I like the Audix D6, but I usually use an Sm-7. I prefer to put my D112 on a floor tom.

dictaphone wrote:I like the Audix D6, but I usually use an Sm-7. I prefer to put my D112 on a floor tom.

Also great on downtuned distorted guitars. It´d be great to have 3 or 4 of those.

Who know the Audio technica at 2500??

I have just recently aquired a Blue "Kick Ball".

Pretty Cheap mic ($119). I was having no particular luck with it sounding any better than any of the other mics i have, but it has this lil switcheroo on it that allows for different EQ curves. All was not so great untill in frustration i ditched the mic stand and just threw it in the bass drum on the pillow, front more or less toward the beater (it is ball shaped after all) and it was actually really great sounding. As that was a good sound, if a lil on the attack side, i will next try a double mic situation with the ball inside and close to the beater, and a tube mic on the outside (i have been using an AKG Solidtube on the outer head, with a dual role in also fattening up the Drums themselves... I have a smallish kit, a gretsch 4 peice with an 18" bass drum).


Not a bad choice at all, for the cost, and with the switches you basically have a good "ball" (the other dynamic ball mic) as well as a bass mic.

japmn wrote:I have a Shure Beta 52. It is very puffy sounding. Hard to get a kick sound I really like with it.I avoid that mic. Try getting something else and selling it. It's good if you hate midrange, I guess. The D112 is better.japmn wrote:I have an RE20, but I suspect that it is broken because it distorts even with a loud vocal.Sounds like it's fucked.

i feel like the audix d6 is an underdog in the world of popular kick mics. they were only brought to my attention within the past two years but have gotten plenty of use since then. even bass response, full "shape" or "body" (whatever you want to call it), and a precise attack. you can find them for around $200 new.

I recently got a D6 and tried it for the first time on the weekend. Nice low and high end definition, and it didn't need much eq'ing because of the massive mid scoop and high and low boost (I usually scoop the hell out of my mids), so I'd give that a go if that's the sound you're after. As someone else mentioned they go for pretty cheap so you don't really have anything to lose.

I have a Shure Beta 52. It is very puffy sounding. Hard to get a kick sound I really like with it. It is either way too sub bass sounding with not enough attack (when outside) or super basket ball sounding when you shove it inside. Last time I recorded kick, I ended up using a EV n/d 408 inside on a pillow and a 12 speaker plugged in to a DI outside. It was better than anywhere I put the Beta 52.I have used a M88 a few times (but only live) and liked it a lot. Sounded good right in front of the port.I have an RE20, but I suspect that it is broken because it distorts even with a loud vocal. I have heard Kicks recorded with them and liked it, but mine is turd.I like a PZM in front of a kick. I like a speaker in front of a kick. Some LDC can sound really great in front of a kit. I used a LDC at Djimbes studio once and liked it a lot but cannot remember what it was. It had a Fat mode. Sounded good.

Also, thread necromancy wtf?FWIW, sennheiser e602 and EV RE20 (or PL20) are my two favorite dynamic kick mics. The e602 is probably the best bang-for-the-buck as you can find them used under $100.