Pop Filter

The stuff they make panty hose out of..... 

I bought one that is pretty nice after using a home made one for a while....

But also, it's not really necessary to use a pop filter. If you sing at 45 degrees to the mike and pay attention to the sounds that cause problems, it's actually pretty easy to avoid, and the result is a cleaner sound IMHO. 

I practically stopped using mine except for guest singers in the studio. 

the one i have and actually use:





http://www.bswusa.com/Pop-Filters-Raxxess-POMT-P4522.aspx

I got one of those metal mesh ones after reading glowing reviews. First time I tried it I heard a slight ringing sound in the recording. Turns out that the metal pop filter was resonating with the voice. It wasn't even that great of a pop filter either. I got rid of it.

I've never found a pop filter that stops pops. They will reduce them, sure, but not stop them. The most effective one I've found so far is the Charter Oak one http://www.charteroakacou...oducts_pf1_details.htm but even that lets through some of the low plosive sound.

I've also tried the "pencil trick" which is putting a pencil in front of the capsule to stop plosives and I've tried Panty hose and variants. Those are all worthless.

Mic technique and the Charter Oak are the best solutions.

Depends on what you mean by "works". The Charter Oak is the best of the bunch by far. But if you get an actor or singer who just can't avoid popping p's k's t's into the mic (meaning, no mic technique and having someone who can work the mic is the ultimate best solution) nothing will STOP them--that I've found so far. The Charter Oak does the best by far to reduce them, but I still need to go in and fix 'em in post.

As for the metal one, the amount of resonance was definitely voice-specific and I did try some dampening techniques. (gaff tape, weather stripping...) But just tapping the thing made it vibrate/ring which isn't a good sign. In the end I decided it wasn't worth the trouble and retired it.