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Sound
> Technique > Talk Across Mike
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ACROSS the microphone, not INTO the microphone:
To avoid popping your "P" sounds, subjects
should always talk across the mike, not directly
into it. This is counterintuitive--people naturally
want to lean into a mike and talk directly into it.
I think there is a genetic predisposition in humans
to lean into a mike and practically kiss it while talking.
But even if your favorite rock star does it, that doesn't
mean you should.
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Talk
ACROSS: Assume the white area is the
zone where air puffs out of your mouth
when you speak. You generally DON'T
want to put the mike in this area.
That's because the air that puffs
out when you say "p" can
mess up a microphone. It's true that
wind screens (the round ball at the
end of a mike) minimize this problem.
Still, it's good to keep the mike
out of the line of fire, so to speak.
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