Pop filter ques.

[supersean]

Okay so I ordered a blue snowball mic and overall it's been awesome but I want to know will a pop filter make the background noise decrease by alot? Because I have a loud ass computer fan and In every video I do I can hear the damn computer so will a pop fiklter help decrease this noise?

 

[DarrenVocal]

Okay so I ordered a blue snowball mic and overall it's been awesome but I want to know will a pop filter make the background noise decrease by alot? Because I have a loud ass computer fan and In every video I do I can hear the damn computer so will a pop fiklter help decrease this noise?

Well Sean, I'm not really sure how much you know about pop filters, but let me enlighten you.

Pop filters are used to filter out plosives. Like when you say Buh-nana.

There are two types of pop filters: Metal and Nylon pop filters. What are the differences?
From what I know, people said that the Nylon pop filter "colors" the sound by altering high frequencies whereas Metal ones gives you a full-detailed sound of what you said.

Your computer fan's noise will NOT be reduced by the pop filter for it is your microphone the one that is picking it up as the fan is not blowing directly into your microphone , therefore making it not a plosive.

How do you decrease this noise?
Place the computer far from you, lower the speed of the fan, buy a computer that is capable to do things quietly, set the power management to Quiet Office if you're on windows. There will be alot more, so just go and google on how to make the fan quieter.

 

[witzendoz]

Check out this site for reducing the PC noise, I have bough all my computer fans from them.

Alan.

 

[John Willett]

Well Sean, I'm not really sure how much you know about pop filters, but let me enlighten you.

Pop filters are used to filter out plosives.

Correct - the filter does not affect noise, but is used to minimise plosives - the "P" sound is the worst but "B" can also give of plosives

There are two types of pop filters: Metal and Nylon pop filters.

Actually there are three - Nylon, metal and foam (foam is used by the Håkan Pop Killer and the Rycote pop filter - and maybe some others).

What are the differences?
From what I know, people said that the Nylon pop filter "colors" the sound by altering high frequencies whereas Metal ones gives you a full-detailed sound of what you said.

Correct about the nylon ones, they can colour the sound at high frequencies, though the metal ones can also have their own problems, hence some companies moving to foam.

Though foam can have different problems unless the foam is very carefully designed.

The Håkan uses a very open cell foam that does not colour the high frequencies and is also hydrophobic so that it does not absorb moisture from the breath - if the foam chosen absorbs moisture this could affect the sound.

The metal ones can be good, but have to be well designed and mounted or you run the risk of them resonating, ringing or whistling as the air passes through the gaps.

There are also various qualities of the nylon ones - some are audibly better than others.