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Microphone Pop
Microphone Pop Filter: Read This Before You Buy One
The microphone pop filter, (known to some people as a pop screen or pop shield) is used when recording vocals (usually in a studio) to greatly improve the sound of the recording by minimising the ‘pop' sounds that are caused by the breath hitting the microphone at a high speed. It can also help to protect the microphone from being corroded by any saliva that may come into contact with the microphone.
When speaking or singing, some letters, particularly P's and S's, can sound bad on a recording by generating large blasts of sound and using a pop filter will greatly improve the sound of this by breaking up the sounds they make (such as a pop or a hiss).
Usually, a microphone pop filter is made from woven nylon stretched over a circular frame. The better ones will have at least two layers. They are normally attached to a flexible stick, at the end of which is a clamp to attach to the microphone stand (not the actual microphone as the vibrations would affect the quality of the recording). Pop filters are much better to use than the foam microphone covers because they keep you at a proper distance from the microphone. Getting too close can distort the sound and make it sound not as good as if you keep a good distance between you and the microphone.
There are some quite common myths on the Internet about microphone pop filters or pop filter alternatives. One of them is that if you attach a pencil to the microphone ‘against the face of the microphone, centred directly in front of the microphone element' that will have the same effect as a pop filter. This is not true. The pencil may deflect the sounds of unwanted pops and hisses, but only by a tiny unnoticeable fraction. Another myth is that if you make your own pop filter this will have the same effect as a professional one. Wrong. Professional pop filters are made so that the material is not stretched over the frame too tightly or not tightly enough. They are also made with the layers perfect distances apart from each other, as opposed to just one layer of a doubled up piece of material.
So to conclude, a pop filter, which can be one of the cheapest parts of your home studio, is often the most important and commonly left out of the studio set-up. For more information on high quality pop filters and where to purchase them, visit this link: Microphone Dual Layer Pop Filter.
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Do I need a pop filter for my microphone?
Its a "Yeti USB Blue Microphone" Do I need a pop filter for playing my saxophone???
Nope, a pop filter is only used when singing since vocalizing the "p" sound forces out a strong puff of air that makes a popping noise in the mic. I'm not aware of any musical instrument that creates such a strong puff, so your sax should be fine.
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