The high-end mics I've worked with at the radio station don't require a pop filter between the microphone and the announcer (thank heavens). The filter is internal, built into the mic. But when recording at home with a mic costing a hundred or less, you'll soon discover the necessity of a pop filter for muting those P and S sounds (unvoiced stops and sibilants, they're called). And even after picking up a pop filter, don't be surprised if you still find it necessary to consciously mute those particular sounds, de-emphasizing them vocally by speaking more softly and off to the side of the mic.
The hope is for a pop filter that isn't as large, heavy, and awkward to use as most. The Blue, unfortunately, isn't it. The instructions say to hook it to a mic stand, which should be understood to be a heavy-duty, floor-standing mic stand, not the little desk stand that many if not most audio hobbyists use while employing a Blue mic with their computer. Granted, I'm able to attach the Blue and other pop filters to the thick and heavy base holding up the screen of my desk-top computer, but it's an awkward arrangement, a nuisance to set up and requiring constant adjustment.
One of these days someone will invent a practical internal pop filter or a miniaturized, lightweight one that can quickly and efficiently be used in conjunction with a small desktop or computer mic. But we're not there yet. We're still at a stage where building your own "pop filter" with a piece of stretched nylon stocking inside a jar lid is apt to be at least as effective as the commercial ones and a lot less expensive.Get more detail about Blue Microphones The Pop Universal Pop Filter.
