TT> I'm planning on doing a lot of narration tracks for a documentary, and
 TT> I would like a few opinions on which mike I might want to try.  Here
 TT> are the mikes I  have to work with:
 TT> ****************
 TT> Shure Beta 58 
 TT> Sennheiser MD421
 TT> AKG C1000S
 TT> AKG C391B "Blue Line"
Ok From general opinion, the most widely used microphone worldwide would be
the Shure SM 58. That would be MY choice. They have excellent reproduction
of the treble frequencies, while also giving you very defined bass.
 TT> Also, I'm probably going to pick up a pop-filter.  I've never really
 TT> used one  very much.  How effective is it?  Does it eliminate all pops?
 TT> or just suppress some of them?
No they don't eliminate them totally. You still have to watch the "p's" and
"b's". I've been recording a narrated seminar recently, and found that pop
filters DID eliminate SOME of the problems, but certainly not all. One of the
singles from Nirvana unplugged starts with Kurt Cobain saying "We 'P'assed 
along...." and even there, he has trouble witht the P. It's quite obvious.
You just have to aim away from the microphone, but you get used to it 
eventually.
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