Best Pop Filter

[mikeyrad]

I hate to sound stupid but what is the difference between a cheap chineise mesh pop filter and high end mesh filter?

Do they use better mesh or???

I know, I know stupid question but would like to know

[Bob Olhsson]

Best is none and teaching the singer how to not pop or else high-passing the pops after the fact!

Second best is a pencil placed to break the air stream.

Pop screens all screw up the midrange which generally isn't worth doing.

[Lights]

Mikey: point me to a cheap chinese mesh filter... I want to try one. I'm a sucker for anything cheap. EDIT: I think I'm misinterpreting the word "mesh" -- I assumed you were talking about the Hakan-style thick mesh, but perhaps you're talking about the simple thin nylon.

FWIW, the Hakan P110 mesh itself is 15 British pounds if you scroll to the bottom of the page. Not very expensive. I haven't find anyone in the US that sells the filter, though.

[gideon352]

The one that you use at an angle.

[shanabit]

Funny how the Stedman was praised around here when i bought it, Now its a POS, hmm
Typical GS

[diegua]

Originally Posted by pan60

a reticulated foam filter, but the Pete's Place Blast Pad is the very best you can get!

I love it! Nothing comes close

[mikeyrad]

@Lights ya i meant nylon

If you do a ebay search for "pop filter" and change it to lowest price+shipping you can pick and choose.

Heres one Musician's Gear Pop Filter | eBay

I got mine straight from china, this one is probably the same thing and from the states!

I seem to have some mid range mud in my vocal tracks and now im thinking it could be the cheap pop filter. Ill have to borrow a better one and see if it is that.

[cjogo]

The one from Abbey .. we use the copy

[Klangarchitekten]

This one is the best. Hands down.
Expensive but payable.

http://schmitronicshop.de/index.php?...roducts_id=649

[pan60]

Originally Posted by John Willett

But $300

if you seen one and recognized all its uses you would understand the price.
it would be ( i believe ), near impossible to offer it for any less.

Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson

Best is none and teaching the singer how to not pop or else high-passing the pops after the fact!

Second best is a pencil placed to break the air stream.

Pop screens all screw up the midrange which generally isn't worth doing.

most of the time i would agree Bob, but ask that that use and understand the blast pad and all its uses, it is a tool most will want as well as find they need.

Originally Posted by maagaudio

I use the Blast Pad. I am planning on getting another. It is the best, by far!

Originally Posted by diegua

I love it! Nothing comes close

Nothing comes close

[BillSimpkins]

Stedman.

[daveybasso]

Originally Posted by plexisys

I'm more concerned about protecting the mic capsule. I've got a Wagner U47w coming. I've used some pretty cheap filters up untill now so I want to make sure I've got something that does a good job and protects the mic.

what microphone is in that pic....whats he using?

[Lights]

Just FYI, I was able to secure one of those P110 pop screens that was listed above. (I was curious...) and it arrived in Seattle today. I'm hoping it will make it to my house by end of day tomorrow as I have a recording session with my female vocalist tomorrow night. I'll post my impressions in the next few days.

It wasn't easy to track down how to get this thing in the US. It's not carried anywhere. And it took quite some time to get it here. I hope it was worth it!!

[Lights]

Hey guys:

My female vocalist had to delay a week. But in lieu of that I did a 1 minute test of the P110 "colorless" popscreen of my own with my Stellar CM-6. Here is the audio.

It is 100% unprocessed. I was just singing a capella without any music so please excuse if I go sharp or flat or whatever (the passage is from an unpublished song of mine that has a lot of plosives in the chorus).

First I have the popscreen on. Then I tried to reproduce the performance with the popscreen off. Hopefully I was in the same position, but I had to move a bit to take the popscreen out of the frame and to stop and start the recording. As far as I can tell, aside from the lack of plosives, the audio is identical before and after (within reason given that they had to be 2 different takes).

I'm impressed. And it was nowhere NEAR the price many of the favorites listed here. The only challenge is that it's not carried here in the USA.. but my favorite sales rep was able to track it down for me.

[John Willett]

Originally Posted by Lights

P110 "colorless" popscreen ........ The only challenge is that it's not carried here in the USA.. but my favorite sales rep was able to track it down for me.

KMR in the UK sell them and will ship to the States.

[Lights]

That's cool. The original place posted above said they couldn't sell to the U.S.

I got mine from bkaminski@gcpro.com / gcbkaminski@gmail.com (Guitar Center Pro Division)--he found it through one of his European mic suppliers. That way I didn't have to pay the international shipping.