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Yamaha Russ Miller SKRM100 Subkick
The Subkick is a sub-frequency (below 100Hz) capture device designed for use with kick drums and floor toms as an alternative or supplement to a traditional microphone. The Subkick utilizes the microphonic properties of a standard loudspeaker in combination with a drum shell and specialized mesh heads.
"I was looking for a way to capture the actual, uncolored sound of my kick drum, both on tape and live," explains Yamaha Drum Artist Russ Miller, who designed the Subkick through his extensive work in professional recording situations. "The Subkick is not a mic or a drum—it's both! A kick drum mic placed in a common position really doesn't capture all the frequencies. I had the idea of combining some of the characteristics of a drum, and using a speaker as an extremely large microphone diaphragm together. The Subkick was born."
The Subkick features a approx. 7.5-in woofer (frequency response 20Hz - 2kHz, peak at 60-100hz) which is shock mounted inside a 7-ply Maple shell and covered with 10-in. black mesh heads. The drum shell focuses sound waves in a strong, directional pattern through the speaker. The Mesh heads, although sonically invisible to those frequencies, add a small amount of sustain to the sound. In combination with the resonance of the drum shell, the speaker produces an incredible sub-frequency sound, with plenty of punch and controlled thickness, and without the phasing problems often associated with low end reproduction. The Subkick is also very durable, easy to set-up and works great in live settings. Using speaker diaphragms as microphones, was very difficult in live venues before it's creation.
When used in combination with a standard kick drum microphone, the Subkick will capture the full range of frequencies coming from the drum without EQ, compression, or any other signal processing. The Subkick also includes a standard XLR for easy connection, and does not require +48V Phantom power to operate.
"A diaphragm in a microphone is basically a small speaker," explains David Jewell, marketing manager, Yamaha Drums. "This moves when Sound Pressure Levels— or SPL—pass through. The response of the mic to these sound waves is amplified, and that's how we hear instruments on tape or through a P.A. system. Standard loudspeakers have been used as microphone diaphragms before, but never in combination with the characteristics of a drum shell and mesh heads. The shell creates a form of musical resonance. The standard use of a speaker (commonly a Yamaha NS-10 woofer) just creates a "Thud". The subkick captures the frequencies and then the shell adds a "Tone" to the drum. Not too much, just enough to make it sound musical. You can also tune the Subkick a whole step up or down from the drum's fundamental, using the mesh heads. That's what makes the Subkick the first of its kind."
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20215 1/2 Labrador St.
Chatsworth, Ca. 91311
California residents please add 8.5% sales tax
Catalog Number:SKRM100
Price: $$329.95
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