Zoom WSH-6 Foam Windscreen for the XYH-6 X/Y Microphone Capsule

Zoom WSH-6: Wind Protection Cut for the XYH-6 Capsule

The Zoom WSH-6 is a foam windscreen shaped specifically for the XYH-6 X/Y stereo microphone capsule, the interchangeable head that ships on recorders like the H5, H6, and H8. The XYH-6's two angled mics capture a wide, detailed stereo image, but that exposed capsule is vulnerable to wind gusts and close breath blasts that can overload it. The WSH-6 slips over the capsule to soak up that moving air before it hits the diaphragms. For a recordist using the X/Y capsule away from a controlled room, it is the first line of defense.

Zoom WSH-6: Clean Highs While Killing the Rumble

The value of a matched foam windscreen is that it targets wind without dulling the sound. The WSH-6's light foam is acoustically transparent, so it cuts the low-frequency rumble of a breeze and the thump of a plosive while letting the crisp high end and precise stereo image of the XYH-6 pass through. A generic cover that is too dense would muffle exactly the detail the X/Y capsule was chosen for. Because it is cut to the capsule's shape, it seats snugly and does not shift during a take.

Zoom WSH-6: For Interviews, Ambience, and Light Outdoor Work

The WSH-6 handles indoor plosives and light-to-moderate outdoor wind, making it right for interviews, room ambience, and handheld capture where a full furry windscreen would be overkill. It fits the videographer grabbing stereo atmosphere, the journalist recording a sit-down interview, and the musician tracking a rehearsal. For heavy, sustained wind on an exposed location, a furry windscreen offers more, but for everyday protection of the XYH-6 the foam WSH-6 is the natural match. Slip it on and the capsule stays covered without a change to the workflow.