DPA 4017B
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A Modular "Pencil" DPA Designed for Boom Pole, ENG, and Installations
The DPA 4017 belongs to the brand's family of modular pencil microphones, designed to offer a consistent sonic character across models. This continuity facilitates multi-mic shoots and recordings (boom mic, hidden miniature mics, etc.) by limiting timbre differences and thus reducing post-production workload. Its "short shotgun mic" design aims for a sought-after balance: marked directivity while maintaining precise and musical reproduction.
Who Is the DPA 4017 For and In Which Applications Does It Excel?
This shotgun mic is tailored for image sound recordists (broadcast, ENG, documentary), film boom teams, as well as fixed installations (sports, studio, occasional recordings). Thanks to its strong directivity, it is particularly suited for remote dialogue capture and scenes where the main source must remain intelligible despite a noisy environment. In the studio, it can also become a precision tool when focused and clean capture is desired.
Acoustic Design and Key Technologies
Supercardioid + Interference Tube: Focus and Rejection
The 4017 combines supercardioid directivity with an interference tube to achieve highly directional capture. This principle increases focus on the front of the microphone and improves rejection of side and rear sounds, a crucial point for boom pole use, sports recording, or studio where ambient noise is omnipresent.
More Uniform Off-Axis Response: Fewer Audible "Lobes," More Natural Sound
DPA conducted specific work on the off-axis response to limit nonlinear effects often associated with shotgun mics (related to side lobes). The result: sounds coming from the sides and rear remain more natural, with controlled attenuation rather than marked coloration. This approach improves spatial coherence and intelligibility when framing or boom placement causes axis variations.
Preamp and Filters: Quick Control On Set
Paired with the MMP-B preamplifier, the capsule forms a short shotgun mic, very lightweight, and designed for shooting conditions. Two integrated filters, operated by rings, allow quick adaptation of the recording: a High Boost (+4 dB at 8 kHz) useful to compensate for high-frequency attenuation with certain windshields, and a low-cut (first order below 120 Hz) to reduce handling noise and wind rumble. A permanent high-pass filter (third order at 50 Hz) helps reduce very low-frequency disturbances.
"Wireless Boom Pole" Option: Reduction of Cable and Handling Noise
For modern setups where the wireless transmitter is mounted close to the microphone, the 4017 solution dedicated to wireless systems aims to eliminate noise related to the external cable along the boom pole. It relies on an MMC4017 capsule and a short modular active cable MMP-G, integrated into a suspension and wind protection system. The assembly is optimized to accommodate certain compact mic transmitters (for example Lectrosonics SSM or Zaxcom ZMT3-Phantom 2) and protect not only the microphone but also the transmitter from the elements.
Technical specifications
| Frequency response | 20 Hz - 20 kHz |
| Category | Shotgun Microphone |
| Directivity | supercardioid |
| Connection | XLR |
| Color | Black |
| Polar pattern | Supercardioid, lobe-shaped |
| Operating principle | Pressure gradient with interference tube |
| Cartridge type | Pre-polarized condenser |
| Effective frequency range, +/-2 dB, at 60 cm (23.6 in) | 70 Hz - 18 kHz with typical 3 dB soft boost at 15 kHz |
| High boost | +4 dB at 8 kHz |
| Low-cut | first-order filter below 120 Hz |
| Nominal sensitivity, +/-2 dB at 1 kHz | 19 mV/Pa; -34.4 dB re 1 V/Pa |
| Equivalent noise level, A-weighted | Typ. 13 dB(A) ref. 20 uPa (max. 15 dB(A)) |
| Equivalent noise level, ITU-R BS.468-4 | Typ. 24 dB (max. 26 dB) |
| Dynamic range | Typ. 124 dB |
| 19 mm preamp | 152 dB SPL before clipping |
| Distortion, THD below 1 percent | 134 dB SPL RMS, 137 dB SPL peak |
| Max SPL, THD 10 percent | 138 dB SPL peak |
| Maximum output voltage, RMS | 2.0 V |
| Nominal output impedance | 100 ohms |
| Minimum load impedance | 2 kohms |
| Cable drive capability | 100 m (328 ft) |
| Output balancing principle | balanced signal |
| Common mode rejection ratio (CMRR) | greater than 40 dB |
| Polarity | +V on pin 2 for positive acoustic pressure |
| Power supply (for optimal performance) | P48 (phantom power) |
| Current consumption | 4.5 mA |
Questions frequently asked
Is the DPA 4017B suitable for boom dialogue recording?
Its supercardioid directivity combined with the interference tube focuses capture forward and reduces lateral and rear sounds. This configuration is designed for ENG shoots, documentaries, and remote dialogue recording.
What filters are available on this shotgun microphone?
Two rings provide access to a +4 dB High Boost at 8 kHz and a first-order low cut below 120 Hz. A permanent third-order high-pass filter at 50 Hz reduces very low-frequency disturbances. The High Boost can compensate for high-frequency attenuation caused by certain windshields.
What power supply is required for the 4017B?
A P48 phantom power supply is required for optimal performance, with a consumption of 4.5 mA.
Can the microphone handle very loud sources?
The 19 mm preamp accepts up to 152 dB SPL before clipping. Distortion remains below 1% up to 134 dB SPL RMS and 137 dB SPL peak.
What connectors and cable lengths are compatible?
The symmetrical XLR output has a nominal impedance of 100 ohms and requires a minimum load of 2 kohms. A cable driving capacity of 100 m is specified.
