cryker

I did a bunch of searching on external mics for action cameras to use with my gopro and tried a bunch of the super cheap options. These were usually some form of lapel mic which would sound okay in quiet settings but never captured a loud exhaust note well. The setup I've been using the past year is a little more (just the mic is $30) but it sounds amazing. I wrote blog post about it with all the relevant parts needed.

Make your car sound amazing with a GoPro external microphone

Here is a comparison video with speeds 40-120mph:

RealQuick

iTrader: (14)

Wow! Huge difference!

bongva

iTrader: (7)

Oh wow thats awesome! I've always been curious about them. Where did you mount it?

cryker

On my car I mounted it right above the license plate inside the rear bumper. I've run it on a few cars and as long as the car has full tail pipes the license plate area works great.

I recently ran this setup on a car with dumps before the rear axle and while it still sounded good it wasn't quite as good as cars with full tail pipes. I'd probably try putting it under the car the next time I use it on a car with exhaust dumped before the axle.

bongva

iTrader: (7)

So you mind sharing everything needed? I'm going to hop on one asap. I have a GoPro hero5

cryker

Its on my blog which is the link already in my post. the "Make your car sound amazing...." sentence has a hyperlink in it.

I cover the GoPro 5 requirements but if you have any questions let me know.

bongva

iTrader: (7)

I will definitely check it out man. Thanks!!

CamaroRick

iTrader: (24)

Thanks for the demo, I got that microphone, I didnt see the gopro to mic adapter you recommended on prime so I tried one from "Samdi" It was only MONO, Pointless... I sent it back and got the "Movo" adapter and it works great so far. Looking forward to getting some good audio next track day