CAD KBM412 Low Frequency Large Cardioid Microphone

Cardioid Dynamic Mic. High SPL Handling. 25Hz - 15kHz Frequency Response.

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* * * * * * * * * * 1 out of 10 zZounds has verified that this customer bought this product from us.

"A complete waste of money."

Feature:
Nuthin fancy, it's just a mic! The integrated mic-clip w/ rubber shock mount is of high quality.

Quality:
Mic appears to be built well externally, but obviously the interior parts (the important part!) are inferior due to the crappy sound.

Value:
I wouldn't use this mic in my kick if someone gave me this mic for free. If I got it for free I'd throw it out.

Desirability:
It's your standard-lookin' mic.

Sound:
I bought this mic to use in my 22" Tama Rockstar kick drum. It sounds like a great big turd! The mic has a boominess that cannot be eq'ed out or even tamed with compression. There is NO bottom end. The mic is all 160hz and above, none of the 40-80hz range that makes a bass drum hit you in the stomach is there. I am not joking when I say that I can get a better sound out of my kick with an SM57 than with this mic.

Ease of Use:
It's a mic. You plug it in. Very easy to use.

Support:
Dunno, didn't need it. I'm calling zzounds tomorrow and returning it.

Overall:
This mic might sound ok on a bass cab or a floor tom (I dunno, I was so disgusted I didn't bother to try!), but for kick drum applications it just sounds awful. As I said before, terribly boomy and no bottom end, which is ironic considering it's a "low-frequency mic." When I killed everything 160hz and above on my rack's eq to isolate and test the lows, I literally got NOTHING out of the speakers.

Submitted: 11/30/2007

Style of Music: Just about everything!

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"Great bargain kick mic."

Feature:
built in swivel is handy.

Quality:
Dynamic mic, pretty sturdy and light.

Sound:
Sounds good, clear focused with a built in EQ curve...

Support:
N/A

Overall:
Great bargain kick mic.

Submitted: 2/7/2004

Style of Music: Jazz, Blues, Rock, Pop

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CAD KBM412 Low Frequency Large Cardioid Microphone
The KBM412 is a large diameter, Neodymium dynamic microphone, specifically designed for bass drum and other low frequency sources. Packaged in a rugged die-cast body with a hardened external screen providing additional protection from incidental striking. The KBM412 was designed to provide extended low-end frequency response, along with high SPL handling capability The KBM412 delivers exceptional performance as a kick and large tom microphone and will deliver excellent performance when used to mic bass and large diameter percussive instruments and other similar applications. Shock Isolating swivel mount included.

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Specifications

Generating Element: Neodymium Dynamic

Polar Pattern: Unidirectional (Cardioid)

Frequency Response: 25Hz - 15 kHz

Sensitivity:
-85 dB 0dB=1V/uBar @ 1 kHz 0.56 mV / PA Impedance:
150 Ohms +/- 30% @ 1 kHz

Housing: Die Cast Zinc Alloy

Finish: "Titanium Gray" housing with black grille screen
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