but it was difficult to get the cheek padding to clip back in. Get a foam one that can easily fit in a helmet.

But I suggest you experiment to work out what works well for you with your camera and set-up.
 
Cool. I kept seeing those cheap lapel mics, wasn't sure if they'd be good enough. But i think they will. One is on the way now! Thanks peeps.
 
Plenty of folk seem to swear by the cheaper mics on here.

Pricier ones pick up more ambient noise, not so good when you're talking!
 
Lurch said:
Plenty of folk seem to swear by the cheaper mics on here.

Pricier ones pick up more ambient noise, not so good when you're talking!
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Exactly!

You don't want a super sensitive mic, and the really cheap ones (like Neewar) are much better for motovlogs.
 
Not having much luck as it goes... I went for this one: (Site wont let me post links yet) but if you ebay search "2.5mm MONO JACK PLUG TIE CLIP LAPEL LAVALIER" its the top result.
And its way too sensitive, clipping every 2 seconds with the wind noise.
I can't seem to find anything super cheap(which i now know is what I need) with a 2.5mm jack!
Nightmare.
 
humm... maybe a custom case? i know theres this place ( forgot the name of it) but basically you can morph it into what you want to do..
 
Fobs said:
humm... maybe a custom case? i know theres this place ( forgot the name of it) but basically you can morph it into what you want to do..
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This is the option I'm going for.... so I have one perfect mic(drift HD mic) with a jack thats too big, and one bad mic(too sensitive) with a perfect size jack..
I have a soldering iron and some wire cutters....
I'll let you know how it pans out :confused:
 
OK, so my DIY did not go too well. Basically destroyed 2 working mics haha.
So I'm going back to the 3.5mm Drift HD mic with a crappy adapter. GRRR.
Suspect a new cam may be in order to avoid these headaches in future!
In short... there are no 2.5mm mics that are suitable for motovlogging.
 
Hi folks, first timer to the forums here, ran across this thread while trying to answer a question related to this topic.

I have an Ion Air Pro 2 camera (GoPro is too expensive and ridiculous form factor for my use) and a Sony stereo lapel mic tucked into the cheek pad of my HJC IS Max modular helmet.

The problem is that the mic picks up far too much wind noise from the helmet shell at even tame freeway speeds, no matter what limited placement options I've tried. The mic is too big to place on the chin bar (presses against my face), so I went looking for other low profile mic options.

I found a replacement wired mic for Sena 20s that might fit the bill, but I can't find any specs on it to know if it's a potential plug and play solution.

Has anybody tried one of these just connected to a camera, or do they require phantom power to work?

Thanks all!
 
Deadweasel said:
Hi folks, first timer to the forums here, ran across this thread while trying to answer a question related to this topic.

I have an Ion Air Pro 2 camera (GoPro is too expensive and ridiculous form factor for my use) and a Sony stereo lapel mic tucked into the cheek pad of my HJC IS Max modular helmet.

The problem is that the mic picks up far too much wind noise from the helmet shell at even tame freeway speeds, no matter what limited placement options I've tried. The mic is too big to place on the chin bar (presses against my face), so I went looking for other low profile mic options.

I found a replacement wired mic for Sena 20s that might fit the bill, but I can't find any specs on it to know if it's a potential plug and play solution.

Has anybody tried one of these just connected to a camera, or do they require phantom power to work?

Thanks all!
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Easy Weasel.

the lapel mics I tried were all the same, they're designed to pick up ALOT of quiet sound.
Your best bet is to go for a branded Drift HD Mic, they are build with the opposite in mind, to reduce noise. You don't need a drift cam either by the way, the mics will fit any standard 3.5mm port. Might be a bit more expensive than the cheap lapel mics but for your purpose there really is nothing better.

Good luck! Hope you get a setup you like soon :-)
 
Deadweasel said:
Hi folks, first timer to the forums here, ran across this thread while trying to answer a question related to this topic.

I have an Ion Air Pro 2 camera (GoPro is too expensive and ridiculous form factor for my use) and a Sony stereo lapel mic tucked into the cheek pad of my HJC IS Max modular helmet.

The problem is that the mic picks up far too much wind noise from the helmet shell at even tame freeway speeds, no matter what limited placement options I've tried. The mic is too big to place on the chin bar (presses against my face), so I went looking for other low profile mic options.

I found a replacement wired mic for Sena 20s that might fit the bill, but I can't find any specs on it to know if it's a potential plug and play solution.

Has anybody tried one of these just connected to a camera, or do they require phantom power to work?

Thanks all!
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Some of your problem could be mic placement. I started out with the mic in the cheek pad and I had the same problem. The best place I've found is to have it inside some acoustic foam and poking out of the cheek pad next to my mouth. I also noticed that securing the mic itself to the shell of the helmet, like with velcro or tape will make any buffeting or friction against the helmet get amplified.

bakerXderek swears by these cheapo mics from Ebay and he gets a pretty consistent sound without a lot of noise. I just ordered some. You can get 3 of them for under $10.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141037429458
 
Motospiker said:
Easy Weasel.

the lapel mics I tried were all the same, they're designed to pick up ALOT of quiet sound.
Your best bet is to go for a branded Drift HD Mic, they are build with the opposite in mind, to reduce noise. You don't need a drift cam either by the way, the mics will fit any standard 3.5mm port. Might be a bit more expensive than the cheap lapel mics but for your purpose there really is nothing better.

Good luck! Hope you get a setup you like soon :)
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Way cool! I didn't know about those mics at all. Thanks so much for the tip!
 
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