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stubby43
stubby43 aka Phil is a 25.42 year old boy, has been a member since December 22, 2006, has scored 3,809 submissions, giving an average score of 2.65, helping 191 designs get printed.


What is the circle thing in front of his microphone and what does it do?

iPear
iPear on Jan 24 '10 at 6:50pm
that's a pop filter. It's used to filter out the pop sound when you pronounce certain words.
professorE
professorE on Jan 24 '10 at 6:51pm
^ yes
stubby43
stubby43 on Jan 24 '10 at 6:53pm
Ok...



Soo, what is this pop sound that one would want to filter?
professorE
professorE on Jan 24 '10 at 6:54pm
Pronouncing a "p" ssound mostly, but other words/syllables can do it too.
professorE
professorE on Jan 24 '10 at 6:55pm
HERE.
Malcolm Man
Malcolm Man on Jan 24 '10 at 6:56pm
One tends to expel more breath when pronouncing a 'p' which can make the signal peak out and also result in a 'popping' noise.
Malcolm Man
Malcolm Man on Jan 24 '10 at 6:57pm
Think of it as a wind sock for your mic, stubby. Similar principals.
professorE
professorE on Jan 24 '10 at 6:59pm
Well, a windsock is used to show wind direction.
stubby43
stubby43 on Jan 24 '10 at 7:02pm
professorE on Jan 24 '10 at 6:59pm Well, a windsock is used to show wind direction.



different windsock











I understand now, I was just currious.
professorE
professorE on Jan 24 '10 at 7:09pm
Hahahahaha - microphone merkin!
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