DPA MICROPHONES HITS THE ROAD WITH CANADIAN ROCK BAND MONSTER TRUCK

Anyone who has ever heard Canadian rock band Monster Truck will tell you that rock and roll is alive and kicking. In order to capture the powerful and gritty vocals of lead singer Jon Harvey, FOH Engineer Chris Kaplinski relies on DPA Microphones' d:facto^™ Supercardioid Vocal Microphone while on the band’s current worldwide tour.

“I was looking into a different microphone until Geoff Maurice of GerrAudio talked to me about using DPA’s d:facto^™ vocal mic,” says Kaplinski. “I was really hesitant about using it with Monster Truck because most condenser mics don’t work well with loud bands. The d:facto^™ is amazing; I couldn’t believe the sound I was getting. In the past, when Jon would step away from the vocal mic, we would get bombarded with cymbals because he is only five- or six-feet away from the drums. It can be a real issue and every other mic that we’ve used has had this problem. The tight pattern of the d:facto^™ has eliminated this issue and has been great with combating cymbal bleed.”

In the short time Kaplinski has been using the d:facto^™ vocal mic, he has enjoyed its ability to deliver a crisp, clean, natural sound. “Jon is a really loud singer and it’s the perfect vocal mic for him. There is no distortion in the upper mids and high ends. Other microphones distort or splat, so you don’t really get clear sibilant sounds and have issues reinforcing that end of the vocals. The d:facto^™ is totally flat and it handles SPL for a rock guy really well. It’s the perfect microphone for dealing with the full band in close proximity.”