Rode Blimp Windshield and Shock Mount System

• Perfectly redesigned for your field production rig
• Isolating suspension you can believe in
• Field recording convenience makes light work of long days

RODE left nothing on the table with the Blimp’s redesign. The new Blimp design accommodates most shotgun microphones up to 12.75″ in length including RODE’s NTG-1,-2,-3, and other shotgun mics – which means you can choose the right mic for the situation. Wind isn’t the only consideration RODE took where your audio quality is concerned. The attached XLR lead is comprised of professional studio-quality Mogami cable, the quietest of Neutrik’s connectors, and a junction box that steps the cable size down to isolate your shotgun microphone from handling noise transferred through the cable.

The new Lyre suspension system for your shotgun microphone gives you an acoustically superior shockmount without rubberbands to replace – these Lyres don’t wear out, sag, or break and are designed to give you years of worry-free shock protection. The Lyres are self-adjustable to the girth of your microphone and thanks to their unique design, the amount of handling and cable noise is drastically minimized, never making it to your mic. The suspensions are mounted on a rail system with measurement markings that make it easy to use different mics with the Blimp and still get accurate placement time after time. And there’s dampening between the rails, further isolating your recordings from unwanted wind and handling noise.

Rarely in field recording situations do you get the luxury of using a microphone stand. You’re either holding a boom or the mic itself, and to make that easier, RODE hollowed out the Blimp’s pistol-like grip handle, making it dramatically lighter for your sunrise-to-sunset video shoots. Attach it to a microphone boom via the 3/8″ threaded connector on the base and get closer to your source without ruining the shot. And since it’s so much lighter, if you need the flexibility of a hand-held option in tight quarters, the weight reduction will save your arm strength for mixing down in post! For even greater flexibility and clearer sound, RODE also gives you their Dead Wombat furry windshield cover and its care kit.