TALLMAN, NY, USA: Avantone Pro is proud to announce availability of Kick \u2014 an aptly-named sub-frequency kick drum microphone that effectively brings back to life a well-known extinct example by utilising the affordable high-quality audio products producer\u2019s own reproduction \u2018white cone\u2019 low-frequency driver to capture lower frequencies than a standard dynamic microphone, giving kick drum sounds that still-sought-after subsonic signature \u2014 as of June 1\u2026<\/p>\n
While using a speaker as a low-frequency capture microphone is nothing new \u2014 after all, The Beatles used this technique on their chart-topping \u2018Paperback Writer\u2019 way back in May 1966, watching people dangling a speaker from a makeshift stand, rewiring a monitor driver, or hot-wiring a combo amp to try and capture those lows is far from a pretty experience with results not necessarily assured, Kick ably addresses this by bringing the boom from appropriate instruments out to the forefront, making large-sounding sources sound massive. Moreover, it neatly does so with a sub-frequency microphone that utilises its well-known reproduction \u2018white cone\u2019 low-frequency driver \u2014 not just any driver, though\u2026 the driver!<\/p>\n
Avantone Pro\u2019s AV-10 MLF low-frequency replacement driver used in its CLA-10 recreation of an iconic studio reference monitoring mainstay \u2014 and compatible with the Japanese original \u2014 is also at the beating heart of Kick. Indeed, it has a single continuous press-formed cone to match that classic sound and allows a much higher level of quality control and consistency during the manufacturing process as well as delivering strong bass reproduction. In Kick\u2019s case, the AV-10 MLF\u2019s distinctive 18cm cone acts as a microphone element. The microphone itself is of a moving coil dynamic type, with a 50Hz to 2kHz frequency response, 6.3 \u03a9 output impedance, and figure-eight pattern, plus a male XLR connector. All are housed in a birch plywood drum shell with a 10-inch mesh drum head.<\/p>\n
Having said all that, to then mount Kick on a standard mic stand simply would not do the job justice \u2014 which is exactly why Avantone Pro provides a stage-ready, double-braced drum stand. Studio-bound or on the road, the comprehensive Kick package is really ready to deliver!<\/p>\n
Kick is available at Avantone Pro\u2019s US Dealers (http:\/\/www.avantonepro.com\/us-dealers.php) with a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) of $349.00 USD.<\/p>\n
European SSP (Suggested Selling Price) is \u20ac399.00 EUR, including VAT, with worldwide Distributors listed by country here: http:\/\/www.avantonepro.com\/worldwide.php<\/p>\n
For more in-depth information, please visit the dedicated Kick webpage here: http:\/\/www.avantonepro.com\/kick.php<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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