Get your hands on DPA Microphones' brand new high SPL mic (worth £672$730), ideal for kick drums.
Founded in 1992, Danish brand DPA Microphones have earned a reputation for making some of the finest vocal and instrument mics for both stage and studio. Their handheld models can frequently be seen in use by some of the highest-profile and most discerning singers in the industry, while their huge range of instrument-specific models regularly grace the most prestigious concert houses and orchestra pits in the world.
The company’s knack for producing accurate, high-fidelity microphones centres around their many years of research into small-diaphragm electret capsule technology, which yields remarkably low distortion and noise, while ensuring consistent pickup of sound both on- and off-axis.
However, while their range has covered almost every instrument type imaginable — from dedicated piano models to mics for stringed instruments, woodwinds, brass, vocals and percussion — they’ve never designed a microphone especially for kick drums...
Until now! The brand-new 4055 combines DPA’s expertise in faithful capture with an ability to handle ultra-high sound pressure levels (up to 164dB SPL) with minimal distortion, as well as a resistance to the kinds of wind blasts that any microphone sitting in a bass drum might incur. However, unlike many dedicated kick mics, the 4055 doesn’t impart any tonality of its own. Rather than featuring a presence boost to bring out beater sounds, or an artificial bass hump to accentuate the boom, the 4055 is designed to offer a flat frequency response, allowing the engineer to tailor the kick sound to whatever the context requires. So, whether it’s being used on a heavy metal band, a trad folk group or a jazz trio, the 4055 will deliver the goods.
These attributes also make the 4055 ideal for any situation where low distortion and an extended frequency response are called for, including horns, double bass, guitar and bass cabs, and many more.
Unlike many dedicated kick mics, the 4055 doesn’t impart any tonality of its own.
How To Enter
For this month’s exclusive SOS competition, DPA are kindly offering two readers the chance to win a 4055 microphone of their very own. To be in with a chance of scooping one of these fantastic microphones, simply answer the questions on the right and dream up a tie-breaker, then submit your online entry by Friday 5th August 2022. Good luck!
Prizes kindly donated by DPA Microphones.
Competition Rules
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