During the NAB 2024 exhibition in Las Vegas, DPA Microphones unveiled its latest innovation, the AIR1 universal miniature fur windscreen, which excels in challenging windy broadcast environments and professional content production. Its revolutionary, patent-pending design guarantees highly effective and consistent wind protection with unsurpassed acoustic transparency that solves all wind-related outdoor shooting challenges.
“The DPA AIR1 Windscreen eliminates all the worries associated with using a windshield on a miniature microphone during outdoor broadcast projects,...” explains Helga Volha Somava, Director of Product Management at DPA Microphones. "Many windscreens currently on the market are time consuming and difficult to mount. They can also be cumbersome to position correctly and can alter the frequency curve of the microphone, but the DPA AIR1 breaks these stereotypes. It’s rare to find a windscreen that can be considered groundbreaking, but the new DPA AIR1 Windscreen is exactly that." Find out why below.
When you can't trust Mother Nature, trust your kit
AIR1 is a unique windscreen for lavalier and headset mics with patent-pending design that guarantees fast mounting, highly efficient and consistent wind protection and unrivaled acoustic transparency. AIR1 fits on any round omnidirectional miniature mics between Ø2.5-5.8 mm (0.1-0.23 in).
- Efficient and consistent wind protection
- Swift and effortless mounting
- Complete acoustical transparency
- Six color options
- Fits most major brands’ professional miniature mics
DPA AIR1 - Two layers of wind protection
The first layer of protection is a newly-designed acoustic fur. The synthetic hair type, length and density makes the windscreen significantly smaller than most, without sacrificing wind rejection effectiveness.
The second layer of protection is the air cavity created in front of the microphone. Two sturdy arches keep the fur spaced away from the mic and maintain constant air volume. In addition, there is a mic stop to ensure that the microphone holds its position at the most protected point inside the windscreen – the acoustic sweet spot.
Easy to mount (even with your eyes closed)
AIR1 was designed so that users can mount it quickly and easily even in difficult weather situations.
The hard plastic construction is robust with handles that are strong and easy to use, from the first to the last time. With a large opening, a strong clasp and a mic stop, it takes just a moment to insert the microphone into the windscreen and ensure it is properly positioned and securely fixed.
Without sacrificing comprehensibility for protection
With consistent positioning and efficient wind protection taken care of, ensuring acoustical transparency can be achieved. Due to its nature, all acoustic fur attenuates certain frequencies. AIR1 has a built-in boundary surface that boots the frequencies attenuated so that the audio captured is completely intelligible and sounds as if no wind protection is being used (minus that troublesome wind noise of course).
Click on the image and view the video test of the AIR1 windscreen in the wind tunnel.
Will it work on my mic? – Of course!
AIR1 fits on any round omnidirectional miniature mics between Ø2.5-5.8 mm.
- AIR1 Small for mic diameter 2.5-4.3 mm
- AIR1 Large for mic diameter 4.3-5.8 mm
The table below shows an overview of the most popular professional miniature microphones and the recommended AIR1 size variant:
In addition, AIR1 is available in six colors to meet your aesthetic needs.
You’ve never used a windscreen like this before
AIR1 has been designed with a revolutionary new and patent-pending approach to miniature microphone windscreens. Take a look inside:
Available in the LAV Projekt offer!
Like all other DPA Microphones products, AIR1 is available in our offer. For more information on price and delivery times - Send an inquiry!