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John Ellis · April 29th, 2009, 10:48 PM

As a seventh grader many years ago, I enjoyed scrounging through streetside trash piles and one of the more interesting things I found was a tank commander's helmet with a mic which was snapped across the guy's throat instead of to his mouth.
In the book, $30 Film School, I read that you want a high mic rather than one on the chest to keep the rumble from the chest out. So are any of you tank commanders and what would the voice sound like to the other guys in the tank?

Jordan Block · April 30th, 2009, 12:30 AM

A short audio sample of an old throat mic: robotcowboy.com carbon throat mic

Allan Black · April 30th, 2009, 02:41 AM

It sounded like crap, esp[ecially with old whatsisface screaming at me 'cause I couldn't get the tank hatch open in the emergency drill. worst period of my life.

April 29th, 2009, 10:48 PM	#1
John Ellis New Boot Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cumming, GA 330041 Posts: 11	military tank mic As a seventh grader many years ago, I enjoyed scrounging through streetside trash piles and one of the more interesting things I found was a tank commander's helmet with a mic which was snapped across the guy's throat instead of to his mouth. In the book, $30 Film School, I read that you want a high mic rather than one on the chest to keep the rumble from the chest out. So are any of you tank commanders and what would the voice sound like to the other guys in the tank?

April 30th, 2009, 12:30 AM	#2
Jordan Block Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 67	A short audio sample of an old throat mic: robotcowboy.com carbon throat mic

April 30th, 2009, 02:41 AM	#3
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,887	It sounded like crap, esp[ecially with old whatsisface screaming at me 'cause I couldn't get the tank hatch open in the emergency drill. worst period of my life.