Fans of high-quality music and sound reproducing equipment know that the use of speakers and microphones requires the use of additional devices to ensure clear sound. So, for example, thanks to a product such as a pop filter, you can achieve clean vocals without noise. It is designed to reduce the level of "clatter" and various noises.
What is a pop effect?
A pop-up effect is an unpleasant phenomenon that occurs when an air stream from a person singing or speaking directly into a microphone enters the device’s membrane. Most often this occurs when pronouncing voiced explosive vowels, hissing and whistling sounds. Some sound engineers associate this effect with the sound of a bass drum beat. The best wired from this kind of phenomena is considered a pop filter.
Application
The use of the mentioned products is very necessary for narration narrations, because they cut off the excess low and high frequencies of the sound on both sides of the sound signal , which makes it easier for further editing of the recording. They are widely used by both radio announcers and vocalists, which helps to achieve maximum performance.
Types of microphone protection
There are only two main types of noise protection:
1. Wind protection (WindFilter) - is a foam filter for the microphone (cap), which is worn directly on the device. First of all, it is designed to protect the microphone from air and wind flows from different sides. Wind protection is very relevant when working with a microphone on the street.
2. Pop filter is a mesh device with flexible mount. For the manufacture of mesh can use a variety of materials, from kapron to metal. They are used to quench the sounds and breath of the speaker.
The choice of pop filters
The selection of the mentioned products must be taken with all seriousness and responsibility. The fact is that many amateurs very carefully and meticulously examine the microphone itself, and do not pay any attention to the filters. But the recording quality directly depends on them. You can buy a very expensive microphone, install professional software on your computer that allows you to work wonders with recorded audio tracks, and still the quality will be better. The pop-filter must be selected from the calculation of the type and type of recording, operating conditions. They come in various shapes: oval, round and rectangular. In principle, in order to extinguish breathing and sonorous sounds, wind protection can also be used, but it is not so effective, and it also significantly distorts the recorded sounds.
Conclusion
By the way, if you do not like to buy finished products, but prefer to craft everything yourself, then such a filter will also be easy for you to make. And it will be a rather comical situation if you made a microphone with your own hands, and you will buy a filter in a store. So what do we need for a pop filter? To do this, you need to make a wire frame or take the usual embroidery hoop and pull nylon tights on this design . You can use thin foam, but it is worthwhile to understand that the finer the material, the cleaner the sound.