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Made for use in kick drums.
Specially designed for use inside kick drums, Kick Mic "breaks the rules" of what is possible with a single inside microphone.
Kick Mic maintains its polar pattern integrity down to critical frequencies (50Hz), where a kick drum’s core energy is generated, eliminating low-frequency buildup, phase issues caused by reflections, and muddy sound.
Through innovative acoustic engineering and physics, KC608's single-diaphragm design captures the complete kick drum. This delivers superior transient response, natural timbral balance, and musical dynamics from ghost notes to full hits.
Kick Mic is made to be molded. It preserves the authentic sound of a kick drum —from transients to timbre —making small or significant EQ and compression decisions faster and easier.
Kick Mic's physical size allows it to fit through the port hole or be mounted inside the bass drum. The swivel mount adjusts more than 180 degrees, and its repositionable handle lets you streamline the space it occupies.
In the summer of 2025, Aaron Sterling graciously opened the doors to his home recording sanctuary and invited us inside.
Every Kick Mic includes an articulating swivel mount and Cordura® microphone zipper bag.
The meaning of our work is shaped by the art and feedback of our creative family.
"Kick Mic has completely changed my workflow and thought process. The physical size of the mic is perfect for finding the sweet spot inside the drum, delivering huge low end and a smooth attack. Capturing the ideal sonic footprint of how I want the kick drum to sound and feel-whether in a mix or just during playback while tracking-is a huge part of my workflow. With Kick Mic, less EQ is needed, compression becomes a matter of taste, and the gate is used more to shape the drum’s character rather than simply control bleed."
"Kick Mic is a no-brainer. It only takes one quick sound check to realize it’s giving everything you want in a kick mic. All without needing a multi-mic setup. It’s an easy pick. Getting the high-end attack right without too much bleed is always tricky on toms. But Tom Mic really minimized that issue. The toms sounded clean, full, nice focused attack, all with as little bleed as you could hope for."
"A great kick mic is something I have been searching for my entire career. I can say that this mic might be the perfect kick drum mic I have ever heard. I've gone through dozens of mics trying to find what perfect is. I can honestly say that this is one mic that will leave you breathless."
"Kick Mic has completely changed my workflow and thought process. The physical size of the mic is perfect for finding the sweet spot inside the drum, delivering huge low end and a smooth attack. Capturing the ideal sonic footprint of how I want the kick drum to sound and feel-whether in a mix or just during playback while tracking-is a huge part of my workflow. With Kick Mic, less EQ is needed, compression becomes a matter of taste, and the gate is used more to shape the drum’s character rather than simply control bleed."
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"Kick Mic is a no-brainer. It only takes one quick sound check to realize it’s giving everything you want in a kick mic. All without needing a multi-mic setup. It’s an easy pick. Getting the high-end attack right without too much bleed is always tricky on toms. But Tom Mic really minimized that issue. The toms sounded clean, full, nice focused attack, all with as little bleed as you could hope for."
"A great kick mic is something I have been searching for my entire career. I can say that this mic might be the perfect kick drum mic I have ever heard. I've gone through dozens of mics trying to find what perfect is. I can honestly say that this is one mic that will leave you breathless."
"Kick Mic has completely changed my workflow and thought process. The physical size of the mic is perfect for finding the sweet spot inside the drum, delivering huge low end and a smooth attack. Capturing the ideal sonic footprint of how I want the kick drum to sound and feel-whether in a mix or just during playback while tracking-is a huge part of my workflow. With Kick Mic, less EQ is needed, compression becomes a matter of taste, and the gate is used more to shape the drum’s character rather than simply control bleed."
"Kick Mic is a no-brainer. It only takes one quick sound check to realize it’s giving everything you want in a kick mic. All without needing a multi-mic setup. It’s an easy pick. Getting the high-end attack right without too much bleed is always tricky on toms. But Tom Mic really minimized that issue. The toms sounded clean, full, nice focused attack, all with as little bleed as you could hope for."
"A great kick mic is something I have been searching for my entire career. I can say that this mic might be the perfect kick drum mic I have ever heard. I've gone through dozens of mics trying to find what perfect is. I can honestly say that this is one mic that will leave you breathless."
Frequently asked questions for Kick Mic
Kick Mic’s capsule has a much faster transient response and recovery time than a dynamic microphone, and its polar pattern is maintained all the way to 50Hz. This allows us to balance speed, impact, and low frequencies in a truly unique and powerful way.
Amazing! Because of its unique design, Kick Mic responds instantly to every beater impact without being overwhelmed by low-frequency buildup, ensuring a consistently powerful sound on every impact.
Kick Mic was designed for use inside bass drums. While it will still work in this application, we recommend removing the font head for optimal performance. If this is not possible, we recommend one of our large diaphragm condenser microphones, like the Clarion, for outside placement on non-ported bass drums.
Kick Mic is explicitly designed and tested for use inside of bass drums, though you can certainly try it on other instruments. Just keep in mind that this is a purpose-built microphone made to be the best on just one thing: kick.
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