Microphone Accessories

Windjammer WJ AF

Product Code: 021904

Windjammer suitable for Windshield AF

Main Benefits:

• Specially designed for the purpose – our Windjammer® give the most effective wind-noise protection available
• Secure and snug fitting, using a draw-string and toggle
• First introduced and invented by Rycote in 1987, we are the original makers of first-class Windjammer

The Windjammer first introduced by Rycote is a high quality synthetic fur-cover, which provides the highest possible protection against extreme wind-noise. When using a Windjammer fitted over a Windshield up to 50 dB of wind-noise attenuation can be achieved, producing excellent standard audio recordings.

Each Windjammer fits one size of windshield, and comes supplied in every Modular Windshield Kit. Windjammer® is also available in sizes to fit Stereo Windshields, Softies & Baby Ballgags, please see their relevant product family for details.

The Windjammer is made from materials which are specially designed and manufactured for the purpose, and as a result has virtually no adverse effect on High-Frequency. To be totally effective it is important that the pile of the Windjammer® remains in prime condition, so each is supplied with a fold flat hairbrush for ongoing maintenance. Click here for care instructions.

Standard Windjammer is fitted with a drawstring and toggle to allow snug and easy fitting, however some users prefer the zipped version which are available on request.

Tech Specs

Finding the correct Windjammer will depend on your Windshield. Each Windjammer is designed to fit over it’s corresponding Windshield, for example a Windjammer 1 will fit over a Windshield 1 etc.

Because the Windjammer is most effective when fitted tightly, their approximate length is 50mm longer than their corresponding Windshield.

Windshield Kit, MiniCMIT

Product Code: 086072

Incredibly sleek and compact, the Windshield Kit, MiniCMIT offers finely-tuned wind and handling noise protection for the new Schoeps MiniCMIT.

Main Benefits:

• Combined 62- and 72-Shore single Lyres (blue), pre-fitted – for optimal mic compliance*;
• Short, lightweight XLR connector (blue end-cap on XLR-3F);
• Professional quality Mogami cable;
• Optimised windshield size, weight and overall profile for the Schoeps MiniCMIT mic;
• This kit features contrasting black basket rings, blue Lyres and blue XLR end-cap.

Designed and optimised for key industry microphones, the ‘Perfect for’ range incorporates industry-leading Rycote technologies that work with your microphone – straight out of the box. The Windshield Kit, MiniCMIT is Perfect for the Schoeps MiniCMIT.

It features a short, lightweight XLR connector, professional-quality Mogami cable, and our patented Lyre® technology.

The Windshield Kit, MiniCMIT allows you to choose an optimised, straight out-of-the-box Rycote solution, perfectly suited to the MiniCMIT. We know from our customers in the location sound recording community, that smallness and lightness are highly valued – the Windshield Kit, MiniCMIT will help directly meet and fulfil this desire, as one of the smallest and lightest solutions available on the market.

In order to fine-tune the overall compliance of the suspension, based on the weight distribution of the mic, the Kit features a 72-Shore single Lyre at the rear, and a 62-Shore single Lyre at the front*. The Lyres and XLR-F connector end-cap are coloured blue, and compliment the colouring of the Schoeps mic.

Tech Specs

Product Height: 230 mm
Product Length: 280 mm
Product Width: 100 mm

Super Blimp NTG 5

Product Code: 010326

Designed and optimised for key industry microphones, the Perfect for range incorporates industry-leading Rycote technologies that work with your microphone – straight out of the box. For the latest Rode NTG5 shotgun microphone, we have the new Super-Blimp NTG5 Kit.

Specifically designed and proportionally sized for the Rode NTG5, the Rycote Super-Blimp NTG5 kit brings industry leading Rycote wind and handling noise protection with the sleek basket design, lo-profile XLR connector and the patented Lyre® technology. Also included is a custom designed Windjammer for added wind noise protection

• Super-Blimp 2-part windshield, overall 220mm body length

• Super-Blimp Lyre suspension (72-shore)

• 260mm XLR Cable, with lo-profile XLR-3F

• Super-Blimp NTG5, Windjammer & Rycote Brush

• Boom pole adaptor with integrated XLR Holder

• Pistol Grip Handle (not fitted)

Windshield WS 10

Product Code: 010610

Suitable for microphones up to 70mm in length such as the Sennheiser MKH 8000 series when used with their MZX XLR module.

Main Benefits:

• Our lightweight, durable windshield baskets are robust enough to withstand the rigours of Broadcast and ENG whatever the weather
• Their modular nature means our windshields can fit a variety of length microphones making them very versatile
• The Windshield is designed to be used with our Modular Suspensions and together provide excellent wind and handling noise reduction

The Modular Windshield is designed to work with the Modular Suspension, and forms an integral part of the Modular Windshield Kit.

The Windshield is a lightweight, durable basket made from flexible grey plastic netting with a screening material attached. The windshield slides on to the Modular Suspension surrounding the whole microphone, connector and suspension. This system creates a still volume of air around the microphone, which provides excellent wind-noise reduction of up to 30dB, including minimal High-Frequency loss.

A Modular Windshield is comprised of: A Windshield body, two end caps, and in some cases extension pieces. The twist and turn locking end caps provide easy, secure and rattle-free on both ends of the windshield. Both end caps can now be removed, facilitating easier placement of the microphone inside the basket.

The modular nature allows the fitting of extension pieces which extends the length of the windshield so that several microphones can be used by one kit. For example, a Windshield 5 is comprised of a Windshield 4 Body, an Extension 1 and two end caps, if necessary it can be used as a Windshield 4, by removing the extension piece.

To achieve maximum protection of up to 50dB, a Windjammer (fur cover) can be used over the Windshield.

Windshields are available in two types, this page refers to ‘Mono’ windshields which are designed to hold one microphone, and have a diameter of 100mm. ‘Stereo’ windshields have a larger diameter of 140mm, which fit stereo suspensions designed to hold two microphones.

Tech Specs

Suitable for microphones up to 70mm in length.

Windshield Height: 100mm
Windshield Body Length: 120mm
Total Windshield Length (inc end caps): 230mm

Maximum wind-noise attenuation: 30dB

Windshield WS 2

Product Code: 010602

Suitable for small diaphragm condenser microphones from 121mm up to 160mm in length such as the MKH 40/50

Main Benefits:

• Our lightweight, durable windshield baskets are robust enough to withstand the rigours of Broadcast and ENG whatever the weather
• Their modular nature means our windshields can fit a variety of length microphones making them very versatile
• The Windshield is designed to be used with our Modular Suspensions and together provide excellent wind and handling noise reduction

The Modular Windshield is designed to work with the Modular Suspension, and forms an integral part of the Modular Windshield Kit.

The Windshield is a lightweight, durable basket made from flexible grey plastic netting with a screening material attached. The windshield slides on to the Modular Suspension surrounding the whole microphone, connector and suspension. This system creates a still volume of air around the microphone, which provides excellent wind-noise reduction of up to 30dB, including minimal High-Frequency loss.

A Modular Windshield is comprised of: A Windshield body, two end caps, and in some cases extension pieces. The twist and turn locking end caps provide easy, secure and rattle-free on both ends of the windshield. Both end caps can now be removed, facilitating easier placement of the microphone inside the basket.

The modular nature allows the fitting of extension pieces which extends the length of the windshield so that several microphones can be used by one kit. For example, a Windshield 5 is comprised of a Windshield 4 Body, an Extension 1 and two end caps, if necessary it can be used as a Windshield 4, by removing the extension piece.

To achieve maximum protection of up to 50dB, a Windjammer (fur cover) can be used over the Windshield.

Windshields are available in two types, this page refers to ‘Mono’ windshields which are designed to hold one microphone, and have a diameter of 100mm. ‘Stereo’ windshields have a larger diameter of 140mm, which fit stereo suspensions designed to hold two microphones.

Tech Specs

Suitable for microphones from 121mm up to 160mm in length.

Windshield Height: 100mm
Windshield Body Length: 210mm
Total Windshield Length (inc end caps): 320mm

Maximum wind-noise attenuation: 30dB

Windshield WS 4

Product Code: 010604

Modular Windshield for your mono shotgun or single-shank stereo mic in a Modular Suspension. Suitable for microphones from 246mm up to 280mm in length such as the Sennheiser MKH 416, MKH 60 and Schoeps CMIT 5U.

Main Benefits:

• Our lightweight, durable windshield baskets are robust enough to withstand the rigours of Broadcast and ENG whatever the weather
• Their modular nature means our windshields can fit a variety of length microphones making them very versatile
• The Windshield is designed to be used with our Modular Suspensions and together provide excellent wind and handling noise reduction

The Modular Windshield is designed to work with the Modular Suspension, and forms an integral part of the Modular Windshield Kit.

The Windshield is a lightweight, durable basket made from flexible grey plastic netting with a screening material attached. The windshield slides on to the Modular Suspension surrounding the whole microphone, connector and suspension. This system creates a still volume of air around the microphone, which provides excellent wind-noise reduction of up to 30dB, including minimal High-Frequency loss.

A Modular Windshield is comprised of: A Windshield body, two end caps, and in some cases extension pieces. The twist and turn locking end caps provide easy, secure and rattle-free on both ends of the windshield. Both end caps can now be removed, facilitating easier placement of the microphone inside the basket.

The modular nature allows the fitting of extension pieces which extends the length of the windshield so that several microphones can be used by one kit. For example, a Windshield 5 is comprised of a Windshield 4 Body, an Extension 1 and two end caps, if necessary it can be used as a Windshield 4, by removing the extension piece.

To achieve maximum protection of up to 50dB, a Windjammer (fur cover) can be used over the Windshield.

Windshields are available in two types, this page refers to a ‘Mono’ windshield – designed to enclose one microphone – which has a diameter of 100mm. ‘Stereo’ windshields have a larger diameter of 140mm, which fit stereo suspensions designed to hold two microphones.

Tech Specs

Suitable for microphones from 246mm up to 280mm in length.

Windshield Height: 100mm
Windshield Body Length: 330mm
Total Windshield Length (inc end caps): 440mm

Maximum wind-noise attenuation: 30dB

Windshield WS 9

Product Code: 010605

Suitable for compact condenser mics such as Schoeps CCM series and Sennheiser MKH 8000 series.

Main Benefits:

• Our lightweight, durable windshield baskets are robust enough to withstand the rigours of Broadcast and ENG whatever the weather
• Their modular nature means our windshields can fit a variety of length microphones making them very versatile
• The Windshield is designed to be used with our Modular Suspensions and together provide excellent wind and handling noise reduction

The Modular Windshield is designed to work with the Modular Suspension, and forms an integral part of the Modular Windshield Kit.

The Windshield is a lightweight, durable basket made from flexible grey plastic netting with a screening material attached. The windshield slides on to the Modular Suspension surrounding the whole microphone, connector and suspension. This system creates a still volume of air around the microphone, which provides excellent wind-noise reduction of up to 30dB, including minimal High-Frequency loss.

A Modular Windshield is comprised of: A Windshield body, two end caps, and in some cases extension pieces. The twist and turn locking end caps provide easy, secure and rattle-free on both ends of the windshield. Both end caps can now be removed, facilitating easier placement of the microphone inside the basket.

The modular nature allows the fitting of extension pieces which extends the length of the windshield so that several microphones can be used by one kit. For example, a Windshield 5 is comprised of a Windshield 4 Body, an Extension 1 and two end caps, if necessary it can be used as a Windshield 4, by removing the extension piece.

To achieve maximum protection of up to 50dB, a Windjammer (fur cover) can be used over the Windshield.

Windshields are available in two types, this page refers to ‘Mono’ windshields which are designed to hold one microphone, and have a diameter of 100mm. ‘Stereo’ windshields have a larger diameter of 140mm, which fit stereo suspensions designed to hold two microphones.

Tech Specs

Suitable for compact condenser mics such as Schoeps CCM series and Sennheiser MKH 8000 series.

Windshield Height: 100mm
Windshield Body Length: 120mm
Total Windshield Length (inc end caps): 230mm

Maximum wind-noise attenuation: 30dB