A Pop Filter will typically come in 2 fashions of construction. Metallic mesh or Nylon, both have benefits and specific drawbacks.
For instance some debate the metallic mesh style pop filter has a larger bearing on the filtered sound while a nylon style will be hardly noticeable. (It must be mentioned this comes only down to personal opinion of the listener) while others will disagree that there is no noticeable difference between the two, while others make the point that both styles will dull the sound to some degree, it is simply a matter of that has the most impact.
Personally you may now and then notice some of the more high end, noise is dulled to a tiny extent but this is generally considered a good thing, besides the advantages of using a pop filter completely outweigh going it without.
The Metallic style eg the MXL P003 is much easier to scrub and will obviously stand the test of time but is often dearer to get while the nylon version can degrade a little faster but this can come down to the quantity of work it has got to do.
The major point of difference is normally the attachment clamp and flexible arm and this is the area that's deserving of far more scrutiny. A robust model like the Pro Screen XL is reasonably reasonable and has an excellent clamp and has a very flexible arm. This might not seem a big concern when looking at making a purchase especially if you're a first-time buyer but having a pop filter that stays in place and is straightforward to make minor changes to (we are sometimes talking very small amounts of picky adjustment) could be a great asset particularly over a substantial period of time and I might personally suggest spending the few additional greenbacks to save yourself the frustration.
Occasionally you can notice a double screen pop filter, however this is far less common than the standard Pop Filter. Fundamentally this just doubles what you are doing with the first pop filter and is only used when definitely necessary.
For instance some debate the metallic mesh style pop filter has a larger bearing on the filtered sound while a nylon style will be hardly noticeable. (It must be mentioned this comes only down to personal opinion of the listener) while others will disagree that there is no noticeable difference between the two, while others make the point that both styles will dull the sound to some degree, it is simply a matter of that has the most impact.
Personally you may now and then notice some of the more high end, noise is dulled to a tiny extent but this is generally considered a good thing, besides the advantages of using a pop filter completely outweigh going it without.
The Metallic style eg the MXL P003 is much easier to scrub and will obviously stand the test of time but is often dearer to get while the nylon version can degrade a little faster but this can come down to the quantity of work it has got to do.
The major point of difference is normally the attachment clamp and flexible arm and this is the area that's deserving of far more scrutiny. A robust model like the Pro Screen XL is reasonably reasonable and has an excellent clamp and has a very flexible arm. This might not seem a big concern when looking at making a purchase especially if you're a first-time buyer but having a pop filter that stays in place and is straightforward to make minor changes to (we are sometimes talking very small amounts of picky adjustment) could be a great asset particularly over a substantial period of time and I might personally suggest spending the few additional greenbacks to save yourself the frustration.
Occasionally you can notice a double screen pop filter, however this is far less common than the standard Pop Filter. Fundamentally this just doubles what you are doing with the first pop filter and is only used when definitely necessary.
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