Reddit mentions of Olympus ME-51S Stereo Microphone

Camera is a GoPro Hero 4. I use this headrest mount, which places it nicely between the seats and far enough back to get a decent view both inside and outside the car. I also use this external mic, with dead cats covering the mics. The mic just stays attached to the headrest mount.

In other videos I've run a second camera looking back, with a lav mic just above one of the exhausts, to mix in some better sound, but that camera (a Hero 3) got destroyed last month, and I haven't replaced it yet. So there's just ambient sound in this weekend's video.

For data, I have an AiM Solo 2 DL, tapped into the car's CAN bus to get all the fun stuff like RPM/throttle/brake. I put the videos together after the fact in RaceRender. Template is my own semi-custom thing that I'm still refining. Next improvement will probably be combining throttle/brake into a single vertical bar instead of two separate horizontal ones. I tinkered with that a bit this morning and liked how it looked.

Olympus ME-51S Stereo Microphone... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BTAH62?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Movo WS1 Furry Outdoor Microphone... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HX40OL6?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I run an external microphone to the trunk. Cuts out all the wind buffeting and you can really hear the exhaust well.

http://www.amazon.com/Olympus-145037-ME-51S-Stereo-Microphone/dp/B000BTAH62/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417484489&sr=8-2&keywords=olympus+microphone

Took mine to a club last night and it really doesn't pick up bass well at all. Quality is insane though, 1080p @ 60fps. Haven't tried 30 fps yet let alone play with ProTune. Lots of time to tweak before festival season comes along ;).

I am going to get an external mic soon, probably this one.

Video will finish uploading here in about 45 minutes. This is from a GoPro with this microphone inside a deadcat stuck to my license plate with a magnet. I'm still playing around with positioning, but I'm pretty happy with it. Clipping isn't too bad and the wind noise is tolerable.

The Movo MA100 is about as close to your picture as I could find. However, if you don't mind putting up a little more money, the Olympus ME-51S looks a lot better, going by customer reviews.

Edit: From the Q&A on the amazon page, that second mic I linked looks like it's a hit-or-miss in terms of compatibility with phones; I wouldn't trust it.

The first option is to go without a housing at all, and instead get a frame. The latest frame nicely snaps out too, but around 40$ USD or so. The next option, is to look into an external microphone with the microphone attachment that goes through the micro USB port.

Using this adapter and a standard microphone. The hard part however, I think is mounting the mic onto the housing/frame so that you don't have to stand there all day with the mic in your hand.

If you check out /r/goproDIY there are a few rigs made by some who have attached mics to mounts.

so, weekend trial 1 complete. the audio i got overall is fantastic! i used the skeleton housing with this mic
i am very pleased overall with the setup. ill try to post a small video of some quality at some point

You could try a mic that plugs into the audio jack (like THIS for example) but I think that if you get an USB OTG type C to type A cable (like THIS) you could plug in any USB mic as long as it doesn't draw too much power.

Yeah, I have a Olympus ME-51S and a JK® MIC-J 044 but I prefer the Giant Squid. The ME-51S is nice though too. I do have a Movo WS10n windscreen muff on it too.


Helmet is either my Bell RS-2 or Arai XD3.

Here ya go! The Olympus ME-51S would work really well for your needs, Here it is used to record the shelter tour on a GoPro so you can get an idea of the sound quality :)

This is an awesome external mic that'd be great for his streams: https://www.amazon.com/Olympus-ME-51S-Stereo-Microphone/dp/B000BTAH62/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1499107727

This. It's all about what you want to record. And how little you want the mic to be. This is a popular smaller mic. If you are going for more quality/bigger size, you could go with a shotgun mic. Also, You can buy a Chinese adapter on eBay for under $3.

Here you go.

I just saved you one Project Ara.