Professional Mic Isolation Shield with Pop Filter Reducing Noise and Reflection for Record Studios Mic, Singing, Podcasts

This works really well to 'smooth' out sound. It dampens background noise and takes away that cold, cheap sound that was in my recordings before. It made my voice sound not only clearer, but richer, since there wasn't so much ambient noise behind my voice any longer.It works well on a small scale for me, so I'm happy with it. I don't have a huge setup or much experience, but I feel like it's helped me out a lot so far. I think it's good for small setups.

This noise isolation shield prevents excessive echoing and noticeably reduced sound bleeding in your recordings when installed properly. Keep in mind this is directional in how it cuts down on sound reflections but even when tested in a poor sound space with a lot of reflections it can make a significant difference and improve your recording.

My husband has had a podcast for a little over a year and one of the things that bothered him was having poor audio. Although he has what's considered some of the best noise-cancellation software on the market, it did very little to offset the problem. But the first time he used this noise isolation mic cover, he could hear the difference. The audio quality was improved with the isolation foam.

A bit small and not quite as effective as larger reflection control devices. I have a larger, clamshell style isolation shield that is a bit better at the job but I could see this being handy in a pinch. Perhaps something to throw in the sound bag for those "just in case" situations?

The Good: I do puppet videos and use a combination of online digital voices and me changing my voice on the microphone. I work on a military base in the Middle East and have a small studio and green screen set up in one of the rooms (don't tell housing). This helps filter out a lot of background noise along with my breaths. Everything else is fixed in editing.The Bad: It doesn't filter everything, but it does take the 'small open room' sound.Overall: This is working for me and my videos. I may upgrade one day but this is fine for now. Recommend.

This works very well for podcasting

I use a Marantz pro MPM400u condenser mic, $50. Very nice, cardioid sound recording. Quality, middle of the road mic. It isn't so great that it can't use some help. It isn't so terrible, that any help won't be of much... help.Anyway, I ran 4 tests repeatedly. Two with noise cancelling software running, and two without. (Streamlabs) Two with mic open and a simple pop filter, and two with this item for direct comparison.The tests were conducted about 10" away from mouth, appropriate distance for podcast and other voice recording, as well as song recording, of which I did both.If I noticed any difference at all with this monstrosity of a foam box, it was but barely noticeable. I expected to find some true vocal focus here, as well as noise reduction of background sounds, and truly had no doubt it would provide an improvement.Wow, totally nothing at all was the result.I mean, if I played you my recordings, you really would struggle to differentiate them, and in truth, I don't know if I could tell them apart in a blind test.I am almost overwhelmed in surprise, considering how much foam is here, that for all of its size and heft, and I mean this in truth, it provided absolutely zero sound reduction of exterior room noise, nor any improvement of that same voice directly in front of it.It did not do predominantly what it claimed it would do. It did not reduce later modification, optimize sound, nor reduce environmental noise.All this for $50? I mean, I reminded of the story of someone (and yes, I'm stealing this from a popular tv show, as it works so well). The story is that someone, being a Harry Potter fan, saw a listing for a hand-made wand for $30. He took a chance, ordered it, and received essentially what was the result of some kid going into his backyard, picking up a stick, carving a number into it and sending it on its way.That's how I feel about this big head of a foam cube. That someone just found foam that has no acoustical attributes, and after "carving" it into this simple shape, slapped some merchandising on it and sent it on its way.In the end, even if it did work, the thing is so ridiculously large, I struggled to read my script, in order that my tests would be identical. I had to look out the corner of my eye just to see it, as it was like having someone's head in front of me at the movies or a show.No, this is a huge pass for me, and in truth, I consider anyone saying it provides benefit is suffering from a placebo effect. I mean, it did nothing, and that I consider a great feat. I was recording in a room with a fan and window AC unit, and that neither of these (not directly in the vocal lane) was in any way reduced tell me this may as well have not been here at all.That then is the final verdict. Pass for me.

You're still going to have a little outside noise in your recordings, but this helps a lot and is worth the purchase if you don't have a sound controlled room for your home recording studio. It's a good start though to help you figure out how you want to lay down your tracks and how the song will sound without too much outside noise interference.