Post Malone Performs Like a Rockstar With DPA Microphones posted: 16/05/2019
FOH Engineer Joe Hellow finds rich, warm sound on Tour with the company's d:facto 4018VL Vocal Mic
As FOH engineer for best-selling rapper, singer and songwriter Post Malone, Joe Hellow takes pride in capturing the artist's feelings and emotions during live performances. Getting a rich and warm sound in hip-hop can sometimes be a challenge, with a lot of artists cupping the mic and losing the high end, but when Hellow brought DPA Microphones' d:facto 4018VL Vocal Microphone into the mix, he did not have to make any compromises and found the results extraordinary.
Hellow's collaboration with his sound team began with a rigorous brainstorming session and testing. We built a signal chain that is strong on all fronts, truly bringing the studio to the stage, says Hellow. Pre-show efforts begin well before hitting the stage, track programming and pre-mixing album stems for live, playback design, as well as the vocal presets and tools to capture Post Malone's sound. This process, with tools like DPA's d:facto 4018VL, gives us the advantage and capability to rework the live show to sound authentic to the album. Other microphone manufacturers say that they are studio quality but all you hear with them is crowd noise or a lot of proximity effect because competing capsules pick up way too much ambient sounds. With the d:facto 4018VL, you can have a loud stage with controllable crowd bleed. You can also add a Rupert Neve 5045 Primary Source Enhancer to have fully isolated studio sound.
Hellow notes that in Post Malone's case, there is a guitar on stage so the mic does a great job of isolating while also getting the warmth and crispness of the high end that is wanted from a vocal mic. He also has more control over EQing with DPA and is able to take away frequencies since all the healthy ones present to the ear are already there.
There's no other mic like the d:facto 4018VL, adds Hellow. I use this transducer to capture Post Malone's dynamic, high-impact voice. When using the d:facto 4018VL, most of the artists I work with notice right away that they're on something superior to what they have used previously.
In addition, Hellow has also been very pleased with the customer service he receives from DPA. From demo mic's to knowledge-based questions and answers, the DPA team has provided excellent support throughout our journey, says Hellow. It's no coincidence that DPA's reputation is one of the most trusted, reliable and secure in the industry.
Post Malone recently performed Rockstar and Stay with his d:facto 4018VL mic at the 2019 Grammys, before joining Red Hot Chili Peppers for Dark Necessities. Malone is currently on a world tour, which has stops in Manchester, Birmingham, Berlin, Glasgow and Londons O2 Arena throughout the summer.
ABOUT DPA MICROPHONES:
DPA Microphones is the leading Danish Professional Audio manufacturer of high-quality condenser microphone solutions for professional applications. DPA's ultimate goal is to always provide its customers with the absolute finest possible microphone solutions for all its markets, which include live sound, installation, recording, theatre and broadcast. When it comes to the design process, DPA takes no shortcuts. Nor does the company compromise on its manufacturing process, which is done at the DPA factory in Denmark. As a result, DPA's products are globally praised for their exceptional clarity and transparency, unparalleled specifications, supreme reliability and, above all, pure, uncoloured and undistorted sound.
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