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DPA microphones are everywhere, but you’d never know it unless you looked—and that’s exactly the point. The Danish company has mastered the art of creating inconspicuous, high-performance mics that provide flawless sound and reliability for theatrical productions, orchestra halls, and speaking podiums all over the world. But that’s not all: DPA mics are a top choice for scientific studies, immersive recordings, and even NASA missions.
Curious yet? Keep reading to learn more about DPA’s fascinating history, its uncompromising quality standards, and some of its most exciting wins.
Back in the 1950s, the Danish company Brüel & Kjær developed the first microphones accurate enough for scientific measurement. In 1992, Ole Brøsted Sørensen and Morten Støve left the company to start DPA with the goal of making measurement-quality microphones for the pro audio market. One of their first mics was the DPA 4006, which remains one of their most celebrated products.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that making scientifically accurate microphones requires a lot of precision. DPA uses a combination of hands-on and automated manufacturing, in some cases involving up to 200 individual steps. After that, each mic is calibrated up to 15 times before passing the final inspection.
DPA’s measurement microphones are a top choice for scientific studies around the world—and beyond. DPA and its predecessor’s mics captured the liftoff of the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo 13 mission, traveled aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover to capture the sounds of the Martian atmosphere, and have been used to capture the sound of snowflakes falling in Antarctica.
The most recent DPA product to win the prestigious industry award was the DPA 4055 kick drum microphone, preceded by the 4561 “necklace” microphone, CORE 4099 instrument microphones, and 4011 cardioid capsule. DPA was on a particularly hot streak from 2015 to 2020, receiving a TEC award or nomination every single year.
During a 2017 concert in Copenhagen, superstar Celine Dion accidentally dropped her DPA d:facto handheld vocal mic. To her surprise (but not DPA’s), the mic continued to work flawlessly for the rest of the performance. “It’s a DPA microphone; it was made here in Copenhagen,” Dion told the crowd. “No dent or anything. Perfect.”
DPA microphones have a reputation for delivering top-notch sound in the most extreme applications, and they’re equally at home in the studio and on stage. Explore DPA’s full line of studio and live performance mics and bring some legendary Danish sound to your next production!
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