Seeing my vlogs, many of you had asked me how I recorded our intercom conversations while we were riding through Ladakh and Kashmir. Here’s how I did it.
So first there’s the intercom. We used the Vnetphone V6 intercom. The intercom has two speakers and a mic. Now to record the conversation, I used two different lav mics.
One of them sits alongside the intercom mic and records my voice. The other one sits on top of one of the intercom speaker and records the other person’s voice coming through the speaker.
These two mics are then connected to a headphone splitter which combines these two signals into one signal. The outout jack is connects to the mic jack of the action camera. It’s that simple.
Keep in mind, all these mics need to have a TRS jack and not the TRRS one. The TRS jack will have 2 black rings while the TRRS one will have black three rings. You’ll need to get lav mics and connectors that are of TRS type or use a TRRS to TRS converter which will make the whole setup a bit more cumbersome.
Advantages of wired helmet audio recording setup
Now there are better setups like wireless ones. I have seen some use the DJI mic paired with DJI cameras or even the intercoms like Cardo and Sena paired with DJI cameras to make this whole setup wireless but I have found few downsides to it.
Firstly that setup is expensive. A mesh intercom and a wireless mic is quite expensive. Secondly, these setups are not self healing.
I have tried connecting the insta360 X2 to the Vnetphone V6. It works but the catch is that you need to manually connect it every time you switch the camera on. It’s a hassle while you are on the move.
The beauty of this wired setup is that you can start and stop recording with a single click of a button. The intercom will be on always while you are riding. When you want to record, just start the camera. This reduces a lot of friction and makes vlogging on the go very easy.
Disadvantages of wired helmet audio setup
The only downside to this whole setup is that it’s not waterproof. I use the Cynova mic adapter for the DJI osmo and while it’s connected, the camera isn’t waterproof. So when it starts raining, I have to disconnect the adapter and put back the waterproof cover.
That’s the only downside. But in areas like Ladakh and Rajasthan, it hardly rains so you’re sorted.
Product Links – Elfog Lav Mic, Headphone Splitter
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