Corsair Elgato Wave Pop Filter / Perfect Addition to Your Premium Wave:1 or Wave:3 Microphone / Dual-layer Steel Mesh / Optimum air Current Diffusion / Anti-Plosive Noise Shield / 10MAD9901

The Corsair Elgato Wave Pop Filter is made specifically for the Wave:1 and Wave:3 microphones and uses a dual-layer steel mesh to diffuse air currents before they reach the capsule. That diffusion is what removes the popping and hissing that plosive sounds create in speech. It also shields the microphone from saliva, and it installs without tools.

A pop filter exists to stop the blast of air from hard consonants hitting the microphone capsule directly. The Wave Pop Filter acts as an anti-plosive noise reduction shield sitting between you and the mic. Without one, those bursts register as low thumps that no amount of post-processing removes cleanly.

The filter uses two layers of steel mesh, which spread air currents rather than simply blocking them. Pops and hisses from plosive sounds are eliminated while the voice itself passes through, so the recording keeps its detail. Steel mesh holds its shape and does not sag the way fabric screens do over time.

Speaking close to a microphone puts moisture onto it, and the Wave Pop Filter acts as a physical barrier against that. Keeping saliva off the capsule protects the microphone over the long run rather than only improving the current take. It is a practical reason to fit a filter even on a mic that already sounds clean.

Installation is a matter of lining up the magnetic connection points and letting the filter snap on. There are no clamps, gooseneck arms or screws to position, so the filter can be fitted or removed in seconds. Once it is on, p and b sounds can be articulated normally without distortion.

Breath sounds are one of the main things that break audio clarity on a close-miked voice. The Wave Pop Filter reduces those intrusions so listeners hear the voice rather than the air around it. On a stream or a recorded episode, that is the difference between sounding produced and sounding improvised.

The filter is built for an exact fit on the Wave:1 and Wave:3, so it sits square rather than hanging off an adapter. Its finish is designed to match those microphones, which keeps a desk setup looking deliberate on camera. Fit and appearance are handled together rather than one at the cost of the other.

The Wave Pop Filter is aimed at anyone recording a voice seriously, whether that is a game stream, a podcast episode or a voice track. It is an accessory to the microphone rather than a replacement for technique, and it removes the most common audio flaw in one step. Anyone running a Wave:1 or Wave:3 gets the benefit immediately.