DPA Introduces d:facto II Vocal Mic for Recording & Live Applications

Versatility and increased fidelity, in one package, is always an appealing pairing.

The Danish microphone manufacturer DPA has put those elements together with the new d:facto II Vocal Microphone. Due to be officially launched at the 2013 NAMM show at the end of January, the d:facto II builds on the original d:facto’s mission with a new wired handle and adapter system. The result: a mic designed to provide outstanding vocal reproduction both in the studio and on the live stage, via wired and wireless configurations.

An adapter system makes the DPA d:facto II easy to switch from wired to wireless configurations, for a variety of systems.

Pricing has not yet been announced. Here are the details, as told by DPA:

DPA Microphones is pleased to introduce the d:facto II Vocal Microphone  at the 2013 NAMM Show (Booth 6996). With a true studio sound for the live stage, this latest addition to the d:facto line offers an extraordinarily natural sound with high separation and extreme SPL handling, giving users unlimited possibilities for their performances. In addition to use with the new wired DPA handle, the d:facto II provides singers and engineers with the added benefit of a state-of-the-art adapter system, which allows for seamless integration with many professional wireless systems.

‘We are extremely proud to have developed an ingenious adapter range that brings the true DPA sound out of a wireless system,’ says Christian Poulsen, CEO of DPA Microphones. ‘The wireless systems currently available deliver very limited power to drive the capsule, so getting the sound quality we wanted was nearly impossible. We had to be creative and put a huge amount of work and thought into the electronic circuit of the adapter solution. To my knowledge, no-one else has been able to be so true to the input of the vocalist. We wanted to make the best vocal microphone on the market, and with the d:facto, we have reached this goal.’

The new d:facto II guarantees users the exceptional DPA sound with popular existing wireless systems such as Sony, Lectrosonics, Shure, Wisycom and Sennheiser. The d:facto II provides improved audio performance as it is superbly linear in frequency and phase, both on- and off-axis, while its impressive definition and accuracy reproduces a singer’s voice effortlessly.

‘The flexibility of its inventive adapter system gives the user simple and very affordable possibilities of choosing either a wired DPA handle or the professional wireless system of their choosing, with no loss in the sound quality,’ says Susanne Seidel, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for DPA Microphones.

Equally at home in sound reinforcement and recording applications, the d:facto II is sure to be an instant favorite of live sound engineers. Its simple plug-and-play features allow it to reproduce an extraordinary natural sound, which reaches the extreme sound level handling of 160 dB. As with all DPA mics, the d:facto II provides superior gain before feedback, and a robust three-stage pop protection grid built into the microphone to remove unwanted noise. It also boasts exceptional isolation from handling noise as well as the ability to accommodate extreme sound levels.

The cabled version of the d:facto II, as well as the adapters for Shure, Sony, Lectrosonics and Wisycom, will be available in February 2013. The adapters for the Sennheiser systems will be available in March 2013.”

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