Audix D6 Reviews

An industry standard..

This mic was recommended to me by some industry professionals as THE kick mic to use. It's worth spending the money over a cheap imitation on the real deal, for sure! I was once told never to cut corners when buying transducers..

Perfection

I have never heard a better kick drum mic!

I've been working in studios for a while now. There was always debate over these vs a D112 but for most application this would win, hands down. The vast majority of people seem to agree with me on this too. It's absolutely insane the amount of low end thud and clip these give you.

One of my favourite three mics ever! Wouldn't trade it for anything else within the price range. I think the D112 is more of a standard... but standards aren't always good ;) both are great mics to be fair but this is just more versatile and provides a nicer eq.

Happy purchasing!

Best kick mic on the market?

I tested a few kick mics in the studio this summer and to me - this one is the ultimate for the rock sound. Big fat bass (almost as good as with a sub-kick) and good attack (click sound). It basically already has a EQed sound that is requires minimal work to sound perfect. I think it is time to retire the old Beta 52 and the D112, this is the new winner. Sturdy construction and good mic holder.

Best Kik mic I have used

I bought this mic for a friend of mine for his band. He convinced me to buy one for myself as the sound was awesome.

My Drummer has a Shure PG52 Kik mic which I was finding it very difficult get rid of the boom. I only replaced the Shure with the Audix D6 .... and ..... WOW ....

The kik was awesome

Very good mic

This microphone comes with a clamp, a small bag, a user manual and a sticker with the Audix logo. The microphone itself is unexpectedly small ( about 12cm long and 5cm diameter ) and the aluminum body and the steel grille makes it very robust. It is a large diaphragm microphone which weighs 217g.

The frequency is raised at about 50Hz to 100Hz and 2kHz to 10kHz. This frequency response makes it perfect for ( harder ) Rock and Metal.

As known for Audix, this is a high quality product. I use this microphone in my home studio, but its robust body makes it suitable for touring.

Kick Drum Mic

Great sounding mic

Bought it for bass recording

I bought this microphone in order to combine it with my Rode NT-2A and I'm really happy with the results! I placed it right between the cone and the dustcap just in front of the cabinet. For an exclusive use it might be too boomy.

The workmanship is very solid, this microphone is built like a tank!

I would definitivly buy it again.

audix d6

Cannot say a bad word about this mike, it has a great pre equed sound great for metal or rock drums. Its got a clickier sound but captures the sound of the kick drum in a way that sounds full and clear.

A must-get -mic for kick drum!

This mic is a mind blower. It boosts the perfect frequencies of your kick drum, giving you a rich, cutting, modern kick drum sound.

The best ever bass drum mic.

I have two of these now, and remain impressed. It's virtually impossible to get a poor kick drum sound using a D6 when placed as per the instructions. It has just the right amount of built-in eq that I usually end up having the desk channel set flat. Simply sounds great right out of the box.

I've used several other bass drum mics in the past including Sennheisers and AKG and this is by far the most consistent and best sounding.

The Rock/Metal weapon

I got this mic because I heard that the german band Rammstein used it live and I like their sound so I thought that I have to get one of these.

When I got it and unpacked it I placed it in the hole in my bass drum head, wired it and startet to play.

This day changed my live. I never heard a better sounding mic for a rock/metal bass drum. There was no need to eq the mic. The D6 has automaticly a little more gain at 80Hz and at 3500Hz, which is nice for rock/metal. The sound is equal to a combination of an e901 and a shure beta 52.

The price is also very nice compared to other microfones, a little bit higher but you know what you get.

And for the rock/metal bass drum it is the best.

Look now further!

Amazing sound from this kick drum mic, had checked a lot and this blew the rest out of the water. Robust and sturdy, comes with a clip and small padded bag. The bottom end sound from this mic will not disappoint

Audix D6

It is designed for bass drum and it sounds amazing on bass drum. Very nice and worm sound. it reproduces low end and high end at the same time if positioned correctly. It has great background noise reduction. I used it a few times on guitar cabs, but wasn't really convinced due to lack of mid frequency response, there are just many different mics for electric guitar recording anyway, so lets give it ''VERY GOOD'' for being a great kick drum recording microphone. I am loving it and I am well proud to have it in my microphones cupboard.