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Why do I need a pop shield?

Sound is the result of air vibrating and a microphone converts these airborne vibrations into an electrical signal. When you sing a B, P or M sound, you not only vibrate the air but you also expel a gust of breath which, if you're working close to the microphone, slams into the diaphragm producing a very loud, very low frequency thump or pop.

 

Placing a fine mesh between the mouth and mic lets the normal air vibrations pass relatively unaffected but breaks up the blasts of air before they reach the diaphragm. Originally engineers made their own pop filters by stretching fine nylon stocking material over a wire hoop. These days RØDE products look a little better and have mounting brackets to lock the pop shield to the stand or shock mount. RØDE also have an integrated shockmount  / popshield system in the SM6 accessory.

 

 

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James Grace
James Grace is one of South Africa’s leading concert artists, and has appeared with the Cape Philharmonic and the Kwa-Zulu Natal Philharmonic, among others. Currently he continues to perform and teach full-time as the Head of Classical Guitar Studies at the University of Cape Town. James recently released his fourth solo album 'Sevilla- Music of Spain II'. And which mic does he trust to record his classical sound? The RØDE K2.
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