DPA Microphones is exhibiting with its German distributor Mega Audio on Stand G40, Hall 8 of Prolight + Sound, and giving visitors to the stand the chance to win a DPA 4099 clip mic. Among the range of microphones being shown by DPA and Mega are new additions to the 4099 range of clip microphones which have been designed with individual instrument groups in mind. The two additions are the DPA … [Read more...]
DPA mics record Sting’s winter opus at Durham Cathedral
Sting’s recording engineer Donal Hodgson recently embarked on a project to record the artist for A Winter’s Night…Live from Durham Cathedral; a concert version of his latest album, If On A Winter’s Night… for DVD release and international broadcast. Hodgson selected a wide range of DPA microphones to assist him in this complex task, which presented many challenges. The largest of these was the … [Read more...]
DPA mics invade Jeff Wayne’s epic production
A large quantity of DPA microphones supplied by R G Jones have been used for Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds, which has just completed a sell-out UK tour. Front of house engineer Simon Honywill specified a total of 37 DPA mics across the orchestra. These were a mixture of 4061 miniature mics, featuring low sensitivity and large dynamic range, on violins and violas, and … [Read more...]
DPA mics used for Rick Wakeman performances
DPA microphones, including the new 4099 instrument mics, have been used for Rick Wakeman’s The Six Wives of Henry VIII performances at Hampton Court Palace. Wakeman’s solo debut album was released in 1973 but he was refused permission to perform it at Henry VIII’s 16th-century palace. More than three decades later, Wakeman finally realised his dream when he was asked to appear to commemorate the … [Read more...]
