More About Mics!

Okay so last time we talked about your standard vocal mics and some of their stregnths and weakness's. Today I want to tell you about one specific mic that to my surprise many have never heard of, that is a "sub kick" mic.

"Cardioid dynamic.  For many years, a trade secret of top engineers was the use of a spare NS10M woofer 'in reverse' as an additional kick drum mic. Eventually, Yamaha cottoned on to the idea and made a proper (and reliable!) product. When used in addition to a mic inside the drum, the subkick lends incredible depth to the sound, and is also excellent on other bass instruments."

So that being said what are we really talking about here and why should you purchase one. Think back to a concert to that concert, you know the one that the drums exspecially the KICK that kick drum was incredible! I mean almost put a lump in your throat and pretty sure your heart skipped a beat! That was a sub kick! Now there are those who say that kind of power from a kick drum can only be released from the mighty powers of the compressors and gates. We could go on about that for days, so we wont!

In all seriousness this funny looking mic is nothing more than a small sub woofer wired to be a microphone! Brilliant right! Now it is a little more technical than that, but not much! One of the great things about this mic is its ability to perform, whether on the road indoors or even better outdoors! (it's awesome to be able to reproduce heart thumping kick outside!) but it will also perform in the studio and of course the most difficult venue of all, the worship service.

The key to a successful set up is to still use your standard kick drum mic for the attack in conjunction with the sub kick mic. Here is a demo video so you can hear the difference. I think you will still hear it fine even with out a sub on your computer speaker system.



If you have never heard one of these little beasts in action, stop by and reference one this Saturday! Let me know what you think!

God Bless!