AEA NUVO Series Windscreen — a custom WindTech foam windscreen for the AEA N22 and N8 microphones, enabling close vocal recording without a separate pop filter and protecting the aluminium ribbon from wind damage at outdoor performances and live reinforcement applications.
The N22 and N8 are designed for both studio and touring use — compact, rugged, with active electronics that work with any preamp on the rider. What sets them apart from conventional ribbon microphones in a live context is precisely the ability to work close to a vocalist and hold up on stage. The NUVO Windscreen completes that ecosystem: WindTech foam contoured to the exact grille profile of the N22 and N8 slips on without tools, and the acoustically transparent design means the microphone's tonal character stays the same whether the windscreen is on or off.
Live Without a Pop Filter — the Practical Case
On stage, a pop filter on a separate stand between a vocalist and a microphone is a logistical complication: it occupies space, interrupts the performer's sightline to the audience, and slows down between-song setup changes. The NUVO Windscreen eliminates that requirement — mounted directly on the microphone body, it reduces breath noise and plosive bursts during close vocal work without altering the figure-eight polar pattern or the ribbon tonality characteristic of AEA's NUVO series. Bands including The War On Drugs, Local Natives, and Andra Day use N8 and N22 microphones with windscreens at open-air festivals, where wind exposure is a genuine risk to a 1.8-µm aluminium foil.
Standard Component of the NUVO Stereo Kit
Two NUVO Windscreens are included in the NUVO Stereo Kit — AEA's position being that a studio and live stereo kit should ship with ribbon protection built in. The separately purchased windscreen is the same WindTech model as the kit-included version, making it a direct replacement or addition when expanding a rig to more than two NUVO microphones. Sold as a standalone accessory; not returnable for hygienic reasons.
KEY FEATURES
- Custom fit — contoured to the AEA N22 and N8 grille profile, secure slip-on mounting with no tools.
- Pop filter replacement on stage — reduces breath noise and plosives during close vocal recording without a separate stand.
- Outdoor protection — effective shielding of the 1.8-µm aluminium ribbon at festivals and open-air stages.
- Acoustic transparency — WindTech foam engineered for minimal impact on N22/N8 tonality and polar pattern.
- Standard NUVO Stereo Kit component — identical model to the separately available accessory.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Type: Foam windscreen
- Foam manufacturer: WindTech
- Colour: Black
- Compatibility: AEA N22, AEA N8
- Mounting: Slip-on directly over microphone body
- NUVO Stereo Kit inclusion: 2 × NUVO Windscreen per kit
- Note: Hygiene product — all sales final, no returns accepted
- Country of manufacture: USA (Pasadena, CA)
