DPA Microphones has launched its handheld d:facto vocal mic.

Along with a supercardioid pick-up pattern and ‘an extraordinarily natural sound’, the mic promises high separation and extreme SPL handling. DPA

The design references DPA’s cardioid 4011, the new model has a three-step pop protection grid and is isolated from handling noise. The microphone head can be used on the DPA wired handle and can also be unscrewed for mounting on a wireless handle made by Wisycom, manufacturer of innovative wireless systems, offering a high degree of flexibility.

‘For many years the market has been requesting that the high sound quality of DPA’s legendary 4011 mic be available for live performance,’ says DPA CEO, Christian Poulsen. ‘As a result of the innovative partnership with Wisycom, we have developed the d:facto vocal mic to fulfill those requests. The option of wired and wireless modes, combined with DPA’s proven technology, has resulted in a stylish vocal mic encapsulating flexibility and unsurpassed sound quality: key elements of equipment of the future.’

d:facto has already seen use on several TV shows, among them Voice of Denmark, a standard-format TV show broadcast in several countries. ‘The sound team has been extremely impressed,’ says Voice sound engineer Mads Kærså. ‘It sounded open at all frequencies, there were no feedback or pop issues and we did not have to worry about handling noise. Finally, a manufacturer has managed to make a handheld microphone that inspires the same feeling a musician gets from a handbuilt instrument. It makes the singer feel more confident and perform better.’

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