[HELP] Pop filter

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[HELP] Pop filter

Postby Fl Brony » 31 Jan 2013 22:02

So I got a blue snowball for christmas but I need a pop filter but I don't know what pop filters would work with it so.......any help?
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Re: [HELP] Pop filter

Postby Lavender_Harmony » 31 Jan 2013 22:17

Any will work at all. All a pop filter is a bit of air-catching material. Find one that will clamp to your mic stand, or one with its own stand you can put in front of the mic, and you're good.
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Re: [HELP] Pop filter

Postby senntenial » 31 Jan 2013 23:03

I've recently made a pop filter by taking the top couple inches of an oatmeal box, stretching some used pantyhose over it, and then keeping it in place with rubber bands and staples. Before I stretched the pantyhose over it, I cut 2 small holes in the cardboard to stick a hanger through so I can bend it around things.

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Although it isn't the prettiest thing, it works super well - and for $0 (if you already have the materials) it's better than paying 60$ for a professional thingy.

Also I don't even have a vocal mic, it's a field recorder, lol.
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Re: [HELP] Pop filter

Postby Mr. Bigglesworth » 01 Feb 2013 04:10

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Re: [HELP] Pop filter

Postby itroitnyah » 01 Feb 2013 06:30

I've heard that tissue works well
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Re: [HELP] Pop filter

Postby Cherax » 04 Feb 2013 05:51

I got a ~$20 one for Christmas which is working nicely, but before that, I used to remove the front plate from my CD player's speakers, which have a layer of similar material over them, hold it up to my mouth, and sing through it into my Snowball. It worked just fine! If you have similar speakers, give it a whirl. Of course, sometimes just standing back from the mic can be effective.

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Re: [HELP] Pop filter

Postby Alycs » 04 Feb 2013 07:57

As I am literally the most poor musician ever, I don't actually have an actual good microphone. What I did is I bought some pantyhose, rubber-banded it over a masking-tape roll, and then duct-taped that to a Rock Band USB mic.

It actually works ridiculously well considering the entire thing didn't even cost a full dollar.
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Re: [HELP] Pop filter

Postby nOk » 04 Feb 2013 09:59

Suprisingly, I havnt had to get a pop filter for my blue snowball... Yet. But really, all you need to make one is a thin, breathable material and something to hold it in place.
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Re: [HELP] Pop filter

Postby Alycs » 04 Feb 2013 10:27

Well, if you don't mind looking like you're dirt poor, here is a picture of what I made. All you need is some panty-hose or T-shirt material, a roll of masking tape, and two markers/pencils.

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