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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
PSW Staff 08/04/10 07:07 AM, 0 CommentsDPA Microphones has appointed Melody House Musical Instruments as its new distributor in Dubai. The appointment is part of a rebranding process that will see Melody House move more into the pro audio sector to complement its MI roots. Greg Cargopoulos from Melody House, is familiar with DPA microphones from his own experience of working with them. “We are very happy to be the newly-appointed regional distributors of DPA microphones,” he says. “I have been working as a sound engineer… View this story
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
PSW Staff 07/21/10 04:15 PM, 0 CommentsSinger Joan Armatrading has chosen a DPA 4088 cardioid headband mic for vocals on her current world tour, which began in Germany in March. “It was Joan’s intention at the end of her last tour in 2008 to switch to a headworn system so she could be free of the mic stand,” said her front of house engineer Mike Hogg. “Although I had not tried the 4088 before, previous experience with other DPA microphones gave me the confidence to recommend… View this story
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
PSW Staff 06/23/10 08:26 AM, 1 CommentAustralian violinist Marcus Holden recently acquired a DPA 4099V clip mount for his Australia tour with Scotland the Brave, a musical tribute to Scotland, and also with the Sydney Theatre Company production, Spring Awakening. “The first thing I noticed about the 4099V was the amount of gain you can get before feedback occurs,” he says. “The sound is incredibly natural; it brings out the real tone of the instrument and totally minimises breath and surround noise.” “For someone who plays… View this story
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Monday, May 17, 2010
PSW Staff 05/17/10 07:30 AM, 0 CommentsLove Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, has opened at London’s Adelphi Theatre, with cast and orchestra miked with DPA Microphones. Love Never Dies continues the story of the Phantom, moving from Paris to Phantasma, a fabulous, early 20th century showground in Coney Island, New York - home to freaks and entertainers. All 36 cast members are miked with DPA 4061s, with the principals wearing two each with dual transmitters and receivers. The 21-piece… View this story
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Friday, April 09, 2010
PSW Staff 04/09/10 08:55 AM, 2 CommentsDPA Microphones has appointed Sound Team as its new distributor for India. Based in Mumbai, the film and music capital of India, Sound Team has built up a strong reputation as a pro audio distributor over 15 years, with the primary focus of providing solutions for music, post production and film applications. “With the increase in number of private broadcasters and live rental companies, we are excited to take on a product like DPA, which is at the forefront of… View this story
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Thursday, April 01, 2010
PSW Staff 04/01/10 07:16 AM, 0 CommentsDanish opera singer Rick Heis has recorded an SACD, Caught In Paradise, using DPA microphones. The session, at the Jugendstiltheater in Heis’s adopted home of Vienna, used six DPA 4011 cardioid mics being for stereo recording. Two were used for Rick’s vocals, two for his guitar amp and two for bass player Georg Straka, a member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. In addition, a pair of DPA 4006 omnidirectional mics were used for a stereo recording of pianist Michael Rot’s… View this story
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Friday, August 07, 2009
PSW Staff 08/07/09 08:22 AM, 0 CommentsDPA Microphones has introduced the 4017-R shotgun microphone with Rycote windshield, created in conjunction with Rycote, and will be featuring it at this year’s IBC exhibition on Stand 8.C90 of the RAI. The new strong suspension and windshield solution has been designed specifically to take the DPA 4017 shotgun mic’s compact size and light weight into consideration. It consists of the 4017 shotgun mic with XLR cable and DPA windscreen; the distinctive Rycote Windshield 2, measuring just 330mm; the Rycote… View this story
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Friday, July 10, 2009
PSW Staff 07/10/09 10:49 AM, 0 CommentsSound Designer Jason Barnes chose the new Duran Audio AXYS ScopeG2 loudspeaker range as the FOH PA for the ongoing U.K. tour of the classic rock opera “Quadrophenia” “I chose AXYS over alternatives because of their dynamic sound, energy and ability to deal with the full range of frequencies whilst not sounding over processed,” Barnes explains. “I wanted to take the risk and try something new and powerful that had never been used in theatre before to create a more… View this story
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
PSW Staff 06/23/09 07:47 AM, 0 CommentsDPA Microphones has joined forces with Rycote to develop the DPA 4017-R Shotgun/Rycote Windshield Solution. The new strong suspension and windshield solution has been designed specifically to take the DPA 4017 shotgun mic’s compact size and light weight into consideration. The DPA 4017-R consists of the 4017 shotgun mic with XLR cable and DPA windscreen; the distinctive Rycote Windshield 2 measures just 210mm; the Rycote fur windjammer; Rycote suspension mount in vibrant red and Rycote XLR holder. This kit provides… View this story
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Friday, May 01, 2009
PSW Staff 05/01/09 08:19 AM, 0 CommentsTo ensure optimum audio quality while keeping the technology in a “supporting” role, the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) of San Francisco, recently invested in new wireless technology from Lectrosonics. Jeremy J. Lee, a New York- based freelance sound designer who frequently specifies sound system designs for the theatrical community everywhere from the regional theaters to both on and off Broadway, was called in to oversee the audio aspects of the American Conservatory Theater’s January 2009 presentation of John Guare’s Rich… View this story
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