Hundreds of performers and engineers asked us for this microphone. They said: “Give us a mic that has excellent gain before-feedback, excellent rejection of extraneous noise like cymbals, and can really take the high-SPL world of the metal and rap stage.” Our design engineers went out to countless shows and experienced first hand what our customers were talking about… They then went back into the lab. Hundreds of gallons of coffee later, the engineers emerged with a godsend: the N/D967.