anyone using separate voice recorders?

[Lurch]

One left!

Cheers Dan. I was considering the Zoom, but it costs and I don't need multichannel, just ambience, bike is quiet and little of the tone makes the helmet, so a pocket recorder would be ideal, as long as the inbuilt mic is up to picking up full range.

 

[T'Biker]

How well would this work with no mic for just ambient? Have you ever tried it?

I haven't tried it, but there are two sensitivity settings on the inbuilt microphone.

One is for "dictation", and the other is for using in a "conference" (i.e. more sensitive to pick up more distant voices), so I would think that at least one of the settings would be good enough for ambient noise in a pocket.

Of course, you could always mount it on the bike itself for even more ambience.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Olympus-Digital-Voice-Recorder-VN-713PC-/171612360560?

Just ordered one for £25 mate

That's where I got mine from. I've had no problems with it.

You can download the instruction manual from here:

http://www.olympus.co.uk/site/en/a/..._downloads/vn_713pc_1/vn_713pc_downloads.html

 

[Lurch]

Cheers! Thanks very much!

 

[dandoolittle]

That's where I got mine from. I've had no problems with it.

You can download the instruction manual from here:

http://www.olympus.co.uk/site/en/a/..._downloads/vn_713pc_1/vn_713pc_downloads.html

You cam use an external mic anyway? I want it for exhaust sounds really

 

[Lurch]

Same reason basically. Very happy with mic placement and audio quality in the Lazer, but it doesn't capture much else. I thought Zoom originally as it might avoid the need to sync voice and ambience, but if I'm syncing the camera anyway...

 

[dandoolittle]

I was gonna get the zoom but i just want engine, can sounds. The Olympus will be more than enough,it takes seconds to match up in editing software

 

[T'Biker]

You cam use an external mic anyway? I want it for exhaust sounds really

Yup you can use an external mic, which mutes the inbuilt one.

I'm using a Olympus ME15 mic in the helmet, but any 3.5mm jack mic should do.

 

[Lurch]

I guess it all depends on the characteristics of the internal vs whichever external you get.

 

[phildobaggins]

Has anyone tried a decent low dollar shotgun mic used in filming with their pros/ghosts/action cams? I have used a direction mini condenser mic in helmet with some good luck but I just thought why wouldnt we use a mountable shotgun mic out of helmet to really focus on engine/exhaust noise. Here is a test of my shotgun mic I got for $30

 

[sjbali]

at the beginning i did try recording the sound with my phone ( S4 ) but i must say it sounded rather weird

 

[Rusty]

I too use a lapel mic and my phone I'm planning on getting a zoom h1 or h3 in the near future for a nice audio upgrade

 

[TheDutchTexan]

I never needed to. But my cameras are inside a car, outside the wind... it the mounts rattle from time to time, but that's user error (= me not tightening the camera enough).

When I start motovlogging I will probably go to a external voice recorder. The camera's I got (sony action cams) will fit on the side of a helmet just fine, but the mic jack is located pretty inconveniently. I could mod a case... I'll see when the time comes!