GoPro In-depth Audio Test - External vs Internal Mic

In this video I test an external mic (Edutige ETM-001) vs the internal mic, both with a windscreen and without.
Equipment used in this video:
External Mic - Edutige ETM-001
www.edutige.net...
90 Degree Adapter
www.amazon.com...
Furry Windscreen
www.amazon.com...
GoPro Mic Adapter
shop.gopro.com...
GoPro Windslayer
www.amazon.com...
Rode SmartLav+
www.rode.com/mi...
TRRS to TRS mic adapter
www.amazon.com...
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[@damienbradley9209]

External Mic is way better, picks up all the good trail noise that makes it seem like a bike ride. The GoPro with wind screen doesn't pick up good trail noise.

[@BikeTall]

I agree. The voice is clearer and the ambient noise of the trail adds to the feel of the ride. If you get rid of the ambient noise on a ride, might as well just dub it in post.

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

I'm a year late to the party. What I've found to work for both my cycling and motorcycle is the use of a wrist sweat band. Oddly enough they fit snuggly around a GoPro and are very resilient and cut wind like a champ. Simply cut some holes in the bottom of the band for the mount feet and vola, job done. Plus they're around $8 for two.

[@wolfeb99]

Russ from Path Less Pedaled went through his setup using these- he attaches the adapter block to the top of the case and it seems to work really well.

[@wolfeb99]

kzbin.info/aero/PLlwgJTJiCVEYUo5JWCmRuRJLX4w_oqoJG

[@PedalingDave]

This may just be me so grain of salt...The shaking footage is very distracting BUT when you have the external mic hooked up it makes me notice it much less. Weird. GoPro and their stupid giant adapter. I'm waiting to buy another camera for now. I want to see if they release a new Hero 8 with a better option (crosses fingers). I have been using a gimbal with the foam windscreen lately. Royal pain to get into the gimbal but with a Hero 5 black, I had to do something!! Thanks for doing this. Good video.

[@ClintGibbs]

The shakiness was worse that day because the lighting was lower. Hypersmooth falls apart when the lighting drops.

[@nickwooden2103]

Awesome test clint. Seems the perfect set up doesn't exist yet. But it seems so close

[@TheBikeRoom]

I’d spray the rubber bands black so they don’t cheapen the look and blend in. When using a gimbal attach a stick on windjammer over the mic, or rather than a sock, before I bought Royston windjammers I cut a section of fur from an old plush toy 🧸 and cut out some sticky Velcro cutting away the centre so only the plush toy fur was covering the built in mic on the GoPro. Great 👍🏼 review as always Clint.

[@BikeTall]

There is a 3rd party case on Amazon that has a place to put the gopro audio adapter in. Makes for a much more clean setup that won’t block the record button

[@davocreative]

*One tip for you, two words: Ulanzi V2...*

[@Kushagra]

hahaha ! great two words

[@mfaizalmohd]

Hi Clint, do u try Ulanzi V2 vlog case for Gopro? u might already knew about it by know, but I do hope u can do a review and show if it is practical to use while ride. ULANZI V2 Vlog Case Accessories for GoPro

[@NaturePulse]

External is probably for me, I can hear the nature behind your voice much better. Great demonstration!

[@danilyn87]

This is the scariest bike ride I have ever been on lol thanks for this mic test very helpful

[@50mtb44]

Cool. Thanks for running these trials ... and the conclusions at the end. I came to same result.

[@mtbrider-usa8764]

Hi Clint, great vid's, Thank you. I would like to hear your take on these subjects. Number 1 mostly. 1. Vertical shock vs horizontal shock: pros and cons, (i.e. does one climb better than the other...etc) 2. Hub engagement points, more vs less: pros and cons 3. Spoke count 28 front 32 rear or the same for both. Straight pull vs J bend

[@robertsonfamilyfarm9126]

External Mic 🎙 for better virtual reality mountain bike riding experience

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

Cant you get a longer cale and clip it on your helmet or on your chest or something so you dont need to use all those rubber bands

[@pankulfon6067]

Th external mic sounds the best but it picks up too much bike noise in comparison to you speaking imo. Perhaps positioning the microphone even higher would solve that?

[@feterunner]

I have the hero 9, there doesn't seem to be anyplace to put the external mic without having the area for the battery pack open.

[@ClintGibbs]

I don’t think the mic adapter works on the hero 9. You have to get the media mod.

[@RadReelingFishing]

Excellent video. Can you drop a link to the best windscreen you've found for the Hero 7?

[@nholmes86]

the internal is best for me ...you can adjust the equalization later

[@bobfredericks6545]

Thanks. Where in FL is this trail. I’m in FL for the winter.

[@ClintGibbs]

San Felasco

[@bobfredericks6545]

Clint Gibbs riding he Caloosahatchee trails now. Your about 4 plus hrs away.

[@ClintGibbs]

@@bobfredericks6545 never ridden those trails. Let me know how you like them. I'm in North Florida... it's a different planet than South Florida.

[@bobfredericks6545]

Clint Gibbs I do like these trails a lot. I am in my mid 60 and from PA so less rocks and boulders are just fine for my body. These trails a fast and fun.

[@MrEaves]

1:05 Hi Clint, how did you manage to plug in that L-shaped TRRS adapter into TRS port and still get it worked?

[@ClintGibbs]

It’s been a while since I’ve used this set up, but if I recall correctly everything… mic, adapter and GoPro adapter, are TRS.

[@PoetWithPace]

This was really useful. Thank you Clint!

[@CooperSellers]

Still battling getting decent audio... I'm currently rocking the gimbal with the foam wind block and that has it's own issues... BTW, I do use the foam windscreen (third party) and just scrunch it all up inside the gimbal bracket (EVO SS). If you check my last video, I'm running that combo for my trail shots. Skip to the end to get some raw video with no music overlay. - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKSZo6Ntg7Vpr6s

[@ClintGibbs]

Nice Cooper. Lift access riding in TX...love it!

[@CooperSellers]

@@ClintGibbs You shoulda put referral links for those items, I'm gonna pick up the external combo you're using to tinker with

[@cyclejockey4397]

Nice comparison Clint ! Have a good weekend !

[@NomadByFate]

anyone knows if the adapter works also on cameras like the sony a7 etc ? thanks

[@motoholicsangam9902]

This might be everybody's looking for.. Nice comparison ✌️✌️🥂

[@StraightLine_MTB]

Hey Clint, I bought this same mic for my hero 8 and am getting a lot of popping when I am at speed like the wind is making it do that. Any idea why this may be? I have a black fuzzy on it. thanks

[@dannovic]

Im looking for a good quality external mic for my gopro hero 7 black. However i dont want a shotgun mic or mic close to the gopro itself. I want to be able to put my gopro on the front of my car and have the mic (with long wire ofcourse) at the rear of my car for the exhaust notes. Do you have any recommendations for me? I see a couple 6 to 8 bucks mics like that, but id rather pay more for a quality mic

[@shadowzedge5793]

I would really like to pick up the adapter if GoPro ever got it back in stock. They charge $50 on their site but since they have been out for so long sellers on Amazon are selling their official adapter for $180 ... No thank you....

[@ClintGibbs]

That's ridiculous. How long have they been out of stock?

[@shadowzedge5793]

@@ClintGibbs At least a month since I've been looking. It may be even longer than that but I don't have that information.

[@paullawrence8572]

Persuaded me not to invest in an external mic, Great demo thanks!

[@gparajon]

Have you tried the Myk app?

[@ClintGibbs]

Not yet

[@chinoblackmountaintv]

How did you remove the static noise?

[@donkmashinjuiceman69]

Great vid thank you! Super helpful

[@misterhasnainraza]

No wind noise on stock (internal) mic then why use external mic. i am also not getting external mic from the world, not available on amazon, ebay etc. and if available then its costing 170 dollars

[@MrEaves]

2:33 wrong setup detected 😅 To minimise bouncing try to mont the buckle upside down so that camera will be more centred in relation to chesty.

[@ClintGibbs]

If I mount the GoPro right side up on the chesty, I cannot angle it enough. It points down too much when I’m leaning forward on a bike.

[@TrailFeatures]

It's always interesting to see other people's experience with the GoPro audio. They've got such an aggressive tune on that thing trying to push past the waterproofing. What gimbal do you plan on testing the 7 with?

[@ClintGibbs]

Karma grip with extension cable kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXuolJZjjtposLM

[@TrailFeatures]

@@ClintGibbs You're not going to get very good results, sadly. When it's connected to the Karma, an EQ mix gets loaded up on the GoPro that filters out the motor noise. GoPro decided to use this as a workaround to the fact the mics have to be boosted to hear past the waterproof membranes. 😟

[@simacmarko1]

I hope you ll use gimbal of some kind. Coz it s way to bumpy and shakey using just hero 7 . And i think karma grip will definetly mess up everything like it did to bkxc . Anyhow, The hero 7 and external mic is for the win coz it picks up great trail amd bike noise and your voice is the clearest.

[@CooperSellers]

With my EVO SS, I'll get gimbal motor noise pretty bad in the left mic, so what I've been doing is muting the left channel and duplicating the right to provide stereo. You can still get a faint hum of the gimbal, but not as bad.

[@beardedbiker2647]

When you plug in an external mic does it disable the internal ones?

[@ClintGibbs]

Yes

[@bugeyesprite119]

I'd vote for the external mic. In stereo mode your voice sounds like it's coming only out of the right speaker. Somewhat distracting. Just my $0.02.

[@twowheelslater7112]

those fake stick on mustaches from walmart cut and placed over the mic make a really great 99 cent dead cat.

[@raymondh5662]

what's wrong with Wind mode ???

[@ClintGibbs]

Wind mode is pretty bad for voices. If you want to carry on dialog you really need to use stereo or an external mic.

[@rickvestuto]

sounds so much better with the wind Gives the video more of a natural and realistic feeling If you watch the weather channel you will hear the $10,000 mic and wind screen still picking up the wind And that's because they want you to feel the weather in the video If you cut out the wind then the video feels fake and emotionaless People need to stop making everything feel and look fake and emotionaless and get back to basics of the natural sounding era of the 60's - 80's (No AI) Regards, rick

[@ashiqurrahaman4924]

Where is the place you were cycling?

[@ClintGibbs]

San Felasco

[@Sharpiesailor31]

Good review

[@AlexGower]

Not sure why you need the 90 degree adapter with an Omni directional mic? Also that adapter is trrs and the mic is trs. Does that let the mic work with iPhone using the lightning to 3.5mm adapter?

[@ClintGibbs]

Yeah, lately I’ve been using the mic without the adapter and it seems to work fine. This is a TRS mic which will not work in a phone. You need a TRRS mic for a phone.

[@AlexGower]

Right but the 90 degree adapter you’re using is a trrs? So does that convert the mic from trs to trrs properly like the rode adapter?

[@ClintGibbs]

Alex Gower I have not tried the adapter with a TRRS Mike. But I don’t think it would because I can use this mic directly on the go Pro adapter or through the 90° adapter. But I may try a trrs mic in the next few days

[@AlexGower]

Clint Gibbs okay so basically you are saying it must not convert it from Trs to trrs because it works properly in the GoPro adapter. Thanks! My goal is to get this mic and be able to use it for GoPro and my phone so I will probably get the mic and then the rode adapter cable for trs to trrs and then use the iPhone lightning adapter.

[@ClintGibbs]

Alex Gower yeah, our use the Rode TRRS to TRS adapter when I use me smartlav plus on the go pro

[@marek19]

Clint, check Nate Hills either on KZbin or here: www.natehills.com; in reference to the recording on the fly!

[@peacedets]

Why not to use a helmet headset?

[@yamrasaily5219]

Very good menu paz?

[@AdamJStoryDC]

I used this microphone for my GoPro 4 silver. Would it work for the 7? That external microphone looks cumbersome. Microphone for Go Pro: amzn.to/2yC1EzX

[@ClintGibbs]

No, that will not work. The GoPro is a USB C input. Even if you had a USB c microphone I think you still need to go through the adapter. Hopefully that will change one day.

[@special66dog]

I also been watching a ton of GoPro hero7 black setups videos. I also like Russ from Path Less Pedaled setup or maybe getting a alloy case then glueing a cold shoe adapter to the mic adapter. If you use Adobe Premiere Pro, Cody Blue has a great fix using software to fix the audio, "How to get AMAZING AUDIO on your GoPro7". He gets great audio without an external mic. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIbSpptrbMR2p9k

[@ff11dream]

External better

[@drewmorg.]

No comparison. External mic.

[@Free__Speech]

Stop buying cameras without microphone ports & put the companies out of business