Lauten Audio LS-608 Kick Mic
INSIDE KICK
- Large-Diaphragm Condenser microphone designed specifically for recording bass drums
- Specially designed for use inside kick drums
- "Breaks the rules" of what is possible with a single inside microphone.
- KC608 capsule delivers punchy attack, powerful midrange and rich lows
- Retains polar pattern down to 50Hz
- Hybrid circuitry enhances transients and depth
- Noise rejection reduces cymbal and drum bleed
- Rugged, tour-ready build ensures consistent performance
- Manages air turbulence for natural drum tone
- Compact body with 180° swivel mount
- Built-in HP Filter: Flat / 80Hz / 140Hz
- Built-in LP Filter: Flat / 5kHz / 12kHz
- Fits most internal bass drum mounts
- Requires 48v phantom power
IN THE BOX
- Kick Mic
- Adjustable swivel mount
- Cordura Mic Bag
Description
LAUTEN AUDIO KICK MIC
The Lauten Audio Kick Mic is a reimagining of bass drum capture, providing instant attack, clarity, and defined low-end power from a single position inside your drum.
The unique design reduces bleed, manages air turbulence, and prevents low-frequency buildup - ensuring every hit delivers mix-ready, chest-pounding sound on stage or in the studio.
FIXED BEFORE MIXED
Kick Mic solves a fundamental problem of bass drum capture. Traditional microphones begin losing the integrity of their polar pattern as early as 2kHz, and become omnidirectional at 200Hz, where a bass drum’s core energy is generated.
This creates several time-consuming issues at the mixing stage, including low-frequency buildup and phase issues caused by reflections inside the drum, leading to inconsistent, fluctuant, and muddy sound.
A BETTER KICK CAPSULE
Lauten Audio’s new KC608 capsule places a 17mm diaphragm within a 40mm element in a rear-ventilated chamber, ensuring the integrity of Kick Mic’s polar pattern is retained down to 50Hz.
From a single interior position, this distinct approach delivers superior transient response, timbral balance, and lifelike performance dynamics.
SOUND & PERFORMANCE
Because of its design architecture, Kick Mic responds instantly to beater impact without overbearing attack or harshness.
Air Coupling Modes are then used to actively manage sound waves and air turbulence, forcing the microphone to "breathe" with a bass drum instead of being overloaded by low-frequency buildup.
This unlocks a high-impact, chest-pounding sonic experience with unmatched clarity and presence.
EFFORTLESS EQ
Each bass drum has its own character, and differing musical styles demand different things from it within a mix.
Kick Mic is made to be molded. It preserves the authentic sound of a bass drum, from transient to timbre, making small or significant EQ and compression decisions faster and easier.
MORE KICK. LESS NOISE
Just like Lauen's Snare Mic and Tom Mic, Kick Mic is a noise-rejecting condenser microphone designed to reduce and musically improve the sound of off-axis drum and cymbal bleed from within a bass drum.
This weakens the need for noise gates, phase correction, and bleed-based corrective EQ in even the most extreme scenarios.
THRIVE LIVE
Built for the rigors of the road, Kick Mic delivers high-velocity sound that shines on any stage.
In addition to stands, it also works optimally with internal bass drum mounting systems, ensuring consistency, transient purity, and dynamic linearity at every venue, regardless of where the road takes you.
INTEGRATED FILTER SYSTEM
Make tonal adjustments without external processing using Kick Mic’s integrated filter system.
The high-pass filter removes low-end and increases mid-range punch and attack.
In contrast, the low-pass filter reduces high frequencies and bleed, nearly eliminating the sound of a beater altogether at its maximum position.
Get the perfect balance of punch and attack at the flip of a switch.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
Rather than keeping it simple, Kick Mic’s circuitry combines through-hole and surface-mount components, providing a powerful balance between transient response and musically impactful sound without sacrificing depth or detail.
SMALL AND MIGHTY
Thanks to its compact design, Kick Mic is easily positioned inside the port of any bass drum. Its locking swivel mount also provides more than 180 degrees of angular adjustment, making positional tweaks for dialing in more beater or more bottom-end easy.
Specification
Frequency Response
Polar Pattern
Specification
- Type: End-address pressure gradient FET condenser
- Polar Patterns: Cardioid
- Freq. Response: 20Hz-20KHz
- Dynamic Range: 142dB minimum
- SPL Handling: >142dB (0.5%THD@1000Hz)
- Impedance: >150 ohms
- Self-noise level: < 15dB-A
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 79dB
- Sensitivity: -52dBV/Pa (0dB=1V/Pa 1KHz)
- Connector: 3-pin XLR
- Power: Requires 48v Phantom Power
- Dimensions: 125 x 50mm (mic only) 128 x 95mm (with mount)
- Weight: 290g (mic only), 389g (with mount), 592g (with mount, bag, and box)
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