Carbon Fibre Boom Poles Trusted by Sound Professionals Worldwide.
Since 1986, VDB Audio has been the name sound recordists reach for when a boom pole has to disappear in their hands and simply work.
Their poles are used on productions across the globe, valued for a rare combination of rigidity, low weight and near silent handling that holds up shoot after shoot.
VDB Audio was founded by sound operator Stéphane Van Den Bergh, who set out to build a better boom pole from the ground up. The company’s early Kevlar poles quickly gave way to carbon fibre construction, and that switch cemented VDB’s reputation as a genuine innovator in location sound rather than just another accessory brand.
Every VDB pole is built in house from high modulus carbon fibre, chosen for the best possible balance of strength and weight. The six section design and quarter turn locking system are engineered for fast, reliable use in the field, and every tube, ring and joint can be individually replaced rather than forcing a full pole replacement if something gets damaged. That same manufacturing care carries through to VDB’s Finger Control Surface range, built to give recordists reliable, tactile control over Sound Devices recorders on set.
VDB’s approach comes down to one idea. Give sound operators a tool they can trust completely, then support it for as long as they own it. That focus on durability, repairability and quiet performance is why VDB poles remain the standard on productions large and small, decades after the brand began.
Broadtech is the Authorised Distributor of VDB Audio in New Zealand and Australia.
Featured Products
VDB QT Boom Pole Range
The QT series is VDB’s core line of six section carbon fibre boom poles, built with the brand’s signature quarter turn clamping system for fast, one hand locking. Available across a full range of lengths, with removable internal cabling in mono or stereo for a clean, professional setup on any shoot.
VDB Hand Boom Poles
Purpose built for confined spaces like cars, elevators and tight interior sets, the Hand range keeps the strength and low noise handling of VDB’s standard poles in a compact two or three section design. A practical solution when a full length boom simply will not fit.
VDB Finger Control Surface 8 / 12
A compact, rugged USB control surface designed to work directly with Sound Devices Series 8 recorders. Built for demanding on location recording environments where reliable, tactile control matters as much as audio quality.