Using a Large Diaphragm Condenser Mic Without a Pop Filter

Don’t do it, because large diaphragm condenser microphones are so sensitive that even mild plosives can distort the signal.

If you do have to record using a large diaphragm condenser mic without a pop filter, then make sure your plosives don’t hit the mic directly. This is done by angling the direction of your voice about 45 degrees off-axis from the mic, so that you’re kind of speaking past the mic instead of directly into it.

Here are some popular large diaphragm condenser microphones used for podcasting:

• Neumann TLM 102
• Neumann TLM 103
• Audio Technica AT2020
• RØDE NT1-A
• MXL 990
• Behringer C-1
• Samson C01

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