DPA Microphones Are the Perfect Accompaniment For Lamia
29/01/2015
Greek-based singer Lamia B dioui is using a range of DPA microphones in the studio and on the live stage to capture her unique sound.
Tunisian singer Lamia B dioui is renowned for her unique vocal style that combines extensive range with a huge amount of sensitivity and acoustic detail. Taking her influences for a variety of cultures and musical traditions, Lamia is highly respected on the World Music circuit and much in demand as a collaborator with other musicians.
In recent months, Lamia has been recording her second album, Athamra. For this project she switched entirely to DPA microphones because she and her sound engineer, Andreas Kamenidis, felt DPA was the only brand capable of delivering the clear, clean signal she wanted.
Currently based in Greece where she has lived since 1992, Lamias repertoire embraces ballads, opera-style singing, improvisation, acoustic music, storytelling, rhythm, dynamic range and rich harmonic variations. Capturing such diversity is an enormous challenge, but Kamenidis thinks DPA is easily up to the task.
We have 12 DPA microphones in total - a wired d:facto Vocal Microphone for Lamia; five d:vote 4099 Instrument Microphones that are mainly used on acoustic guitar and traditional instruments such as the kanun, Cretan lyra, oud, mandolin and lute; a d:screet 4090 Omnidirectional Microphone for instruments, vocals and as overhead and a d:screet 4091 Omnidirectional Microphone for frame drums and various percussions. We have completed our line-up with four d:fine Directional Headset Microphones, which are used by Lamia when she is storytelling and by the rest of the band for backing vocals. These mics are also ideal for capturing small wind instruments that are in close proximity to the face, for example the kaval, flute, jaws harp and kazoo.
Kamenidis adds that the DPA microphones have now been used to record vocals, instruments and percussion for Lamias new album and also to replace previous recordings that were not done with DPA and were therefore not up to the standard Lamia wanted.
The signal is so clear now, Lamia adds. The sound is very focused, fresh and alive. I really like the accuracy and precision we are achieving with these microphones - even a rough recording made with DPA is potentially good enough to fit into the mix. Everyone in the band is enjoying the new recording sessions, especially me as now I can truly recognise my voice.
Kamenidis is using DPA for both live and studio work, and says they are ideal for both situations.
They allow us to capture the pure, analogue sound of the bands instruments, he says. The d:vote 4099 Instrument and d:fine Headset Microphones are particularly versatile because they offer close miking, stable mounting, easy patching and dispatching and crystal-clear sound capture.
Kamenidis adds that Lamia takes great interest in her sound and how it is technically achieved.
When we first met, I realised her demands were very high and I was surprised to hear her describing in very clear detail exactly what she wanted, he says. At that stage she wasnt happy with the sound she was getting. She was using different equipment in different environments, and this inevitably affected the end results. She couldnt find the proper balance and was therefore unable to achieve her desired sound.
Kamenidis created a technical rider for Lamia that addressed all of her touring and recording needs 100%. Investing in DPA microphones was key to getting her sound right.
I explained that she should only invest in equipment that told the truth, equipment that could support and highlight her skills and ideas, equipment that she could trust. That is why I recommended DPA.
As a singer, Lamia was particularly keen to have a vocal mic that didnt colour the sound of her voice. Kamenidis recommended DPAs d:facto Vocal Microphone because it offered an exceptionally natural sound, superior gain before feedback and high separation from nearby sound sources.
Lamia also wanted the opportunity to move about and to give the audience a very clear view of what was happening on stage, he adds. DPAs d:fine Headset Microphones allow her this freedom of movement and give the audience a nice sense of an unplugged show. And in real unplugged conditions, we are able to use our DPA microphones to silently record the performance.
Lamias new album will be released in April 2015. For more information about Lamia and her music please visit http://www.lamiabedioui.com/
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