Lauten Audio’s purpose-built microphone for kick drums reviewed by SOS.
Read the full review here.
Lauten Audio’s Kick Mic is a specially tuned microphone designed specifically for recording kick and bass drums.
Capable of everthing from tight and snappy kicks to huge and weighty bass drum, the Kick Mic was designed in conversation with multiple professional engineers in Lauten’s native USA, making it perfect for high-quality sounds in the studio.
Equally adept out on tour, the Kick Mic was also heavily road-tested by a number of famous bands before its release, ensuring it’s perfect as a professional tour-grade microphone.
The Kick Mic joins the Snare Mic and Tom Mic – not to mention Lauten’s ingenious Rim Mount mic clip / mounting system – in forming the Lauten DRUM Series, a set of precision mics designed to offer “minimum bleed, maximum impact”.
“well‑thought‑out features that make it a real problem‑solver when recording bass drums”
In his review for Sound On Sound, reviewer Paul White was quick to commend the Kick Mic for the ease with which positioning can be achieved, as well as the range of tones waiting to be coaxed out of any bass drum with the help of the on-board filters – even with smaller 16″ kicks.
“For live work, the benefits of quick setup and reduced bleed are substantial, and the mic’s high SPL handling capability means even the loudest drummers won’t faze it,” writes Paul.
He continues: “While bass drums may seem like known physical quantities, when you get them into the studio every one seems to behave differently, and that’s where the Kick Mic comes into its own — its predictable behaviour means you soon get a feel for what tonal changes to expect when adjusting its position. For any given session, the ideal mic placement spot can be found very quickly. The reduction in spill from other sources is also a valuable attribute.”
“For any given session, the ideal mic placement spot can be found very quickly.”
Many thanks to Sound On Sound for the review, which you read for yourself here.
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Lauten Audio DRUM Series
The Lauten Audio DRUM Series is a complete lineup of professional microphones and accessories designed specially for professional drummers.
Alongside the Kick Mic, the series includes the Snare Mic, Tom Mic and Rim Mount mounting hardware, offering drummers and engineers a fully integrated solution for capturing precise, dynamic and natural drum sounds.
Engineered with the same commitment to clarity, durability and studio-quality performance as Lauten’s other microphone ranges, the DRUM Series delivers consistent results whether you’re in studio or out on tour.
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