Want better audio from your Gopro Hero2 or any camera with an external mic port?

[YosemiteSam]

Good god that sounds sexy. Any chance you could enlighten me as to your engine/exhaust setup?

[mech3ngn]

this is awesome. I just bought a gopro2 the other day for mountain biking and I love the quality of the video, but im a little upset with the sound. I noticed when I was playing back my video that the sound clips run a lot faster than the video play back. For example, in a 1 min video clip the sound will stop playing after 50 seconds or so. Have you had any these issues with your gopro?

What kind of card are you using and what kind of video software do you use to edit your clips? I'm using a class 10 8GB and VideoPad Video Editor.

[TurboJake]

Good god that sounds sexy. Any chance you could enlighten me as to your engine/exhaust setup?

Engine/driveline:
Miller MAF and War chip, 92 oct High flow exhaust tune.
KN filter just attached to the MAF, working on a CAI setup for it, nearly complete
Full stainless steel V-Clamped 2.5" exhaust. Unknown headers (But look like Ebay), No cat, No resonator, all piping between the headers and muffler are food grade stainless, and just a magnaflow at the end (Picture below)
Stock injectors, starting to have a desire for 17.5lbs.
All stock and within 6 months replaced engine mounts, tranny mounts, and suspension bushings, Except IE Rtabs (Black).
Hartge valved Bilstein sport shocks, rebuilt.
AC Schnitzer S3 springs
Stock weight flywheel with stock clutch.
G260.
3.64 LSD differential.
205/60/15 Traction T/A Tires. I think...

And still functional A/C.



This is a photo of the exhaust. I've since changed the muffler to a different magnaflow, but nothing else has changed.

this is awesome. I just bought a gopro2 the other day for mountain biking and I love the quality of the video, but im a little upset with the sound. I noticed when I was playing back my video that the sound clips run a lot faster than the video play back. For example, in a 1 min video clip the sound will stop playing after 50 seconds or so. Have you had any these issues with your gopro?

What kind of card are you using and what kind of video software do you use to edit your clips? I'm using a class 10 8GB and VideoPad Video Editor.

I have not seen that issue, at all. I would say brand of the card may be an issue and it's not really a class 10, but I'm running a "Team Group" class 10 32GB. It's not a name brand at all but works fine. Maybe try using another card. It's probably the video codec your computer is using not properly decoding it, Are you using XP or Vista or 7?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313167

Vegas pro 11 for the video editor. More software than that video needed, but it only took me 10 minutes to make and render.

[dnick]

awesome!!

[mech3ngn]

Maybe try using another card. It's probably the video codec your computer is using not properly decoding it, Are you using XP or Vista or 7?

Im still on XP and my laptop sucks, thats probably the issue. I guess ill try to use something else and see if I get the same problem. Thanks for the help.

[spike68]

Wow that sounds way better!
Me being a perfectionist on sound, i would work on that mic tracking a little bit.
I would probably move the mic further away from the exhaust, it would give a much more well rounded sound when youre on the gas hard and flying through those RPMs.

Just a suggestion :)

[shEck3lls0]

Just ordered one of those stick-on windscreens for the back of the gopro heros. I wish mine had an external mic port. I will do with and without videos with the windscreen when I get it though.

[thebutcher37]

gah.. now I must spend $65 on this.. ahah