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Modular Windshield Kit

Windshield Rating: MAX

Shock Rating: MAX

The Modular Windshield Kit is the professionals' choice when maximum isolation from wind and handling noise is required.

This complete modular system can be configured to allow almost any microphone to be shock-mounted and provided with varying degrees of windshielding. Components may be ordered separately, or as one of a series of kits, which simplify the selection process for many common configurations.

A Modular Windshield Kit is comprised of the following three main components: Modular Suspension, Modular Windshield and Windjammer®.

Modular Suspension

Our suspensions provides complete isolation against handling noise and cable-borne noises, by supporting the microphone in a cradle arrangement using Lyr® suspension webs.

Windshield

The Windshield basket completely surrounds the microphone and its connector, sliding onto the Modular Suspension to provide up to 30dB of wind noise attenuation. This is the first layer of windshielding protection for your microphone.

Windjammer®

The Windjammer® introduced by Rycote in 1985, is high quality synthetic fur covers, designed to fit perfectly over the Modular Windshield. It gives an additional 20dB of wind noise attenuation. Fitted with a drawstring & toggle to allow snug and easy fitting. Modular Windshield Kits, including zipped Windjammer® are also available on request.

Stereo Windshield kits are available to fit a wide variety of stereo pairs, single shank stereo microphones, and stereo capsule microphones.

PRODUCT VIDEO: Find out how to set up your windshield, and watch the demo to discover just how effective the Rycote windshield is

Product Variations

Part No.	Name	Body Windshield Length	Ext Length	Total Length Inc End Caps	Modular Suspension
086004	Modular Windshield 1 Kit	170	N/A	280	Small (1 Mod)
	Suitable for shotgun microphones up to 120mm in length. Universal (19-25mm) Lyre® are fitted.

086003	Modular Windshield 2 Kit	210	N/A	320	Medium (2 Mod)
	Suitable for shotgun microphones from 121mm up to 160mm in length. Universal (19-25mm) Lyre® are fitted.

086060	Modular Windshield 2 Lite Kit	210	N/A	320	Medium (2 Mod)
	Standard Universal (19-25mm) 72 shore Lyres are replaced by more compliant Universal (19-25mm) 62 shore Lyre®.

086050	Modular Windshield 2 MZL Kit	210	N/A	320	Medium (2 Mod)
	Suitable for Sennheiser MKH8060 (Uses the MZL connector Connbox). Universal (19-25mm) Lyre® are fitted.

086002	Modular Windshield 3 Kit	260	N/A	370	Medium (2 Mod)
	Suitable for shotgun microphones from 161mm up to 210mm in length. Universal (19-25mm) Lyres are fitted.

086051	Modular Windshield 3 Lite Kit	260	N/A	370	Medium (2 Mod)
	Suitable for lightweight shotgun microphones from 161mm up to 210mm in length. Standard Universal (19-25mm) 72 shore Lyres are replaced by more compliant Universal (19-25mm) 62 shore Lyre®.

086066	Modular Windshield Kit 3 (30mm/HW-CB4) Kit	260	N/A	370	Medium (2 Mod)
	Suitable for Pearl MS 2, MS8, MSH10, MSH 20. Large 30mm, 72 Shore Lyre® are fitted.

086001	Modular Windshield 4 Kit	330	N/A	440	Medium (2 Mod)
	Suitable for shotgun microphones from 211mm up to 280mm in length. Universal (19-25mm) Lyre® are fitted.

086053	Modular Windshield 4 Heavy Kit	330	N/A	440	Medium (2 Mod)
	Suitable for RØDE NT-4. Lyre® Cradles are fitted.

086005	Modular Windshield 5 Kit	330	70	510	Medium (2 Mod)
	Suitable for shotgun microphones from 281mm up to 350mm in length. Universal (19-25mm) Lyre® are fitted.

086013	Modular Windshield 5 Large Kit	330	70	510	Large (3 Mod)
	Suitable for shotgun microphones from 281mm up to 350mm in length. Lyre® Cradles are fitted.

086006	Modular Windshield 6 Kit	330	120	560	Large (3 Mod)
	Suitable for shotgun microphones from 351mm up to 400mm in length. Lyre® Cradles are fitted.

086007	Modular Windshield 7 Kit	330	170	610	Large (3 Mod)
	Suitable for shotgun microphones from 401mm up to 450mm in length. Lyre® Cradles are fitted.

086008	Modular Windshield 8 Kit	330	260	700	Large (3 Mod)
	Suitable for shotgun microphones from 451mm up to 540mm in length. Lyre® Cradles are fitted.

086061	Modular Windshield 8J Kit	295	220	625	Large (3 Mod)
	Suitable for Sennheiser MKH 8070 (fitted with MZX XLR module, no MZF filter). Lyre® Cradles are fitted.

086010	Modular Windshield Kit 10	120	N/A	230	Small (1 Mod)
	Suitable for Sennheiser MKH-8000 series microphones with MZX XLR adaptor fitted. Universal (19-25mm) Lyres are fitted

086009	Modular Windshield Kit 295	295	N/A	405	Medium (2 Mod)
	Slightly shorter version of Windshield 4 Kit, for use with Sennheiser 416, preferred by some as a historical alternative. Universal (19-25mm) Lyre® are fitted.

086058	Modular Windshield Kit 11	330	280	720	Large (3 Mod)
	Suitable for Rode NTG-8. Universal (19-25mm) Lyre® are fitted.

Dimensions

Width:

see below table

Length:

see below table

Height:

Windshield - 140mm

Weight:

see below table

Suitable for

Microphone Diameters:	19-25 mm, MKH and 30 mm
Microphone Length (up to):	from 120 mm up to 540 mm
Maximum Wind-noise Attenuation:	50 dB

Additional specifications

Name	Body Windshield (mm)	Ext Length (mm)	Body Length (mm)	Total Length* (mm)	Net Weight (kg)	Gross Weight (kg)
Modular Windshield 1 Kit	170	N/A	170	280	0.6	1.36

Modular Windshield 2 Kit	210	N/A	210	320	0.58	1.34

Modular Windshield 2 MZL Kit	210	N/A	210	320	-	-

Modular Windshield 2 Lite Kit	210	N/A	210	320	-	-

Modular Windshield 3 Kit	260	N/A	260	370	0.6	1.36

Modular Windshield 3 Lite Kit	260	N/A	260	370	-	-

Modular Windshield 3 (30mm/HW-CB4) Kit	260	N/A	260	370	-	-

Modular Windshield 4 Kit	330	N/A	330	440	0.7	1.46

Modular Windshield 4 Heavy Kit	330	N/A	330	440	-	-

Modular Windshield 5 Kit	330	70	400	510	0.76	1.52

Modular Windshield 5 Large Kit	330	70	400	520	-	-

Modular Windshield 6 Kit	330	120	450	560	0.74	1.5

Modular Windshield 7 Kit	330	170	500	610	0.9	2.5

Modular Windshield 8 Kit	330	260	590	700	0.9	2.5

Modular Windshield 8J Kit	295	220	515	625	-	-

Modular Windshield 10 Kit	120	N/A	120	230	0.46	0.74

Modular Windshield 295 Kit	295	N/A	295	405	0.64	1.4

Modular Windshield 11 Kit	330	280	330	720	N/A	N/A

* Total Length includes End Caps

Benefits

Flexible, complete windshield and suspension package, which provides varying levels of windshielding for numerous microphone configurations
The iconic Windshield Kit is the industry standard, and leads the way in windshielding and suspension technology

What size do I need?

Finding the correct Windshield Kit will depend on the type, length and diameter of the microphone.

Because the whole microphone is encased in a windshield basket the total length of the microphone including the XLR cable must be accounted for, this means adding 50mm to the length of the mic.

For a windshield to work effectively the microphone should be mounted centrally within the windshield, therefore the microphone + XLR length should approximately equal the windshield body length. The body length of our windshields is the total length, excluding end caps.

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