What is the purpose of the “circular net” in front of microphones of recording studios?

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By “circular net”, I mean [this item](https://www.123rf.com/photo_107497142_microphone-in-sound-recording-studio-professional-microphone-for-recording-music-or-broadcasting-rad.html) in front of the microphone.

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It’s called a pop filter and is supposed to help soften certain consonants. When you sing you are typically louder than you are talking and certain things like s’s become more sibilant and p’s and b’s become more explosive (they’re called plosives after all). The filter is supposed to help regulate those sounds. Otherwise you may get a good volume on everything else but the words ending or starting with an s, b, p, whatever are ungodly loud and stick out against everything else.

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