| FWIW, I almost always record singers from maybe six inches above their nose, angled down toward their mouth from a foot or more away, without a pop filter. The cardiod proximity boost helps in this case, and the distance gives a more natural sound than right up on the mic. Since they're not singing directly at the diaphragm, there usually aren't any problems with plosives. Some years ago I A/B'd the sound with and without the nylon-type pop filter, and found that filters dulled the sound a bit, so I try not to use them unles the style calls for a very close mic. The metal Stedman filter dulls the sound less, I think, but sometimes plosives get through it. |