To prevent pops from happening in your recordings you can use a pop filter.īut don’t use foam or fur covers as an alternative. Those letters expel more air than others to the microphone and it’s what causes the booming or popping effect. Plosives are the sound you make when you pronounce the letters “P”, “T” or “B”. If you are recording your voice pops are probably caused by plosive sounds. Pops are low-frequency sounds that can affect our recording and alter the frequency balance, resulting in a bad recording. Now let’s see in-depth how you can prevent pops and clicks from happening as well as tools you can use to fix them.
To fix pops use a high-pass filter and to fix clicks EQ with automation where the clicks happen. To prevent pops use a pop filter and to prevent clicks increase your buffer size in the settings of your recording software or DAW.
You may even have to record everything again cause that take becomes unusable.īut luckily you can prevent them from happening as well as other undesired issues that can come up in recording sessions.Īnd sometimes if you have no other choice than to use a take with pops and clicks, you still can fix it with the help of some programs. Pops and click when you are recording can be really annoying. In this post I will show you how to prevent pops and clicks before you record and fix them in your recordings.
