And The Winner Is: Kick Drum Microphone Shootout - Beta 52 - D6 - D112 - e902 

No he is absolutely right! Basic mic placement/sound theory there.. However, many opinions suggest that some 'heavy moving' capsules can handle that pressure almost creatively (D112 for example)..

a few years late - but I believe you're hearing the kick drum resonate. Normally a gate would cut some of that off in a full mix but in this example there is no gate on the kick.

Same especially the d112 that shit sounded bad

@@nickcrane8329 Now two years later, i think that the d112 is distorted like it was clipping

Would you pick Rubber or Wood beaters? I don't really like that extra smack from the plastic... Rubber beaters are underrated.

@@bybenstudio rubber are my favourite for rock/metal because you get a good blend of top end without much eq involved. It depends on the drummer though. In my experience, plastic or wood works better with drummers who hit like a bitch. Rubber works fantastic with a drummer who hits with power and consistency. It’s all about finesse. Experiment and see what works for you. A trick Chris Adler did when recording the as the palaces burn record for lamb of god is he taped quarters to his kick drum skin where the beaters hit and on the beaters themselves. He had felt beaters but he wanted the biggest top end possible. Hence why you can hear the clickiness of the kick like mad on that record.

the e902 and D6 have a hyped up, pre processed, sound going on. I find that appealing. What is your main use, live or recording?

I had the full Audix set years ago and sound engineers in live settings loved them! For recording I’m going to be spending some real money.... I’m going to get the full set of Earthworks. They are sick! Check them out if you haven’t. $3000 for the set! Ouch, but amazing individual isolation and sound, and they are tiny and look awesome.

@@Avedis-G Earthworks are awesome!

I'm betting if I put a gate on kick others would think it sounds "better". Or at least "less airy"

@@bybenstudio word. This just sounds like a natural kick mic'd in a very standard position.

The akg has it's own flavor. People will process the audio differently depending on what the situation calls for. The akg was the loudest mic out of the batch.

Agree

...which is why there was a raw sound test for every mic?

@@hannes1734 So true but no need to even have the EQ'd/Compressed sections in the video. It wastes time and makes the video longer for no reason, IMO.

It just clips - thats all!

its weird cos usually they sound great but yes

mic placement is bad :/ not the mic

It's distorting madly.. as were some of the other clips. There is no value in this comparison

For live, no. In a studio or controlled environment it might be a little much if you're not going for a metal tone.

Naw bad mic placement. That mic should be completely inside the kick port. Also I never record kick with out a subkick on it as well. Phase align them and feed in the low sub harmonic support against your kick track and it gives you that extra low end in a recording environment. I own all these microphone and D6 and the whole elite 8 kit is always my first choice.

Both the e602 and e902 share very similar dBv charts. All these mics could sound better with a heavy hand via EQ and Comp. I went with the more natural sounds on this one

unless you like that "metal" sound ha

terrible mic placement... engineer fail