Re: [Harp-L] Tom Ball avoids windscreens like the plague

[Michael Rogers <bullfrog9@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

john merx wrote:
> I can't imagine why you would use a windscreen on stage. Noone in a crowded
> bar or stadium will notice that there is non-singing sound coming through
> the microphone like wind or crickets or god-forbid, crowd noise.
>
> I have used them in recording for vocals and harmonica. It's mostly so the
> really nice condenser mic's don't pick up unwanted sound on the recording
> (because they pick up EVERYTHING), there will be enough work done just
> editing out your breathing and other sounds that you can't get away from.
>
> On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 10:16 AM, <captron100@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
> > A question re those microphone foam pop filters/windscreens that has been
> > bouncing around my head for years -- Once on Harp-L our esteemed fellow
> > poster, Tom Ball, stated that he avoids windscreens "like the plague".?
> > Whenever i see a performer using them for vocals, I wonder -- specifically,
> > what detrimental effects are caused by adding a windscreen to a microphone?
> > ron
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I use a windscreen, when I am playing guitar, as I'm blind and it helps 
me to stay centered by brushing my nose against it.  But I don't use it 
when playing harp, as it seems to cut the highs down.  Maybe this is 
just my perception.
any thoughts on this?

Bullfrog