Audix F12

[MattRad610]

Has anyone used this microphone? Its ridiculously cheap so i figured i'd find out if it'd be a good choice for a kick drum mic. (I dont have the money to spend on an expensive kick drum mic)

 

[moresound]

How much is ridiculously cheap?
Sometimes........... $ cheap = cheap performance!

 

[Wish]

It's a 50 dollar mic unless the price has changed since I bought one last year.

It's okay as a hobbyist starter mic but if you are more serious, you probably should save up for something better.

I also use a small homemade sub kick with the F12 for a little more low end. Most of the kick sound in the mp3 demo below comes from the F12.

drum demo

 

[moresound]

It's a 50 dollar mic unless the price has changed since I bought one last year.

It's okay as a hobbyist starter mic but if you are more serious, you probably should save up for something better.

I also use a small homemade sub kick with the F12 for a little more low end. Most of the kick sound in the mp3 demo below comes from the F12.

drum demo

I love your stand for your sub kick.

 

[Wish]

Yeah....I think I found that brick in my backyard.

I didn't really have an easy solution to attach the speaker to a mic stand. The speaker itself is pretty heavy...it's from a JBL nearfield monitor...so I used a brick for a mic stand.

A couple of mini bungee cords later and I'm good to go.

 

[Wish]

And the speaker fits almost perfectly in the notch on top of the brick.

It was just meant to be I think.