🎙️ Rode Deadcat Wind Shield: Ultimate Sound Protection for VideoMic, NTG1, NTG2, and WSVM Microphones, Black Review

I use the Rode VideoMic Go which comes with my Canon 80D Video Creator's Kit. Foam rubber sleeve for the microphone marked "RODE". It doesn't work well upwind so I bought this DeadCat. First I removed the RODE foam sleeve. Then I tried to slide on DeadCat. However, it was a very tight fit. At first it seemed like I couldn't go all the way. Then I realized that inside the DeadCat was a foam case - the same as my original RODE foam case (just without the "RODE" lettering on it). What happened was

So I've been using Rode mics for YEARS. I have two NTG-2 microphones (Rode NTG2 Condenser Shotgun Microphone) and I really like the quality and performance. Addition to my arsenal. It's very solidly made, good short (but not too short) cable to connect to your camera, excellent quality (even in noisy situations). even in noisy environments with lots of people and music), and it came with a Deadcat Wind Muff that should greatly reduce wind noise. Make sure to bring some 9 volt batteries (they…

It hurts a bit to call this windscreen a dead kitten, but it does wonders for improving sound quality in noisy situations. The Rode Dead Kitten is great because it fits perfectly on the recorder (Zoom H4n here) with an elasticated opening that keeps the recorder secure. Unlike the Zoom H4n's foam shield, which seems to keep falling off. Unlike a foam windshield, this actually seems to work. Wind noise is eliminated in almost all circumstances, maybe not in gale force winds, but in a constant…