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Emeli Sandé and DPA d:facto™ Vocal Mic

Emeli Sandé Finds DPA’s d:facto™ Vocal Microphone

Emeli Sandé and FOH Engineer Gerard Albo find DPA’s d:facto™ Vocal Microphone the ideal complement for her stunning voice. The Award-winning singer/songwriter has recently completed an Arena tour in which DPA Microphones featured extensively, not just for her voice and the band, but for recording sound for her live DVD. BRIT Award winning artist and […]

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Sony C-100 Hi-Res Microphone

New Sony Studio Microphones Announced at AES

Sony Professional Solutions Europe Pro Audio Division is showcasing prototypes of three new Hi-Resolution microphones. Designed for professional studio and recording applications, the most notable feature of the new Hi-Res studio microphones is that they are capable of extended frequency response up to to 50kHz. Sony’s new studio microphones: C-100 multi-pattern vocal condenser mic – […]

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Katie Melua DPA Microphones

Katie Melua’s Stunning Sound Perfectly Captured By DPA Mics

FOH engineer Bryony October used a selection of DPA microphones to amplify vocals and percussion on Melua’s recent European tour. Katie Melua is renowned for her exquisite vocals and when audiences go to see her live they want to hear every nuance of her amazing singing voice. With this in mind, Front of House engineer […]

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DPA d:facto™ Linear vs Vocal Comparison - Shake the Chains

DPA d:facto™ Vocal and Linear Vocal Comparison – Shake the Chains

What is the difference between the DPA d:facto™ Vocal (4018V) and Linear Vocal (4018VL) capsules? They can both take up to 160dB of SPL before distorting. They both have super-cardioid polar patterns, and excellent off-axis attenuation. The answer lies in the frequency response. Looking at the frequency charts below from 20Hz to 20kHz, you can […]

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Rob Resnick of Timeflies and his DPA d:facto Vocal Mic

DPA Delivers Dynamic Pop Vocals For Timeflies European Tour

When accomplished music producers who are also artists take to the live stage, sound quality is always going to be top of the agenda. With this in mind, London-based sound engineer Mark Portlock had absolutely no hesitation in recommending the award-winning DPA d:facto™ Vocal Microphone when he was asked to handle Front of House duties […]

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Get your code for 20% Off DPA d:facto in February

DPA d:facto 20-off Offer

Get 20% off the price of the DPA d:facto™ Vocal, d:facto™ Linear Vocal or d:facto™ Interview microphones using the offer code below. Simply grab your offer code, get in touch with a participating dealer

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Lukas Graham and the d:facto™ Linear Vocal Mic

Lukas Graham tour has DPA mics at the heart of its setup

Danish singer Lukas Forchhammer, the frontman of the band Lukas Graham, is delighted with DPA’s new d:facto™ Linear Vocal Microphone, which is helping the band deliver an exceptionally natural sound during its current European tour. Lukas Graham’s production manager and Front of House sound engineer Frank Grønbæk is equally delighted, stating that the microphone has […]

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10% Off DPA d:facto™ Linear this July

10% Off DPA d:facto™ Linear Vocal Mic this July

During July 2016 get 10% off the new DPA d:facto™ Linear Vocal microphone. Also known as the DPA d:facto VL, this addition to the heralded d:facto Vocal range was launched at ProLight + Sound 2016 in Germany. It sees the d:facto loaded with a new capsule, namely the 4018VL, which features a totally linear frequency […]

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DPA d:facto Vocal Mic on The Christians

The Christians and DPA’s d:facto™ at Edinburgh Fringe

The company’s d:facto™ Vocal Microphones have been warmly welcomed by the crew and cast of The Christians, a new play currently being performed in London. DPA’s d:facto™ Vocal Microphones are playing a crucial part in adding authenticity as well as vocal clarity to The Christians, a new play that is currently enjoying a successful run […]

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Francis Rossi - Status Quo at Royal Albert Hall

Status Quo go Aquostic with DPA Microphones

After nearly 50 years as one of the world’s premier hard rock acts, Status Quo shook everything up in 2014 with the release of Aquostic (Stripped Bare), a fully acoustic album of 25 completely reworked Quo hits.

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