Rode WS9 Furry Windshield (Green) for VideoMicro & VideoMic Me Series

Rode WS9 (Green): Clean Outdoor Sound With a Splash of Color

The Rode WS9 in green is a deluxe furry windshield for the VideoMicro and VideoMic Me series, built from an open-cell foam core wrapped in an acoustically transparent synthetic fur. Outdoors, moving air across a bare microphone is the single fastest way to ruin a take, arriving as a low, roaring rumble that no amount of editing can fully remove. The WS9 slips over the capsule and breaks that air up before it ever reaches the diaphragm, so your voice, your interview, or the scene in front of you stays clear. In green, it does that job while quietly blending into the leaves and grass of the world you are filming.

How a Furry Windshield Actually Stops Wind Noise

Wind noise is not sound, it is turbulence. When moving air hits a microphone diaphragm directly, it creates pressure fluctuations the mic reads as a loud, low-frequency roar that swamps everything else. The long synthetic fur of the WS9 works by forcing that moving air to break apart into small, slow eddies in the pile before it can reach the capsule, dramatically reducing the pressure buildup that becomes rumble. Underneath the fur, an open-cell foam layer adds a second stage of diffusion and also softens plosives, the bursts of air from close-up "p" and "b" sounds. The key is that the fur is acoustically transparent: its fibers are open enough that the sound you actually want passes straight through with only a slight, natural softening of the very top end, so you lose the wind without losing the clarity.

Built to Fit Rode Compact On-Camera Microphones

The WS9 is shaped specifically for Rode compact microphones: the VideoMicro, the VideoMic Me, the VideoMic Me-L, and the VideoMic Me-C. Because it is molded to those exact bodies, it seats snugly and stays put rather than sliding or spinning the way a generic foam cover can, and it will not muffle the sound the way an ill-fitting shield does. It pushes on and pulls off by hand in a couple of seconds, with nothing to screw down and no mount to lose, which means you can add serious wind protection to a tiny run-and-gun setup and strip it back off the moment you step indoors.

Who the Green WS9 Is For

This is the windshield for the outdoor creator who wants wind protection that disappears into the scene. The green fur is a natural fit for anyone shooting among foliage: garden vloggers, hikers and trail creators, wildlife and nature videographers, and outdoor interviews where a stark black windshield would stand out on camera. It is equally at home as a bold, deliberate choice for a creator building a recognizable look. Whatever the setting, it turns a compact Rode mic into a genuine outdoor recording tool, so a gusty park, a windy overlook, or a breezy street scene no longer means a ruined soundtrack.