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Youshares AT2020 windscreens

Two foam windscreens rather than a pop filter: they slip over the capsule instead of standing in front of it, they are made for the Audio-Technica AT2020 and AT2035, and there is no mount at all.

Youshares foam windscreens for Audio-Technica AT2020 microphones

Youshares AT2020 windscreens

Two foam windscreens rather than a pop filter: they slip over the capsule instead of standing in front of it, they are made for the Audio-Technica AT2020 and AT2035, and there is no mount at all.

What it is
Two foam windscreen covers that slip over the microphone. Not a gooseneck pop filter — there is no mesh, no gooseneck and no clamp
Quantity
Two, which is the only multi-pack on this shelf besides the three-filter package
Stated compatibility
Audio-Technica AT2020, AT2020USB and AT2020USB+, with the AT-2035 named in the title
Material
Quilted foam, which Youshares states is durable and easy to clean
Stated purpose
Noise cancellation and background noise, plus protecting the microphone from dust and moisture
Weight
18 g (0.6 oz) — the lightest item on this shelf
Mount
None. It is held by its own elasticity over the capsule
Layers
One, of foam. Two filters on this shelf publish two and three layers of mixed materials
Amazon reference
B06XQ1MCHP
EAN
0724190511824
  • Two in the pack, so one can be washed while the other is in use
  • No mount to fail, no clamp to find a shaft for, and nothing to droop
  • It is a windscreen, not a pop filter — foam on the capsule is less effective against plosives than mesh at a distance

Best for: An AT2020 or AT2035 that has to travel, where a gooseneck and a clamp are two things too many.

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Specifications

What it is
Two foam windscreen covers that slip over the microphone. Not a gooseneck pop filter — there is no mesh, no gooseneck and no clamp
Quantity
Two, which is the only multi-pack on this shelf besides the three-filter package
Stated compatibility
Audio-Technica AT2020, AT2020USB and AT2020USB+, with the AT-2035 named in the title
Material
Quilted foam, which Youshares states is durable and easy to clean
Stated purpose
Noise cancellation and background noise, plus protecting the microphone from dust and moisture
Weight
18 g (0.6 oz) — the lightest item on this shelf
Mount
None. It is held by its own elasticity over the capsule
Layers
One, of foam. Two filters on this shelf publish two and three layers of mixed materials
Amazon reference
B06XQ1MCHP
EAN
0724190511824

Two foam windscreen covers, for the Audio-Technica AT2020, AT2020USB, AT2020USB+ and AT-2035. Quilted foam, stated durable and easy to clean. 18 g. No mount, no mesh, no gooseneck.

This page opens on what it is because the shelf is called pop filters and this is not one.

A pop filter is mesh suspended a few centimeters in front of the capsule. The plosive — the fist of air behind a P or a B — loses energy crossing the gap, and the mesh scatters what reaches it. One filter on this shelf publishes two layers with an air gap, which is that principle twice over.

A windscreen is foam on the capsule itself, stopping moving air where it arrives. It is better outdoors against wind and it is less effective against a hard consonant at six inches. It also costs a little high frequency, which the page for another filter on this shelf records as its own con.

So the two objects answer the same complaint by different means, and the honest framing is which problem is being solved.

What this does well is travel. Nothing to clamp, nothing to position, nothing to droop, 18 g (0.6 oz) — the lightest thing on this shelf. Two in the pack means one can be washed and dried while the other works, and foam that has been breathed into for a month does need washing.

What it will not tell you is what else it fits. Four Audio-Technica models are named and nothing else is, where another filter on this shelf names seven microphones across five makers.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $10 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions players ask

Is a windscreen the same as a pop filter?

No, and the difference matters. A pop filter is mesh held a few centimeters in front of the capsule: the plosive loses its energy crossing the gap and the mesh scatters what is left. A windscreen is foam directly on the capsule, which stops moving air at the point it arrives. Foam is better against wind outdoors and less effective against a hard P at close range — and the page for another filter on this shelf notes the cost in its own words: foam takes a little high frequency with it.

Why would I choose this over a gooseneck filter?

Because there is nothing to mount. No clamp to find a shaft for, no gooseneck to droop, nothing to adjust between takes, and 18 g (0.6 oz) in a bag. For a microphone that moves — a field recording, a podcast at a table, a camera-mounted shotgun — that is the whole argument. For a voice six inches from a condenser in a room, mesh at a distance works better.

Instruments it is stated to fit

More pop filters & shields

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    aokeo Pop Filter with Foam Windscreen

    A pop filter combining a mesh screen with a foam layer. The foam adds protection against moving air and takes a little off the top end — a trade that suits speech more than singing.

    Type
    Pop filter with foam windscreen layer
    Use
    Studio recording, podcasting
    Amazon reference
    B07QP2FXTB (identical on 6 markets)
    EAN
    0854289008185
    • Nine dollars on the American store, and almost no spread across the six measured
    • The foam layer adds a second stage against plosives on very close speech
    • Foam takes a little high frequency with it — audible on sung vocals

    Best for: Podcasting and streaming, where speech is close and consistent.

    ≈ $9
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  • aokeo gooseneck pop filter clamped beside a studio microphone

    aokeo Pop Filter Mask Shield

    A pop filter on a gooseneck with a clamp, sized for common USB microphones. It stops the burst of air from a P or a B reaching the capsule; it does nothing about the room.

    Type
    Pop filter on a gooseneck
    Mount
    Clamp
    Stated compatibility
    Blue Yeti, Snowball, HyperX QuadCast and other microphones
    Amazon reference
    B01N21H9WY (identical on 6 markets)
    EAN
    0859830006269
    • Fixes plosives, which are the single most audible amateur recording problem
    • A gooseneck holds position rather than drifting mid-session
    • It does nothing about room reflections — that is a different product

    Best for: Any spoken-word or vocal recording where P and B sounds are thumping.

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  • Audio-Technica AT8175 pop filter

    Audio-Technica AT8175

    The maker’s own filter for its AT20 series, with six microphone models named for a stable fit — and four bullets that publish no layer count, no diameter and no mount.

    Designed for
    The AT20 series, which Audio-Technica states is what makes the installation stable
    Stated compatibility
    AT2020USB-X, AT2020USB+, AT2020, AT2020GM, AT2035, AT2050 — six models, all from one maker
    Layers
    Audio-Technica puts nothing in writing on this. Two filters on this shelf publish two and three
    Diameter
    Audio-Technica puts nothing in writing on this. One filter here publishes 6 in
    Mount
    Audio-Technica puts nothing in writing on this — no gooseneck, no clamp, no bracket is described
    Material
    Audio-Technica puts nothing in writing on this
    Listing length
    Four bullets, of which the first two are *effectively reduce popping noise* and a list of uses
    Weight
    31 g (1.1 oz) in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B0BM8YHW12
    EAN
    4961310159184
    • The maker’s own part for its own microphones, so the fit is not a guess
    • Six models named by designation rather than a vague compatibility claim
    • Four bullets and no specification: no layers, no diameter, no mount, no material

    Best for: An AT2020 or AT2035 whose owner wants the manufacturer’s own part and not a universal clamp.

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Elsewhere in the cupboard

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    CAHAYA Triple-Brace Music Stand

    A metal music stand with a triple-braced base and double support, adjustable between 78 and 170 cm (66.9 in), that still folds for storage. The stand to buy when the light one has already tipped over.

    Material
    Metal
    Base
    Triple braced, double support
    Height range
    78 – 170 cm (30.7 to 66.9 in)
    Folds
    Yes
    Manufacturer reference
    CY000009-1-EU
    Amazon reference
    B0DKW9X82J (identical on 6 markets)
    EAN
    5060987642278
    • A triple-braced base does not tip under a hardback score or a tablet
    • 170 cm (66.9 in) at the top of the range covers a standing player, not just a seated one
    • Twice the price of the folding wire stand

    Best for: A standing player, a heavy score, or a tablet that must not fall.

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    A USB-C MIDI cable with a 32-bit processor inside it. It can filter, remap and route MIDI through free software, and in its second mode it links two instruments directly with no computer in the chain.

    Mode 1
    USB MIDI interface — computer to MIDI hardware over USB-C (maker’s bullet)
    Mode 2
    Smart MIDI Cable — links two MIDI devices directly, without a computer, powered from the MIDI Out port. The only cable on this shelf that works with no computer (maker’s bullet)
    Processor
    32-bit — the only processor published on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
    Processing
    Routing, filtering and mapping, configured in the free UxMIDI Tools software for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android. The only configuration software on this shelf (maker’s bullet)
    Message support
    Stated to transmit all MIDI messages including clock, sysex, MTC and MPE — the only listing on this shelf to name a message type (maker’s bullet)
    Platforms
    macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux and Chrome OS (maker’s bullet)
    Plug
    Retractable USB-C, with dual-tone MIDI connectors (maker’s bullet)
    Channels
    CME puts nothing in writing on this. Both other MIDI cables on this shelf publish 16
    Length
    CME puts nothing in writing on this. One of the three MIDI cables here publishes a length
    Manufacturer reference
    S-F000C12
    Weight
    89 g (3.1 oz) in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B0DQYJJ3L2
    EAN
    8885011101517
    • Connects two instruments with no computer in the chain — nothing else on this shelf does that
    • Filtering, mapping and routing in a cable, configured from a phone as well as a computer
    • Five times the price of the least expensive item on this shelf, for a cable

    Best for: A rig where a controller has to drive a synthesizer without a laptop, or where incoming MIDI has to be filtered before it arrives.

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  • Cyberguys braided 3.5 mm to 1/4 inch TRS stereo cable

    Cyberguys! 190 0027

    A three-and-a-bit-foot stereo lead in oxygen-free copper under a braided jacket. The shortest cable on this shelf, which on a desk is the point rather than a compromise.

    Connection
    3.5 mm (0.14 in) TRS to 6.35 mm (0.25 in) TRS, stereo, male to male (from the title)
    Length
    3.3 ft — the shortest length published on this shelf (from the title)
    Conductor
    Oxygen-free copper with shielding — the only listing on this shelf to name oxygen-free copper (maker’s bullet)
    Signal
    Stated to support balanced to unbalanced transmission, with strong anti-interference capability (maker’s bullet)
    Jacket
    Braided outer cover with gold-plated connectors (maker’s bullet)
    Named compatibility
    Yamaha, Casio and Roland keyboards, digital pianos, bass amplifiers and home theatre systems (maker’s bullet)
    Shielding
    Described as shielded. No layer count or coverage is published; one cable on this shelf publishes two layers (maker’s bullet)
    Manufacturer reference
    190 0027
    Weight
    30 g (1.1 oz) in the product record
    Amazon reference
    B0FPQZ3SZQ
    EAN
    0826341058438
    • The shortest lead on this shelf, which on a desk means no coil on the floor and less aerial
    • TRS at both ends and said so, where most listings here describe stereo without naming contacts
    • 3.3 ft will not reach from a desk to an amplifier across a room

    Best for: A desk: interface to monitor, or laptop to a 1/4-inch input, with nothing left over.

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