Rode WS9 Deluxe Furry Windshield for VideoMic ME, VideoMicro, and Rode VideoMic Me Series Microphones

Rode WS9: The Furry Outdoor Windshield That Saves Smartphone Audio in the Wind

The Rode WS9 is the deluxe furry windshield engineered for the entire VideoMic ME family — VideoMic ME, ME-L, ME-C, ME-C+ — and for the VideoMicro line of compact shotgun microphones. The foam pop filter that ships with these mics is built for indoor plosive control; the moment you step outside into wind, foam stops being enough. The WS9 layers acoustically transparent synthetic long-pile fur over an open-cell foam inner liner, and that two-stage construction is what breaks wind energy before it ever reaches the capsule.

How a Furry Windshield Actually Suppresses Wind Noise

Wind noise on a microphone capsule is not the sound of wind — it is the sound of air pressure slamming directly into the diaphragm. The WS9's synthetic long-pile fur breaks that incoming air column into countless tiny eddies before it reaches the foam liner inside. The foam absorbs what is left. By the time the moving air gets to the capsule, the pressure changes that cause the low-frequency rumble and click of 'wind noise' are gone, but the higher-frequency sound waves of voice and ambient detail pass through the fur and foam essentially unaltered. The result on a beach, mountain ridge, city street, or any open-air environment is a usable voice track instead of a low-end wash that no EQ can save.

Compatibility Across the Rode Compact Mobile Mic Family

The WS9 fits the original VideoMic ME (TRRS for iPhone and Android headset jacks), the VideoMic ME-L (Lightning), the VideoMic ME-C (USB-C, original), the VideoMic ME-C+ (USB-C, MFi-certified updated version), the VideoMicro, and the VideoMicro II. The internal cavity is sized and shaped for the compact form factor these mics share. Slide it over the mic body, friction fit holds it through handheld run-and-gun shooting, and removal takes one second. No clips, no screws, no velcro to lose.

Lightweight Construction That Doesn't Unbalance a Phone Rig

The WS9 weighs under half an ounce. On a smartphone-plus-mic rig, that's nothing — the rig handles exactly the same as it does with the foam pop filter. The compact profile keeps the front-of-camera silhouette small, so the windshield doesn't crowd the lens or cast a shadow into wide-angle shots. For vloggers, mobile journalists, travel filmmakers, and TikTok/Reels creators shooting outdoors, that combination of effective wind suppression and zero rig disruption is exactly the trade you want.

Hand-Wash Safe for Field Use

The synthetic fur is hand-wash safe. After a dusty desert shoot, a sandy beach session, or a salty coastal trip, the WS9 cleans up in lukewarm water and air-dries between sessions. The standard gray colorway is the discrete default for Rode's black-bodied VideoMic ME series — it reads as a professional windshield on camera rather than a brightly colored production accessory. Color variants of this windshield exist (blue, orange, pink, green) for shoots that need on-camera visibility or color-coded gear management; the standard gray covered here is the everyday default.

Who Should Buy the Rode WS9

Anyone filming outdoors on a Rode VideoMic ME, ME-L, ME-C, ME-C+, VideoMicro, or VideoMicro II — this is the OEM-fit windshield Rode designed for those mics. First-time outdoor smartphone shooters get a wind solution before their first take is ruined. Replacement buyers get the exact part for a lost or worn original. Multi-cam operators get a low-profile gray-on-black look that disappears on camera. If you film on a phone and you film outside, this windshield is the difference between audio you keep and audio you cut.