DPA Microphones Highlights the Flexibility of its d:facto Vocal Microphone Range at Prolight + Sound 2015

	DPA Microphone's d:facto Interview Microphone

DPA Microphones (hall 8, stand B70) is using Prolight + Sound 2015 to shine a spotlight on its award-winning d:facto Vocal Microphone range. Launched just three years ago, the company says the d:facto Vocal Microphone is now a firm favorite with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Sting, Ellie Goulding, and Paloma Faith, who love its ability to deliver an extremely natural sound. The microphone has also proven popular with top front-of-house engineers who appreciate how much easier it makes their workload, thanks to its clarity, superior gain before feedback, and SPL handling.

DPA will demonstrate the flexibility of the d:facto range by highlighting the modular nature of its design at Prolight + Sound. As the same microphone head can be employed for both wired and wireless use, performers are free to select the configuration that best suits their needs. They can also choose their preferred wireless system because DPA's adapters allow d:facto to integrate seamlessly with brands such as Sony, Lectrosonics, Shure, Wisycom, and Sennheiser.

"DPA's d:facto is an affordable, future-proof investment in microphone front-end technology because it is so versatile and easy to upgrade," says company CEO, Christian Poulsen. "Our ongoing commitment to R&D means that d:facto will always adapt to new wireless standards, while continuing to deliver the sound quality for which DPA is rightly famous."

Equally at home in sound reinforcement and recording applications, d:facto's simple plug-and-play features allow it to reproduce an extraordinary natural sound, which reaches the extreme sound level handling of 160dB. As with all DPA mics, the d:facto is superbly linear in frequency and phase, both on- and off-axis, while its impressive definition and accuracy reproduces a singer's voice effortlessly.

DPA will add to the range with the launch of the d:facto Interview Microphone, a broadcast-quality microphone for presenters and reporters who want voice clarity, linearity, and low noise characteristics. This handheld microphone features the new d:facto 2006V omnidirectional capsule, a specially adapted version of DPA's popular 2006 capsule that has been adjusted to suit typical interview microphone levels.

"We have altered the capsule's sensitivity so that it is 12dB less than its basis," says DPA product specialist, Mikkel Nymand. "This, plus the fact that the capsule is omnidirectional, makes it more suited to broadcast interview situations where freedom of use is more important than pointing precision. We have also lowered handling noise by incorporating a rubber suspension mount, which is built into the d:facto head. Finally, the d:facto Interview has the lowest mic-generated wind noise of any interview mics on the market, straight out of the box, with no additional foam or fur needed."

DPA's entire d:facto range will be on display at Prolight + Sound 2015, April 15 - 18 in Frankfurt, and visitors will have the oportunity to A/B its performance against other microphones.