DPA Compact Microphones?

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That's a whole heck of a mic... almost as good as DPA4011. Grab if you can swing it (around $3,000 for a pair).

Best, M
 
I've been listening to clips of them today and I really like them.

However there's a bit of an issue. I'm going to be using them to record live theatrical (Broadway) productions from the audience. Because there's really no crowd noise in these venues, and because the acoustics of the theatre are often great, I'd like to use Omni's (4052). But I can't find a matched pair of the 4052's anywhere!

Any ideas?? Do they even offer matched pairs?
 
How far you want to be in the audience? Omnies potentially can give you way too much of the room sound and be quite unfocused even from relatively close distances... something to think about.

Best, M
 
Depends on each show. I've been recording shows with omni's for years and never had any problems.

See what I normally do is wrap each wire around my left and right ears, and then position the mic on top facing forward. With Omni's, it makes a really amazing binaural recording, and I really don't have to worry about positioning the mics.

If I were to use cardioid, how could I create a stereo recording while still keeping the mics hidden?
 
OT here,
and i know some of you will disagree with me, and it's probably not
possible to stop he practice, but.....

i'm not one of the people who thinks it's great to go out and record people
without thier permission.

The fact that you discuss hiding the mics says something about you feel
about it deep down. Be honest.

If people had to experiance live music fully in the moment they would be
moved.
Instead, the constant overmediating of our culture has devalued music and
all arts by making them common and accesible 24 hours a day, anywhere.
Arts become just background noise in the service of commerce.
The constant turnig of performance arts into media robs them of immediacy and context.
Take off the headphones , put away the camera phone,and participate in the experiance
Ok, i'll stop the rant now
 
Gimmie a break. I record the shows for myself and myself alone, so that I can relive the live theatrical experiences. I don't sell or give any of the recordings I make away. I've been recording for over 10 years, and I won't be stopping any time soon.

As for the fact that discussing hiding the microphones "says something about how I feel deep down", well thats just BS. I have to hide the microphones so they don't get taken away...has nothing to do with some kind of subconcious guilt. Please.
 
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Ok,

I didn't expect that you would be stopping because of what i said.

And i understand that most people don't see anything wrong with it.
Most people just think that anything that happens in front of them is
there for them to appropriate.
In the post youtube era every thing is of equal value;
a dangerous stunt, a symphony, a political speech.
It's all free, lo-res, and 2 minutes long.
I mean, i love it too, it's great.
But this conditions and limits the brain to view the world in these terms.


I'm just saying you have a recorder in your head called a brain.
It is a much higher fidelity if you use it intently then any artificial
capture medium.
If you make the effort for deep particiption in the moment, you will
have the potential for a more interesting experiance useing all your senses.
a recording only captures part of the picture.

By the way,
If you have to hide the mics so "they wont get taken", does that mean that
you are worried about theft, or that the theatre doesn't allow taping or filming?
 
Sorry...I'm really not interested in what you have to say.

Back to the topic.
 
Evan, the trouble you are having is this is a musician's board, and most musicians don't like to be told their wishes are going to be ignored.

Having said that, there is a lot of merit for a band to allow taping, because it can help build a fan base. At the same time, taking a hostile approach to taping-unfriendly bands isn't a good way to help expand legal taping.

And open taping nearly always yields better results than stealth . . . remember if you are taping, you are part of a community that doesn't want open taping and sharing to get any more difficult than it already is.

To answer your question, DPA mics are quite popular with tapers, especially the 4061. But very people few here have experience with what you are asking.

Instead, try taperssection.com. A word to the wise though: they won't take kindly to referring to taping as "bootlegging".
 
Well I am a musician as well..and I wouldn't care if someone was taping me for their own personal listening. I don't see the issue if the recording is not going to be traded/sold.

Thanks for the link and information though.
 
Well I am a musician as well..and I wouldn't care if someone was taping me for their own personal listening. I don't see the issue if the recording is not going to be traded/sold.

Thanks for the link and information though.

The issue is you are trying to impose your philosophy on other musicians through covert means. How about if you just asked in advance? Maybe you could help expand open taping rather than get it more restricted when you get caught in breach of contract.

Again, a stealth tape will never be as good as an open tape. Especially if you like to move your head every now and then.
 
The issue is you are trying to impose your philosophy on other musicians through covert means. How about if you just asked in advance? Maybe you could help expand open taping rather than get it more restricted when you get caught in breach of contract.

Again, a stealth tape will never be as good as an open tape. Especially if you like to move your head every now and then.

You can not ask to record shows on Broadway. It's not allowed, and will never be allowed. Stealth recording is the only way.

TONS of Broadway performers have illegal live recordings of shows. It's not so much the performers and musicians that have a problem with it, as it is the producers.

I'm WELL aware that stealth taping will not sound as good as open taping...I mean that's common sense. However when it's the only choice you have, it's good enough.
 
I'm WELL aware that stealth taping will not sound as good as open taping...I mean that's common sense. However when it's the only choice you have, it's good enough.

It's not the only choice. You also have the choice to not tape, or not attend the show. If you never gave money to an act that didn't support taping, there would be more open taping.

Incidentally, regarding Broadway, DPA says that a lot of used 4061s on eBay and such are Broadway rejects, out of spec from some sort of abuse (sweat, makeup, etc). Dunno if that's true, but caveat emptor.
 
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