Kick Drum Mic

[brandondrury]

I went out and bought the Audix D6 last week and all I have to say is God Damn, this thing is sweet. I can't wait to record with this thing

Hang on a minute...... You are saying the Audix D6 is worthy of a "God Damn" but you haven't recorded with it yet???? So what's so awesome about it? The box? The shape of the mic?

Brandon

[Irish614]

Originally Posted by brandondrury

Hang on a minute...... You are saying the Audix D6 is worthy of a "God Damn" but you haven't recorded with it yet???? So what's so awesome about it? The box? The shape of the mic?

Brandon

lol sorry man, I have a PA system at my house, I mic'd up my drums and was blown away by the sound that came out of the kick mic.

[brandondrury]

Oh good! I was afraid that you were just looking at the mic. Let us know when you get to record it.

[ferguson66]

I am using the Audix D6 kick mike and I am getting a great sound. If I figure out how to post an audio file I'll record it so you can hear it. I spent 4 hours one day trying to find the best sound for rock. I'll share what I discovered, it may help someone out someday.

This is in the studio by the way, I would probably change it up for live on-stage micing. I have the front drum head completely off. I have a folded up towel sitting in the bottom of the drum slightly touching the batter drum head. I turn the mic sidways so it is facing the barrel of the drum, not facing the batter head.

This gives me medium attack with a nice thud. If I want more attack, I rotate the mic facing more towards the batter head.

[brandondrury]

If I figure out how to post an audio file I'll record it so you can hear it.

Here you go: Post An MP3 Audio Clip on Recording Reviews | Home Recording Blog

This is in the studio by the way, I would probably change it up for live on-stage micing. I have the front drum head completely off. I have a folded up towel sitting in the bottom of the drum slightly touching the batter drum head. I turn the mic sidways so it is facing the barrel of the drum, not facing the batter head.

This gives me medium attack with a nice thud. If I want more attack, I rotate the mic facing more towards the batter head.

Interesting. Your kick drum must have a lot of high end attack! Even with "thuddy" kick drums I still find myself boostin the upper mids.

Brandon

[Irish614]

Yea the audix hardly needs to be tweaked, I found if you want more click you just boost the highs and boom you got yourself some click. When I equalized everything on the mixer back to zero it still had click, with a nice thud to it. Still waiting on my friend to mix down those tracks,we just used a condenser and the audix to get a feel for how it sounded.

[magpie]

Originally Posted by Irish614

I went out and bought the Audix D6 last week and all I have to say is God Damn, this thing is sweet. I can't wait to record with this thing, it blows the mic I was using right outta the water.

And to answer the question as to have I taken the Resonent Head off of the kick drum, yes I have, and I have seen it done at a live venue because the kid didn't have it ported, as Brandon said sometimes its good and sometimes it's bad, from my experience its too dull for my liking

"Wyatt Earp"

[Irish614]

Originally Posted by magpie

"Wyatt Earp"

can't wait for the new one to come out.

[thejusticelair]

or just get a head with a hole in it. that works for me playing+sound wise, and i can stick big ol' d6 right in there

[magpie]

..THAT should be somethin! One of my all time favorites!
..and due to your review, I have just ordered a D6. my recording set is a old Pearl International- I'll try the sound from the front OUTSIDE the front head first...my "live" set has an Evans resonator w/port...it sounds dandy w/a Shure 78 thru our Bassist big ass amp- I know that resonator heads need to be changed, but this one is original & ...it goes to eleven..maybe I'll hang it on a wall