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 are available.
Christian Poulsen, CEO of DPA Microphones, says: “Given the flexibility of our d:dicate range, creating a microphone for the installation and conference markets was an obvious step. We already had the high-end capsule and pre-amplifier technology needed to fulfil the brief, so all we had to do was employ some ingenious mechanical solutions.
“By doing this, we have been able to adapt our boom and cable technology so that we can deliver high-end installation solutions for a wide variety of applications. Whether this is for a podium, a desk top, a stage stand or even suspended from the ceiling, we have it covered with visually elegant and sonically superior products that boast all the robustness inherent in DPA’s ingenious engineering techniques.”
The directional podium microphone based on 4060/d:vote 4099 uses interference tubes and pre-polarized backplate to ensure speech intelligibility. It was originally devised for the Nobel Prize organization, which had requested a dedicated podium solution for its 2012 Nobel Peace Prize presentation at Oslo City Hall in a room with challenging acoustics.
DPA adapted its existing miniature capsule to give an off-axis frequency response that negated room reverberation while preserving the needed on-axis sensitivity for voice level. It also positioned the capsule on a delicate gooseneck stand, giving it a sleek Scandinavian design.
The result was so well received that the microphone was adopted as a standard DPA product and is now available to all installation customers. This miniature podium microphone can also be used in a wireless configuration by employing the company’s adapter range.
Both of these solutions for the installation market will be available in August 2013.
