Attended by CEOs from some of the world's largest multinational companies, the China's Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and other Chinese dignitaries were also present at the three day event. Prior to the event, Fortune's Audio Designer Ron Lorman contacted Ken Kimura at DPA's office in Hong Kong, and requesting help in sourcing microphones.
"I have been using DPA d:fine headset microphones for some time and was aware of the quality of DPA's product range," says Lorman. "This event was of huge importance and it was vital that I delivered exceptional audio quality, therefore DPA was the obvious first port of call when it came to sourcing the right microphones."
With help from Kimura and Pike Xin, Product Manager at DPA's Chinese distributor Digital Media Technology, Lorman was able to access exactly what he needed. At the gala dinner he had 100 inputs to consider, and all of the primary inputs were miked with DPA.
"During the conference sessions, I used assorted mics including my own stock of DPA d:fines for the various presenters," adds Lorman. "The d:fines work exceptionally well because they deliver excellent intelligibility and are very comfortable for the presenters to wear. The Gala Dinner, however, presented a number of interesting microphone challenges, and this was where the advice and help I received from Ken and Pike was invaluable."
(Jim Evans)
