"I've been using the DPA 4088F in all of my shows, which are a blend of rock and theatre, making them a severe challenge to mic properly," explain Autumn. "The theatre side demands that we use headsets and that the mics are as invisible as possible, but the rock side demands that we are all able to sing, scream, and generally go nuts every night, with over two hours of intense vocals. I'm also playing wireless electric violin as I'm singing and running all over the stage, something that would be impossible with a hand-held or a bulkier head-worn mic.
"My sound engineer Tim Bolish and I have been testing different headset mics over the past few years, taking them on international tours only to find that, when under the gun, they had distortion or other issues, were too heavy or uncomfortable for the artists to move freely in, were too visible, or simply didn't sound as good as we needed them to. The DPA 4088 is the only headset mic that's been able to stand up to all our requirements beautifully. Since we've been using them our stage antics have gotten even crazier, so I'm a bit worried about what trouble our new-found freedom will get us into."
(Jim Evans)
