DPA Microphones demos range of distortion-free offerings
DPA Microphones offers distortion-free sound and ergonomic design, showing a range of high-quality microphones that are suited to broadcast applications. Among the products on show will be DPA’s expanded d:fine headset microphones series, which recently won Live Design’s Sound Product of the Year Award, and the new d:facto handheld vocal mic, which debuted earlier this year.
IBC visitors will have the opportunity to win a d:facto vocal microphone. They must simply stop by the DPA stand and have their badge scanned. One lucky visitor will be chosen at random, and the winner will be announced and contacted after the show.
“With so many television programs now being delivered in High Definition and 5.1 surround sound, demand for high quality microphones for broadcast use has never been greater,” says Christian Poulsen, CEO of DPA Microphones. “DPA is internationally acclaimed for delivering the pristine sound quality that program makers and viewers desire. Our range includes microphones for a wide variety of broadcast applications, and we are confident that they are the best broadcast microphones on the market today in terms of both sound quality and design.”
Offering impressive gain before feedback and very stable construction, DPA’s unobtrusive d:fine headset microphones are easy to fit on any person, providing presenters and guests with a discreet microphone solution that can’t be seen on the face. The d:fine range is renowned for its audio accuracy and its ability to deliver natural voice intelligibility and consistent audio performance at all SPLs. The d:fine capsules are so small that they are virtually invisible, leaving presenters free to focus on their performance, safe in the knowledge that these hand-built microphones will deliver high-quality, distortion-free sound.
d:fine is available in both directional and omnidirectional options, in single or dual-ear designs and with long or short booms. Designed to fit comfortably, they adjust to accommodate any ear size and head shape, and can be mounted on either the left or right side of the head. Available in black, beige, brown and lime green, each solution performs spectacularly in either cabled or wireless settings and can accommodate a range of accessories including windscreens, power supplies and adapters or cables with fixed connectors (MicroDot, three-pin Lemo, TA4F mini XLR, Mini-jack).
DPA Microphones d:facto handheld vocal mic bridges the gap between live stage performances and studio recordings. Already put through its paces on several TV shows, including Voice of Denmark, a standard format TV show broadcast in several countries, the d:facto offers an exceptionally natural sound, high separation from nearby sound sources and extreme sound level handling. This microphone is ideal for live music broadcasting as it combines a supercardioid pattern with superb definition to give high separation and true sound color on stage. Similar to all DPA mics, d:facto features superior gain before feedback, while the inbuilt three-step pop protection grid effectively removes unwanted noise.
DPA is also showing its lightweight range of miniature microphones that are popular with broadcasters because they deliver excellent speech reproduction and can achieve quality pick up even when they are not directly aimed at the sound source. The company rounds out its line-up with its best-selling and versatile Reference Standard range of microphones that exhibit total transparency in any recording situation and are capable of picking up incredible detail and depth of sound.