In 1969, Rycote introduced the first windshield system used for Location Sound and ENG.
Since that time, they continued to refine their technology with industry-leading innovations for wind, shock and handling protection.  With a wealth of versatile tools designed to deliver outstanding audio while withstanding the harshest environments and the rigors of daily use, Rycote remains the most trusted brand by professionals.
 
For more than forty years, Rycote has specialised to develop and make the industry standard shock & wind protection for the extremes of field production sound. It is not just our specialty, it is our passion. It has never been enough to just build the best field production tools for microphones today, we are constantly engineering better tools for tomorrow.
We continue to apply our years of engineering knowledge to create the most complete line of specialised microphone accessories that exists today. These tools are designed for capturing audio whilst preventing wind and handling noise, but preserving the microphones natural frequency response.