What is Reddit's opinion of Aokeo Professional Microphone Pop Filter Mask Shield For Blue Yeti and Any Other Microphone, Mic Dual Layered Wind Pop Screen With A Flexible 360° Gooseneck Clip Stabilizing Arm?

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In case you don't believe this is real, here is a link to the amazon page where I found this.

If you're getting plosives, the easiest way to deal is a pop filter - something like this (only linked this one in particular because it's the one I have and I'm happy with it - there are plenty of others!) It redirects the puff of air coming out of your mouth so that it doesn't hit the mic as harshly, but still allows your voice through.

The other option is to change your mic technique; either back away from the mic and increase your gain, or adjust the mic it so that it's off to one side and not directly in front of your mouth.

Why would you do that?

A cheap pop filter is $6

Best thing would probably be to get a physical pop filter

as such: https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Microphone-Stabilizing-Recordings-Broadcasting/dp/B01N21H9WY

By "provided" do you mean the one that comes with it? What about buying a larger windscreen? OR are all large fuzzy windscreens not good for using as a pop filter?

I was looking at cheap ones on Amazon, such as https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Microphone-Stabilizing-Recordings-Broadcasting/dp/B01N21H9WY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NIF7Q1030CK1&keywords=Sennheiser+me-66+pop+filter&qid=1651897889&sprefix=sennheiser+me-66+pop+filte%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-1

and more professional ones, on BH like these https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=pop%20filter%20Sennheiser%20me66&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma

I do not mind spending $100 or a bit more to make sure I get good quality, I just have no idea what it is I should be looking for. I currently have the shotgun attached to a handheld mic tabletop stand, something like this https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1078258-REG/hamilton_stands_kb810_nuera_tabletop_mic_stand.html

and the table top stand is sitting on top of a stool to raise it off the ground and the mic is close to me and under me pointed towards me.

Thanks for your reply!!!

From the wording... I am not clear if you are talking about a pop filter

or an isolation shield

Take neither link as an endorsement, just examples.

Is that this one? http://www.rode.com/microphones/videomicro

To be fair, deadcat is more for cutting out wind - it will help with pops etc. You could get one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Microphone-Stabilizing-Recordings-Broadcasting/dp/B01N21H9WY/ref=sr_1_4?_encoding=UTF8&c=ts&dchild=1&keywords=Microphone+Windscreens+%26+Pop+Filters&qid=1605370059&s=musical-instruments&sr=1-4&ts_id=11974601

How close are you to the mic when speaking?

Using the same mic, coincidentally, and have been pleasantly surprised. Figured it was worth a go before mic shopping. I don't have a shock mount but have been using a floor boom like this one. Also picked up one of these pop filters from Amazon which seems to cut down, especially with some mic testing/technique. Good luck!

I have a couple of items that might be helpful. If you're into streaming games or use a mic (like a Yeti), then having a pop filter would be great as it will help get rid of that pesky "p" sound whenever you say a word that starts with a p. If streaming is not something you're into, then perhaps you're like me and spend a lot of time staring at the computer monitor. In that case, a pair of computer reading glasses can cut out some of the glare from the screen.

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Of course, you can always add a Funko Pop of your favorite character to hang out with you when you're browsing the web or doing that important computer work. One of my personal favorites would be the one and only Loki. I mean, who wouldn't want the god of mischief by their side? I also realize that means I listed three and should just pick one to go by. If so, I'd have to go with the glasses as they would be helpful. But then again... Loki. Ugh. So hard to pick one.

Now I'd like to start off by saying, great video! No, really! The idea was one of the first of it's type that I've seen on YT, granted I don't watch a lot of sims, but it was executed well and even had a bit of connection with your viewers, in the sense that, it was about your channel and the things that you use in your video. Now because I'm only going off of the one video and the video in question is completely sped up I will have to comment more on the side of your audio.

The first thing that I'd like to address is the fact that you don't seem confident in your mic and it's ability pick up your voice well. All I'm going to say about your mic is that it's okay and you shouldn't need a newer/better one unless that one breaks. You have little to no background noise, which is great, and for someone with an accent, you speak clearly enough for people to easily understand you.

Now onto your actual voice itself. You seem nervous and/or out of breath during your video, now I'm not sure of how to fix this problem directly, but I'd imagine a few good solutions would be to either get a good pop filter or to try and 'stealthily' breath purposely away from you mic to minimize interference. But if you are genuinely nervous about recording I would suggest just imagining that you were talking to your best friend/s, not strangers over the internet.

Another thing that I've noticed in your videos is that you tend to go over the same concept over and over again at the beginning of your videos, now this isn't the worst problem you could possibly have, but all you need to do is explain it once clearly enough so that it wouldn't seem out of place in one of those "For Dummies" books.

As for the question you asked me to answer, I believe that you should likely test out some different type of music for different types of videos. An example of this being the video that you linked me was one that was sped up to the point of only being a few minutes long (Isn't a bad thing with this type of video) so you may want to use some music that is slightly faster than most, but make sure it's still only at a low volume so that the audience can still hear you.

Hope this helped <3