03Mar Rode Deadcat v.s. Micover Windscreen Video Review
Windscreens for your microphones are well worth the money, especially if you plan to shoot in outdoor conditions. Up for comparison today is the official Rode DeadCat windscreen and the unofficial Micover windscreen. The first is $40 while the second is around $20.
As you listen to each audio track it’s pretty easy to hear which windscreen does better. The Micover windscreen blows the Rode Deadcat out of the water. The performance of the Micover is excellent for the price and it looks better, plus it’s about half the cost of the Deadcat.
You can download the complete recordings of both of these windscreens if you’d like to listen to me talk.
Rode Deadcat windscreen Audio track (click here to download)
Micover windscreen Audio track (click here to download)
If you need a windscreen for your Rode VideoMic or Rode VideoMic Pro I highly recommend you take a look at what Micover has to offer. If, on the other hand you need to clean the dust off of your TV or wash dishes, the Rode Deadcat is probably the perfect choice.
On a side note, I had my audio levels set a little bit to hot and peaked them once or twice. It started raining shortly after filming this, so I didn’t have a chance to re-shoot and i’m not going to go back out in the cold. It is still very easy to tell which windscreen does the best, even with this minor mistake. Also if you look closely you’ll see that i’m using the Jangus stereo wireless adapter for this shoot. I’m still testing it out and it’s working really well. Hopefully I’ll have some time to put up a video review in the next few weeks.
March 3rd, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Hey great test! Thanks for sharing that, I added to my wish list for the next time i buy.
Dave
March 4th, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Can the Micover one be used with the Rode VideoMic Pro?
Thanks for the review.
March 4th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Yes Micover makes one for the Rode VideoMic pro as well. Here’s the link.
March 5th, 2012 at 1:15 am
Awesome. Getting one those for sure. Thanks!
March 5th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
[…] UPDATE: Check out the full video test here. […]
March 7th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Hey Deejay, thanks for this review! I was wondering if there’s good windscreen for the Audio-Technica ATR-3350 lavalier microphone… Any idea?
March 9th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
I’ve been wondering the same thing
March 9th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
The Rycote Undercover disposable Adhesive Mount windscreens have worked pretty well for me. I usually stick them between layers of clothing for added wind reduction. There are more elaborate options, but most of them end up looking like a rat is trying to climb into your shirt.
March 8th, 2012 at 7:00 pm
[…] soon as I heard the results of the Rode Deadcat windscreen test, I returned it and ordered the Micover windscreen designed for the VideoMic pro. As you can see the […]
March 12th, 2012 at 9:18 pm
[…] posting that Micover v.s. Deadcat windscreen tests, I received a number of e-mails asking to explain how I connected the two microphones up at the […]
March 14th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Thanks for the review. I wonder however if it is accurate as the microphones were placed directly beside each other. This could easily cause false results if one is in the wind shadow of the other (depending on the wind direction or local air disturbance).
True test would be swapping covers using a single mic.
March 14th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Your right, the Micover was actually blocking some of the wind from hitting the Rode Deadcat. It would have done worse if the Micover windscreen weren’t there to block the wind. The windscreen that had the advantage did worse so I didn’t feel the need to shoot the test again.
May 6th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
I have the Micovers for the VMP. They shed like crazy, any idea how to fix this?
July 12th, 2015 at 6:58 am
Bummer.
For me and Rode.
Rode because their product does not seem to work well.
For me because I bought it without doing research and so missed this 3 year old post which would have saved me $20 and a whole lot of noise.
Thanks for the video though – not only did it tell me which deadcat was better – it also taught me a lesson.
You now earn my YouTube subscribe.
Sucks to be me.
You? Win! Win!
🙂