"The first thing I noticed about the 4099V was the amount of gain you can get before feedback occurs," he says. "The sound is incredibly natural; it brings out the real tone of the instrument and totally minimises breath and surround noise. For someone who plays with a combination of microphone and piezo pickups on violins, mandolins and bizarre hybrid instrument situations in a myriad of acoustic or amplified venues, the DPA is the solution. I've been waiting 30 years for someone to invent this microphone."
Holden, a recording engineer as well as a violinist, is also a fan of DPA microphones in the studio. "The DPA 4021 is a fantastic flat response microphone, while the DPA 4061 is a great vocal, and indeed violin, omni mic," he says.
(Jim Evans)
