DPA Microphones has announced Core+ technology, ‘a groundbreaking, patent-pending innovation that sets a new standard for distortion-free microphone sound’.
‘Core+ is a revolutionary leap ahead in microphone design, blurring the lines of what is acoustically possible,’ says, Product Management Director, Helga Volha Somava. ‘With an advanced approach that ensures a clear and precise audio experience, Core+ provides an unprecedented level of accuracy and detail in sound reproduction and sonic fidelity. Core+ is a game-changer for the world of condenser microphones.’
Core+ claims to neutralise distortion across the entire dynamic range of the microphone, making any nonlinear artifacts imperceptible and virtually unmeasurable. This new technology reduces the problems associated with unpredictable challenges in live sound setting, such as when the talent speaks or sings at louder volumes or on stages with multiple microphones. Microphones with Core+ completely eliminate artifacts, while enhancing the transparency of the entire sound image, to provide audio professionals more freedom to create their desired soundscape.
The implementation of Core+ requires a redesign of DPA microphones, which the company plans to accomplish with a slow update roll-out across its portfolio. The first solutions to be addressed are the 5mm omnidirectional headsets and lavaliers. Among the microphones planned for the Core+ upgrade are 4060, 4061, 4071, 4661, 4066, 4266 and 4466. This will be followed by the brand’s miniature cardioid solutions — the 4088, 4188, 4288 and 4488, as well as the 4166 and 4062 omni. The company is also exploring the possibility of implementing Core+ with some of its other popular solutions.
All DPA microphones incorporating Core+ will retain the same microphone specifications, including dynamic range and noise level. To illustrate the advantages of the diminished distortion that Core+ provides, DPA has implemented a new THD performance reference point — THD <0.5%. As all DPA microphones share the same sonic characteristics, current users will be able to mix the enhanced Core+ solutions with existing equipment.
