The company’s omnidirectional mics have been used to record the world’s largest cathedral organ, located at Passau, Germany, reports PSN-e. A performance by Dr. Hans-Joachim Trappe of Ruhr-Universität Bochum was recorded in stereo and surround sound for a charity SACD to benefit the German Heart Foundation. Recording the five-section instrument led recording engineer Ulrich Lorscheider from German specialist classical recording company Aeolus to use primarily DPA 4006 and 4006-TL microphones. Ten 4006s were used as main pair, with a further pair for each of the two organs located on the left and right side of the main organ. A further two pairs were deployed to provide two different ‘layers’ of room ambience. Lorscheider said that Aeolus owns a large number of DPA 4006s – “it is our main microphone of choice for this work” – and that the fixtures had again met his expectations on this latest project. “We particularly succeeded in reproducing the depth of the large cathedral in a three-dimensional way,” he said. “The microphone set-up was chosen mainly with a stereo mix in mind, but it delivered excellent results for the surround mix too.” Nikolaj Lentz Rudyk, area manager of DPA Microphones A/S, tells PSN-e: “Anyone who has tried to work with church organ recording knows how challenging it can be to reproduce the atmosphere and the instrument’s capabilities. With its ultra-fast response the 4006-TL is really a fantastic tool for such a task. Unmatchable detail reach and the low self-noise of the transducer allowed [the Aeolus team] to capture the pipes in a very natural way.” Webwww.dpamicrophones.com
