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How Do You Do That? Avoiding Plosives When Recording

Join LAURA DAVIDSON to learn how proper mic placement can help you avoid plosives and other unwanted sounds in the latest installment of the practical Shure video series HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
November, 11 2021 |
Laura Davidson

Join LAURA DAVIDSON to learn how proper mic placement can help you avoid plosives and other unwanted sounds in the latest installment of the practical Shure video series HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

Who hasn't had to contend with p-pops and annoying consonants blowing up their recordings? Watch the video below to discover the microphone techniques to keep them at bay.

Learn more about the MV7 Podcast Microphone Laura is using here. Why does Laura have two MV7s in this video? Because you can NEVER have enough MV7s, of course!

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