LOS ANGELES – For Music's Biggest Night, the crew at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards used AKG's DMS700 wireless microphone system and corresponding D-series microphones for announcements including the introductions of Ricky Martin and Miley Cyrus to the live crowd and viewers at home.
Located at two stations during the awards, numerous D7s and DHT700 handheld mics were in front of the main stage as well as in the satellite stage outside of the arena.
Five-time Grammy Award winner, Usher and his protégé, Best New Artist nominee Justin Bieber, performed a dual performance wearing AKG CM311 microphones.
Deployed by Burbank, California-based wireless microphone specialists Soundtronics Wireless, AKG microphones were credited by the event's audio director, Michael Abbott, for delivering audio "without the compander artifacts associated with most RF hand mics." He added, "In the RF-intensive environment of our live Grammy broadcast, the system operated extremely well. Our mix engineers were pleased with the smooth frequency response of the DHT700 and D7 handheld mics."
Utilizing the AKG DMS700 system for the first time, David Bellamy, owner of Soundtronics was pleased as he monitored the mics during the show. "The AKG system and microphones performed very well and are great pieces of equipment," Bellamy said. "We're still getting used to the system as we only debuted it at the Grammys, but the more I learn about it, the more I like it and the more I like it, the more I'll integrate it into our equipment rotation."
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