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Your ride footage can look perfect and sound terrible: a constant roar of wind drowning out the engine and your voice. A few changes fix it.
Why it sounds so bad
Wind hits the camera’s microphone directly. Above a certain speed, no camera filters it out completely.
Tips that work
- Protect the mic: wind muffs or “dead cats” cut noise a lot. Many cameras have their own accessory.
- Move the camera: on your chest or behind the fairing there is less wind than on the helmet.
- A mic inside the helmet: to record your voice, a small mic inside the helmet, sheltered from the wind, is the best solution. Some wireless systems connect straight to the camera.
- Record the engine separately: a protected mic near the exhaust or engine sounds far cleaner.
- Turn on wind reduction in the camera.
Cameras with good sound
- GoPro MAX2: six microphones with wind-noise reduction.
- DJI Osmo 360 II: four microphones and compatible with DJI Mic 2 and Mic 3 wireless mics.
