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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
PSW Staff 05/21/13 09:57 AM,An Italian touring production of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical has arrived at the Politeama Rossetti theatre in Trieste, where audiences are enjoying great sound thanks to the extensive use of DPA Microphone’s 4066 Omnidirectional Headset Microphones and 4060 Omnidirectional Miniature Microphones. DPA’s Italian distributor M. Casale Bauer has supplied the production with a total of 34 DPA Headset Microphones, which are being used for every member of the cast (plus a few spares).… View this story
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
PSW Staff 05/07/13 02:20 PM,DPA Microphones has announced the launch of the d:dicate Recording Microphone range, including the new modular MMC4018 supercardioid capsule, the counterpart to the MMC4018V capsule used in the company’s d:facto vocal microphone. The d:dicate range also includes the well-known MMC4007 hi-SPL omnidirectional capsule, previously known as 4007, now in a modular version. Widely used for measurement purposes, this capsule has an very wide dynamic range and can handle extremely high sound pressure levels. Both capsules are widely used for picking… View this story
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Friday, May 03, 2013
PSW Staff 05/03/13 03:21 PM,DPA Microphones has launched new podium microphones specifically designed for the installation market, including models offering modular capsules from the company’s d:dicate Recording Microphone Series (formerly known as Reference Standard) as well as a cost-effective, directional microphone based on the 4060/d:vote 4099 miniature mics. d:dicate microphones are noted for their exceptional linear frequency responses, high SPL and superior gain before feedback. These new podium mics combine the capsules with newly introduced modular active booms . A number of different capsules… View this story
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
PSW Staff 03/13/13 11:08 AM,DPA Microphones played a vital role in helping nearly 100 studio engineers get to grips with the black art of miking a drum kit during a workshop seminar given by Grammy award-winning drummer Morgan Ågren, entitled Producers Seminar: Drums with Morgan Ågren. Hosted by Sweden’s Studio Magazine, the seminar took place in Stockholm in conjunction with DPA Microphones and Avid/Pro Tools. Opus3 label founder and “Microphone Doctor” Jan-Eric Persson was also a guest speaker. “The aim of this workshop was… View this story
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
PSW Staff 01/29/13 01:33 PM,DPA Microphones is pleased to announce that Bruce MacPherson has joined the company as its new US Sales Director. MacPherson is a dedicated sales professional, audio product specialist and audio engineering expert with extensive experience in current technology and techniques for audio recording and live sound, as well as commercial and post production. In his new role, Macpherson will be responsible for overseeing all DPA sales and customer service activities. “We are very excited to welcome Bruce to the DPA… View this story
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
PSW Staff 01/23/13 11:33 AM,DPA Microphones were present in abundance at the Gran Rex Theatre in Buenos Aires when world-renowned keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman played two concerts featuring his best-selling albums Journey to the Centre of the Earth and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The concerts were the culmination of a South American tour that also included six band-only shows in Brazil, Chile and Argentina. The final two sell-out concerts in Buenos Aires involved two different full orchestral shows, complete with a… View this story
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Monday, January 14, 2013
PSW Staff 01/14/13 12:25 PM,DPA Microphones played an integral part in recording the audio for the film version of the hit musical Les Miserables, which features an all-star cast including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Samantha Barks and Sacha Baron Cohen. Nominated for nine BAFTA Awards, including one for Sound, Les Miserables used an innovative technique that involved recording vocals live on set with the cast singing to a live piano accompaniment played to them through earpieces. The orchestra was recorded later in… View this story
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
PSW Staff 12/13/12 01:10 PM,Dutch singer and vocal coach Margot Giselle utilized a new DPA handheld d:facto vocal microphone on a recent tour after putting the mic through its paces in an evaluation. “For the first time ever I was able to hear my voice as it really sounds because the microphone only amplified the sound – it didn’t change my voice in any way,” Giselle says. “It was bright, clear and warm - and by allowing me to create all the vocal colours… View this story
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
PSW Staff 11/14/12 08:26 AM,Denmark’s Fredericia Theatre is using an extensive selection of DPA microphones to capture the audio for a very special musical production of the Disney classic Aladdin. All of the cast members are using DPA d:fine Headset Microphones, which were chosen for their discrete size, comfort and exceptional sound quality. DPA microphones also feature heavily in the orchestra pit, where a combination of DPA d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphones, 2011C twin diaphragm cardioid microphones and 4015C wide cardioid microphones are handling the… View this story
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Friday, October 12, 2012
PSW Staff 10/12/12 04:34 PM,The iconic Golden Gate Bridge turned 75 this year, and DPA Microphones is supporting local San Francisco artist Bill Fontana in honoring the landmark’s anniversary. With a video camera and seven DPA Reference Standard 4006A omnidirectional microphones fixed to the bridge, Fontana is streaming and capturing six months’ worth of sound and footage for a live video and sound portrait titled Acoustical Visions of the Golden Gate. He also relies on a Sound Devices 788T multi-track digital audio recorder to… View this story
Filed in: Live Sound • Recording • News • Digital Audio Workstations • Microphone
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