Sontronics

Meet SOLO W1 🎤

For years, performers have trusted SOLO to deliver clear, confident vocals on stages around the world.

Designed, developed and hand-built in England, SOLO W1 gives performers the freedom of wireless while delivering the focused, natural vocal sound and feedback rejection that have made SOLO a favourite among singers, engineers and venues alike.

Are you ready to upgrade your live sound?

Find out more: https://sontronics.com/collections/all-products/products/sontronics-solo-w1-professional-wireless-dynamic-capsule

How do you bring a world-class piano competition to more than 33,000 viewers around the world? 🌍

For UCan Play, the team behind recording and livestreaming the Hastings International Piano Competition, the goal wasn’t to create a polished or exaggerated sound.

It was to capture the emotion, dynamics and atmosphere of the performance and share it with audiences far beyond the concert hall. 🎹

🔗 Read more about the competition in our blog 👇

📸 Credit: Matthew Andrews

There's no better feeling than live music on a warm evening 🎤✨

What’s the best live show you've seen recently? 👇

Do you ever feel like you’re not quite capturing what you’re hearing in the room? 🎤

Sometimes it’s not about more level, it’s just about picking up what’s already there.

That’s where something like the DM-1S comes in, great for those smaller details that can easily get lost ✨

🔗 Learn more 👇

Sometimes one mic does the job. Other times, two give you the balance you’re looking for 🎸

Using DELTA 2 alongside HALO lets you capture both the body and the bite of an amp, without relying too much on processing later.

Do you find yourself blending mics, or keeping it to one? 🧐

We were delighted to welcome Alene Lautenschlager, our current Sontronics Scholarship winner for Abbey Road Institute London, to our facility in Poole recently 🎤

During her visit, Alene spent time with our production team learning more about how our microphones are made, and even had the chance to hand-build one of our DM-1B microphones herself.

We think it’s important that people starting out in the industry get the opportunity to see how the tools they use are actually made. Hand-building our microphones allows us to maintain consistency and attention to detail, and it was a pleasure to share part of that process with someone at the beginning of their professional journey.

Thank you for the help Alene!

We were pleased to be involved in the Music Producers Guild - MPG event 'Inside the Take on Live Tracking' at the Wi******er Audio Barn yesterday.

It was fascinating hearing the different approaches engineers take when recording musicians performing together live, and how much of the final result comes down to decisions made at the source, mic choice, placement and the way musicians interact in the room all play a big part in shaping the recording.

Thank you to the MPG for hosting such an engaging session, and to everyone who joined us on the day.

Great conversations and a really enjoyable event!