Pop Filter

George Karnes · **Voice Talent** Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 905

My beautiful gold Pop Filter arrived today (thanks Todd!).

It has no instructions. My question is....how far from a dynamic microphone (blue snowball) should it be placed?

Lynne Alston · **Voice Talent** Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 743

George, I read that rule of thumb is, your mouth is a hand width away from the mike, i.e. Small finger at the mic, to thumb width at the lips,like blowing raspberries, doing that would put your popper stopper between your mouth and the mic. that sounds confusing, about 2-3 inches from the mic, and 2-3 inches from your mouth. However, I have small hands, so maybe its different for a guy.

Todd Ellis · Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007, 01:56 (GMT) Post subject:

George - it should be placed approximately 250 miles North of your studio ... in my studio. Thank you in advance.

Todd

George Karnes · **Voice Talent** Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 905

Todd-
I tried to have it delivered directly to you, but some idiot blocked the way with a four hundred year old well.

J.S. Gilbert

My guess is that if you placed yourself about 1 mile away from the blue snowball you'd sound better than if you had a pop filter between you and it.

If you take it apart, you'll find a tin can and a string inside.

But then again, I'm sure that there are a lot of commercial fisherman using a Popeil pocket fishing pole and surgeons operating with butter knives.

I'm not saying mortgage the farm to buy gear but I don't think using a Mr. Microphone is goingto get you anywhere.

George Karnes · **Voice Talent** Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 905

Wow, Gilbert bites again. I know I don't have a great mic. But it is better than the one I had. I appreciate your advice and I plan to get better equipment as I can. However, the Blue Snowball has been rated as the only USB mic to begin to bridge the gap between USB and "antique" (sorry about the jab Wink

) style mics.

So is that a statute mile or a nautical mile J.S.?

BTW, I see you posts in other places. You seem like one smart dude but really caustic. Are you angry about something I said?

Todd Ellis · Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007, 03:34 (GMT) Post subject:

In defense of the Blue Snowball ... granted it's not a U87 - it is, however a pretty good "starter" or travel USB condenser mic with a relatively flat response. As a matter of fact Rodney Salsbury uses one as his travel mic, and (I've heard) has even voiced final cuts with it.

What you'll find if you take it apart - is a fairly decent dual-capsule condenser mic you can plug right into your laptop. imho.

Phyllis K. Day · **Voice Talent** Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 251