Use a disinfectant wipe to clean the mic barrier between interviews. Pay special attention to any folds in the plastic or latex. Take your scissors and cut off the excess plastic. Loose ends can cause crinkling sounds when touched. Put on gloves or put your hands in baggies. Remove any barriers you have put on your microphones and throw them in the trash. The same is basically true of a pop filter; if your vocalist has great technique and keeps a safe distance from the capsule, then you can get away without using a filter or microphone cover. However, be aware that some plosives will naturally slip through, but you can manually edit their impact later on. Pop Filters: NTG-4+ can be powered by either 48V phantom power via 3-pin XLR connector, or by in-built rechargeable lithium battery that gives over 150 hours of operation from a charge time of two hours using the supplied Micro USB cable.

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Compatible with Built-In Mics on Portable Cameras, External Camera Mics, and Handheld Reporter Mics Reporters and producers in the field: You don’t want to wave unprotected gear in an interviewee’s face — for everyone’s sake. NPR audio engineers tested the sound quality of these mic protection methods. If an engineer can fix your tape before it goes on-air, that’s ideal. Also engineer-approved are the cleaning and sanitization methods detailed below. Wind protection for microphones basically shield the device from capturing disruptive noise, but they come in many different forms and sizes. We divide them into two basic categories: Windscreens:

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RE50 + probe cover or non-lubricated latex condom (probe cover preferred; this method really needs a fix from an engineer) Wipe down everything with the appropriate cleaning solution; see below under “Sanitizing your gear.” Pay extra attention to the mics and anything else that’s been close to another person. We get this question all the time: “Are pop filters really necessary? Do I actually need a windscreen for a decent recording?” The honest answer is, “It depends.”

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Windscreens: Windscreens should be cleaned in a mild solution of warm water and dish soap. This can be done in a sink or inside a plastic bag. WARNING: Drying the large fuzzy windscreens takes a very long time and is best done overnight. Put the RE50 at the corner of a sandwich bag, making the surface as smooth as possible. Secure the bag with tape or a rubber band. The Rycote Mini Windjammer is an ideal option for Rode Video Microphones with Rycote Lyre. Providing excellent wind diffusion with its high-quality synthetic fur, it’s the ideal partner for select product models manufactured by one of the most popular brands of video microphones. If your recording is unaffected by wind or extraneous noise, then you don’t necessarily “need” a microphone windscreen. It’s usually best to be prepared, though. At the very least, keep a microphone windscreen in your kit should conditions change.On the contrary, microphone windscreens are primarily used outdoors when recording on location for film, TV, and broadcast. As the name suggests, they minimize wind and outdoor ambience from ruining the recording. Microphone windscreens are a kind of microphone cover that envelopes it, such as with a shotgun mic, and are made out of foam or faux fur. When you’re deciding whether to use a windscreen vs pop filter, consider the situation first and foremost. It isn’t so much that one is better than the other, but that they each attempt to preserve the integrity of a recording under different circumstances.

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On the other hand, pop filters or pop screens are used mostly indoors to improve the quality of your recorded voice. Instead of covering the microphone, they are smaller and often placed at a safe distance between the capturing side of the microphone and the speaker.

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Roll the condom or probe cover onto your mic. Try to cover as much of the mic as possible. The shotgun with small foam windscreen and condom is very susceptible to wind noise, but is suitable for indoor use. Cleaning your gear For example, you’re filming at the beach and you want to record the sound of the waves but don’t necessarily want the wind to blow up your audio or overpower your actors’ voices. In this case, you’ll definitely need a mic screen of some sort added to your boom mic. Lay the mic onto a piece of wrap that’s twice the length of the softie and fold the wrap over your mic. Tape the excess plastic down at the top of the shotgun. Try to make the surface as smooth as possible. Add the windscreen and massage gently for 45 seconds. Try not to bend or twist large, fuzzy shotgun windscreens.