With the exception of one DPA
d:vote™ 4099 Instrument Microphone, which is used to amplify an acoustic guitar on stage, the only microphones used on this production are the
d:facto™ 4018V Vocal Microphones, supplied by DPA’s UK subsidiary Sound Network.
“I wanted to use working microphones, not just props, so I was looking for something that was super clean and pop-y sounding and didn’t colour the actor’s voices,” Paul Gatehouse says. “That meant using a condenser microphone and that, in turn, led to the
d:facto™ capsule. The fact that DPA makes the 4018V capsule adaptable with third party transmitters is great. We use a Sony DWX digital wireless system and the combination of this and the d:facto™ capsule gives us a really pure, clean sound.”
With more than 20 years’ experience in theatre sound, Gatehouse has worked on numerous top shows including
Miss Saigon,
The Lion King,
Les Misérables and
Phantom of the Opera. Dealing with challenges is all part of the job and with
SIX his main challenge is the size of the venue.