Production Sound Mixer and Sound Recordist Rashad Omar has been using DPA d:screet™ and d:dicate™ microphones to record dialogue for a number of high-profile feature films include American Honey, which recently won the 2016 Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough, the […]
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Sony and DPA Microphones at EIS16
We’re bringing Sony and DPA Microphones to the Excellence in Sound exhibition (EIS16) in Bristol this Friday, 1 July. EIS16 is hosted by Rycote Microphone Windshields Ltd, and is firmly focused on promoting the importance of professional sound capture. In recognition of the tough, technical challenges facing audio professionals in the industry today, EIS16 aims […]
Trade up to DPA Bodyworn Mics
Got a few old and battered lavalier or headset mics at the bottom of your kit box? Here’s the perfect opportunity to turn them back into brand new DPA Bodyworn microphones. Trade in any lavalier or headset mics from the list below, like for like, and receive £60 (or €75 in ROI) off the list […]
Sam Simon-Norris Joins the Sound Network Team
Pro audio and live sound expert Sam Simon-Norris has joined Sound Network as Assistant Sales Manager to help the company keep up with the continuing growth over the last two years. Sam has a rich history in both the live and MI industries. He started work at Panic Music studios while studying Music Performance at […]
DPA Releases d:screet Slim Mic & New Concealers
DPA Microphones has released a new Slim 4060 and Slim 4061 version of their much loved miniature microphone, the d:screet™ 4060 and 4061. The new d:screet™ Slim 4060 & 4061 mics are designed to keep an even lower profile than the 4060 or 61 and features DPA’s award winning omnidirectional capsule element in a flat […]
In conversation with Simon Hayes – Production Sound Mixer
Over the last 20 years Production Sound Mixer Simon Hayes has worked on more than 45 feature films, including the acclaimed 2012 version of Les Misérables, which won him an Oscar, a BAFTA and a CAS Award in the sound and sound mixing categories. After starting work as a runner for a commercial production company […]
Register your DPA Ltd Edition Broadcast Mic Kit
Register your new DPA d:screet™ Ltd Edition Broadcast Mic Kit and we’ll send you a free sample of the new Bubblebee Industries Invisible LAV Covers to try out with your new microphone kit. The Bubblebee Invisible LAV Covers have been created after years of thorough testing in the field, finding the best possible combinations of […]
DPA Mics Capture Sound on Mad Max: Fury Road
After a wait of 30 years, Mad Max fans are revelling in the release of Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth in this exceptionally successful action adventure film series starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult, and directed, produced and co-written by George Miller. Award-winning Production Sound Mixer Ben Osmo chose DPA’s d:screet™ 4063 […]
Richmond Film Services and DPA’s d:dicate™ 4041-SP Microphone
Quality is key to the success of UK hire and sales company Richmond Film Services, with owner Nigel Woodford insisting on stocking only the very best and most up to date professional audio equipment. Their inventory now includes over 170 DPA microphones, which are so prized by Woodford that he keeps them in a special […]
DPA Microphones Brings Full Line of Music Mics to 2015 NAMM Show
DPA Microphones is showcasing the latest versions of its d:facto™ Vocal, d:vote™ 4099 Instrument and d:dicate™ Recording Microphones at the 2015 NAMM Show. DPA Microphones is exhibiting in Hall A, Booth 7113 from January 22-25, 2015 Representatives will also be on hand to discuss the company’s new d:screet™ Necklace Microphone, which has been nominated for […]
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Recorded with DPA Microphones
Hayes chose DPA miniatures for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy so that he could capture original dialogue, right at the point of shooting. Given that Director James Gunn’s vision for the film was to preserve the authenticity and emotion of the actors’ performances, he felt this was the best way to serve the film and […]
DPA Mics Get Up Close And Personal With Scarlett Johansson
Three of DPA’s d:screet™ 4060 mics were used to mic Scarlett Johannson’s performance in new film Lucy directed by Luc Besson, sound engineer Stéphane Bucher explains how they were concealed in her shirt collar during filming.