The clarity and versatility of DPA’s microphone range made them the ideal choice for Front of House sound engineer James Dunkley when he was tasked with amplifying an unusual live concert – one that combined a heavy metal band with a classically trained chamber ensemble. The Norwegian band Satyricon had just completed two weeks of […]
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Stage Sound Services Makes A Massive Investment in DPA CORE
Stage Sound Services, one of the UK’s leading equipment suppliers to the Theatre and Corporate Events markets, is so impressed with the new CORE by DPA amplifier technology that it is upgrading its entire stock of DPA Lavalier, Headset and Instrument microphones to CORE technology. Phil Hurley, Managing Director of Stage Sound Services, says: “There […]
Miking Harps with The National Folk Orchestra of Ireland and DPA
Sound engineer Barry McCusker was recently faced with providing sound for the Comhaltas National Folk Orchestra of Ireland which includes a collection of harps. He made use of a very clever solution for microphone placement, which worked well with the DPA d:vote™ 4099 instrument mics on hand. The DPA microphones helped deliver exceptional sound quality […]
DPA Delivers Freedom of Movement to Raymond Gubbay’s Opera Singers
For the first time in its history, Raymond Gubbay’s Classical Spectacular show at the Royal Albert Hall used DPA d:fine™ Omnidirectional Headset Microphones to amplify the sound of the show’s two stars, backed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The lavish spectacle, which runs twice a year in March and November, combined the classical opera of […]
Greg Walsh Chooses DPA Mics for Kate Bush’s Before The Dawn
Greg Walsh, Sound Design and Front of House Mixing Engineer, chose a selection of DPA microphones to capture the sound of Kate Bush’s hugely successful Before the Dawn series of concerts at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.
DPA Microphones Help Solve a Challenging Acoustic Problem
PA company MLS Audio turned to DPA’s d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphones from LMC Audio to amplify a 10-piece orchestra in a venue with 95% reflective surfaces.