Which pop filter is best? Foam vs metal mesh vs nylon popper stopper - Stellar X2 PRELIMINARY TEST
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00:00 Intro and explanation of the test
00:54 Example of the mic positioned to the side of my mouth
02:48 Mic positioned in front of my mouth with no filter
03:40 Mic positioned in front of my mouth with foam filter
05:05 Mic positioned in front of my mouth with metal mesh filter
06:57 Mic positioned in front of my mouth with dual layer nylon popper stopper
10:44 End credits
Which pop filter is best? Foam vs metal mesh vs nylon popper stopper - Stellar X2 PRELIMINARY TEST
This is one of my preliminary tests. This one is specifically for the Tech Zone Audio Products Stellar X2 microphone. This is just one of a number of tests that I'm doing before I make my final review of the Tech Zone Stellar X2.
The Tech Zone Audio Products Stellar X2 is a traditional style large diaphragm capsule XLR condenser cardioid studio microphone. It's worth making those distinctions about the microphone as a typical large diaphragm studio condenser with a cardioid polar pattern is very sensitive to wind and plosives.
So what I'm trying to work out here is what is best way for reducing plosives on my X2 microphone, a foam filter, a metal mesh shield or a dual layer nylon popper stopper.
All three methods are designed to do the same job, basically remove as much energy out of the wind that your lungs/mouth/voice produce when singing or talking into a microphone, especially when you are close to the mic, close mic'ing.
Quite often you'll hear a pop filter being referred to as a spit guard, wind shield, wind screen, pop shield, pop screen, pop stopper etc. But in the context of this video and test and my own description it's a pop filter.
The reduction or dissipation of energy within the wind is done mostly by deflection, deceleration
and absorption. Each method will reduce energy to varying degrees but will also have an effect on the natural tone EQ of the microphone. It's all basically a balancing act and accepting where the compromises are made. Do you lose some EQ and tone at the expense of better plosive rejection or do you accept a certain amount of low level plosives but maintain the natural tone of the microphone.
The idea is to find the least destructive method that helps me avoid using tone control on the mic, such as EQ to filter or shelve certain low end frequencies that would help to reduce the low frequency thud from plosives but would also quite drastically change the natural tonal characteristics of the mic to a point where the sound and test/review isn't really focusing on the natural sound of the mic.
Let me know in the comments if any of these methods where acceptable. I doubt I'd use the side position of the mic as it lost a lot of high frequency detail and became quite thick and muddy sounding in the low end bass frequencies.
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