Here’s a quick and easy way to prevent plosives if there’s no pop filter available. Tape a pencil to the mic in such a way that the pencil is directly in front of the microphone capsule. The pencil deflects the air that would be heading straight at the capsule — preventing plosives — but the pencil isn’t large enough to affect the quality of the vocal recording.
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