Comments on: Car FX, Car chases… & submarines

By: tim

tim — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:51:05 +0000

My fear of using condensor mics as onboard mics is probably more SPL & wind noise related…. If you can secure a condensor mic so that its protected from wind & vibration then go for it, but definitely test it at full revs to see if it can handle being being that close to a loud exhaust pipe…. if not, you would want to have a dynamic mic ready to replace it with….. People don’t tend to put a condensor mic 4″ away from a snare drum, so maybe try that too sometime

By: James Hayday

James Hayday — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:21:00 +0000

Hey Tim… so many good articles on your blog, thanks for being so generous.

I’ve been trolling through these car recording posts because I’ve got the chance to record an aaaawesome V8 Chevy this weekend so all your tips will be invaluable.

My only problem is finding dynamics that arent rubbish.. I was thinking about using this ‘free’ JoeMeek condensor that came bundled (meaning that it was rolling around loosely inside the cardboard packaging) with some gear I bought…. Yeah so Im not too worried about it offering its life.

Do you think wrapping it very snugly will be enough or is your aversion to using condensers on cars because they’re just too much trouble??

Cheers
James

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By: Matteo Milani

Matteo Milani — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:11:26 +0000

Ronin (1998) by John Frankenheimer

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By: Michael Maroussas

Michael Maroussas — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:37:27 +0000

Hi Tim, congratulations on the blog – been following it for a while now and always find it interesting.

Just wanted to ask you how you found the dynamic mics handled wind and vibration noise when recording the Valiant Charger?

By: fieldsepulchra

fieldsepulchra — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:21:00 +0000

I don’t know if you saw this piece about John Fasal on the sound devices site:

http://www.sounddevices.com/news/dark-knight.htm

They used the c-link connections on the 7 series recorder to jam timecode and then separate. They kept all of their interior/exterior recording synced that way. Not necessary, but a novel idea.

Best,
Michael