Robben Ford Selects DPA Mics

American blues, jazz and rock guitarist Robben Ford selected DPA mics for his recent live performance at Shatin Town Hall Auditorium in Hong Kong.
Ford used a DPA d:facto™ Vocal Microphone, while his guitar amps and the bass amp were picked up by DPA d:dicate™ 2011C Twin Diaphragm Compact Cardioid Recording Microphones.

Sound engineer Richard Wheeler used a d:dicate 2011C microphone for the kick drum, positioning it half way into the hole. The top of the snare was also miked using a d:dicate 2011C, which was twinned with a DPA d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphone positioned on the bottom of the snare. All other drums were picked up individually using d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphones in close proximity, while a stereo image for the live mix was captured using a pair of DPA d:dicate 4011A stereo matched overhead recording microphones.
Robben Ford's set also featured a Hammond B3 organ with a Leslie speaker. Two d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones were used to pick up the top spinning horn rotor in stereo, while the bass rotor was captured using another d:dicate 2011C microphone.
"As a concert promoter for over ten years, I have to say that Robben's concert was our best in terms of sound and audio quality," says Clarence Chang, from Jazz World Live Series that organized the concert. "This is all thanks to the great engineer Richard Wheeler and DPA Microphones."

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