DPA AIR1 Universal Miniature Fur Windscreen

Product overview

The DPA AIR1 is a universal miniature fur windscreen for lavalier and headset microphones, with a patent-pending design for fast mounting, highly efficient and consistent wind protection, and complete acoustic transparency.

AIR1 protects in two layers. The first is a newly designed acoustic fur whose synthetic hair type, length and density keep the windscreen remarkably small while rejecting wind effectively. The second is the air cavity in front of the microphone: two sturdy arches keep the fur spaced away from the microphone and maintain a constant air volume, and a mic stop holds the microphone at the most protected point inside the windscreen, the acoustic sweet spot.

The hard plastic construction is robust, with strong, easy-to-use handles, a large opening and a strong clasp, so a microphone can be inserted and secured in a moment, even in difficult weather. A built-in boundary surface boosts the frequencies that acoustic fur attenuates, so the sound is completely intelligible, as if no wind protection were used, just without the wind noise.

AIR1 fits any round omnidirectional miniature microphone from 2.5 to 5.8 mm in diameter, in a Small and a Large size, and comes in six colours. Each pack holds two windscreens of the same size and colour.

Key features

• Efficient and consistent wind protection in two layers: acoustic fur and an air cavity
• Swift and effortless mounting: large opening, strong clasp, mic stop
• Complete acoustic transparency thanks to a built-in boundary surface
• Fits round omnidirectional miniature microphones from 2.5 to 5.8 mm
• Small (2.5 - 4.3 mm) and Large (4.3 - 5.8 mm) sizes
• Six colours: beige, black, brown, grey, off-white, white
• Two windscreens per pack

Which size for which DPA microphone

• Large: 4060 Series CORE and CORE+ (4060, 4061, 4062, 4063, 4071), 4660 / 4661, 2061, headsets 4066, 4266, 4466
• Small: 6060 / 6061 subminiature lavaliers, 6066 headset

Made for

• Lavalier microphones outdoors in wind
• Headset microphones
• Quick mounting in difficult weather

In the box

• 2 x AIR1 fur windscreen, same size and colour

DPA AIR1: frequently asked questions

Will AIR1 fit my microphone?

AIR1 fits any round omnidirectional miniature microphone between 2.5 and 5.8 mm in diameter: the Small size for 2.5 to 4.3 mm and the Large size for 4.3 to 5.8 mm. The DPA 4060 Series takes the Large size, the 6060 Series the Small size.

Does the fur change the sound?

A built-in boundary surface boosts the frequencies that acoustic fur attenuates, so speech stays completely intelligible and sounds as if no windscreen were fitted, without the wind noise.

How many windscreens are in a pack?

Two windscreens of the same size and colour.

Where can I buy the DPA AIR1 in India?

The DPA AIR1 is available from Shivansh Electronics, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, with delivery across India.

Workflow 1: Outdoor lavalier in wind

Broadcast, film and event crews using miniature microphones outdoors.

Connections

Setup

1. Pick the size for the microphone diameter and a colour to suit clothing.
2. Open the clasp and insert the microphone up to the mic stop.
3. Close the clasp; the microphone sits in the acoustic sweet spot.
4. Place and record as usual.

Tip: The built-in boundary surface keeps speech completely intelligible.

Workflow 2: Headset microphone

Presenters and performers on headset microphones.

Connections

Setup

1. Choose the matching size.
2. Mount AIR1 on the headset microphone using the handles.
3. Check the position at the mic stop.

Tip: Each pack holds two windscreens of the same size and colour.