Hi. Welcome to the DIY Video Studio Channel.
Today I'm going to show you the correct way to use a pop filter
when recording audio or doing a livestream or zoom meeting.
So if you want to improve the quality of your audio,
stick around.
Microphone windscreens and pop filters
are one of the most worthwhile pieces of audio gear you'll ever buy.
They stop that popping or blasting sound you get on words that start with Bs,
Ps, and other consonants that produce a blast of air from your mouth.
When that puff of wind hits the microphone capsule,
it causes a pop or a blast in the recording.
That's why we use these guys, foam windscreens and pop filters.
They prevent that blast of air reaching the microphone, but let the sound through.
First up, a question I've been asked is, "where does the pop filter go"?
Well, if it's a foam windscreen or furry wind muff,
you just slip it onto the end of the microphone.
Pop filters are a bit different though,
they don't normally cover all of the microphone's grille,
so you need to know which part of the mic to speak into.
Is it the end, like this handheld mic,
or the side, like this Blue Yeti.
You then put the pop filter between you
and the sensitive part of the microphone.
The next question is, "how far should the pop filter be from the microphone?"
Obviously, foam and furry windscreens sit on the microphone,
but pop filters, both fabric and metal mesh types,
should be about four inches in front of the microphone.
Having that gap helps in preventing pops.
The distance, however, doesn't need to be exact.
Just make a fist with your hand, place one side against the microphone
and put the pop filter up against the thumb of your fist.
Take your hand away, and the gap that should be left should be about four inches.
Some types of
pop filters attached directly to your microphone
and cannot be adjusted, such as this one from Moukey.
In such cases you can also add a foam windscreen
onto the microphone to improve the pop protection.
So now you have the pop filter in front of the microphone.
The next question is, "how close should you be to the pop filter"?
Now, assuming you are using a microphone to do a voiceover, podcast, or YouTube
video, the ideal distance between you and the microphone
should be about 6 to 8 inches.
So you should be about 2 to 4
inches from the pop filter.
If you're in a treated room, however,
you could be up to about ten inches away from the mic.
In which case you could leave a gap of six inches
between you and the pop filter.
That's it, you now know where your pulp filter should be placed.
How far it needs to be from the microphone.
And how far you should be from the pop filter.
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