The DIY Pop Filter . . .
I’m sure most people interested in voice acting know what a pop filter (wind screen, spit guard) is, but in case you’re not sure . . . “A pop filter serves to reduce or eliminate ‘popping’ sounds caused by the mechanical impact of fast moving air on the microphone during recorded speech and singing,” (thanks, Wikipedia).
Pop filters start at around $20 and go up from there. I’m sure most of us can afford to buy a brand name one from the shop, but when you can make your own for $9 that works just as well . . . $20+ seems like a rip off.
I am all about easy DIY projects. Once power tools are involved, I usually throw in the towel and call my dad. Making your own pop filter is an easy DIY project. Save your money and put it towards improving your sound or recording space in other ways.
Check out this YouTube vid for instructions on how to make your own.
New VA Projects . . .
V.I.R.G.I.N. – Original animation. A comedy about three guys who attend their local sci-fi convention and are confronted by a hostile fanboy who hates their sci-fi ignorance. I get to play James Cameron (don’t expect an impersonation) and Trevor . . . the hostile fanboy. Sweet!
Two Steps Ahead (no link) – GTA IV machinima action drama series. I was approached by VAC mod, BigK, to play the role of Walt Hastings in his upcoming flick. I’ve done a couple of GTA IV machinimas in the past and have always been impressed with versatility of the game engine for machinima making. Anyway, Walt is a gritty NSA agent who leads a team investigating terrorists in NYC. Another cool role.
So add these two to my list of current projects, and I’m managing to stay pretty busy with this voice acting stuff. Not that I’m complaining!
Well, I better get to it. Time to focus my angry, inner-nerd!