How to fix the Rode Procaster Plosives Internally for $3.00

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In this video, I show you how I fixed the Rode Procaster plosive issue without having to use an external pop filter or windshield. This hack is very easy to do and only cost me between $1.95-$2.95 for each of the wind filters.
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[@StevieRichardsFitness]

Great DIY hack, man and thanks for using my comment. The sound difference is, indeed, noticeable.

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Thanks for the suggestion mate, the lightbulb went right off after I read it :) Thanks again, Steve.

[@RobChristian]

Done it with my procaster and I am happy with the results!

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Awesome! :)

[@AmazingApplications]

I had a foam ball on the outside of my Procaster and I found a spare one in my mic drawer. A quick snip and I now have an extra layer of foam on the inside. Thanks, Shane! I'm also hoping it'll help with sibilance too. If it doesn't then I'm going to change the name of my podcast from "Amazing Applications" and stop talking about the Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 -- a horrible mouthful of words designed to test the plosives and sibilance of any presenter and their mic.

[@ordinaire.X]

This is a truly incredible video, so glad I went out looking for more information about my procaster. I have the same problems with plosives and record off-axis which makes the audio more inconsistent, this is going to make it much more viable to do meditation recordings directly and get more low-end. Thanks so much for making this! Can't wait to try it with my own setup. Subscribed.

[@UnboxerofWorlds]

Nice and simple. I never even knew my Procaster had any foam in it. Might have to give this a try.

[@DopamineOverload]

Shane, absolutely love your main guitar channel, but stuff like this, too... so helpful! Keep up the great work.

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Thanks, Chris. :)

[@atomixonair8265]

Awesome hack. Just was so annoyed of the big windshield in front of me, now this is a perfect workaround. Thx m8!

[@dilshanmichael1103]

Great Idea! Thanks for the Video! BTW your Channel is brilliant, the way you present your content is simple, clear and to the point. Keep it up!

[@neiloler]

Thank you for the video!!!!! I didn’t see this till after I had DIYed an end-address pop filter for my Procaster, but now I’ve got both strategies if needed!

[@therealdadbeardold7244]

For people who want to do this buying a higher quality windscreen will not dampen high freq that much. The difference can be really big. The Sennheiser ones for their dynamic mics are pretty good and not muffle that much. Some other cheapo made it just super muffled. It matters which ones you buy.

[@TechSway]

Interesting tip. I've got this mic arriving tomorrow morning so I'll certainly take a look at this little hack.

[@ulfrinn8783]

I seen one with one of those miniature metal mesh pop filters that clamp around the body of the mic. It still make the mic look nice, wasn't covering your face, and did a better job.

[@6ynical]

Thats the BSW repop filter, let it be know that its really expensive for a pop filter

[@TheRealShrum]

Wish I would have seen this 6 years ago when I first got my Procaster, thank you for the video and the tip!

[@CastawayStudios]

Brilliant. I am rolling 4 of these and 4 podmic all with the big external foamies. It is good during covid as I can take them off an wash them but I’ll definitely be doing this adaption as soon as the socks arrive.

[@pablogutierrez72]

Hey Joe did you go with this? Were you able to do it with the podmics too?

[@zppandres]

Excellent! I had the same issue and also didn't want the huge ws2 filter showing up on video. Will try it.

[@BenjaminEmm]

Just came from your other video in which you recommended this. I'm definitely going to be trying this out!

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Thanks, Ben! :)

[@joseluisruiz3789]

oh wow I can definitely hear the difference! I just bought one and it's on its way and I will be doing this hack for my Procaster mic. thank you, I'll also be using your link to buy those foams, maybe I'll do the same a buy 3 so I case I screw up the first one lol!

[@djb7116]

Excellent video really. You're my new procaster expert.

[@MasterPassiveIncome]

Terrific! Thanks for the tip. Works for my Rhode Podcaster too.

[@BELGRANOization]

great video. Please do one with the podcaster as I'm getting it tomorrow...

[@SingularityMedia]

Nice. Ordering a wind sock now

[@thebusinessfirm9862]

Magnificent! Thanks mate.

[@StevenMolina]

I found putting out the inner foam and just using the Rode WS2 foam gives me the best result. Using both sounds muffled to me. I put the WS2 to the end and then pulled it back a little bit and sounds great.

[@sakuramondstern]

So the inner foam u removed it? And after it? U put the ws2 pop filter on it? Or u cut the ws2 and put inside tthe mic?

[@simonswiss]

Hey! Great work on the videos man 👍 Have you experimented more with it since this video, and if yes, do you recommend a particular piece of foam/shape for the mod?

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Just use any type of wind/pop filter you can find that's a similar type of foam and it will easily cut into shape and help the plosives.

[@agambhasin]

Very very good! I am wondering why would people even dislike that video at all!

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Not sure, but it happened as soon as the video went live lol. 🤷‍♂️

[@agambhasin]

@@GeekyNerdyTechy Haters Gonna Hate Mate!!

[@ac1320]

This is pretty brilliant. Time to see if I can make this happen with my Podmic!

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

I had a quick look at the Podmic and it doesn't look like it has a screw end on the outside of the mic! Please let me know how you went. :)

[@ac1320]

@@GeekyNerdyTechy lol! Correct. No screw cap. Using the custom windscreen I found on b&h. It's overpriced, crappy build tolerances, very loose fitting. But looks cool...kind of.

[@---pp7tq]

@@ac1320 Rode WS 2 fits on PodMIC

[@IceManGav1]

Wow , it's almost like a totally new mic now . had the choice of getting this or the shure for a very similar price. Almost had regrets in my recent recordings but this seems to be a total fix! I have yet to get a pre amp for it, is is really necessary? Would love to see other people's experience here as well

[@annekedebruyn7797]

I did this + having the regular Rode WS2 on top. I can blow on the mic without it causing issues. One thing I did differently is that I got the official Shure SM58 one. (which was 5 euro instead of the cheaper 2 euro ones.) The foam was a bit less dense which caused my tone to stay more intact. This was especially important since I wanted to put the Rode WS2 on it too. Great for those without mic technique! Tho I am using a DBX286s to get some high end back.

[@neogaines2418]

I just got mine and love it! I can't seem to get the top off though. Great vid! Thanks EDIT: Just left a thumbs up and subscribed, then suddenly the top came off, awesome to the maxx. EDIT AGAIN: This seems for me to only be a temporary fix (I'm guessing because the foam compresses) but after about a day it goes back to every P is a pplosive. So I added more foam, it work for another day and I'm still running into the same problem 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Interesting. I wonder if the foam needs to be added more to the sides of the diaphragm. A few still get through but my mics both have additional foam now. I noticed quite a lot of variation on the foam from wind sock to wind sock.

[@rudigerhauffe3884]

Thanks for this DIY- can you help me with noise from the Procaster! There is always noise when I use it. Even if I use the triton fetAmp. I have the Procaster, then the fetAmp then the focusrite solo and this is plugged in my macbookpro! But there is so much base noise and I don’t know what is wrong! Your recording is so good!

[@MarkOakleyComics]

Whoa! I had no idea the end unscrews. Well, well..! Learn something new every day! Yeah, the plosives are basically gone now. Good hack! (And now you don't have to make the mics look phallic with exterior wind muffs. Har har!)

[@RQ_play]

Amazing tip, thanks a lot :) I definitely want to try it, one question though - is it safe to add the foam that way? I mean, can adding the extra foam inside might damage the mic or it shouldn't be an issue?

[@annekedebruyn7797]

Probably too late but i'd like to answer it anyway. On dynamic mics, not really. Foam will break up over time but on the procaster, there is already another piece of foam in there anyway protecting the mic from the cheaper foam. On condensor mics, I'd worry a bit more. Or at least, change the foam out every year or so.

[@RQ_play]

@@annekedebruyn7797 Thank you

[@ulfrinn8783]

I was just thinking how cool it would be if someone made an extended front grill for this mic, maybe an extra quarter or half an inch longer to give space for more foam to really get rid of those plosives in an integrated unit

[@DanielTolson1]

Thanks mate that was epic. I’d put my Procaster on the shelf because of that exact problem. I’ll be heading down the street today to do a DIY job. Legend

[@DanielTolson1]

How can we do the same with the PODMIC?

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

@@DanielTolson1 I need to check mine but I think it also unscrews at the front but I will have to double check :)

[@DanielTolson1]

Awesome. I’m down at the audio shop now buying a windsock for chop chop.

[@DanielTolson1]

ThNk you for the tips Shane. I put two layers of windshield behind the metal pop filter on the Røde Procaster and my Røde Podcaster and it made a massive improvement on the ppppp plosives. I also slipped one inside the small windshield of my Shure SM7B. It reduce the plosives also and sound better. I could figure out how to do it on my Røde Podmic. Did you figure out how to open up the Podmic?

[@freewings84]

Thanks : )

[@irah_tv]

Do you know a good and affordable mixer for the rode podcaster mic? I saw the focusrite 3rd gen doesn't have enough gain for the rode. I was hoping to find a $120-$140 (U.S dollars) price range that has enough gain for the rode?

[@civilfieldengineer]

Can I use rode procaster for recording ? For Voice over recording

[@DammaChakku]

Would you compare the modified Procaster with the SM7B please..?

[@DemetriosMina]

great content. one question. can i use foam from my acoustic foam panels?

[@IceManGav1]

Like he mentions in the video you'll have to cut the thickness to git in there. Also foam densities can differ dramatically you might find that the foam used from your panels might take too much away. Some comments said using a lighter foam variant from the sm58 helped, I just used an old one I had lying around. Hope this helps

[@trp]

I wonder if you can do this with the Podmic

[@Tarkov.]

I actually don't mind the way the rode WS2 looks on my procaster, it's big enough to fit the entire grille though which I think helps. I wonder if taking the internal foam out would help with the tonality change the other guy was talking about, external foam only?

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

The official wind sock might look a lot better than my one but I haven't tried it before.

[@HoosierHardware]

The XDM-100 (sort of the USB version of this mic) uses an even worse foam configuration than the Procaster. The XDM-100 ships with only a little foam tucked into the cap, without surrounding the capsule on the sides at all. Still, stuffing it with extra foam should have the same result as this does.

[@softviz]

wha a fun to watch~!

[@kuyaboo5007]

great hack. my procaster has greatly improved

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know :)

[@pablogutierrez72]

Did you send up doing the podmics?

[@buumb0]

Tried this but the results werent as good as yours...might have to try with some other material. Great videos anyhow! Keep it up mate!

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

I had to try two different types of foam to get these results. :)

[@andysledge]

@@GeekyNerdyTechy what works the best, the ones that are more spungy?

[@craigieb]

I just talk across the head of mine, and don't eat it. :) Problem solved. :)

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

While microphone technique will fix most issues not everyone remembers all of the time especially folks who are new to using mics :)

[@MariosKJ]

I feel you lose something though talking across from it

[@MrDylanMitchell]

Nice hack. Lot cheaper Roxdon or BSW pop filters. Great sounding Aussie voice... mine diesn't have that feature...

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

haha thanks mate!

[@Fearnath]

How good is the Procaster at rejecting vibrations like bumps on the table?

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

It's great as long as you use it with any boom arm. Desk stands are okay but not quite as good overall.

[@HungryForTastyFoodAndComicArt]

Aussies: forever & always addicted to do-it-yourself even more than stubbies or smashed avo, lol

[@peoplelikeus3684]

I just received my Procaster last week before Christmas and its great. I've tried it with my Zoom H8 and it certainly provides more presence to my voice than any lavalier does (as far as I know) . While I tried the included shock-mount accessory, it felt weak and wondered how you got it to stay in place without gravity and the heft of the mic pulling it down slowly. I've ordered the Shockmount suspension accessory, but wonder if there are other less bulky shockmount accessories out there. Also, how does the boomarm perform. it is easily strong enough to support the 750g Procaster?

[@dantezero5404]

He is using Rode PSA1 boom arm, it cost around US$99-1xx depend on where u live. But there are other cheaper options for less than $100.

[@andylikeswords]

Wow! Can we try this on the Shure MV7 as well? - Was hoping it would filter as well as the SM7B...it does not. Anyone tried this yet?

[@JohnAllen-gg1oz]

So how do you switch the 'switchable' hi-pass filter????????????????????????????????????

[@Eddylive]

Did rode update this? Cuz I always hear about the plosive issue and I just purchased one last week and there doesn't seem to be any plosive issues at all so I was confused. I'm obviously happy but curious if rode fixed this ?

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Its probably been fixed they are good like that. I had these mics for quite some time at the time of filming this video.

[@Eddylive]

@@GeekyNerdyTechy I was legit trying toake it pop

[@InXone]

Does it work with the Rode Podmic? Is the too unscrewable?

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

I was unable to unscrew the end of the PodMic sadly.

[@Fidalgodev]

Would love to try this, but on my Procaster I cant remove the front aluminium grill... Seems to be glued? I just got it

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Just turn it counter-clockwise both of mine came right off.

[@Fidalgodev]

@@GeekyNerdyTechy yeah i know how to unscrew stuff :D it wont come off. pretty sure new ones are glued

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

@@Fidalgodev lol sorry mate. I thought maybe you tried from the wrong spot :) haha.

[@rubenrodrigotv]

@@GeekyNerdyTechy Same here. I just bought a second one in order to try it, but reading you it seems that new ones have a fixed grill... So sad... (And better foam, perhaps??

[@GospelKingdomPodcast]

Rode really really need to inprove ,the Rode podmic also

[@kugelfunk]

Nice idea. Although there are still way too many plosives even with the fix in. Probably best thing is to never talk into it directly.

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Have a listen to my Rodecaster unboxing it works great. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZqvmYlnrNCirM0

[@user-xx8ud2sr8i]

No, there won't be. I put foam and a popper stopper in mine. Zero plosives.

[@TruePcKing]

this is probably going to be my next microphone, and i will 100% do this mod

[@weedeeohguy]

Sounds like a fix. But wonder how this mic got out the factory door with this obvious issue. Shouldn’t have to mod a new mic. Some re-engineering required IMO and maybe a refund of some sort.

[@TruePcKing]

@@weedeeohguy the way i look at it is the price is much cheaper than the sm7b, so i can spend some extra money on a pop filter fix

[@csanadkiss2299]

Does it break the warantly?

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

Probably not. You are just adding in a piece of foam. If something goes wrong with the mic, take the foam out.

[@csanadkiss2299]

@@GeekyNerdyTechy very true, I have tried it out, and wow, looks amazing on video, sounds great! Thanks!!!

[@sa-k]

I couldn't open it, how can I open it?

[@Viper4ever05]

it shouldn't be that tight I can open mine easily.

[@smartbizwebmedia5922]

I still hear the plosives

[@musicbycandlelightmbc3225]

Very belated but I placed my mic inside my pillow. It eliminated the plosives and my entire mic.

[@polyphonicgroove]

That didn't work....you can still hear the plosives.

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

It helped a lot have another listen with some good speakers

[@polyphonicgroove]

@@GeekyNerdyTechy It helped some, but it works better to use the wind sock, it virtually removes all plosives, I have both Rode mics. And, I listened to yours through my big and mid-sized studio monitors as well as my Neumann NDH 20 headphones.

[@MrKarlGP]

"There's a little bit of play about the tip". Erm.

[@mahboisph]

Yeah, you have wasted the sides. With a bit of technique, you should be able to achieve the same round foam without cutting all of your foams just to get the top part.

[@def3178]

Бедные поп-фильтры )

[@GeekyNerdyTechy]

🤣

[@KristianDowling]

Close but no cigar. I’d still go with the external one. If it was that easy, all manufacturers would do it.

[@MelroyvandenBerg]

I think you need to learn how to talk into the mic. A bit father away. Get a preamp or something instead.

[@5Perf65mm]

Agreed. Increase the distance