DPA 2012 en 2015 Pencil Mics

The 2012 Compact Cardioid Microphone is an all-around generalist pencil mic that guarantees excellent results on any instrument on a live stage.

- Durable, reinforced construction
- Excellent transient response
- Uniform cardioid directionality
- Outstanding SPL handling
- Natural and precise sound reproduction

Key applications

Snare drum
Hi-hats
Electric guitar cabinets
​Piano
Percussion
Conga, bongos
Acoustic guitar
Horns

The 2012 Compact Cardioid Microphone is an all-around generalist pencil mic that guarantees excellent results on any instrument on a live stage.

- Durable, reinforced construction
- Excellent transient response
- Uniform cardioid directionality
- Outstanding SPL handling
- Natural and precise sound reproduction

Key applications

Snare drum
Hi-hats
Electric guitar cabinets
​Piano
Percussion
Conga, bongos
Acoustic guitar
Horns

The 2015 Compact Wide Cardioid Microphone is for ambient pick up of a drum kit or other instrument groups.

- Durable, reinforced construction
- Uniform wide cardioid directionality
- Spacious sound due to a wide cardioid pick-up pattern
- Natural and precise sound reproduction
- Compact design for unobtrusive placement on stage

Key applications
Overheads on drums
Grand piano, away or close to the strings
Horn groups
Vibraphones
Xylophones
Large marimbas
Other large instruments

The 2015 Compact Wide Cardioid Microphone is for ambient pick up of a drum kit or other instrument groups.

- Durable, reinforced construction
- Uniform wide cardioid directionality
- Spacious sound due to a wide cardioid pick-up pattern
- Natural and precise sound reproduction
- Compact design for unobtrusive placement on stage

Key applications
Overheads on drums
Grand piano, away or close to the strings
Horn groups
Vibraphones
Xylophones
Large marimbas
Other large instruments

DPA’s selection of mics for the drum kit is designed specifically to put the sound engineer in control of the sound. By starting with the clear, true sound of the entire kit, the engineer has the best starting point to shape the sound wanted for the situation. These mics guarantee a natural and precise sound reproduction of the entire kit. The specific mic placements prevent artefacts, bleed and other shadowing effects.

- Natural and precise sound reproduction of the entire kit
- A clean slate to convey the wanted “mood” to the audience
- Specific mic placements prevent artefacts, bleed and other shadowing effects
- Picks up the sound like the drummer hears his kit, thus no or minimum EQ is needed

What’s in the box
The DDK4000 Drum Microphone Kit contains the following mics and accessories.

Microphones

1 x 2012 Cardioid Microphone
2 x 2015 Wide Cardioid Microphone (Stereo Pair)
1 x 4055 Kick Drum Microphone
3 x 4099 Core Instrument Microphone, Extreme SPL

Accessories

3 x MicroDot Cable (CM2218B00)
3 x Drum Microphone Clip (DC4099)
3 x Adapter for MicroDot to 3-pin XLR (DAD6001)