Marquis Hill
"I absolutely love the sound and clarity of the new Wanda microphone. The sound is warm, dark and colorful. Works extremely well in intimate musical settings. I've actually been using the mic for some home recordings and documentary work as well. I've gotten nothing but positive feedback. Incredible microphone!"
–Marquis Hill
Lucas Warford, Three For Silver
"I LOVE THIS MIC!!! For the touring vocalist, Wanda is Ear Trumpet Labs’ masterpiece. Fantastic response, with crisp transparent highs and expressional mids and lows, with a frankly shocking rejection of feedback—even in loud, mid-sized venues with different sound techs every night. It’s got a great warm character while keeping the crispy clarity I expect from all your mics."
–Lucas Warford, Three For Silver
Celia Woodsmith, Della Mae
"The Wanda is killing it! Every sound person I’ve worked with has been super into the mic, and it makes the low end of my voice feel bolstered and rich. I love how my voice feels robust in the monitor without being overwhelmingly loud, which gives me confidence onstage. It sounds like me without having to do a bunch of EQ-ing."
–Celia Woodsmith, Della Mae
Marc on Wanda
"I worked with an artist who wants his vocal mic VERY LOUD in all the stage monitor mixes. Wanda was up to the task and delivered. He said that if he didn't like the mic he was going to want a 58 brought in right away so have one ready and needless to say, the 58 stayed at the side of the stage. Wanda seemed to handle anyone we put in front of her with ease and the output level from the mic was also in a very good range for hitting the board. She had the expected ETL smoothness with hi-fi detail and a complete absence of popping on close up vocals. You guys have really done a great job developing a new model, I have to say. Bravo!"
–Marc L’Esperance
Macdara Yeates
Norm Lotz
John Patitucci
"The sound of your microphone at my concert this last weekend really blew my mind. I am always trying to capture the natural sound of the Double Bass in a live setting, which is much more difficult than the recording studio. The Nadine really delivers a beautiful and natural sound live!'"
–John Patitucci
Jerry Douglas
"Ear Trumpet Labs microphones and the Earls of Leicester have a lot in common. They both have the look and sound of the past with a twist of the future thrown in for no extra cost. No other microphone is used by the Earls of Leicester. They don’t want anything different. Why would they?"
–Jerry Douglas
Christian McBride
Chauncey Canfield
“I've used it for 3 gigs and the microphone is wonderful and everyone has been very complimentary on how great it sounds through the Fishman Loudbox. Audience members and musicians I play with who've heard me play every week for the past year are suddenly hearing nuances and subtleties and absolutely gushing about the difference. Delphina hits the ideal sweet spot--added volume and presence while still sounding natural and acoustic and everyone involved says it has been a real game changer for gigs. I've even started using it for livestreams and recordings on my YouTube channels. Some very discerning sound folks and musicians have been blown away by the sound, the pickup pattern and rejection, so kudos to your designs and craftsmanship.”
–Chauncey Canfield
Ben Bernstein
“Love at first sight – make that love at first listen. Nadine, where’ve you been all my life?!… Nadine is a blessing to the upright bass. This mic takes the best of the thump and midrange clarity you want out of an unwieldy instrument, then sets it in the mix right where it belongs – plus, you don’t even need a mic stand!”
–Ben Bernstein for TapeOp
Zach Newton
“She sounded great! Very honest bass tone from top to bottom. The lower range is were she really shined... With Nadine strapped on there was no need to use the pickup; the low mids to lows had the most natural bass tone I have ever heard out front. Thank You! You have done it again! It is an honor and pleasure to use your mics.”
–Zach Newton
(FOH for Jerry Douglas Band and The Earls of Leicester)
Simon Flory
"From a small loud rock club in Cleveland, an outdoor festival in Texas or Music City Roots in Nashville, Nadine has been completely consistent and reliable. Every FOH engineer so far has commented that the mic sounds best with the EQ flat - relating the tone of the bass first and foremost. I have used monitors without any issues - sometimes even blending my piezo with Nadine - but I prefer just the mic. The best compliment I've had is, 'Your bass sounds great.'"
–Simon Flory, High Plains Jamboree
Daniel Kimbro
"I've noticed that with most "bass" mics I use the pickup for the bottom, and the mic to get some of the upper mid range stuff back that I usually dial out of a piezo pickup... With the Nadine though, my favorite sounds are down there in the lower, creamy chocolate places. It's so, so, so nice with the bow.”
–Daniel Kimbro
Kyle Whalum
"What jumped out at me was the natural balance between the boomy thump of the lowest frequencies of the instrument, right up through the warm, woody mids, and all of that delicious top-end sparkle that comes from the face of the instrument. When you factor in someone who’s relatively uneducated in the audio engineering department like me being able to just read the simple directions, place the mic and leave it, and trust that I’m getting consistent tone in any application; that’s a major win. I actually leave it on the bass 90% of the time, whether I’m using it live or on the Kelly Clarkson Show or at home in my studio.”
–Kyle Whalum (The Kelly Clarkson Show)
Mac McDonnell
“The most important feature is the very natural and accurate sound of the mic. The articulation of the bass is spot on. The mid range is wide open and doesn’t give you that ‘basketball bouncy sound’ that a lot of mics do. The low end is not overwhelming and extremely accurate, which is quite important to the mix in jazz music. It marries well, if you will with the bass drum. The bass players that come through Parker Jazz Club in Austin are always quite pleased with Nadine.”
– Mac McDonnell, Parker Jazz Club, Austin, TX
Dan Peterson
Jerry Douglas
"As an in-ear user, I am so happy to finally have one bass sound that I can use and be so satisfied with. Suddenly these two guys who I have heard for hundreds of shows sound even better. Something I didn’t think possible and already head and shoulders above the rest of the fray. Thank you again for giving us all greater sonic unity.”
– Jerry Douglas
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