RODE WS-5 Mic Windshield

Suits: NT5 & NT6

Close range sounds, wind, and fast movements of the microphone boom, all may cause interfering noises. To avoid these unwanted sounds, windscreen accessories are available.

Typically, they are made out of open-cell polyurethane foam. These windscreens do not cause interfering resonances and do not influence the directional pattern. Only in the upper frequency range is the output level slightly attenuated.

The wind noise attenuation was measured without electrical filtering in a turbulent air stream traveling at 20 km/h, generated by a noiseless wind machine.

Windscreen for U 67, U 87 (Ai), TLM 50, TLM 103, TLM 127, M 147 Tube and TLM 170 (R).
Wind noise attenuation 26 dB. Attenuation at 15 kHz 3 dB.Diameter 90 mm. Color black.

 The Dead Kitten windshield is designed for minimising any wind noise when using the Stereo VideoMic or NT4 (with WS4 windshield) in high wind conditions.

Its artificial fur is specially designed so as to minimise wind noise while remaining acoustically transparent.