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Originally Posted by aka21stCentury
...these block the puffs of air from the 'h' sound and do nothing to prevent sibillance)
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Windscreens/popscreens were created to help to reduce the effect of wind-pops in addition to bi-labial and inter-dental plosives. (Bs, Ps, Ts and Ds respectively) They do little to reduce the sibilance of heavy inter-dental fricatives (Ss, SHs, CHs, THs, and occasionally Ts, Fs and soft Gs, etc.) since they generally only provide little resistance to high frequency sounds. I've found that the fine fabric mesh screens are only slightly effective against sibilance, and the perforated metal screens have little-to-no effect on sibilance in close-mic'ed operation.
Glottal stops and light inter-dentals (hard Gs, Cs, and Ks etc.) usually do not produce the higher pressure levels outside of the mouth, and generally do not cause problems.
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