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DPA Microphones selected for immersive live performances at Las Vegas’ Resorts World Theatre

While spatial audio was taking over the recording industry, the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas - an immersive 5,000-capacity concert and entertainment venue - introduced it to the live music scene as well. With immersive audio being a relatively new format in the live industry, audio professionals working these shows have had to approach their mixes from a different angle. This was the case for Front of House Engineers Tim Holder and Brad Divens, who worked on shows for Carrie Underwood and Enrique Iglesias, respectively.

Holder and Divens turned to DPA Microphones for a variety of vocal and instrument mic solutions. For Underwood’s Vegas residency, Holder utilized a DPA D:facto 4018VL Vocal Microphone for lead vocals, and the brand’s 4055 Kick Drum, 4099 Instrument and 4011 Cardioid Condenser microphones to outfit the drum kit. “We had the 4011s as overheads and 4099s on snare and toms”, says Holder. “There was a deep, fat tuning effect, especially on the snare. There was also a 4099 on violin when the show transitioned into a more classical act.”

For his first experience mixing Enrique Iglesias in immersive, Divens had Iglesias and two backup singers on DPA D:facto 4018Vs, while the drum kit featured the brand’s 4099 Instrument and 2011 Twin Diaphragm Cardioid microphones.

Despite being the first time either engineer mixed a show with spatial audio, both Divens and Holder note that the experience was beyond their expectations. “It’s an entirely different way of mixing and enjoying a concert”, says Divens. “It’s very creative and more musical. The immersive aspect combined with the DPA mics has turned the same show I’ve seen every night into something fresh and brand new.”

Holder agrees, saying, “there is so much you can do with this format. It almost feels like you can touch the audio, depending on how close or distant you place the mic to the source. It’s so dimensional and very cool. You can tell the audience loves it, too, even if they don’t really understand how special the setup is. During set or wardrobe changes, the different effects and transitions get a huge reaction out of the crowd.”

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