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Fallout · 29-07-12, 07:51 AM

I appreciate this isn't a sound/audio forum, but I'm not a member of one of those, so thought I'd see if any orgers have any ideas.

My drift HD mic is just too sensitive. I have it down on minimum sensitivity on the camera settings and have it mounted away from my mouth when in the helmet, but it's still too loud. As soon as I get over 30mph and the wind noise picks up and I start having to talk loudly, I get lots of distortion. 60+ and my babbling is all too distorted to make out what I'm saying.

So I think the only solution (bar buying a super quiet expensive helmet) is to wrap something around it to muffle it. The question is, what? Any ideas what I could use that would reduce the volume, but not reduce the fidelity too much? Or is that not possible? Googling is so far bringing up mostly software related fixes like mic gain and stuff. Mic gain is already on minimum!

29-07-12, 07:51 AM	#1
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	How to reduce mic volume (not electronically)? I appreciate this isn't a sound/audio forum, but I'm not a member of one of those, so thought I'd see if any orgers have any ideas. My drift HD mic is just too sensitive. I have it down on minimum sensitivity on the camera settings and have it mounted away from my mouth when in the helmet, but it's still too loud. As soon as I get over 30mph and the wind noise picks up and I start having to talk loudly, I get lots of distortion. 60+ and my babbling is all too distorted to make out what I'm saying. So I think the only solution (bar buying a super quiet expensive helmet) is to wrap something around it to muffle it. The question is, what? Any ideas what I could use that would reduce the volume, but not reduce the fidelity too much? Or is that not possible? Googling is so far bringing up mostly software related fixes like mic gain and stuff. Mic gain is already on minimum! __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)