I made a pop filter for my mic and it works great

[BowerR64]

I wish i could post pictures on this forum but since i cant ill just tell you what i did.

I have this cheap desktop boom stand creative mic that came with my SB live. I never use it because it never sounded right.

I used some $2. black knee high panty hose from K-mart and took some 12 guage coated copper wire from an old choke from a bass cabnet. Its pretty stiff wire its bendable but holds its shape well. I wrapped the wire around a water spray bottle thats about 2" in diamiter leaving the ends about 2" long the ends are how i mounted it.

I wrapped the panty hose aroung the wire and twist tied it to the back.

At first when i got this mic i thought it had been dropped or somthing because the diphram was so loose every breath would over load the mic and it would pop and max out the diaphram. For the heck of it i took my shirt and lifted it up over my mouth and talked into it and it sounded 10 X better so i figured a pop filter is what it needed.

It totaly helps, its still real sensative to humm, i think the humm from my fans its pickign up that vibration or somthing and it humms a little.

[PatrickBateman]

you've got pimpin' ghetto skillz, brotha!

That mic sounds overdressed. Can't you make some sort of ghetto digi camera out of an optical mouse, some old glasses and used duct tape or something? I'd like to see pictures, but I can imagine (I guess) what it looks like.

[BowerR64]

Originally posted by PatrickBateman
you've got pimpin' ghetto skillz, brotha!

Can't you make some sort of ghetto digi camera out of an optical mouse, some old glasses and used duct tape or something?


DUDE! i forgot i had an old optical mouse laying around. GOOD THINKIN MAN!!!

hers the pics now. Im glad you mentioned the optical mouse.

[Agent_Mull]

rofl, did you really use an old mouse to take those pics?

[BowerR64]

Originally posted by Agent_Mull
rofl, did you really use an old mouse to take those pics?

yea it works Ghetto fabulous!:rolleyes:

[stan03]

sorry to threadjack but how did you use an optical mouse to do that?

[DOHCrazy]

yea, im gona be cunffused all day at school now on how u use an optical mouse to take a pic.

[Agent_Mull]

Yes. please tell us how you made a camera out of an old optical mouse. I believe that it could be done, but not in 5 minutes.

[BowerR64]

comon guys, its was a joke. :rolleyes:

[Sgt Pyroman]

*sigh* You know we can't see sarcasm online, and knowing some of you guys, it's possible that it wasn't a joke... :rolleyes: . Oh well...

[BowerR64]

why do you think i used the :rolleyes: face, isnt that what it means? im joking...:rolleyes:

[CrashOveride]

Lmao.. this whole thread is funny !!!

From the ultra ghetoo mic fix to the replies to the optical mouse/digicam thing... Ah! Thnks for the laugh.

[Th0r]

ROFLOL....that is like the best thread i have seen for the last 6 months... LoL


I cannot beleave that u think it was possible to make a Digital camera into a optical mouse......

*walks away laughing*

[Agent_Mull]

I aim to please

[Sir Golitech]

Originally posted by Excelsior
I cannot beleave that u think it was possible to make a Digital camera into a optical mouse......

*walks away laughing*

Ahhh but if you were Mcgyver the possibilities would be endless.

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by Sir Golitech


Ahhh but if you were Mcgyver the possibilities would be endless.

Endless eh? Would that mean that there is a possibliity that the possiblities are not endless?

[moz_21]

Truthfully when he said optical mouse I thought of an old handheld scanner being used to take the pic....

[Agent_Mull]

Actually, i dont see y it wouldnt be possible to take a pic w/ the image sensor in a mouse. It might not be the best quality, but it should be possible.

[SniperXX]

Originally posted by BowerR64
comon guys, its was a joke. :rolleyes:

Lol, you should have posted later I loved seeing ppl ask about your "camera mouse" lmao. :p


Hey thats a good idea for the mic, I got one around here that doesnt sound too great, I will try what you did with the pop filter. :)