“After hearing the DPA mics in action, it was an easy decision to make the switch to all DPA,” says Butcher. “The second we added the
d:vote™ 4099 to our cymbals, it was like someone had pulled a blanket off the drum kit. We previously had a few mics that colored the cymbals a bit too much. We were happy with the tones we got out of those microphones until we heard the clarity of our DPA 4099s. We now have a full complement of DPA mics on the current Summer Ever After tour and every input sounds fantastic.”
Lead singer Chris Carrabba’s switch to a DPA d:facto 4018VL mic was also an easy process. According to Butcher, “Chris had used a different manufacturer’s microphone for over a decade, just the familiarity should have made the switch to DPA difficult. However, we started sound check with his old mic and after a song switched to the
d:facto™ 4018VL, it was an immediate win. Both Joel Livesey, our FOH engineer and I mentioned that our high-pass filters were backed off and overall the microphone had a more natural sound immediately. After only a couple of minutes, Chris turned to us and said, ‘NEW MIC!’ We haven’t looked back since.”