A buddy of mine uses a yeti mic on conference calls like me, and he's got the wrap-around spit/pop sheild on his rig. It sounded great, so I got to looking around, and the HyperX mic has a built-in anti-pop mechanism that saved on the external unit, better or worse. Saw new ones for sale on ebay for ~$120 bucks, but I fear audio sync issues with my external speakers and a separate mic as I get whenever I've tried this. Why I stay with my Jabra conferencing puck as it tends to work well via usb.
Monoprice sells various bits like the anti-pop shield, various mics, even higher-end xlr units through their audio production kit. You can get most everything you need for professional audio cheaply. Wires are the worst for me, I too destroy headsets or anything wired regularly. Bluetooth always simply sucks to use, especially with linux as an audio device. Still something linux fails to ever get right. I began looking for some more professional wireless mic systems to use, but again got exotic quickly that I didn't want to spend 3-4 hundred bucks on marginal increases over my conference puck. I'd love to hear of a good professional, non-bluetooth wireless setup with some range (around the house), noise cancellation, etc, usb or other. I still mostly rely on my bose wired headset to my phone for that. -mb On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 11:29 AM David Schwartz <newslett...@thetoolwiz.com> wrote: > > On Mar 28, 2020, at 12:16 AM, der.hans <pl...@lufthans.com> wrote: > > Am 28. Mar, 2020 schwätzte David Schwartz so: > > moin moin David, > > > A lot of people get these big (4”) round things on a gooseneck that are > suspended in front of the mic. I think they’re pretty silly unless you’re > doing professional-level sound. They’re used as “pop filters”. A foam > windscreen that goes over the mic is just as effective most of the time, > and a lot cheaper. > > > In today's world a big dorky spit guard sounds like a great idea :). I > might get one for wearing when going to the store! > > Mics designed to sit on your desk typically have foam inside the mic. An > external foam windscreen is good today because you can take it off and wash > it. > > > HAHA! It’s not so much a “spit guard” as for diffusing plosives — Ps, Ds, > Ts, Ks, etc, push out a small blast of air. If you’re close enough to the > mic, it creates a big “boom” of sorts. > > Some people think these things direct sound or do something to make you > sound better. They’re just wind guards when the wind in question is coming > from one direction — your mouth. > > I’ve seen folks set them up on mics several feet away from people, in > front of mics set up to record instruments, etc. > > If you’re not within a couple of feet of the mic and facing it directly, > then they’re useless. > > -David Schwartz > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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