Kick Drum Speker Mic

[timshel!]

This is the way to do it...

 

[CJ]

i'm not a big fan of that method, but i'll give it another try,  ;D

 

[bruno2000]

This is the way to do it...

This is GREAT!  I'm making one this afternoon.
Best,
Bruno2000

 

[dmp]

Inspired by this thread, I took a guitar cab to a recording session this weekend. It's a 15" weber speaker in a open back cab. Set it in front of the kick drum and used a Bo Hansen DI into a Jensen 990 preamp. It was very awesome.
I was using a D12e as the main mic which was giving a fantastic, defined sound. The subkick speaker added a super low bottom.

 

[peters]

I just added the triad fs24-250 (wired 120/24) as suggested by CJ to my home made lick mic. I found the output level way to hot for my board, so I added a 20 db balanced "H" pad (250/250 ohm, from what resistors I had on hand) and that seems to have made the levels more reasonable. I will be trying it out on a real kick soon...

--Peter

 

[CJ]

what kind of speaker are you using?
sounds like you are getting a good level out of it,

 

[okgb]

Quote from: timshel! on December 04, 2012, 07:30:50 PM
This is the way to do it...

Does it oscillate ?

 

[peters]

I've only given this the "light tap test" with my finger so far.
No oscillations from what I can tell.

The speaker is probably much more than needed. Its a Dayton Audio DC200-8, just under 8" diameter, ceramic magnet, rubber roll suspension, probably good for 100W as a speaker, around 30 Hz resonance.

 

[BYacey]

Quote from: timshel! on December 04, 2012, 07:30:50 PM
This is the way to do it...

Does it oscillate ?

If you leave the motor and panning mechanism in, you could make an auto-pan Leslie microphone. ;D

 

[okgb]

That's what I was after , man when you're A.C. breaks down , those things become Gold !