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The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has a vast fan base. Their televised races draw eyes and ears from around the world but they’re not alone when it comes to the challenge of mimicking the highly ear-splitting, earth-shaking racetrack experience on-screen for their viewers. Although the Association broadcasts races in Dolby Atmos, the bottlenecked technology didn’t have the accompanying microphone that could reproduce the low-frequency component of the sound of 11,000 horsepower cars launching from the starting line. Mike Rokosa, technology executive at the NHRA, went for the d:dicate™ 4007 Omnidirectional Microphone from DPA Microphones.

 

Marlan Barry is among the world's most accomplished and recognised classical music and acoustic recording producers, having served as the head recording engineer for Houston Grand Opera for 15 years. He specialises in a range of different styles, including operatic, electro-acoustic and jazz. He recently assumed the recording and post-production responsibilities for The Orchestra Now main concert series, as well as The Bard Music Festival at the Frank Gehry designed Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Just recently, whilst in the midst of recording Nicholas Phan’s album “Gods & Monsters”, he used DPA’s d:dicate 4003 Omnidirectional Microphone.

There are very few microphones existing in the world that can withstand the extreme cold, moisture and wind inherent in Antarctica’s harsh environment and documentary maker Nerio Gutierrez (Playground Estudio) knows DPA is arguably the best. Last year, he and his team spent six weeks aboard the Spanish Navy’s scientific vessel, Hesperides, recording the sounds of penguin colonies, whales, zodiacs and various other marine life both on and offshore, for his film Antarctica: A Message from the Frozen Planet.

The Art of Foley is a fascinating one. It takes precision and unwavering attention to detail to do properly – an aspect of the form Foley mixer Geordy Sincavage is all too familiar with. Sincavage owns Sinc Sound, a company that creates sound effects and ambient sound for film and television. With the absence of an audio library, Sincavage uses everyday objects like paperclips for dogs’ paws and plungers for horse’s hooves, to capture the native, realistic sound of an object, artificially. He depends on DPA Microphones’ d:dicate 4006A Omnidirectional Microphones to maintain the standard in quality he needs.

Prior to pop star Halsey’s tour late 2017, early 2018, FOH Engineer Vincent Casamatta and Monitor Engineer Scott Wasilk decided to test the waters of several vocal microphones, in search of optimal sound quality and amplification. Following its high praise from industry friends and colleagues and after comparing it’s unrivalled clarity in audio delivery with other brands, the team settle on DPA’s d:facto Vocal Microphone without hesitation.

The best instrument microphone is now even better

Arriving soon in Australia, the new DPA Microphones d:vote™ 4099 with CORE Instrument Mic is far beyond anything you’ve heard before. Sporting a new streamlined design and DPA's powerful CORE technology, it can be used with one of DPA's many mounting clips to let your audience experience the true voice of your instrument.

Danish musician and producer Anders Trentemøller took a selection of DPA microphones on tour during European summer 2017 at 20 European festivals.

When the Wordless Music Orchestra takes the stage for one of its unique and critically acclaimed performances, Production Manager and Audio Engineer Richie R. Clarke uses a selection of mics from DPA Microphones to create an unforgettable sonic experience for those in attendance.

Legendary FOH Mix Engineer Kevin Elson captured crystal clear sound with DPA d:facto™ 4018 Vocal and d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Mics.

Elson has spent the past four decades producing, mixing and touring with an incredible list of musicians and bands including Journey, Van Morrison, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith, Mr. Big, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Bush, Jewel, Carole King and Europe. Elson started mixing with the New Kids On The Block in 2011 and the 2017 Total Package Tour was his fifth tour with the band.

d:facto™ Supercardioid Vocal Microphone delivers unrivaled sound for FOH Engineer Chris Kaplinski