kick mics

[russell jack]

i'm looking into buying a good kick mic and am looking at the sennheiser e602 and the shure beta 91. does antone have any suggestions on which way i should go, or any other mics i'm overlooking. i would appreciate your opinions.

thanks,
russell

[Dogcode]

akg d112.....................the best

[where02190]

The 602 is quite nice, but I don't kine the hyped low end much, it doesn't sound natural. I prefer the Shure Beta 52, especially in combination with a 91. While the 52 has some pretty hyped lows as well, I find them much more musical sounding.

[Oz-boy]

akg d112.....................the best

personally i'm not a fan ... i know many people swear by these mics but they never give me the sound i'm looking for ... always ends up sounding like bouncing an over-inflated basketball

the beta 52 on the other hand is a winner IMO ... does the job everytime!
602 is pretty good too ... but i still prefer the 52

YMMV

oz

[s.d. finley]

I heard some good things about the audix D4......if somebody that has used one could chime in....that'd be great!

rock

sdf

[Bloux]

I had the d112 (too clicky) the beta 52 (too mid range honk) and the audix D-6.

I chose the D-6 hands down!

[macr0w]

I use a D-112 and an Audix D-6 on my kick. I think the D-6 has more low end punch. The D-112 is more middy. I also put a sm-57 on the batter side of the drum. It gives it some of the hammer sound. You can mix the three tracks as desired.

[IntelDoc]

D6 is definitely easier to setup. Just pretty much put in front and forget it.

The D112 is a bit tricky but I have gotten great results from it if you can mess with it for a bit. EQ it some when you set it up and have another member of the band move it slowly to lock it in.

Great mics both of them. I am actually picking up a D6 this week just to have it in the arsenal

- Doc

[russell jack]

so am i hearing that the beta 91 is no good.....or is no one familiar with it?

[Nick Rogers]

my usual kick drum setup is miking with a beta 52, but also triggering the kick drum to an Alesis DM Pro Midi Drum Module, with a custom kick sound for that particular project (depending on the style of music), then i blend the two signals together once theyre in pro tools. This allows me to get really low bass rumble (i usually increase the EQ gain at 40 Hz) as well as a nice bright click (very important for a drummer utilizing double bass). Hope this helps. Anyone else use a similar setup?