I use purple panda microphone on my helmet! Mr Ben ☕

Also an audio engineer here, Im not sure what sort of recording experience youre coming from so dont take this as a criticism, just my own experience from working on a LOT of low budget produtions in uncontrolled noise environs. Yes, I agree that the wind protection removes some frequencies and might make the audio quality less than studio quality. But a little muffling is alot better than what you would get from these ultra small diaphragm mics if they were unprotected from the wind, road noise, breath, etc., and, when you have an unavoidably non optimized audio environment, there is some straight AMAZING software and forensic techniques available to refine the audio in post these days. Anyways, like I said at the beginning, this isnt a criticism of your experience based opinion, just my own experience basd perspective for contrast for those who bother reading us.

@@givemeanaxe I think they're just saying Ben would be better served using the fake fur like a fur windscreen.

@@donewhiskey eh... Theres a reason you dont see boom mics on windy location shoots using only the foam cage and no fur. Theres a reason why presenters on parades and sports games that are wearing lavs have fur and not just foam. Foam just isn't enough in those conditions. I dont believe it is for a helmet mic on a motorcycle either. The goal is consistently usable audio. The less rerecording you do, the better because recording a motovlog from the back of a moving bike takes a lot of time and energy. I highly doubt that Dork hasnt tried using only the foam. I highly doubt he hasnt tried using the fur with no tape. Sound recording is ALWAYS an experiment in "what works best TODAY, for me, in this environment?" And whats working for him, is working. Otherwise we wouldnt be watching right? See you on the trails friend!

@@givemeanaxe Are you saying that one should use fake fur on their mic to mitigate the wind?

@@donewhiskey No. Im saying that sound recordists seeking reliable capture in professional productions use it for a reason. And that anyone recording audio should use the best settings, equipment, and setups for their unique recording environment. Airpressure is mechnical force on the diaphragm of the microphone. Which translates to electrical impulse, which translates to noise. If youre overmodulating your microphone because of wind, plosives, etc., then you need to diffuse that mechanical force. Generally, mic placement-> the afformention foam windscreens->dead cats. THAT is generally as far as it goes. Then you resort to multiple microphones for coverage and editing. But, any live recordist worth their ohms is gonna develop nonstandard ways to compensate and capture reliable audio when they dont have optimial situations or equipment. Which is what dork has done here.

I did but the smell was pretty bad after a few weeks.